Cricket: MCC Bermuda Tour Schedule Announced

The Bermuda Cricket Board announced the MCC Tour Schedule to take place September 23 – October 8, 2011. The schedule will include three 50 overs and five T20 matches.

Reginald Pearman, President of the Bermuda Cricket Board said, “The Bermuda Cricket Board is excited to welcome the prestigious MCC to Bermuda once again who are known world-wide to be guardians of the laws, safe guardians of the Spirit of the game and pursue promoting cricket especially to young people for the good of the game.”

“We are pleased to announce the Festival Game in which the MCC team will take on Bermuda’s World Cup squad on Monday 26 September at Somerset Cricket Club. This is a great opportunity to celebrate the team that took Bermuda to the world stage in the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies. These players leave a legacy that all young Bermudian cricketers should strive for.”

Mr Pearman concluded, “The MCC has also provided a coaching day in which we plan for them to visit a local school followed by a coaching session with the National Academy teams on Tuesday 27 September.”

National Coach, David Moore said, “The MCC tour will be a wonderful opportunity for the National squad members to challenge themselves. The MCC squad is a high quality opposition that includes International, First Class and Second XI cricketers that will test our players skills and tactical knowledge. Such opposition can only lead to an improvement of our players and the team as a whole.

“With the BCB National squad working toward the ICC T20 Qualifiers in Dubai in 2012 and the World Cricket League Division 3 in 2013 the timing of this tour is very important. This will lead in to our winter training program and may be the only opportunity we get to play against quality opposition before the T20 qualifiers.”

This is also an opportunity for our younger players such as Tre Manders, Lateef Trott, Regino Smith and Allan Douglas Jr as well experienced players like Glenn Blakeney to perform against such quality opponents and make the winter squad program and then progress to the final team.”

25 Sept – T20 v Bermuda 5pm @ National Sports Center
26 Sept – T20 v 2007 World Cup Squad 6pm @ Somerset Cricket Club
28 Sept – 50 Over v Bermuda 10:30pm @ National Sports Center
1 Oct T20 Triangular Competition
MCC v Bermuda One 9:30am @ National Sports Center
MCC v Bermuda Two 1:30pm @ National Sports Center
Bermuda One v Bermuda Two 5pm @ National Sports Center
2 Oct – 50 over v Bermuda 10:30am @ Sea Breeze Oval
4 Oct – 50 over v Bermuda 10:30am @ National Sports Center
5 Oct – T20 v Bermuda 6pm @ National Sports Center

A statement by the BCB said, “There was some concern that Lionel Cann who has not been playing cricket recently would not be allowed to play, as has been the measures put in place by the National Coach, however the National Coach has indicated that Cann’s situation is a little different as he is dealing with it with his club.”

Squad for Selection:

• Glenn Blakeney Jr.
• Joshua Gilbert
• Lionel Cann
• Samuel Robinson
• Fiqre Crockwell
• Rodney Trott
• Alan Douglas
• Chris Foggo
• Terryn Fray (UK)
• Damali Bell
• David Hemp
• Kamel Easton
• Dennico Hollis
• Kyle Hodsoll
• Kevin Hurdle
• Malachi Jones
• Tre Manders
• Stefan Kelly
• Stephen Outerbridge
• George O’Brien
• Irving Romaine
• Burton Outerbridge
• Regino Smith
• Lateef Trott
• Dion Stovell
• Jason Anderson
• Christian Burgess
• Dean Minors

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