Exclusive: Victoria Falls teams are ready for the Boardman Festival

Posted by brmtaylor.com admin on February 18, 2009

Tomorrow the Zimbabwean cricketers from Victoria Falls will travel to Botswana for the annual Boardman Festival.

The cricket festival is a 5 team event. It will include 2 teams from Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), 2 from Maun (Botswana) and 1 from Kasane (Botswana). This is the 10th edition of the tournament, held in memorial of James Boardman.

The matches will be played in Maun, and they are 15 over a side games.

Cricket in Victoria Falls is thriving. There is a ladies league with two teams and a mens winter league with two teams from Victoria Falls and one team from Kasane in Botswana. The Victoria Falls Cricket Club is currently putting together ideas for touring sides to visit the town this season.