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Cameroon: Inter-Schools Mini Cricket Tournament Kicks Off
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The Post (Buea)
24 March 2008
Posted to the web 24 March 2008
Leocadia Bongben
The cricket season has kicked off with an inter-school mini-cricket tournament. The tournament was launched over the week-end by the President of the Cricket Federation, Victor Agbor-Nso, and representatives of the British Council.
It brings together 12 schools in three different categories. These are the under-15 with eight teams, the under-17 with four teams and the female category with five teams.
According to Agbor-Nso, the tournament falls within the framework of detecting talents for subsequent competitions. He declared that after Yaounde the tournament would be launched in Bamenda and Buea.
The inter-school, mini-cricket tournament was made possible through the two months training of cricket coaches dispatched to schools to train young stars falls under a programme dubbed, 'Taking Cricket To Schools Initiative.'
The initiative, he said, is aimed at vulgarising the game of cricket in schools. The coaches trained the students on the four main skills of cricket, which have to do with, bawling, wicket keeping, fielding and batting.
He said from the April 1-12, Cameroon would take part in the Northwest African Cricket tournament in Lagos Nigeria, and in May, in the Under-17 tournament in Lagos Nigeria.
The 'Taking Cricket To School Initiative' is partly sponsored by the British Council through its 'Community Regeneration Through Sports' Project.
Speaking for the British Council, Majorie Mua said the community project is designed to encourage community work and youth empowerment through sports. The contribution of the British Council towards the realisation of the game in schools, she mentioned, consists of financial and material assistance.
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She said through the project, the British Council hopes to reach out to as many as possible in inculcating leadership skills and community capacity building.
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