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Chance for cricketers to aid Africans

(26 February 2003)

Durham University Cricket Club are urging north-east cricketers to donate any unwanted cricket equipment to young Lesothans.

The University's Combined Colleges cricket squad recently made a three-week tour of southern Africa, and while there they helped coach local youngsters in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho.

Lesotho is a poor country and the youngsters are very short of gear, so the University cricket club is urging anyone in the north-east with unwanted cricket equipment to donate it to the cause. Contact Grenville Holland on 0191 3742526.

The University is hoping to welcome the national Under-17 Lesotho squad to Durham next year on an initiative led by Bishop Michael Turnbull.

This item was reported in the Northern Echo (01/02/03).