THE English Crusaders cricket team, made up from club cricketers around the UK is touring Eastern Australia in January, 2005.

The team will celebrate New Year's Eve in Sydney and then embark on the three week tour, which will combine playing cricket and sightseeing from Brisbane, down to Melbourne.

They will play nine matches against Australian club teams and the tour is open to any senior standard club cricketer and social tourers. It costs £2,790, which includes return flight from UK, internal flight to Brisbane, tour uniform, all accommodation and meals, all sightseeing excursion costs, plus tickets to watch Australia play a test match at Sydney Cricket Ground.

Contact Dave Dawson , UK Tour Secretary, 42 Grange Rd, Rossendale, Lancs BB4 7RU. Tele 01706 224898.