About Us

Back in the early ’80s my sister invited me to accompany her and a small party of cricketers to Barbados. I’d never been to the Caribbean before so I set aside some time to think about it… two seconds later I said ‘yes please’. Some months later I was enjoying winter sunshine in heavenly surroundings, mixing with famous cricketers, soaking up the West Indies cricket vibe and wondering how I could have more of this in my life.

Back in the UK I kept in touch with the cricketers I’d met and put the wheels in motion to leave the John Lewis Partnership and start my career in sports travel. Since then, cricket has taken me all over the world, I have personally visited all the destinations and practically all the resorts we work with and I pride myself on maintaining excellent grass-roots relationships that, of course, ultimately benefit the people who book with us.

At the heart of my passion then and today is seeing fans of the game experience the unique thrills of those big international cricketing occasions in some of the world’s most spectacular locations. So it was with great surprise and pride that I accepted the ‘Best Cricket Tour Company 2016’ award* on behalf of my company, International Cricket Tours. Yesss! Award-winning service and products is what we’re all about.

As a young boy I grew up supporting  Surrey watching the likes of John Edrich & Robin Jackman, over the Years Surrey had many great players and was lucky to regulary watch the likes of Sylvester Clarke , Waqar Younis, Alec Stewart & Graham Thorpe.

I always loved watching test cricket on TV and listening to the great John Arnott &  Brian Johnson giving the rundown on particular busses passing the Oval and vividly describing the cakes in the commentary box! This would come amidst  the description of   cover drive from Geoff Boycott.  Fast forward to 2002 when I decided to go to  Australia for the Ashes and  have not looked back since, I went back again in 2007.

In 2015 I met Sara. At the time I had no real concept of what she did. But very soon in our relationship I met Sir Gary Sobers, stood next to Ian Botham at a Taverners VIP do which Sara sponsored. and on a table for dinner with Robert Powell! Life has been a bit like that ever since. I have met so many great players from yesteryears and have become good friends with Chris Gayle. Later that year I went with Sara to Durban and Cape Town, and learnt the art of tour management!

After the tour of the Caribbean with the Ashes coming up fast, I was offered the role of tour manager and have since been involved in the selection of merchandise, write the blog, run the Whats App groups and regularly keep in touch with clients who have become good friends. I have now also toured India, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka.

I look forward to meeting you on tour.

I have been lucky enough to be travelling on England overseas cricket tours for more than a decade. My first away tour was to Australia and the 2006/7 Ashes Tour. A fantastic country to first experience the highs and lows (England lost 5-0) of an absorbing Test match series. I began working on cricket tours soon after with Sport Abroad on their West Indies tour of 2009. Since then I have been involved in some capacity on every major overseas England cricket tour. After 4 years with Sport Abroad I switched to another TUI brand, Thomson Sport, and became their Tour Co-ordinator for ‘Barmy Travel’. As the appointed ‘official’ partner with the Barmy Army, I was primarily responsible for creating, selling and operating their overseas touring programme until 2016 when I joined International Cricket Tours. All of the cricket touring destinations are fabulous to experience but if I had to choose a favourite it would be South Africa. It has every thing from great stadiums to stunning scenery and is a great all round value for money destination. 

I have always been involved in cricket for as long as I remember, whether that be watching Gloucestershire at the Cheltenham Cricket Festival or hitting a windball into the neighbours back garden at a young age, cricket has always been a passion of mine.

I started playing club cricket at age 9, and from there my love of the game has only grown. So much so, that I decided that a career in cricket tours was what I needed!

In reality I think my dad is to blame for my cricket obsession. My parents took me to Antigua in 2007 for the 50 over World Cup. We were lucky enough to be sharing a beachside hotel with the England, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh teams. I was totally starstruck! This is where the highlight of my cricketing career came from – being bowled out in beach cricket by Muttiah Muralitharan!

Since Antigua, I have toured Barbados, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand for various events, so I have a good understanding of each destination. This destination knowledge is very useful for both England supporter tours, as well as clubs and schools playing tours.

In the summer months, you are likely to find me watching England at various English cricket grounds. Living in Gloucestershire, I mostly attend Edgbaston, along with a love of Trent Bridge. This may have something to do with the world record that I witnessed there in 2018. 481/6 against Australia, I thought that I’d never see anything like it again. Then I was lucky enough to be in Amsterdam working on the England 50 over 3 match series. Jos Buttler’s 162* from 70 balls was just unbelievable. There was something quite satisfying about watching the Netherlands players looking in the bushes for the match ball – something that I see at village level every Saturday!

If you are interested in discussing any of our England supporter tours, a club or school playing tour, or even just a chat about cricket, I am available on 07795159684 or at bookings@ictours.co.uk