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And just like that, the cricket season at Union High School is underway – and what an exciting start it promises to be!

From Monday, 1 September to Wednesday, 3 September, Union will have the privilege of once again welcoming 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, legendary South African cricketer and internationally renowned coach, along with 𝗝𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆, to guide and inspire our cricket programme.

The visit will begin on Monday evening with a very special event in the Tony Burrell Union, hosted by the Old Unionite Association.

Building on the success of the “𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁” evening held earlier this year, 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

On Tuesday morning, Gary and Jordan will spend time with Union’s cricket coaches in a 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 session, focusing on season planning and, importantly, ensuring continuity and development across all age groups. Later that afternoon, they will dedicate time to the 1st XI, while also casting a watchful eye over the other practices happening across Union’s fields.

As the sun sets, attention will shift to the younger players, with a dedicated 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 session. Here, planning and discussions for the season will take place, before the focus turns to a session with the senior players and coaches – ensuring that every level of Union cricket is covered.

The visit will conclude on Wednesday morning, with a final session dedicated to wrapping up the season’s planning with the coaches, leaving Union’s cricket fraternity well-prepared and inspired for the months ahead.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦, 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘒𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 – 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯!