A Hanover Park cricket club, which will send a team of boys on a UK tour at the end of the month, is still trying to raise money for the trip.
Seven adults and 14 boys, aged 11 to 13, from the Fish Rite Hanover Park Cricket Club have booked their flights, but they still need money for food backpacks, toiletries and sightseeing.
The boys will compete in eight friendly cricket matches in England and also see an Ashes cricket test match between England and Australia in August.
Club chairman Ashraf Allie said the club had used collection lists and tins, public appeals and crowdfunding, among things, to raise R250 000 for the tickets and R45 000 for the visas. The club was started in 1991 to give the youth of Hanover Park something to do. It now has 150 girls and boys.
Mr Allie said the overseas trip was a great opportunity for the boys and they had been training hard.
The club’s vice-captain, Sherwin Mei, said the team was excited to play abroad.
“It’s a big opportunity for us, and the team feels very excited. We are also quite nervous, and we are hoping to improve our skills. We are excited to play some games there as well. We want to thank everyone who has helped us so far,” he said.
Contact Mr Allie at 082 442 7920 if you can help.