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A Winning Start for the Refugee Cricket Project
Apr 20, 2010
The long awaited debut match for the Refugee Cricket Project took place on Thursday 15th April at The Cricket Centre in Wallington against opponents, London Metropolitan University.
There was definitely an air of excitement and anticipation amongst the Refugee Cricket Project (RCP) team, with some of the boys arriving at 9:30am for a 1230pm start! The RCP lads were obviously very keen to put up a good show against a much older London Met. side.
When the match got underway, The RCP team came out of the blocks slowly then after the drinks break, two batsmen steadied themselves and began a powerful hitting partnership. The partnership consisted of some quite massive 6’s and some superb cricket skills. The RCP wickets continued to fall but that added to the entertainment which also saw the 6’s raining down and over the Indoor School. After the allotted 30 overs, the RCP had amassed a huge 223 for 5 which was a daunting total for the students to hunt down.
After tea, The London Met innings started with a splutter with wickets falling at regular intervals before two of their batsman started dispatching the ball into the car park and nearby railway. The RCP then began to show signs of nerves and inexperience.
However, a few quick wickets calmed the nerves and put the game beyond doubt. The RCP turned out victors by 40 runs, a margin with which the whole project should be very proud about.
The boys were ecstatic after their first match and were very much looking forward to their next big game on the 29th April at The Cricket Centre, against a tricky Beddington C.C. 1st XI.
