Media Release - 4 November 2006

Corps Commander Lahore Requested to be the Chief Guest for the Final of Pepsi/PCB School Cricket Tournament

The two-day final of the Pepsi/PCB School Cricket Championship 2006 has been scheduled for 23-24 November, 2006 at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore.

Corps Commander Lahore Lt Gen Shafaatullah Shah has been requested by PCB to be the Chief Guest for the special occasion on 24 November, 2006.

The school team of Government Nanakpura School Peshawar City will contest the final against the school team from Muslim Model High School Lahore. The Nanakpura school was the Regional champion of Peshawar Region while Muslim Model school were victorious from Lahore Region.

In order to revive the traditional nurseries of cricket, PCB in collaboration with PEPSI, organized this all Pakistan School Cricket Tournament, now in its second year, the final of which is being played on the dates mentioned above. This year, 575 schools participated in the championship held in 114 districts in the 11 Regions. Both government and private schools participated in the tournament.

PCB Media Department

(Article: Copyright © 2006 Pakistan Cricket Board)