Marylebone Cricket Club putting nearly R1m into Cape primary school
London — The venerable Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) will spend the equivalent of almost R900,000 over three years on development efforts at a school in Masiphumelele‚ an impoverished township 45km from Cape Town. "The project will introduce a proper coaching structure‚ together with the provision of equipment‚ kit and the construction of three cricket nets‚" the MCC said in a statement. Former fast bowler Vincent van der Bijl‚ a member of MCC’s world cricket committee‚ is driving the plan. "It is essential that any project the club undertakes has a visionary figurehead and helps promote the game in areas where it is not straightforward to obtain conventional funding: the Masiphumelele project at Ukhanyo Primary School is a perfect example‚" the statement quoted MCC CEO and secretary Derek Brewer as saying. "With Vince van der Bijl providing inspirational leadership‚ and with his knowledge‚ dedication and commitment‚ the club’s three-year investment can make a very real difference a...
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