ICC donates $250,000 to Bangladesh cyclone relief fund

DUBAI, December 23: The International Cricket Council on Sunday donated $250,000 to the Bangladesh Relief Fund to help alleviate the suffering caused by a cyclone that hit the country last month.
On November 11, Cyclone Sidr formed in the Bay of Bengal and tore across Bangladesh. More than 3,500 people were killed and many thousands more were left homeless by the cyclone.
On behalf of the ICC Board, Chief Executive Malcolm Speed presented the cheque to Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful before the start of the charity Twenty20 match between a Bangladesh XI and a New Zealand XI at Hamilton.
All proceeds from the match are going to help the victims of the cyclone.
"The devastation caused in Bangladesh by Cyclone Sidr last month shocked us all," Speed said in a statement.
The Twenty20 match is the highlight of a day of fundraising activity at Seddon Park, Hamilton for Cyclone Sidr relief efforts.