IST20 Lords 2010

Heineken UK

Heineken UK is immensely proud to support the Combined Services Twenty20 Cricket tournament, and we would like to wish the teams and their supporters the very best of luck for what promises to be a fiercely competitive & enjoyable day.

Support for our armed forces...
The roots of our business in the UK can be traced back to 1749 with the establishment of the William Younger brewery in Leith, and to the Courage brewery in Horsleydown in 1787. Over those centuries, there has been a rich tradition of support for our armed forces - from the many brewery workers who volunteered during the two world wars, to the charitable support and work with organisations such as the RBL.

In more recent times, for example, we have worked with the team at RAF Brize Norton to ensure that returning personnel are able to enjoy a cold beer on the long flight home from overseas operations.

A deserving cause...
The proceeds of today's tournament will go to both Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion - we hope that this will help support the excellent work that they do in looking after those who have given so much for their country.

BFBS

It's one of the highlights of the forces sporting summer and it's a great pleasure to be here at Lord's today.

We support forces sport all year round in every way we can
We help with funding, we publicise events and we provide unmatched news coverage on television, radio and our website.

We know how important sport is to the services
Whether it's a marathon run by a few dozen athletes in the blistering heat of Helmand or 62,000 fans cheering on the forces' teams at Twickenham, the dedication and competitive spirit are just as great. And as we know, physical injury is no bar to sports participation in the services. Disabled servicemen and women take part in an astonishing range of events and are not above inventing new ones of their own just to push themselves a bit harder!

We take great pride in our sports coverage
On our worldwide radio broadcasts and every night on BFBS TV's British Forces News you'll get the latest results and reports from forces competitions in the UK and overseas.

So good luck to everyone taking part today and keep up with forces sport and the rest of services life on BFBS.

Nick Pollard
Chief Executive Services Sound and Vision Corporation/BFBS

Sodexo - Official Match Ball Sponsor

Corporal Paul Taylor wearing his 2006 IST20 shirt presenting the Sodexo ball to the captain of the C17 prior to its departure from RAF Brize Norton to Bastion.