A group of schoolchildren are off to China to teach them cricket, according to a report at the BBC. Nine boys and two girls, aged 13 and 14, from King Edward VII School in King's Lynn will visit the country and also help translate the rules into Mandarin.
The 10-day visit in July is part of the school's twinning scheme with Tsinghua High School in Chongqing.
The school's director of sport, Paul Tebay, said: "I believe we're the first school to do this and we aim to show that young people can teach and learn from each other.
"If the Chinese take cricket seriously and treat it as a priority, I think they will do very well."
And you can read more about the infrastructure China has in 2007's Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.
It is very intersting to read your article that a team of young players are coming to Chongqing to introduce cricket in Chongqing, China. In fact I have introduced the game to one vocational school and one university in Chongqing! The students play for fun in both schools that I work with.
I am a level 1 cricket coach accreditted by Cricket Australia. I brought soft ball cricket sets from Australia and Sri Lanka to Chongqing.
I will be very pleased to meet the young players from England when they arrive in Chongqing.
I stay at the Holiday Inn Apartments in Nan Ping and my mobile number is 86 (China) 13983152692 also I can be contacted on my email fdesilva@acvetp.com
By the way, I played division one and two club cricket in Bristol and Districts in mid 70's i played for four seasons with Knowle cricket club in Bristol.
Look forward to your visit and behappy to host the young cricketers for a dinner in Choongqing.
Best regards
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