Show Notes
Sherborne School, in Dorset, organise an annual cricket week in aid of the Ruth Strauss Foundation.
Sherborne’s master in charge of cricket, Hugh Tatham, joins the show to discuss the work that goes into organising a festival, the current state of schools cricket, and why he’s proud to support Sir Andrew Strauss’ charity.
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