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21-07-2007
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Report of
The Tour to Australia
GBTCC Info / ATCC Info
GBTCC v
ATCC
The Wombats are here...
GBTCC - Great Britain Transplant Cricket Club
v
ATCC - Australian Transplant Cricket Club
(ABC Grandstand Cricket Club of the Year)
It is official, the Wombats have arrived on Tyneside to defend the David Hookes
Memorial Shield that they won in Australia in 2004.
The full itinerary for the tour is shown below:-
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Wombats - ATCC - arrive early July 2006 |
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4th July - 9am - Tour of The House of Commons. |
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5th July - 11am Tour of Lord's - view The Ashes Urn and burst into tears. |
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Stay in London |
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7th or 8th July - travel to Newcastle |
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9th July - First Test, day one - Percy Main Cricket Club. |
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9th July - World Cup Final (KO 7pm) Pie & Pea supper at PMCC. |
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10th July -First Test, day two. |
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11th July - rest day. |
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12th July - First ODI - Jesmond Cricket Club. |
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13th July - rest day. |
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14th July - Second ODI - Tynemouth Cricket Club. |
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15th July - travel to Bath |
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16th July - Third ODI - Monkton Combe CC Bath. |
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17th July - rest day |
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18th July - Second Test, day one - Hinton Charterhouse CC. |
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19th July - Second test, day two. |
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19th July - End of Tour Dinner and presentations. |
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20th July - travel to London |
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20th or 21st July - Wombats depart UK |
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We now have two squads for each leg of the Tour and shall be entertaining Australia's finest on Tyneside and Bath. |
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The only criteria to be eligible is that you have received an organ transplant and can satisfy the medics that you are fit enough to play. |
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The tour will be in Tynemouth (NE England) & Bath (SW
England) |
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GBTCC Squads: |
ATCC squad: |
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Tyneside |
Bath |
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| Colin Mitchell (c) | Colin Mitchell (c) | Nick Harris (c) |
| Graeme Appleby (injured) | Mick Anson | Jeff Sewell (player / manager) |
| Alex Chillcott | Matt Coombs | Luke Bennet |
| Matt Coombs | Alistair Hedderwick | Michael Campbell-Jones |
| Alistair Hedderwick | Ian Hillier | Graham Lentell |
| Ian Hillier | Simon Harris | Pete Piras |
| Steve Jackson | Ian Lewis-Jones | Robbie Proctor |
| Derek Johnson | Derek Johnson | Murray Rose |
| Graham Marsh | Graham Marsh | Bill Trelease |
| Nigel Mills | Nigel Mills | Phil Walker |
| Dave Parker | Dave Parker | Howard Watts |
| Nick Pomone | Nick Pomone | Chris Wills |
| Mike Rice | Mike Rice | John Wulff |
| Brian Witham (Test Match only) | Brian Witham (Test Match only) |
Damian Lentell (official) |
| Martin Graham (standing by) | Have I missed anyone? | |
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Useful Contacts: |
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| Colin Mitchell - Secretary | |
| Alistair Hedderwick - Chairman / Manager | |
| Graham Marsh - Treasurer | |
Thanks to Murray Rose for this photo - click to enlarge.
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The GBTCC squad (so far) for 2006: |
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| Alistair Hedderwick - Age 40 | Brian Witham - Age 57 | Dave Parker - Age 41 |
| Kidney transplant in 2000 | Heart transplant in 1999 | Kidney transplant in 2003 |
| RH Bat / Bowler | Bowler | Opening batsman / bowler |
| Bath Civil Service CC | Shootershill 2001 CC | New Farnley CC |
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| Matt Coombs - Age 19 | Nigel Mills - Age 41 | Mike Rice - Age 23 |
| Kidney transplant in 2005 | Kidney transplant in 1994 | Bone marrow transplant in 2005 |
| Left arm bowler / RH bat | RH Bat / bowler | Batsman / Bowler |
| Huish & Langport CC | Llandrindad Wells CC |
York University |
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| Ian Hillier -Age 39 | Graham Marsh - Age 51 | Nick Pomone - Age 21 |
| Kidney transplant in 1996 | Heart transplant in 1999 | Kidney transplant |
| RH bat | LH bat / RH bowler | All rounder |
| Rags CC | Percy Main CC |
Any offers CC |
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| Graeme Appleby - Age 47 | Colin Mitchell - Age 51 Captain |
Ramzan Visanjani |
| Kidney transplant in 1994 | Liver transplant in 1989 | Has anyone seen him? |
| LH Bat / RH Bowler | Batsman / Bowler | |
| Stobswood CC | Flamstead CC | |
| Alex Chillcott - Age 34 | Derek Johnson - ageless | Simon Harris - age 31 |
| Liver transplant in 1991 | Liver transplant 1997 | Heart transplant in 1996 |
| Batsman | Wicket Keeper | All rounder |
| Hampton CC | unattached | Worcester Nomads CC |
| Ian Lewis-Jones - age 33 | Mick Anson - age 40 | Steve Jackson - age 46 |
| Heart transplant in 1990 | Kidney transplant in 1987 | Heart transplant in 2001 |
| All rounder | All rounder | All rounder |
| Willington CC | ||
| Doug Choat | Andy Knox | Cliff Griffin |
| unavailable | injured | squad member |
Jesmond Cricket Ground, venue for ODI on 12th July 2006 picture available.
Tynemouth Cricket Club, venue for ODI on 14th July 2006, has it's own website.
Tynemouth CC are to be the subject of a Sky Sports documentary this season and will be featured regularly on the cricket coverage during the course of the season which will show life inside a Premier League Club.
For anyone wanting to visit one of the world's best 'party' cities, Newcastle is a 15 minute drive away, a £10 taxi ride or take a trip on the metro to the Toon and see visit the quayside with it's pubs and clubs, the Baltic Arts Centre, The Sage building and marvel at the Millennium and Tyne bridges.
The Toon has just been named as 'the liveliest city in Britain for a night on the town', by the Rough Guide.
For a look around Newcastle, have a look at Newcastle - News/Stuff courtesy of the BBC.
Bath Leg of Tour is now booked and confirmed as above.
Monkton Combe, venue for ODI on 16th July 2006.
Check Google images for a picture an olde
English cricket pavilion.
Transplant Australia David Hookes Memorial
Australian Tour 2004
"On behalf of the England cricket teams and ECB we would like to wish the GB Transplant CC an excellent and successful tour to Australia in September. Playing cricket in Australia is the greatest challenge in our sport and I'm sure the GB Transplant CC will relish these matches as much as the England team always does."
Michael Vaughan - England captain.
Winner of The Ashes in 2005
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