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Kerry Packer, Australian businessman, founded World Series Cricket (died 2005)
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Kerry Packer
Australian publishing, media and gaming tycoon (1937-2005)
Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer was an Australian media tycoon, and was considered one of Australia's most powerful media proprietors of the twentieth century. The Packer family company owned a controlling interest in both the Nine Network and the publishing company Australian…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
World Series Cricket
Professional cricket competition from 1977 to 1979
World Series Cricket (WSC) was a commercial professional cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979 which was organised by Kerry Packer and his Australian television network, Nine Network. WSC ran in commercial competition to established international cricket. World Series…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)