19 February 2008
Sussex over 50's cricket team is to play against the Gambia Cricket Association this week in Banjul, gambianow.com reports.
The match comes as part of an initiative by the country to revive interest in all sports.
Director for Youths and Sports, Sait Mbye, praised the Cricket Association for trying to retrieve cricket's former status as the second most favourite sport in the country after football.
This is sentiment that Johnny Gomez, vice president of the Gambia Cricket Association, echoed: "The Sussex Over 50's visit to the Gambia was a great boost to the association in their quest to sustain the game in the country".
Matches between the two teams will take place at the MRC Cricket grounds and at the July 22nd Square in the capital.
The UK team will be in the country until February 26th.
The Gambian team is also preparing for the north-west Africa Cricket Championship which will be held in Nigeria, and for the ICC-ACA World Cricket League in South Africa in April.
