Posted by Qatar is BooMING

Inspired by the recent IPL T20 tournament held in Bangalore in India, across all the nations, Evolution Soccer and Nexus Financial advisors held a similar event with international schools in Doha.

More than 60 budding cricketers took part in the first ever Evolution Sport Cricket. Festival sponsored lately by Nexus Financial Services. Teams from Doha College, Doha English Speaking School, MIS, International School of London, Compass, Sherbourne and American School of Doha took part in the pioneering tournament.

Mr Gary Lunn, General Manager of wealth management advisory service Nexus, was delighted to support the cricket fraternity in this was way, as Nexus is considered a trusted advisor to the whole community in financial advisory services.

“Cricket is a greatly loved international sport and for us to be here today seeing so many youngsters fun, competing and participating was a wonderful experience,” said Mr Lunn.

“I really want to see cricket expand here in Qatar, by giving the club this equipment I hope we are able to help develop cricket not only for the kids here today but for many more in the years to come. I must commend the organizers of this event. It is a pleasure to see how everyone has got involved in making it a success. I believe that Qatar’s youngsters stand to benefit greatly by the 10-week coaching course offered by Evolution Sport. The coaching staff at Evolution is very professional in their approach. So this is a great opportunity that will allow youth to learn the basics and refine their skills,” said Mr Lunn.

As part of their ongoing sponsorship of the Evolution Cricket Club Nexus, is in the process of purchasing cricket nets and bowling machines for the club.

Paul Neave, an employee of Nexus had this to say: “At Nexus our mission is to become the most trusted source of financial advice in the region, serving the whole community.“The event at the week illustrates how we carry that commitment outside the professional arena and onto the field, so to speak. Nexus set up a stall at the festival just to help parents interact and we have been overwhelmed by the support they have expressed, to further these activities. I myself have attended this event as a parent and brought my son along. I am happy to say that Evolution Sport has really captured his imagination and proven that it is poised to develop sport into so many new areas.”

Tom Marsh, head Cricket Coach said “We decided to introduce Cricket here and host the event as a festival; that way everyone had a chance to enjoy the game and win.

“For us, it’s about showcasing Cricket as a sport and letting the youngsters have a go. We are delighted that so many came along to give it a go. We should see a sharp increase in those wanting to attend our 10-week course, which starts soon, for more details go to www.evosoccer.com. We have great team of coaches who are ready to build a firm future for cricket here in Qatar.”

The festival focused on participation with six teams out of eight taking part in competitions while a further 4 groups benefitted from coaching in the main halls. All participants at the tournament received a complimentary t-shirt from Nexus Financial Services.

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