Is Sir Allen Stanford not making millionaires out of all the finest players in the Caribbean?

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The Series attracted criticism for its poor floodlights and slow wicket, as well as American backer Sir Allen Stanford's conduct.

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The ECB is also committed to accommodating a quadrangular Twenty20 tournament that will be bankrolled by the Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford.

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As well as the IPL, ICL and Twenty20 Cup, England have agreed to play five lucrative Twenty20 matches in the Caribbean over the next five years after signing a deal with Texan-born businessman Sir Allen Stanford.

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But I can alert you that when we do get under way, make sure you listen to TMS at lunchtime as having looked back on 2008 in yesterday's lunch interval, they will be "delving into Old Aggers' Almanac" (as producer Adam Mountford puts it) and looking ahead to 2009 - with the World Twenty20, the Ashes, more IPL and more fun with Sir Allen Stanford to look forward to.

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Sir Allen's father, James Stanford, told AP in Mexia, Texas, that he hoped the allegations against his son were untrue.

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The first match will be on 1 November against Stanford's Super Stars at Sir Allen's cricket ground in Antigua.

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The first match, with four more annual contests contracted, will be on 1 November against Stanford's Super Stars at Sir Allen's cricket ground in Antigua.

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