England v Pakistan; Breakfast with Michael Vaughan

Who can forget Michael Vaughan changing the fortunes of English cricket, by leading them to them to their first Ashes victory against the mighty Australians in 2005, which was the first success in 18 years! This is fantastic opportunity for yourself and your guests to meet two of the biggest names in world cricket and to also enjoy what should be an intriguing test match between England and Pakistan.

Event Outline

After the huge success of our breakfast packages the last two years, Gala Events are pleased to be organising this cricket hospitality package for the 2nd test match between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston. This package enables yourself and your clients to meet two fascinating personalities from the world of cricket and enjoy the test match in a more informal manner. The package is limited to a small number of guests, to enable all attendees to ask a question to the guests if they wish. Car parking is also a nightmare for international games and you will be happy in the knowledge that your car will be parked safely all day at The St John’s Hotel, Solihull.

Date;

Friday 6th August 2010 

Venue;

The St John’s Hotel (formerly known as The Renaissance Hotel), is ideally located just a couple of minutes from Junction 5 of the M42 motorway. With the hotel being situated in the town centre, this gives guests an opportunity to continue their socialising after the cricket, with a number of bars and restaurants within easy walking distance.

Michael Vaughan

On September 12, 2005, Michael Vaughan secured his place in English sporting history by becoming the first captain to win an Ashes series since Mike Gatting in 1986-87. It was the culmination of a five-year journey for Vaughan, whose captaincy - calm, obdurate and ruthlessly effective - had become as classy and composed as the batting technique that carried him to the top of the world rankings. He led England the most times in Test Matches and went on to play 82 Test matches in total, scoring 5719 runs at an average of 41.44. This included 18 centuries and a highest score of 197. Vaughan was named as Wisden Cricketer of the year in 2003 and received an OBE in 2005.

Saqlain Mushtaq

A trend-setter. Saqlain Mushtaq was perhaps the first offspinner to master the doosra, a delivery that spins away from the batsman even though it is delivered with an offspinner's action. Saqlain's international career got off to a splendid start, when he became the fastest bowler to 100 one-day wickets, but his finest moment arguably came in a Test match, at Chennai in 1998-99, when his ten-wickets allowed Pakistan to sneak nerve-tingling 12-run win against India. He went on to play 49 Test matches, taking 208 wickets at an average of 29.83. He also played 169 One Day Internationals taking 288 wickets and played 11 years of county cricket for Surrey. He was named as Wisden Cricketer of the year in 2000.

The package includes the following: