21 April 2009
Two teams of British cricketers this morning took part in the world's highest match ... on the side of Mount Everest.
50 cricket-mad explorers spent nine days trekking through the Himalayas to Everest Base Camp at a plateau of 5,165m.
Once on the frozen lakebed they got out their cricket gear and were very happy not to hear the sentence "Ball? I thought you were bringing the ball"
They played a full match setting a new world record for the highest altitude ever recorded for a field sport ... not that it is an overly contested title.
The lawyers, medics and city workers were split into the two opposing sides, ‘Team Hillary’ captained by Glen Lowis and ‘Team Tenzing’ captained by Hayden Main.
It was a highly contested game, with team Hillary beating team Tenzing by 36 runs with six balls remaining ... and with that sentence we just confused all American readers.
More than £250,000 was raised for the charities The Himalayan Trust UK and The Lord’s Taverners during the event.
Link:
The Nokia Maps Everest Test
