A 13-strong squad from Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) starts a packed tour of Namibia today, which has been organised by Sporta Tours.
Along with seven fixtures, the 12-day tour will also see the squad lead two coaching clinics for local players as it seeks to help promote and assist the development of cricket in the country.
“The club is looking forward to a very busy schedule,” Matthew Jackson, MD of Sporta Tours commented. “As official tour supplier to MCC and with long established relations within the country, including Cricket Namibia, we were able to devise a comprehensive itinerary for this significant tour across two key locations.”
The MCC Namibia tour will feature competition at Wanderers Cricket Ground and United Cricket Ground in the country’s capital, Windhoek, with matches taking place from Friday 4 to Tuesday 8 November before the squad heads west to Walvis Bay on the coast. A further three fixtures will take place in Walvis Bay including a 50-over clash with Welwitschia Sparta CC on the last day of the tour, Sunday 13 November.”
MCC squad to tour Namibia
Jonathan Wileman, Manager
Joe Barrs Saffron, Walden CC, Captain
Dannyjo Cox, Herefordshire CCC
Ian Crosby, Oxford CC
Joe Ellis-Grewal, Wanstead CC
Chris Holt, Burnley CC
Palash Joshi, Ealing CC
Max Osborne, Brentwood CC
Anthony Shales, Sevenoaks Vine CC
Oliver Swann, Hallow CC
James Southgate, Hertfordshire CCC
Adam Wheater, Essex CCC
Chris Wright, Warwickshire CCC
Ed Young, Wiltshire CCC
Tim Robinson, Umpire
Touring schedule
Fri 4 November MCC v Namibia U19/A (9am – 20 overs) Wanderers CC
Fri 4 November MCC v Namibia U19/A (2pm – 20 overs) Wanderers CC
Sat 5 November MCC v Namibia Board XI (50 overs) Wanderers CC
Sun 6 November MCC v Namibia President’s XI CC (50 overs) Wanderers CC
Tue 8 November MCC v Namibia A (20 overs) United CC
Thu 10 November MCC v Coastal U25 XI (20 overs) Walvis Bay
Sat 12th November MCC v Coastal Invitational XI (50 over) Walvis Bay
Sun 13th November MCC v Welwitschia Sparta CC (50 overs) Walvis Bay
You can find out more about the Namibia tour, squad line-up, full itinerary and MCCs progress by visiting lords.org/mcc
