Students and staff bond over cricket

February, 2014

The thwack of willow on leather was heard as students and support staff at WCMC-Q took each other on at cricket.

The game was organized by the members of WCMC-Q’s Reach Out to Asia (ROTA) Club who challenged WCMC-Q’s cleaners, electricians and Post Office assistants to a match at the QF cricket pitch.

For those, like the female cleaning staff, who have yet to discover the delights of cricket, there was also kite-flying and ceramics.

Dr. Rodney Sharkey, associate professor of English at WCMC-Q, and faculty advisor to the college’s ROTA club, said: “The ROTA Club teach English to the support staff twice a week but this was the first time that they had gathered for an extra-curricular event off campus.

“It was a great day and allowed the students and staff to get to know each other in a more relaxed environment – apart from the rivalry on the cricket pitch, of course. Students Ayesha Khalid and Ridin Balakrishnan should take all the credit for organising the event.”

The traditional cricket tea was replaced by KFC, after which the winners were presented with mementoes.  The eventual winners were WCMC-Q’s students with a score of 145 compared to the staff members’ 133. However, the students inadvertently benefitted by having to include some staff members on their team in order to ensure everyone could play.  One such player lining out for the students was technician Mohammad Shahid who was unanimously voted Man of the Match for his outstanding performance in both bowling and batting throughout the day.