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Victoria International Six‑a‑Side (VISAS) Cricket Festival |
August 03‑11, 2012
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The Victoria International Six-a-Side Cricket Festival, known as VISAS, has been held every second year since 1986 and welcomes teams from around the world to compete in a shortened, fast-paced version of cricket. The next VISAS is scheduled for August 3-11, 2012.
Traditional cricket is played by teams of eleven players and a match can take anywhere from a few hours to five days to complete. Six-a-side cricket is a modified version of the game (similar perhaps to three-on-three basketball or seven-a-side rugby) which uses fewer players, takes less time and produces a lot of spectacular action. A typical VISAS match lasts about 75 action-packed minutes.
The 2012 edition of VISAS will be the 14th festival held since the inaugural VISAS in 1986. Over the years we have welcomed teams from Australia, New Zealand, England, Italy, Singapore, Hong Kong, the West Indies, Isle of Man, Bangladesh and the Bahamas. In addition, teams from New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Houston and Dallas have visited from the USA, while Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver have come from across Canada. Virtually every team that has participated in VISAS has made a return trip to Victoria ? we consider that to be the best testimonial to the ongoing success of this festival.
The VISAS formula is simple: fast exciting cricket, a beautiful city, teams from around the world, a well-stocked refreshment tent, and a hardworking and prepared group of hosts virtually guarantees participants will have a great time.
Detailed information and registration packages will be available in June 2012.
For more information, contact:
Nick Grant, 250-216-7046
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