Baptiste to coach Stanford side

Sir Allen Stanford has put up £50m in total for five challenge matches

Former West Indies paceman Eldine Baptiste has been appointed head coach of the Stanford Superstars for the £10m Twenty20 showdown with England.

Baptiste will be assisted by ex-West Indies spinner Roger Harper for the match on 1 November, which is the first of five annual winner-takes-all games.

"I accept this opportunity with great humility and pride," said 48-year-old Antiguan Baptiste.

"I will do everything I can to make sure that we come out victorious."

Baptiste played 10 Tests and 43 one-day international matches for the West Indies during his playing career.

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He spent six years as coach at South African side KwaZulu/Natal before moving back to Antigua to manage the Stanford Antigua and Barbuda Pro Team.

Harper's playing career overlapped with Baptiste's and after retiring he also went into coaching.

He was head coach of Kenya before taking charge of West Indies in 2000 and holding the post for three years.