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The Times - April 10, 2009
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A party of 50 cricket-loving explorers departed Lord's yesterday for an unusual tour. In 11 days' time, after flying, driving and finally trekking to a plateau 5,000 metres (17,000 ft) up in the Himalayas, more than three miles above sea level, they will play a match of Twenty20 cricket and set a world record: the highest altitude recorded for a field sport.
BBC - April 9, 2009
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A team of 50 explorers who plan to play a Twenty20 cricket match on Mount Everest have begun their journey from Lords cricket ground in north London. The group comprises 22 players, including doctors, lawyers and city workers, and will be divided into Team Tenzing and Team Hillary.
Guardian - January 27, 2009
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First players started wearing multi-coloured "pyjamas", then came the rise of Twenty20 cricket. Now there is another development to disconcert the purists: a group of Britons is heading off on an expedition to play the world's highest game of competitive Twenty20 cricket, on Mount Everest.








