Virtual College comes into bat as new sponsor of successful Birstwith Cricket Club

A new sponsor has been attracted for all of Birstwith Cricket Club’s teams following their success this season.

Online learning provider, Virtual College, has contributed £600 towards the club’s shirts and indoor nets.

This season Birstwith’s first team came third in the top division and won the Buller Cup with Jim Riley hitting a 37 ball century in the cup quarter finals. In addition, the Under 15 team won the Bob Mellor cup and the third team is in contention for promotion.

Riley Hirst, aged 4, (pictured) provided a sneak preview of the new team shirts which will be ready for next season. Riley’s dad, George Hirst, is a leading wicket taker for the Birstwith first team.

Martin Macewan, Birstwith’s third team captain, arranged the sponsorship with Virtual College, where he works as an instructional designer:”It is great to have this sponsorship tied up for the next three seasons.

“We look forward to a long and successful partnership building on the success we have had as a club this year.”

NOTES TO THE EDITOR

Virtual College won the prestigious ‘E-learning development company of the year 2015/16’ in the independently-judged global awards. Virtual College has developed into one of the UK's leading providers of total solutions within the e-learning arena. Its key objective is to help enhance the traditional learning solution through the careful integration of technology.

Founded in 1995, today Virtual College has over 2 million registered online learners and this is growing at a rate of over 1,500 a day, across both public and private sectors. The company has developed a comprehensive product range, including over 300 online courses, accessed via the company's own Learning Management System, as well as offering a complete content design and development service.

Further information is available at www.virtual-college.co.uk.