Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport – in the House of Commons am 2:30 pm ar 8 Mehefin 2009.
Henry Bellingham
Shadow Minister (Justice)
2:30,
8 Mehefin 2009
Does the Minister agree that if cricket is to flourish, particularly in state schools, we need close links with clubs and a commitment from teachers to stay on after hours to coach and take teams? What discussions has he held with his colleagues in other Departments to make sure that those people are able to commit their time?
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Nicholas Kulkarni
Posted on 9 Meh 2009 4:25 pm (Report this annotation)
I like the spirit of this question but it beggars belief that we are still talking about Teachers volunteering out of hours work. Why not pay them?
Michael Bourne
Posted on 16 Gor 2009 11:37 pm (Report this annotation)
Flourish? Why should cricket need to flourish in schools? What would be the purpose?
For over a hundred years, there has been no evidence whatsoever of state education wanting cricket to flourish in state schools for the wellbeing of the game beyond the school gate. (Although some local authorities, on and off over the last 80 years, have helped out schools cricket associations financially.)
In a way, a nice try, Mr Bellingham, but as on a previous occasion, evidence of a rather flimsy knowledge of the state of the game at the recreational level and of the attention that cricket really needs. If cricket is to flourish, then what is required is total support for all local cricket clubs - the true guardians of the game.