Australian Wattlesprigs
The Australian Wattlesprigs was the brain child of country Victorian stalwart Graham Gemmill. Not called the Australian Wattlesprigs at the time he toured England in 1983 and then arranged his own trip in 1986. 14 years later Graham’s twin sons David and Stephen decided to take on the tours and do something memorable in their Dad’s name and in 2000 took 31 players & tourists to the UK.
The name Australian Wattlesprigs was coined and tours across the world followed until 2019. In 2022 David contacted Shaun about continuing the Australian Wattlesprigs name into the future via the Merv’s Masters tours which began in 2018.
Merv and Shaun were honoured to carry the name and spirit into the future and have taken Merv’s Masters/Australian Wattlesprigs tours to the UK and NZ. The motto “for the love of cricket” sits perfectly for the tours going forward with all players keen to play to win and then enjoy mixing after the match making memories that will last a lifetime.
Australian Wattlesprigs UK Tour 2026
June 10 to June 26 - 2026
London, Liverpool, Cardiff, Devon & Bournemouth.
Train at Lords
Coach - Merv Hughes
Travel across England playing games on fantastic village green grounds with Merv Hughes as your coach! Landing in London the Australian Wattlesprigs will train at Lords and take the Lords tour which is a huge highlight.
Players aged from 18-49 welcome on this tour. If you are over 50 you can join Merv on his Merv's Masters tours to the UK and NZ.
Email [email protected] for the full tour document.
Book at https://www.cricketcoaching.com.au/tours/tour-registration-form
