Ghana tour 2024
Captain: Ben Hartridge
Vice Captain: Joe Rahman
Tour party
FLIGHT BOOKED |
YES |
PROBABLY |
POSSIBLY |
NO RESPONSE |
NO |
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Ben Hartridge Joe Rahman David Proctor Jon Gower Andrew Orme Louie Orme Eddie (Orme friend) Otto Proctor David Siddall Vinay Venkateshan Mario Picceri Ankit Chandna Ujjal Roy
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Tim Moore Sumer Katariya Jerome Armit Seb Davey Fenil Gandhi Nilesh Mulashiya Shivam Bhaskar Ajay Pratap Singh
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Clinton Rubagumya Richard Woolhouse Jimmy Hall Riaz Ashraf David Gower
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Dan Gush Grant Dixon Seb Davey Oliver Moore Will Davies Sam Leach Arif Godhi Mitch Nicholson Oscar Gray Richard Boote Avishek Dubey Praneet Verma
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Marty Newkirk Guy Wilson Hem Patel
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Tour itinerary
Date |
Opposition |
Location |
Accommodation |
Additional Info |
Sat Nov 2 |
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Accra |
La Palm Hotel |
Arrive in Accra |
Sun Nov 3 |
Match 1 |
Accra (Achimota Oval) |
La Palm Hotel |
40 overs game |
Mon Nov 4 |
Match 2 |
Accra / Obuasi (OSC Sports Pitch) |
Mawuli Hotel |
AM: Accra to Obuasi. PM: T20 game in Obuasi. |
Tue Nov 5 |
Match 3 |
Obuasi (OSC Sports Pitch) |
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T20 game (AM) |
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Match 4 |
Obuasi (OSC Sports Pitch) |
Mawuli Hotel |
T20 game (PM) |
Wed Nov 6 |
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Obuasi / Accra |
La Palm Hotel |
Travel Obuasi to Accra, early morning. |
Thu Nov 7 |
Match 5 |
Accra (Achimota Oval) |
La Palm Hotel |
40 overs game |
Fri Nov 8 |
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Accra |
La Palm Hotel |
Rest Day |
Sat Nov 9 |
Match 6 |
Accra (Achimota Oval) |
La Palm Hotel |
40 overs game |
Sun Nov 10 |
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Accra |
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Depart Accra |
Flights
We tend to book flights at a time that seems right (i.e. as soon as the first flight is booked, it flows from there). It's worth exploring options now, and monitoring costs, airlines etc.
Accommodation
The two most likely options in Accra and Obuasi currently are:
La Palm Hotel (Accra).
This looks a good option. Next to the beach. 7 x double rooms have been reserved for 6 x nights. Double room = $190 (149.50GBP /2 = 74.50GBP each); single room = $170 (143GBP each). Therefore, 6 x nights in a double room = 447GBP each in total.
Mawuli Hotel (Obuasi).
This looks a good option. Double room = 43-50GBP each; single room = 40GBP. Therefore, 2 x nights in a double room = 87GBP each in total.
Tour costs
Matches (ground hire, tea, scorers, umpires, balls)
Hotels
Tour bus
Food and drink
Kit
Bring as much as you can, and it's also a good opportunity to donate any old kit to some Ghanaian cricketers at the end of the tour. It's best to bring both spikes and non-spike trainers, to be prepared for all surfaces.
Strip
TBC (i.e. Joe will look into this).
Visa
You need a visa to enter Ghana. Visit the Ghana High Commission website to make an online application. A Single Entry Visa (3 Months) costs 60GBP.
Health
Regarding jabs and inoculations, please check online and with your local GP. Be sure to do it in good time, as you may need some treatments some time in advance. It seems likely a course of anti-Malarial treatment will be needed. You will be expected to present a yellow fever certificate on arrival in and departure from Ghana.
We will also get advice on hospitals in Accra, as cricket can generate injuries.
Tourism
Some of you may want to see more of Ghana either before or after the tour. Here are some recommended sights: TBC
Miscellany
Please contact JG if there is anything else you need to know.
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