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MUMBAI:
Former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer will help Cricket España
and Madrid Cricket Club in 'Catch th the Spirit' during ICC centenary
year celebrations from 25 to 27 April. The man who played 46 Tests
for his country between 1961 and 1975 will run three one-hour coaching
sessions on all the three days. These sessions will coincide with
the Madrid Cricket Club hosting its second Solidarity Twenty20 Tournament
at La Manga Club, Murcia in southern Spain.
Eight
teams from Spain (Madrid Cricket Club, La Manga Cricket Club, Mojacar
Cricket Club), the United Kingdom (Bank of England Cricket Club,
Belsize Cricket Club, Milton Keynes Cricket Club) and the Netherlands
(Amsterdam Cricket Club and The Hague Cricket Club) will be taking
part. The 'Catch the Spirit' flag, an indicator of the ICC’s
centenary year, will also be unfurled at the tournament.
Proceeds
from the tournament will be donated to the Vicente Ferrer Foundation,
a Spanish non-governmental organisation (NGO) working to improve
the lives of the people of Anantapur, India. The foundation also
plans to set up a cricket academy for more than 1,200 children with
disabilities.
Proceeds
from Farokh’s coaching sessions, which start at around 11.00
a.m. every day and cost €20, will go towards his charity for
homeless children in Mumbai and the tournament fund-raising effort.
The
'Catch the Spirit' celebrations are aimed at promoting the ICC’s
centenary, the great spirit of cricket and the wide appeal and diversity
of the game. While the ICC’s Full Members including Australia,
Bangladesh, the West Indies, South Africa, Pakistan and New Zealand
have already celebrated their weeks, the spotlight will be on Spain
to showcase the spirit of the game and the collective commitment
and values which are central to the sport.
The
'Catch the Spirit' celebrations will continue across the continent
during the European summer. The events due to take place shortly
include the Italian under-19 Championship from 1 to 3 May, women’s
eight-a-side international tournament in Munich, Germany from 2
to 3 May, the inaugural under-13 national training camp in Finland
from 10 to 14 July, the Limerick World Cup in Ireland from 12 to
24 July and the Maccabiah Games in Israel from 12 to 24 July.
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