Surrey CCC Academy Tour to Sri Lanka 25

Surrey CCC Academy Tour to Sri Lanka 25 th March – 10 th April 2015 KANDY GALLE Thursday 5 th March Information Meeting surreycricket. com

Rationale of tour – why Sri Lanka? 2 Exposure to sub-continental cricket conditions – humidity / attritional / rough grounds Religion People Exposure to a different culture To challenge players Independence in making decisions on own – getting to bed / eating / getting up / packing Developing as a person – self-awareness/awareness of others/guest in SL Interacting / communicating within group / dealing with difficulties Wealth surreycricket. com

Flights 3 DEPART Wed 25 -March 2015 – UL 504 from London Heathrow T 3 (dep. 20. 50) to Colombo (arr. 12. 50 on Thursday) Please make sure you are at the Sri Lankan Airline check-in desks in Terminal 3 at London Heathrow Airport by 18. 00 on Wed 25 March. You should wear a new Surrey CCC tracksuit and polo shirt for the flights (to be distributed). RETURN Fri 10 -April 2015 – UL 503 from Colombo (dep. 13: 00) to London Heathrow (arr. 20: 00) surreycricket. com

Travelling 4 2 bus journey’s – Long! 2 flights there & back In and out of 3 hotels Jet Lag – Sri Lanka are 5. 5 hours ahead of UK

Draft Tour Schedule 5 26 - arrive / Hotel 27 - game v Tbc @ NCC 28 - game v Royal College @ Bloom 29 - game v Royal College 30 - game v St Peters @ Moor Sports Club 31 - Travel to Kandy 01 - game v Trinity @ Isigiriya 02 - rest 03 - game v @ Pallekelle 04 - game v Trinity @ Isigiriya 05 - Travel to Galle 06 - game v Southern Combined @ Galle 07 - rest 08 – game v Southern Combined @ Surrey 09 – game v Southern Combined 10 - depart

Structure of cricket 6 19 players 10 days of cricket At least 6 days of cricket each Practice nets at venues/training surreycricket. com

Money 7 You shouldn’t need much money – all evenings meals in hotels are included You can exchange money at airport upon arrival in Columbo Use the safe in the hotel for security but avoid taking expensive/flash things with you! surreycricket. com

Health 8 Ensure you get the necessary injections prior to travel Protection from the sun is very important – be sure to take plenty of sun cream with you Ensure you only drink bottled or filtered water (hotels will provide). Avoid ice outside of hotels. Inspect repellant – take this with you! Dengue fever can be an issue which is a result of mosquito bites. surreycricket. com

Core Behaviours 9 Respect Ownership Resilience Humility Passion Humour Awareness Drive Character Pride Understanding Honesty surreycricket. com

Sleep / Behaviour 10 Sleep - get a good nights sleep - no staying up late and then feeling knackered in morning - this tour is physically tough and off field prep will be key In hotels - do not keep going from room to room, opening doors, being noisy, hanging about in corridors – avoid disturbing other guests in the hotel Remember you are representing Surrey and behaviour has to mirror the standards we set. When in hotel always wear something on feet / a top etc when walking around. surreycricket. com

Nutrition / Hydration 11 Breakfast key each day / ensure you are down ready to have proper breakfast that ticks off key areas of nutrition e. g. Leave at 8. 30 am - up at 7. 45 with kit / breakfast & ready to go for 8. 15 am. Give yourself time if need something or have forgotten something Hydration - vital to ensure we are not sick or ill. Heat & humidity will be tough especially when temps reach 80 plus. Long days equate to hydration levels being checked and kept to good levels. Check urine for guidelines / if clear then ok - if discoloured then not. Have water bottle with you at all times and re-fill (with bottled water) regularly surreycricket. com

Injury / Illness / Hygiene 12 It is very important that you communicate any injuries or illnesses to us as soon as they occur e. g. night before (if applicable) not on morning of game 5 minutes before the start! Physio support will be provided at various points during the tour Sun cream is very important so please ensure you bring plenty with you Please bring travel wash with you so you can wash your kit in your rooms (cheaper than hotel!) surreycricket. com

Match Days (1) You will have duties in morning - Eskie / water / kit bag / medical bag plus your own kit. Work with your room mate in ensuring all goes smoothly and all necessary kit arrives at the ground! You will have specific clothing / uniform to wear on all match days. Make sure it is washed and ready The match day bus time given to you will be the time the bus will LEAVE. Ensure you are there in plenty of time to load the bus so we leave on time surreycricket. com

Match Days (2) 14 Once at the ground, be alert and efficient in getting into the changing room and out onto the pitch ready to warm up No phones/ipods No money needed Remember you are a guest at someone else’s ground – be respectful and polite – leave changing room and facilities as you found it Rotation of players is a natural part of touring – players will be rested as deemed appropriate Those not playing will have duties – scoring; drinks etc – this is a very important role – take pride in helping team surreycricket. com

Days off 15 4 days off…. 2 of these are travel days – unlikely to be relaxing!! All evening meals will be provided at the hotels. Any water based activity i. e. beach accompanied by member of staff only

Tour Consequences 16 1. 2. 3. Additional duties given simply getting things wrong Omission from team serial offender or something that merits firmer discipline Sent home - ultimate punishment for serious breach of discipline surreycricket. com

School Work 17 Most of you are in an important stage educationally Ensure you communicate with your schools before you go around work you will be expected to complete whilst you are away – but be realistic with teachers regards how much time you will have Where necessarily we can organise a quiet room on rest days (limited!) for you to work – it is your responsibility to communicate if you need this You will be able to get wifi at hotel surreycricket. com

Tour Party 18 Players Staff Olly Batchelor Sam Hall Gareth Townsend Will Pereira Tyler Meyer Richard Bedbrook Bradley Erasmus Rafeh Jafri Tom Benge Chris Jones Xani Lawrence Neil Stewart Sam Curran Will Jacks Rebecca Symes Tom Homes Lewis Bedford Dave Sheppard (from X date) Ryan Patel Euan Woods Ollie Pope Angus Dahl James Culff Jamie Smith Alex Shoff surreycricket. com

Any Questions? 19 surreycricket. com