This Article is From Aug 22, 2013

Gerard Butler buys stake in Jamaican T20 cricket team

Gerard Butler buys stake in Jamaican T20 cricket team

Butler has invested in the Jamaica Tallawahs, who play in the Limacol Caribbean Premier League.

Highlights

  • Hollywood star Gerard Butler has bought shares in the Jamaican T20 cricket team.
  • The 43-year-old Scottish actor has invested in the Jamaica Tallawahs, the representative team of Jamaica, who play in the Limacol Caribbean Premier League contest. Butler was introduced to the event by his friend Ajmal Khan, founder of the Limacol CPL, reported Contactmusic.
  • Butler plans to travel to Trinidad to support his new team when they play rivals Barbados Tridents.
  • "I've had the opportunity to watch some of the matches. It is obvious that this tournament is the home of the greatest party in sport so I wanted to get in on the fun. As a Scotsman, I definitely have an appreciation of cricket," said Butler.
London: Hollywood star Gerard Butler has bought shares in the Jamaican T20 cricket team.

The 43-year-old Scottish actor has invested in the Jamaica Tallawahs, the representative team of Jamaica, who play in the Limacol Caribbean Premier League contest. Butler was introduced to the event by his friend Ajmal Khan, founder of the Limacol CPL, reported Contactmusic.

Butler plans to travel to Trinidad to support his new team when they play rivals Barbados Tridents.

"I've had the opportunity to watch some of the matches. It is obvious that this tournament is the home of the greatest party in sport so I wanted to get in on the fun. As a Scotsman, I definitely have an appreciation of cricket," said Butler.

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