CRICKET Third College cricket tour of England
With an impressive fixture card that was the envy of many, in April 26 boys and four staff set off on College’s third cricket tour of England.
The tour set a challenging itinerary of 22 fixtures and a day of T/20 fixtures at what Sports Director Rob Clarke says “really was a who’s who of public schools – Eton, Winchester, Wellington and Charterhouse’’. First up was Singapore where the boys played T20 matches against the Singapore Cricket Club. The main pitch is located on the Padang which is opposite Government House and is set in a picturesque colonial environment. “The challenge for the boys in this environment was adapting to the 30 degree heat and the boys certainly appreciated the short form of the game,’’ says Mr
Clarke. “However it was good to get straight in to what we were there for. As it was a different form of cricket from what we were used to, it was a good experience for the boys to be exposed to playing in a different environment
quickly became the focus. First up was a tour of Lords and the MCC cricket grounds, followed by the opportunity to train at the indoor facility at Lords.
and coping with conditions that were foreign to them.’’
Then it was off to Paris on an overnight flight. On this part of the trip the boys were not playing a match, so they had a cultural retreat for two days. Everyone made the most of their time and took in a lot of the sights. The real part of the tour began in the UK where they were based in a hotel in Kensington and cricket
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