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FOX8 bowls up Cricket Superstar

FOX8 has begun shooting Cricket Superstar, its next sports reality show, in Brisbane.

FOX8 has begun shooting Cricket Superstar, its next sports reality show, in Brisbane.

Following on from Football Superstar, the search for Australia’s next cricket sensation will be hosted by FOX Sports Presenter Lee Furlong.

The winner will earn a contract for the 2012-13 season, as well as a four month scholarship at the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane.

The series will follow 15 of Australia’s up and coming young male cricketers as they live together in a state-of-the-art mansion in Brisbane and live the life of a professional cricket player.

Over the next six weeks, cameras will be rolling as they cope with the rigours of daily training and match day situations, while also dealing with a number of curve balls thrown their way.

Judging the boys at every step will be cricketing legend Allan Border. Border is an Australian cricket hero having competed in over 150 test matches and amassed over 11,000 test runs. Border’s wealth of experience on the field is matched only by his off-field talent in nurturing and instructing young players.

Rounding out the team will be former Australian test cricketer Graham Manou. A newcomer to television, Manou played for (and captained) the South Australia Redbacks for 13 years, and wore the baggy green when he was called on to wicket keep during the 2009 Ashes tour. Manou will be responsible for mentoring the boys on their journey from backyard cricket ace to Cricket Superstar.

Cricket Superstar is a collaboration between North One Television Australia, FOX8 and Cricket Australia. The series is an offshoot of the popular Football Superstar franchise (also produced by North One TV), which ran for three successful seasons on FOX8.

The seies will air over summer.

8 Responses

  1. Lol @ Hank.
    I could see this being another successful format for FOX8. They seem to have had quite a good run with Aussie productions- Australia’s Next Top Model, An Aussie Goes Bolly, SLiDE etc.

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