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On Sunday 7th August, gates open at 12 noon, the England Disability team will be playing the Army Development squad at the historic ground of Bournville Cricket Club.

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The Royal Air Force were the winners of this year's Inter-Service T20 competition at Lord's, beating the Royal Navy in the final. Under heavy skies the Royal Air Force played the Royal Navy in the first game; the Royal Navy setting a challenging target of 148 off 19 overs (Duckworth Lewis score), due in no small part to some fine batting by new cap Marine Rob Urrman (73 no).
The Royal Air Force won a keenly contested yet rain affected Inter Services Twenty20 competition at Lord’s on Tues 28 Jun 2011. Under heavy skies the Royal Air Force played the Royal Navy in the first game; the Royal Navy setting a challenging target of 148 off 19 overs (Duckworth Lewis score), due in no small part to some fine batting by new cap Marine Rob Urrman (73 no).
The Royal Air Force Cricket Association (RAFCA) won their first Inter Services Twenty20 (IST20) competition at a wet but well supported home of cricket - Lord's. The MCC hosted the Armed Forces IST20 for the second year in a row, much to the delight of the players and crowd alike although the weather would undoubtedly have a say in the day's proceedings.
Former Middlesex and England left-arm spinner turned TV and radio star Phil Tufnell talks to us at Lord's during the Inter-Services T20 tournament that was eventually won by the RAF. He pays tribute to the outstanding work done by the armed forces before taking time to look ahead to the England-Sri Lanka One-Day International series, urging England to improve on their recent limited overs form.
A selection of images from a collection held at Carterton market raising money for Help For Heroes ahead of the Inter-Services Twenty20. Pictured are Flight Lieutenant Watson on the stall, the Help For Heroes bear and Romy Tayler.
To launch Kiwi's sponsorship of the Royal Navy Cricket team, the squad have donned their cricket gear and boarded HMS Westminster in Portsmouth for a good old game of British cricket. The friendly match was a warm up for the Inter Services Twenty20 (IST20) tournament which will take place at the prestigious Lord's cricket ground on Tuesday 28 June. The Royal Navy will compete against the Royal Air Force and the Army to retain the title of IST20 champions.
A selection images of the ball that will be used for the Inter Services T20 tournament during its tour of Afghanistan. The ball is due to arrive at Lord's for the tournament on Tuesday, 28th June.
On 25 April the match ball for the Inter Services Twenty Twenty cricket was flown out by the RAF to Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. Leaving Brize Norton with great ceremony the ball, sponsored by Sodexo, safe in a custom made box, arrived in Camp Bastion where it spent two days before going on a three week tour of the country. In the safe hands of Flight Lieutenant Joe Marlow, the ball was taken from Kandahar to Kabul and many places in between.