MCC IN NAMIBIA

MCC comes forward to develop Namibian cricket

by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on

Cricketers in Namibia will have an opportunity to play against MCC in November © Cricbuzz

The Marylebone Cricket Club will tour Namibia from November 3 to 14 in a bid to promote and assist in cricket developing in the country. As a part of its active playing programme, the MCC teams play up to 500 matches every year during numerous overseas trips. This Namibia tour is an addition to the four men's tour this year to Bahrain/Oman, Netherlands and USA, along side the women's tour to the USA & Canada.

The board member of Cricket Namibia (CN) and head of the organisation committee, Laurence Pieters said on Tuesday, "It's an absolute honour and privilege for a club of this magnitude to visit Namibia". He also added that the tour would provide opportunity for the local players to square off against the MCC who will also assist in coaching clinics for locals in Windhoek and Walvis Bay.

The MCC team is scheduled to arrive in Namibia on Thursday (November 3) and seven matches will be played in Windhoek and Walvis Bay. The tour kicks off with a couple of Twenty20 matches against the U-19 Namibia side in Windhoek, followed by 50-over games against the Namibian 'A' and an Invitational XI side. The MCC would also play another Twenty20 game against the Namibian 'A' side, before heading off to Walvis Bay for the second half of the brief tour where they will play 50-over games against the Coastal XI and Welwitschia XI. The MCC team would be led by Joseph Barrs who had previously toured with the side to Uganda in 2013.

The former English cricketer Robert Timothy "Tim" Robinson, who played in 29 Tests and 26 ODIs for England from 1984 to 1989, will officiate in these games.

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