In a rare moment of Roses co-operation, Yorkshire have teamed up with Lancashire in an attempt to bring international Twenty-20 cricket to Headingley and Old Trafford next season.
Yorkshire chief executive Stewart Regan said that the two counties have made a joint submission to the England and Wales Cricket Board to each stage a Twenty-20 match between England and the West Indies in 2007 for two games scheduled for June 28 and 29.
"It may seem unusual to be working alongside Lancashire, but we both thought that a joint bid might be in our best interests," said Regan.
"We have to provide a cash bid and it is a bit of a lottery but we missed out on an Ashes Test last year and Lancashire will do so in 2009. We thought, therefore, that the ECB might take a positive view of this.
"We expect to hear from the ECB next week if one or both of us has been successful."
Regan also revealed that Yorkshire are putting in bids to stage the national Twenty-20 Cup finals at Headingley in 2007 and 2008 and to host a Twenty-20 international match between England and either New Zealand or South Africa in 2008.
"The facilities at Headingley are improving all the time and it is the ideal venue for staging big Twenty-20 matches," he added.
Updated: 09:44 Saturday, April 29, 2006
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