The last day before the boys returned home was again spent in Moratuwa with the Cricket Live Foundation as they had a last net practice in the morning and then visited two schools to help Sanjeewa Silva as he put the local youngsters through their paces.
This gave Bunchuai, Cher and Chanchai the chance to try their hand at coaching which will also prove invaluable experience when they return to the schools of Lamphun where they help Chris with the coaching. They are familiar with the throw downs and the perfect forward defensive shots being practised but it was quite a sight when the mat was rolled out and a mini game was played.
Perhaps one of the Sri Lankan children they coached will become the next Kumar Sangakkara or Mahela Jayawardene and the three boys certainly returned home with their appetite for cricket re-invigorated after a very memobry trip. They went straight to the nets to demonstrate what they had learnt to their team-mates.
There was almost a fairy tale end to their Sri Lankan adventure as the three boys all played for Lanna Juniors in the inaugural Lanna Sixes and reached the Cup final before just being beaten by Bangkok Spirits. The five HTF girls also played and looked splendid dressed in their new Sri Lankan outfits.
Funding for the boys’ tour to Sri Lanka has been provided by The Willows CC in New Zealand, Chiang Mai International Cricket Sixes and Chiang Mai Lanna Cricket Club and the financial assistance is greatly appreciated. Thanks also to Sanjeewa De Silva and Alex Rees at Cricket Live Foundation for all their help in arranging this wonderful trip.