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Beyond the Boundary: A Candid Conversation with Ravi Ningegowda on Leading Royal Challengers Belfast to Glory

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Welcome back to the Don't Bowl There cricket blog. In today's article is an interview with Ravi Ningegowda who is the strategic mind behind Royal Challengers Belfast (RCB). Within the interview, we discuss the formation and ethos of RCB, the plans for the future and much more. So what is the background of RCB and how was the club created? Royal Challengers Belfast (RCB) is a unique Social Sports Club based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is open to all, without affecting their existing Club affiliations. The genesis of RCB was to promote Health, Wellbeing and Equality through sports. We operate as per our tag line and adhere to it which is "Royal by Name and Equal by Game" in true sense and spirit. We welcome all Sports enthusiast individual, irrespective of their skill levels and make them feel a part of the group. Though cricket takes the major attention of RCB, we also run an active badminton and table tennis sessions throughout the year along with other sports...
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Interview with former New Zealand fast bowler, Ian Butler

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Following on from the interview with Shane Getkate, I had the privilege to be able to interview former New Zealand bowler, Ian Butler. Ian Butler is a fast bowler who made his First-Class debut for Northern Districts back in November of 2001 and then proceeded to make his Test match debut only four months later against England in Christchurch,NZ on the 13th March 2002. Butler went on to play in eight Test matches, 26 One Day Internationals and also 19 T20 Internationals for his country. Overall,   taking 75 international wickets across the three formats. Butler would also represent New Zealand at the T20 World Cup in 2010 in the West Indies.   Firstly Ian can you share some memorable moments from your cricket career that stand out the most to you? Being part of the first NZ team to win a test series in the West Indies was very enjoyable. To be honest, I don’t actually recall a huge amount about exact games. I am very grateful to have had the opportunity just to experie...
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Location: Belfast, UK
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