The Bermuda Cricket Board confirm that fourteen players 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.
The Bermuda Cricket Board are just indicating that these youngsters will be representing Bermuda publicly after 10 months are now stating - 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 Bermuda Cricket Board on 292 8958 or email info@cricket.bm
On February 6th, the Bermuda Cricket Board National Academy players, mainly from the Bermuda Cricket Board Under 13 program, set-off to South Africa for a fourteen day cricketing and cultural learning tour.
Bermuda Team
Cameron Jeffers - Warwick Workmen’s Club
Faheem Swan - Willow Cuts
Jade Morrissey - PHC
Jahdae Wade - Devonshire Recreation Club
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 Cricket Club
Isaiah Greaves - Cleveland County
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 an 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.
Neil Speight, CEO of the Bermuda Cricket Board said, “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 Bermuda Cricket Board 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 Bermuda Cricket Umpire Association Secretary, Richard Austin, will also travel with the group which will be led by three Bermuda Cricket Board representatives including the Under 13 coaching staff.
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