On Saturday 5 December Charterhouse 1st XI Cricket squad will depart from Heathrow bound for Sri Lanka. It will be the first time Charterhouse has visited Sri Lanka after previous successful tours to Australia and South Africa. Having been brought up on green, seamer friendly wickets, the bowlers will have to be disciplined on different types of pitches whilst the batsmen will need to patient and play spin with precision.
The two week tour will consist of seven matches against high quality opposition in Colombo, Kandy and Galle. As well as the Cricket, the squad will also take in and enjoy some of the cultural experiences Sri Lanka has to offer; a trip to the elephant orphanage, Ashokaramaya Temple, Pettah Bazaar and the old Parliament will give the tour a rounded feel. There will also be some down time to relax in the lovely hotels they will be staying in.
Jonny Charles will lead a sixteen strong party made up of Fifths, First Year and Second Year Specialists. Many have played Charterhouse 1st XI Cricket before and this tour is seen as a great chance to gel as a unit in preparation for the competitive season to come in 2016.