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Thursday, 10 March 2016 12:32

EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Kololo SSS, during the equipment distribution press conference Kololo SSS, during the equipment distribution press conference

 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

CENTRAL REGION

 

MASAKA DISTRICT

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

   

MAKERERE COLLEGE SCHOOL

 

 

NAMILYANGO

 

 

RAINBOW ACADEMY

    

TORORO DISTRICT

HOPE HIGH SCHOOL

1

ST PETER'S COLLEGE

GREEN HILL ACADEMY

2

ROCK HIGH SCHOOL

 

3

MANJASI HIGH SCHOOL

 

4

TORORO TOWN COLLEGE

EASTERN REGION

   

BUSOGA COLLEGE MWIRI

   

JINJA SSS

   

BUSOGA HIGH SCHOOL

 

SOROTI DISTRICT

ST JAMES SSS

1

SOROTI LIGHT

KIRA COLLEGE BUTIKI

2

OLILA SSS

JINJA COLLEGE

3

TESO COLLEGE ALOET

LORDS MEADE VOCATIONAL COLLEGE

   

GOOD HEART

   

BUSEDDE SSS

   

PMM GIRLS

   
     
     

WESTERN REGION

   

NTARE SCHOOL

   

NYAKASURA SCHOOL

   

ST LEOS KYEGOBE

   

KYEBAMBE GIRLS SCHOOL

   

KASESE SSS

   

KILEMBE SSS

   

MT RWENZORI GIRLS SCHOOL

   

ST THERESA GIRLS SCHOOL

   

MT RWENZORI HIGH SCHOOL

   
     

 

 PREPARED BY: FRANKLYN NAJJUMBA

WOMEN'S DEV'T OFFICER

 

   
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