The Lion CC on tour in 2009?

Ok, well maybe not a tour as such – though perhaps a sneaky weekend in Devon to play hullster’s Tivertonian fourteen-fingered brethen might be an idea (bet they’re decent legspinners…), I was thinking more like a couple of fixtures for 2009 at the weekend.

I know the international fame of the Lion CC is already etched into Wisden but it wouldn’t hurt to take the unique Lion brand of cricket to a couple of nice grounds next season. With enough warning to enable us to scrape 11 people together and some organisation (me)…we could play a couple of plum fixtures at, say, Hambledon CC (near Broadpenny Down where the game originated in Hampshire) or by the castle in Arundel, Sussex.

Yes, the Lionettes are a busy squad, fulfilling sponsorship contracts to play in the IPL or Stanford’s sideshow but can they squeeze in a couple of games on a Saturday or Sunday next year? Only time will tell….