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Title: Cricket In Belgium
Post by: DACD 1987 on June 22, 2012, 02:17:41 PM

Just got back from my club's 25th anniversary tour to Belgium. 5 days away, 4 cities - St.Omer, Lille, Gent and Brussels. 3 battlefields - Azincourt, Waterloo and Ypres, 2 matches Vs Gent Arcadians and 12 stars Brussels, average age 48 years and nearly 1000 pints drunk by 14 tourists and a teetotal driver. Priceless.

2 losses but a good standard of cricket against teams containing ex pats, Aussies, Bokkers, Asian lads, Belgium and French nationals and a Jamican. The opposition skippers both mixed up the batting and bowling lineups to reflect our social cricket standard and played the games in a really excellent spirit with a cracking apres match social.   

Both cities can be re comended for mid or end of season tours - just be warned that there are no grass strips in Belgium only astro turf.

Cheers.

Title: Re: Cricket In Belgium
Post by: tim2000s on June 22, 2012, 02:39:41 PM

France and Belgium then.. St. Omer and Lille aren't Belgian ;)

Title: Re: Cricket In Belgium
Post by: thecord on June 22, 2012, 02:43:57 PM

Very true! As a former Lillois I could be offended  ;)

Title: Re: Cricket In Belgium
Post by: DACD 1987 on June 22, 2012, 03:19:19 PM

Point taken fellas, we had to travel through France to play the matches in Belgium.

Cracking tour mind.  :D

Title: Re: Cricket In Belgium
Post by: charlie15 on June 25, 2012, 03:06:12 PM

Quote from: tim2000s on June 22, 2012, 02:39:41 PM

France and Belgium then.. St. Omer and Lille aren't Belgian ;)

Nor is Azincourt!!!!

Sounds like a cracking tour tho!