Junior Cricketers Heading On South Africa Tour
A group of young cricket players are heading to South Africa on tour, where they will take part in various cricket activities as well as visit Robben Island, where the late Nelson Mandela was incarcerated under the apartheid regime.
The Bermuda Cricket Board [BCB] confirmed that fourteen youth players, including two females, have shown the necessary dedication and commitment to fundraising for the last ten months to enable them to participate in a development cricket tour of a lifetime.
Players are still working to raise the funds to pay for this amazing opportunity, and if you would like to support them please call the BCB on 292 8958 or email info@cricket.bm
On February 6th, the BCBNA players, mainly from the BCB U13 program, set-off to South Africa for a fourteen day cricketing and cultural learning tour.
The Full Squad:
- Cameron Jeffers – Warwick Workmen’s Club
- Faheem Swan – Willow Cuts Cricket Club
- Jade Morrissey – PHC
- Jahdae Wade – Devonshire Rec
- Justin Bascome-Dickenson – Bailey’s Bay
- Kacy Greene – PHC
- Kameren Mason – PHC
- Kayla Raymond – St. George’s Prep
- Kristian Singh – Warwick Workmen’s Club
- Sean Tucker – Warwick Workmen’s Club
- Torleair Caines – Warwick Workmen’s Club
- LeiLanni Nesbeth – St. David’s CCC
- Isaiah Greaves – Cleveland CCC
The squad will fly to Cape Town and play 6 matches against local school teams in the South Cape area. The itinerary includes:
- 3 coaching sessions at Boland Academy and the world famous Newlands cricket ground
- Full Day cultural experience at a South African school
- Visit to Botlierskop Game Reserve
- Visit to Robben Island
- Watch a major cricket match at Newland
- Visit Table Mountain
- Full day excursion to Cape Pont and the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
To ensure that the players reap maximum benefit from the tour all squad members are required to write three short essays on Bermuda traditions and how they impact their personal culture in addition to a short essay about Bermuda school experience. These will be used as background to promote the culture exchange component when speaking with South African school children and opposition players.
Left to right: Kristian Singh, Cameron Jeffers, Sean Tucker
Neil Speight, CEO of the BCB noted, “It is important to recognize the amount of work these youngsters [and parents] have done over the last 10 months to fund-raise for this tour.
“The work began at with punch cards being issued last March, included taking gates and providing security at the World Cricket League, taking gates at Eastern County games, Fish fries, Tag Days, Movie nights etc. The opportunity was open and equal to any player in the Academy but these 14 assumed the burden and have made the time to collect a significant amount of funding for this tour.”
President of the BCB Lloyd Fray stated, “The Development tour is part of our National Academy program, supported by the XL Foundation and the Bank of Bermuda Foundation. Our National Academy program has received ICC recognition and provides high quality one on one and team coaching to players as well as character development activities throughout.
“As a member of the Academy, players are expected to maintain the core standards of attendance, discipline, respect, courtesy, learning and enjoyment are key to the continued membership of all players in the Academy. The Academy provides young talented and aspiring cricketers the opportunity to develop cricket and life skills through enjoyable and challenging cricket and character building activities.”
Fifteen parents and BCUA Secretary, Richard Austin, will also travel with the group which will be led by three BCB representatives including the U13 coaching staff.
AWESOME OPPORTUNITY! Take full advantage of this experience! You are VERY, VERY FORTUNATE!