In England from 1965 to 1968 Denis Compton and Godfrey Evans arranged 40-over one-day games for the International Cavaliers made up of international and local players against county teams on Sundays, which at the time were always rest days in Test matches and the County Championship.
The BBC (Brian Moore (commentator) presented the first match before Frank Bough took over)[2] showed the games on television, providing extra revenue, and the games allowed spectators to see a wide range of famous players at county grounds.
[3] Ted Dexter wrote, "We had such an amazing side – Sobers, Compton, Graeme Pollock – I was only able to creep in at 6 or 7.
They were a financial success and their popularity with the fans led to the increase of limited overs cricket in England.
As a result the MCC devised their own limited overs competition, but as the BBC were happy showing the Cavaliers they had to ban county cricketers from playing to get the television rights and a sponsor.