I have always loved cricket as a sport, it has everything, thrills, spills and moments of grandeur. Great feats of courage and skill abound. There are too many legends of the sport to name here but there is one who, for me, stands head and shoulders above all but the[...]
I had always planned on watching more cricket when I retired from work. What better way of spending the day, the sound of leather on willow, gentle applause rippling around a largely empty ground, the packed lunch box for those all important sandwiches.
In these interesting times our friend, and frequent guest, Bruce Doy can always be relied on to share some calming words. Here's an excerpt from his latest blog post 'The things you see!' Please head on over to his blog here and bookmark it. International Cricket Tours would like to extend[...]
In these interesting times our friend, and frequent guest, Bruce Doy can always be relied on to share some calming words. Here's an excerpt from his latest blog post 'The things you see!' Please head on over to his blog here and bookmark it. International Cricket Tours would like to extend[...]
West Indian Cricket Legend, Sir Garfield Sobers, will be personally promoting his Under 19 Schools Tournament during his visit to the UK in June 2020. This hotly contested event is held every year on the cricket loving Caribbean Island of Barbados. International Cricket Tours would like to extend to you[...]
The first T20 was held in East London at Buffalo Park. Last December I went there for a recce and at the time it was difficult to imagine how it would look as the ground seems disjointed, but on the night it looked a lot better! A very good Crowd[...]
We began the tour with Welcome drinks which was set on the waterfront with absolutely fantastic views, it was no surprise that it finished well into the night, everyone made new friends, and the scene was set for the ODI series.
After England posted 400, with under pressure Crawley top scoring with 66 and further contributions from Root 59, Pope 56 followed by a quick fire 82 partnership between Wood & Broard, England took the field and bowled the hosts out for 183. Man of the match Mark Wood taking 5[...]
We held our tour event in Cape Town at Green Point Cricket club the day after our win. The event started with the much anticipated cricket match with myself & Richard named as captains! It was an extremely close contest - Richards side – the Rebels – with an average age[...]
I arrived in Johannesburg a few days before Christmas. The first thing on our agenda was to hand over a cheque for ZAR15000 as a donation Kevin Richardson for his lion Sanctuary. A few of us went to visit him and were treated to a guided tour with him in[...]
The first test was in Tauranga with lovely scenic views of Mount Maunganui it was a beautiful setting for a match - the first to be played at Tauranga. It was played on a wicket very different to anything I’ve ever seen, it was very flat and dry and it[...]
Once upon a time there were three travelling companions who journeyed to NZ South Island for a week of jollity, pranks and excitement. Senior we may be in years, but definitely juvenile in nature - one professional ex Banker enjoying retirement, one professional Tour Manager (TM) enjoying one holiday after another[...]
One of the delights of a cricket tour – other than the cricket – is the opportunity to meet new people, visit new places and have new experiences. So on arrival at Fox Glacier township we were all excited at the prospect of experiencing a glacier; but we were thwarted by[...]
As this blog is a journey of the three blokes on the trip we decided to write this together. It’s a bit like the cast from the Last of the Summer Wine. Several mountain treks and willing to have a go at most things despite our age, we started the tour[...]
Our first stop to break the journey was San Francisco. I have never been there before so I thank those of you who gave me advice on restaurants and must do sightseeing, Our boat trip round the bay, strolling along Fishermans Wharf, riding the cable cars were all great but[...]
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