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Konica Minolta South Africa's R2.2m boost for Gauteng Cricket


Johannesburg, 08 Aug 2007

Bidvest Group company, Konica Minolta South Africa (KMSA), has announced its commitment to Gauteng Cricket by sponsoring the Highveld Lions, now known as the bizhub Highveld Lions, to the tune of R2.2 million.

KMSA MD, Alan Griffith, says this is the company's second season sponsoring the bizhub Highveld Lions. "We are proud to be associated with a well-established sport, like cricket, a promising team like the bizhub Highveld Lions and our co-sponsors, 94.7," he says.

In addition to supporting the bizhub Highveld Lions over the next season, the sponsorship will incorporate a stint for 14 promising young cricketers from Gauteng and North West province at the Cricket Academy in Potchefstroom.

Cricket Academy coach, Gordon Parson, says the cricketers were selected by invitation of the bizhub Highveld Lions. "They choose the best players from the amateur structures to attend the academy, where they are accommodated for three months and receive individual attention, play matches and attend lectures," he says.

Parson says about eight of the 14 cricketers will return to the academy next year for additional coaching. "This is necessary to keep the momentum of the project and to continue to monitor players."

Griffith says Konica Minolta South Africa is pleased to provide support to aspiring young cricketers that are being groomed for the professional circuit. "The academy is an important bridging opportunity between amateur and professional cricket," he says.

The bizhub Highveld Lions' next season consists of the MTN 45 limited overs, the four-day SuperSport championship and the Pro 20 league. The first match kicks off with a four-day SuperSport series game against the Warriors on 11 September 2007 at the Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium.

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Monica Meyer
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide / South Africa
(011) 709 9660
Janine Ferreira
Konica Minolta South Africa
(011) 661 9000