Chris Tremlett visits Honeywell Primary School - Cricket News update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013’s medium-pacer, Chris Tremlett, visited Honey Well Primary School, with an ambition to support “MCC Spirit of Cricket”.
The 29-year-old, Tremlett, accompanied by Chief Executive of “MCC Spirit of Cricket”, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Keith-Bradshaw-c70580, delivered a lecture to the students of primary school in order to inculcate the true spirit of sportsmanship in the upcoming generation.
MCC spirit of cricket challenge eyes upon grooming the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Young-c98322 children about cricket and later on when they associate with the sport professionally they should realize that MCC developed this particular spirit in them.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919 names of International cricket such as the Australian pacer, Brett
Lee and former English all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Flintoff-c44360.
The secondary aim of this challenge is to encourage the young children, at the primary level, to become a member of their school side or local club team, so that right from the early age, their cricketing skills can be polished through providing them effective
and efficient mentoring programmes.
Tremlett, who has featured in 9 Tests and 15 One-Day Internationals for the England’s national side, explained to the young children during the interactive assembly session about displaying character and controlling emotions during the game to maintain the
true essence of the sport.
During the interactive session based upon how to win or lose graciously, Tremlett, showed the children of Honey Well an iconic image of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419 and Andrew Flintoff, in which “Freddie” is seen appreciating Lee’s fighting spirit at the conclusion of the
famous 2005 Ashes encounter at Edgbaston, which England won after a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Close-c51347 fight.
The Ashes winner, Tremlett, afterwards advised the children on how a winner should celebrate his win by appreciating his competitor’s effort.
After witnessing the match between school children, Tremlett, appreciated their positive approach towards the sportsmanship as he said “It was good to see the kids shaking hands with each other after the assembly and match, so hopefully they’ve come away
learning something.”
He further added that Cricket or any other sport is not just about winning although winning a competition should be the prime objective, but what matters is to play hard and play fair along with respecting your team-fellows.
Along with his national side, Tremlett is also serving his profession as an integral member of the Cricket Foundation’s Chance to Shine Campaign that sights to educate school children through cricket.
At the end of the day, Tremlett, expressed his views about the whole visit, as he said, “It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces learning how to play the game hard, but fair.”
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