Young cricketers back from Sri Lanka
MIDRAND - Diverse Sports, a sports company in Midrand, hosted a tour to Sri Lanka for young cricketers from different schools around Midrand during the October holidays.
Diverse Sports held a tournament in February involving local schools and chose 27 boys to tour with the company to Sri Lanka for 10 days.
Director of the company, Loshnee Iyer said, “The tour was a dream come true for the boys and Diverse Sports management.
“Despite the weather conditions and humidity that comes with touring another country, the boys played exceptionally well.”
One of the touring players, Midrand High School pupil Jarryd Ethan Govender said, “I would like to thank Diverse Sports for the opportunity to play in our first international cricket tour. Coming from a [government] school this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and we really enjoyed every moment.”
Another player, Levasen Reddy of Wendywood High School said, “This was my first time going overseas and I got the opportunity to play cricket and to experience it with such amazing people.”
The team also got to enjoy the beauty of Sri Lanka and take in the country with some sightseeing and activities which included white river rafting and climbing up Sigiriya (Lion’s Rock), a heritage site.
Some of the award winners on tour were:
- Â Darren Nareen: Bowler with the most wickets
- Â Levasen Reddy: Bowler with the best economy
- Â Matthew Robinson: Batter with the most runs
- Â Devyn Hadfield: Batter with the best average
- Â Surav Jimmi: Best catch of the tour
- Â Nhlavutelo Rikhotso: Bowled the best ball on tour
- Â Nikola Kitanova: Best spirit on the field
- Â Kyle Pillay: Best spirit off the field.
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