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Schools in Australia and the United States Join Forces to Promote Cricket

 

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Cardinal Gibbons High School
For the first time, an American school and an Australian school have embarked on a "brother programs" initiative designed to promote cricket and exchange techniques between the schools and its cricketers. The schools will share pen pals, cricket info, resource development, coaching info, and even tips for proper grounds maintenance. The schools were put in touch with each other by Rebecca Mulgrew, Cricket Australia's Senior Officer for Schools Cricket.

Dave Tomlin is the Cricket Coordinator of Kent Street Senior High School in Perth, Western Australia, where he set up a cricket course at the school in 1988, and by 1992 all five year levels at Kent Street High were undertaking the program. The alumni list from the Kent Street cricket program includes Western Australian Warrior players Marcus North, Michael Dighton and Luke Ronchi.

In Baltimore, Cardinal Gibbons School's Head Coach and Program Director, Jamie Harrison, leads the only American school cricket program outside of New York City. He recently participated in West Indies Cricket Board coaches' training, which was held in the United States for the first time. Gibbons plays in a new youth league in the Baltimore-Washington area and boasts 19 players who are new to the game, as well as a number of more experienced cricketers from places such as South Africa, India, Pakistan and Jamaica.

Cardinal Gibbons High School cricket team

Of the "brother programs" initiative, Harrison said, "It's an excellent opportunity for our players to interact with some great kids in Australia, from whom they can learn so much, not just about cricket, but about their wonderful country. With our common backgrounds, I think Americans have always felt a sort of kinship with our cousins "down under," and I'm excited about the doors this will open and the possibilities for the future."

CONTACT DETAILS:

Name: Dave Tomlin
School Name: Kent Street Senior High School
Location: Perth, Western Australia

Name: Jamie Harrison
School Name: Cardinal Gibbons School
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Email address: jharrison @ cardinal-gibbons . org

Name: Rebecca Mulgrew
Cricket Australia

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