Uganda Cricket Association distributed cricket equipment to 44 Secondary Schools all over the Country in a colourful handover ceremony at the National Council of Sports (NCS) Headquarters Lugogo. The ceremony was presided over by the Assistant General Secretary NCS Mr David Katende. The equipment included batting pads, helmets, batting gloves, kit bags, wicket keeping pads and gloves, bats, thigh guards, balls and abdominal guards.
This equipment was sent to Uganda by our friends in Australia, Banks Town Cricket Association based in Sydney last year.
At Uganda’s first appearance at the ICC Under 19 World Cup in Bangladesh in 2004, the team struck up a relationship with the then Team Manager for the Australian Under 19 side, Mr Brian Freedman.
Brian promised to collect and send equipment to Uganda from well-wishers in Australia. This promise was fulfilled a year later with the first container arriving in the Country a year later in 2005.
Ever since 2004, Uganda Cricket Association has received 9consignments of equipmentfrom Banks Town Cricket Association. This equipment and clothing has been very helpful in the development of the game as it has been used by all National Teams, development groups and Schools among others.
This has significantly reduced on the cost of equipment procurement by the Association in recent years as most of it is in a very good state.
Mr Brian Freedman was invited to Uganda in 2013 and was very impressed with how the equipment was being utilised.
Below are the Schools that Benefited;
NAME OF SCHOOL |
NAME OF SCHOOL |
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CENTRAL REGION |
MASAKA DISTRICT |
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KOLOLO SSS |
1 |
MASAKA SSS |
GAYAZA HIGH SCHOOL |
2 |
ST HENRY'S KITOVU |
KINGS COLLEGE BUDO |
3 |
KAKO SSS |
NDEJJE SSS |
4 |
BLESSED SACRAMENT KIMANYA |
OLD KAMPALA SSS |
5 |
EXODUS SSS |
MUKONO PARENTS |
6 |
ST MARIA GORETTI SSS |
KYAMBOGO COLLEGE SCHOOL |
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MAKERERE COLLEGE SCHOOL |
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NAMILYANGO |
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RAINBOW ACADEMY |
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TORORO DISTRICT |
HOPE HIGH SCHOOL |
1 |
ST PETER'S COLLEGE |
GREEN HILL ACADEMY |
2 |
ROCK HIGH SCHOOL |
3 |
MANJASI HIGH SCHOOL |
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4 |
TORORO TOWN COLLEGE |
EASTERN REGION |
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BUSOGA COLLEGE MWIRI |
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JINJA SSS |
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BUSOGA HIGH SCHOOL |
SOROTI DISTRICT |
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ST JAMES SSS |
1 |
SOROTI LIGHT |
KIRA COLLEGE BUTIKI |
2 |
OLILA SSS |
JINJA COLLEGE |
3 |
TESO COLLEGE ALOET |
LORDS MEADE VOCATIONAL COLLEGE |
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GOOD HEART |
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BUSEDDE SSS |
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PMM GIRLS |
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WESTERN REGION |
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NTARE SCHOOL |
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NYAKASURA SCHOOL |
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ST LEOS KYEGOBE |
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KYEBAMBE GIRLS SCHOOL |
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KASESE SSS |
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KILEMBE SSS |
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MT RWENZORI GIRLS SCHOOL |
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ST THERESA GIRLS SCHOOL |
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MT RWENZORI HIGH SCHOOL |
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PREPARED BY: FRANKLYN NAJJUMBA WOMEN'S DEV'T OFFICER
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