24 April - Gray Nicolls Bat Factory and arrival at Cranbrook

The boys certainly enjoyed their time with their billets. Eastbourne have always been terrific hosts and this year was certainly not an exception.

Today we ventured to the Gray Nicolls factory and learned about how bats are made. From one tree 40 bats may be made, while 40000 trees are used per year. A tree takes about 20 years to grow. Many then understood the significance and the cost of their bat. And yes, a number of bats were purchased after the tour.

All are now billeted. Tomorrow we are combining the teams into a Black and White teams and are playing a couple of T/20s against Cranbrook. It should be a fun way to end the tour. Plans for Sunday have been made and we are booked to go to a theme park with massive roller coasters.