Wiltshire Cricket Under 15 Boys to tour Sri Lanka in February 2025!

Wiltshire Cricket Under 15 Boys are getting ready for a pre-season cricket tour to Sri Lanka as part of our long standing partnership with Lions Sports Travel.

Wiltshire Cricket Limited is very proud of our long term partnership with Lions Sports Travel. Our tour in 2025 will be the tenth boys team that will have toured since the partnership began in 2017. In this time have visited destinations including India and the U.A.E, but in 2025 we are delighted that the beautiful country of Sri Lanka will be our destination. We are incredibly proud to offer the overseas tours as part of our talent pathway programme and a big reason for this is because we know that our players and supporters will enjoy an experience of a lifetime through travelling with Lions Sports Travel.

2025 Tour Party

2025 Tour Itinerary

From a Cricket perspective, the tours provide the appropriate level of challenge and the opportunity to play at special venues, ranging from high quality school and club grounds through to some of the incredible international venues that we have experienced. In 2025, our team will play five matches and enjoy two training sessions.

In addition to the Cricket, Sri Lanka is an incredible place, rich with natural beauty and cultural experiences; all of which complement the huge passion for Cricket beautifully. With this in mind, we look forward to enjoying several excursions during our time in Sri Lanka. The full itinerary looks as follows:

Tuesday 11th February

  • Depart UK

Wednesday 12th February

  • Arrival in Colombo at Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel and Training Session 1

Thursday 13th February

  • Match Day 1

Friday 14th February

  • Colombo City Tour

Saturday 15th February

  • Match Day 2

Sunday 16th February

  • Training Session 2 and transfer to Citrus Waskaduwa

Monday 17th February

  • Match Day 3

Tuesday 18th February

  • Kalutara Temple

Wednesday 19th February

  • Match Day 4

Thursday 20th February

  • Day Tour to Galle

Friday 21st February

  • Match Day 5

Saturday 22nd February

  • Day at leisure

Sunday 23rd February

  • Depart Sri Lanka and arrive in UK

Pranav Foundation

One of the really important elements of our tour provision is the collection of second hand kit and equipment to support donations to under privileged children in Sri Lanka. One of the most important and humbling days of the tour will be when we visit a local school or community to donate some cricket equipment.

All players have been invited to donate second hand equipment but we would also extend this invitation to the wider cricket family in Wiltshire.

Pranav Foundation – Please donate any old equipment you may have

PRANAV is a charity foundation that focuses on supporting underprivileged children in the developing countries by offering them financial support for access into education and providing sports equipment with the aim of giving as many children as possible the opportunity to play sports with the right protective gear.

A hugely successful initiative that we have facilitated on previous tours has been the donation of any old equipment that you may be considering getting rid off. By donating this equipment you will genuinely help to change the lives of young children in Sri Lanka and so with this in mind we will gratefully receive and ship any of the following:

  • Cricket: bats, balls, shoes, pads, gloves, helmets, cricket clothing, etc…  
  • Hockey: hockey sticks, balls, pads, shoes, clothing, training kit, etc…  
  • Rugby: balls, shoes, training kit, etc…
  • Football: balls, shoes, training kit, etc…
  • Volleyball: balls, shoes, etc…Any racket sports: badminton, table tennis, tennis, squash rackets, shoes, clothing, etc…  

If you have any equipment you wish to donate, please contact Sam Dent:

Sam Dent

Sam Dent

Cricket Development Manager (Clubs, Programmes, Women's and Girls)

Thank you to our tour sponsors

Finally, Wiltshire Cricket would like to say a huge thank you to our tour sponsors, all of whom have helped to ensure that all tour players will receive dedicated tour clothing, tour bags and tour brochures.

We would specifically like to mention the following:

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Tour Brochure Sponsors:

  • Marlborough College
  • Neon Cricket
  • NatureDoc
  • Reef Knots
  • Gaiger Bros
  • Northcote-Green Education
  • CTC Arable
  • The Toy Tree
  • RM Agriculture Services
  • Precision Pilates

Our thanks to everyone who has helped to make our 2025 tour possible, and we wish our U15s boys the most incredible experience!