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Light Dragoons dust off whites
03 Feb 06

Members of an army cricket team are to swap the freezing temperatures of Swanton Morley in Norfolk for the heat of the Indian sub-continent.

Maj Seb Pollington
Tour organiser Major Seb Pollington

The 20 cricketers from the Light Dragoons will play matches in Dehli and Mumbai as well as paying a visit to the Light Dragoons' sister regiment, the Indian 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse) at Hisar, in northern India.

Major Seb Pollington, Deputy Commanding Officer, is the driving force behind the tour, which is being funded through a combination of regimental funds, Army lottery grants and by the soldiers themselves:

"As a lifelong cricket fan I'm thrilled to have been appointed to lead this team on tour," he explained. "The Light Dragoons are a prominent cricket regiment and this is the opportunity of a lifetime, something normally only professional sportsmen get a chance to do; and especially to India where cricket is a part of their way of life.

"The whole team is incredibly enthusiastic. There has been a programme of training and preparation and everyone is working hard to make sure the tour runs smoothly."

 

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