kingswood cricket tour august 2012

Kingswood Cricket Tour

August 2012

The Process so far...

•Tour proposal to Head

•Initial emails

•Manco

•Marketing/ Comm dept re

Fundraising

•Continuous conversations

•Concerns – length of tour &

cost.

•Purpose of this presentation.

Why Sri Lanka?•Sub-Continent; although ‘Westernized’.

•Very highly recommended tour destination.

•Different experience

•Youthful Squad

•Passion for Cricket

•Exchange Rate

Researching Tour Info

Other Schools to tour Sri Lanka recently, with Bundu Bashers:

•St Stithians, 2004•St Andrews, 2005•St Johns, 2005•St Davids, 2011•Dainfern, 2011

•St Albans, 2012

Logistics• Fly Out on Friday,

3 August 2012

• Return on Saturday,18 August 2012

• Emirates Airline via Singapore or Dubai.

• No Visas required

• 16 Day Tour; still left with 15 days of own holiday.

Itinerary Confirmation• Will only be confirmed 4 - 6

weeks before we leave.

• Test Series between India and Sri Lanka – venues to be confirmed.

• Colombo, Kandy and Galle are the main venues. A match versus Kingswood in Kandy will be one of the highlights.

Day 1: Depart South Africa – flights from PE, via Jhb. Day 2: Transport to Colombo

Day 3: Match 1

Day 4: Match 2

Day 5: Match 3

Day 6: Travel to Kandy

Day 7: Match 4

Day 8: Match 5

Day 9: Travel to Galle

Day 10: Day off; Sightseeing

Day 11: Match 6 – Day 1

Day 12: Match 6 – Day 2

Day 13: Match 7

Day 14: Travel to Colombo

Day 15: Match 8

Day 16: Transfer to Airport; Flight Home

Cost Per Person Before Fundraising

• Bundu Bashers – R27 000• Incl all Flights from PE• All accommodation• Most Meals• Umpires, balls, etc• Hiring of Venues• Coach Hire for ground transport

Other Costs

Sundries:• Extra Water & Ice• Mix Sachets• Tips - NB• Other Meals

Transparency

Fundraising

• Cathy Braans IC• Three Dinners – hoping for

R60 000.• Calendar – R10 000• Total raised to be divided by

the 15 players evenly.• Others TBC

Cost Minus Fundraising

• R70 000 / 15• R4600 off each player’s

cost.

• Approx R22 000/ R23 000

• St Davids – R15 000; Raising R154 000

Payments

• Deposit (flights)

• 1 December (R6000)• 1 March (R4000)• 1 May (R4000)• 1 July (R6000)• 1 August (outstanding)

Selection• 15 Players

• School Fees

• Selected by end of the year

• Reserve List

• Nobody will sit out for more than two games ( ie Play in 6/8 games). Everybody sits out once.

Q & A• Test Venues

• Quality of Food & Accommodation

• Next?