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Profile: George Bankole St. Clair Greywoode, Cricket Player
Friday, November 02, 2007
At a tender age, George Bankole St. Clair Greywoode, 27, joined the cricket academy in 1996 under the guardian of Coach Mr John Gomez. In 1998 and in 2000, George already established his place in the Gambia Cricket team and was part of the team that played with Leborne Cricket Club, a visiting team from England. Born in Banjul on September 19th 1980, George has numerous international exposures. He played in the traditional quadrangular tournament for West Africa, which has been staged for over twenty years featuring Ghana, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and The Gambia, held in 2002 Nigeria, 2003 in Ghana, 2004 in The Gambia, and 2005 in Sierra Leone. He is a stylish right-hander in both batting and bowling and has also played in the International Cricket Council (ICC) tournament held in South Africa in March 2004 and the ICC World division two league for Africa also held in Benoni, South Africa, in April 2006. He was part of the Gambian team that took part in the North-West Africa cricket tournament held in The Gambia in May this year, in which the Gambia lost to Ghana in the Semi-finals. He has proved to be a solid player as he plays for the Gambia National team, Quantum NET XI, takes part in the Sunday games against the Indian Community in The Gambia, and in the domestic league. He went through an introductory course on Cricket in both Levels I and II. Source: The Point
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