Ben Bridgen
Ben Bridgen
Ben Bridgen
After completing uni it is time for me to settle down and start to look for a career. Instead I have decided to pack my bags and travel for 6 months. Flying out on the 29th September 2008 my first call is New Zealand. Here I will be playing and coaching cricket for 6 months for Hinuera CC based in Matamata. My role is simply to coach on a Friday night and play cricket on a Saturday for Hinuera, and then two nights of coaching for a ‘Have a Go Cricket’ Programme called Milo Cricket. Matamata is situated 40 minutes east of Hamilton and central to most popular tourist towns and coasts. The town with a population near 10,000 people is famous for being the movie set of Lord of the Rings. The town has adopted the name of Hobitton, which has become the focal point to attracting tourists. As you enter Matamata you can see a Smeegle and ‘Welcome to Hobbiton’ sign.
After 6 months of travelling New Zealand, around playing cricket, I move onto Fiji for 7 days and 14 days (I think!!) of a combination of Los Angles, San Diego and Las Vegas before returning back home.
Obviously you will all miss me, so I have decided to create this travel blog for you guy to see what I’m doing during the cold winter months of England!! ;-)
If you want to keep track on my cricketing progress please click on this link -> http://www.waikatovalleycricket.co.nz/
T20's
1st Game vs Mecury Bay - 42 & 1.1 - 1- 2
2nd Game vs Te Aroha - 42 & 4 - 16 - 3
3rd Game vs Morrinsville - 12 & 4 - 18 - 1
League Games (50 Overs)
1st Game vs Otrahonga - 17 & 7 - 20(ish) - 1
2nd Game vs Cambridge - 34 & 8 - 38 - 1
3rd Game vs Paero - 19 & 5 - 15 - 0
4th Game vs Mercury Bay - 16 & 8 - 32 - 1
5th Game vs Morrinsville - 1 & 10 - 25 - 1
6th Game vs Te Aroha - 9 & 7 - 12 -1
8th Game vs Te Awamutu - 33 & 10 - 25 - 1
Rep Games (Waikato Valley)
1st Game vs Hamilton - 43 (off 46 balls) & 8 - 52 -2
2nd Game vs Poverty Bay 14 (off 24 balls) - DNB
3rd Game vs Northern Districts U19's - 26 (off 46 balls) & 10 - 33 -3
4th Game vs Counties Manukau - 33 (off 62 balls) - DNB
5th Game vs Poverty Bay (2 day game) - 15 (off 52 balls) & 19 not out (off 32 balls) - DNB