Dateline:	11th July 2022
	Source:	Desert Springs Resort
	Subject:	Cricket at Desert Springs
	Title:	Royal Hospital School, Ipswich complete post season tour.

Royal Hospital School, Ipswich are now back in the UK having completed a five (5) day end of season tour comprising sixteen (16) players, three (3) teaching staff and one (1) member of coaching staff from The R66T Academy at Desert Springs ICC accredited Cricket Ground & Academy.

RHS was once again featured as one of the country’s top 100 senior schools in The Cricketer Schools Guide 2022. Sixteen (16) players and three (3) coaching staff will be involved in a mixture of high performance training, spending their time completing a specific and carefully planned programme of numerous training sessions each day covering technical skills, bowling and batting, strength and conditioning and both individual and group activity.  The young players will be put through their paces by coaching staff from the R66t Academy who will be supporting school staff.

The team spent their time completing a specific and carefully planned programme of numerous training sessions covering technical skills, bowling and batting, and both individual and group activity. Grass net practice, took place at the Cricket Academy. Strength and conditioning work, running, speed and agility work was completed at the Cricket Ground and Gym at the Sierras Sports Club.  The tour culminated with two (2) competitive T20 fixtures on the ICC Accredited Match Ground here at Desert Springs Resort.

 

Nick Cooper, Director of Sport at Royal Hospital School remarked;

“The cricket facilities are world class, and it was a great experience for our boys to use such facilities. The location and weather along with all the above make desert springs an ideal location for cricket tours/camps”

 

To view the video of the Desert Springs Cricket Academy Click Here.

 

Jake Golding, Year 8 Pupil at Royal Hospital School commented;

“In my opinion I think desert springs is fantastic, the weather is good, the facilities amazing and the staff caring”

 

The players and coaches were accommodated in some of the privately-owned Apartments at Desert Springs and the resort’s executive chef catered for the special dietary requirements of individual players dining in the Crocodile Club Restaurant

 

For further information contact:

Peter Scott
+44 (0) 7518 295 810
ps@desertspringscricket.com

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	Dateline:	5th July 2022
	Source:	Desert Springs Resort
	Subject:	Cricket at Desert Springs
	Title:	Royal Hospital School, Ipswich next to visit Desert Springs

We are delighted to announce that Royal Hospital School, Ipswich (RHS) will be visiting Desert Springs Resort between Wednesday 6^th – Sunday 10^th July to complete a 5-day cricket tour to conclude their season, at the ICC accredited Desert Springs Cricket Ground & Academy.

RHS was once again featured as one of the country’s top 100 senior schools in The Cricketer Schools Guide 2022. Sixteen (16) players and three (3) coaching staff will be involved in a mixture of high performance training, spending their time completing a specific and carefully planned programme of numerous training sessions each day covering technical skills, bowling and batting, strength and conditioning and both individual and group activity.  The young players will be put through their paces by coaching staff from the R66t Academy who will be supporting school staff.

To view the video of the Desert Springs Cricket Academy Click Here

The tour will culminate with two (2) T-20 cricket fixtures on the ICC Accredited Desert Springs Cricket Ground, enabling pupils to showcase new skills learned throughout the tour.

The players and coaches will be accommodated in some of the privately-owned Apartments at Desert Springs and the resort’s executive chef will be on hand to cater for the special dietary requirements of individual players dining in The Crocodile Club restaurant.

 

 

For further information contact:

Peter Scott
+44 (0) 7518 295 810
ps@desertspringscricket.com

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