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Six cricketers from Antigua and Barbuda travelling to London for free

As per reports, six cricketers from Antigua and Barbuda will be travelling to London to participate in a cricket and cultural exchange programme.

Thursday, 28th April 2022

As per reports, six cricketers from Antigua and Barbuda will be travelling to London to participate in a cricket and cultural exchange programme. The 2022 tour will consist of 6 young cricketers, Michael Hariall, Chey Anne Moses, Glendon Williams, Jaylen Francis, Dahri Barrymore Hughes/Francis and Glen Williams.

The Ministry of Education and Sport will cover the cost of airfare, personal accident travel insurance and a stipend to cover the period of April 27th to September 11th 2022.

The Government of Antigua and Barbuda, through the Ministry of Sport, in partnership with the office of the High Commission to London and the Keyworth Cricket Club in Nottingham, England, has been piloting a cricket and cultural exchange programme established in 2018.

Following on the success of last year's tour to the United Kingdom and with the renewed commitment of the High Commission to Antigua Karen May Hill, Daryll Mathew, Minister Of Education and Sport, recommended that the Ministry of Sport through the Planning unit make the necessary arrangements to ensure the 2022 instalment of the tour a success.