The Cricketer Magazine: testing and coaching at Habs

On Friday 19 January, Habs played host to The Cricketer Magazine’s ‘Good Gear Guide’ Testing Day. A group of 11 staff from the magazine, including editor Simon Hughes (ex Middlesex and better known these days as The Analyst) and former England international Alex Tudor (also of Surrey and Essex) spent the morning and afternoon in our purpose-built Solai Cricket Centre, testing the quality of various brand-new bats with the help of members of the Habs 1st XI squad.

Between the testing sessions, an excellent lunch was enjoyed by all in the Olympian Suite. Coaching sessions were then organised for several younger Habs cricketers: this covered spin bowling and batting against spin, led by Messrs Hughes, Tudor and Jim Hindson (a left-arm spinner who played for Nottinghamshire). The boys learnt valuable lessons from our visitors, who in turn were suitably impressed by the talent on display.