Tournament Director Steve Elworthy collected the latest accolade for the event from Great Britain Paralympian Ade Adepitan at London's Westfield as ICC World Twenty20 England 2009 beat off competition from Premier League giants Arsenal and Chelsea as well as a host of other high
profile events. “ This is another fantastic success for the team at the England and Wales Cricket Board, who delivered the event for, and with the assistance of, the ICC,” Elworthy said.
“The venues, Lord's, The Brit Oval, Trent Bridge and Taunton, deserve great credit for making this event such a triumph. I thank them and all their staff for their support and desire to ensure the tournament was so successful,” he added.
“Hundreds of thousands of people watched the matches with many of them travelling from overseas and from all corners of the United Kingdom. Anyone who witnessed the scenes in the streets of London after the final at Lord's when Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in the men's final will be in no doubt about the global importance of the event and the multicultural reach and impact of cricket.”
'The ICC have recognised the great success of the ICC World Twenty20 England 2009 by declaring it had set a 'new benchmark' for global cricket events and now the BT Visit London award confirms that view. I would like to thank the BT Visit Awards team for a memorable evening.'
'The BT Visit London awards last night celebrated the best of the tourism industry from accommodation to attractions and events to eating out. Tourism is a hugely important part of London's economy and I would like to thank all the organisations that work so hard to make London such an incredible city,” Visit London's Interim CEO Sally Chatterjee commented on the success of last night's awards.