{"id":4425,"date":"2021-09-21T11:49:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T11:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/?p=4425"},"modified":"2021-11-09T16:41:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T16:41:30","slug":"first-ever-peace-pitch-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/uncategorized\/first-ever-peace-pitch-in-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRST EVER PEACE PITCH IN HONG KONG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UPDATED: 09 11 21<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PETER-MANN-and-NIGEL-SHROFF-HONG-KONG-PFP-PLAQUE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PETER-MANN-and-NIGEL-SHROFF-HONG-KONG-PFP-PLAQUE-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PETER-MANN-and-NIGEL-SHROFF-HONG-KONG-PFP-PLAQUE-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PETER-MANN-and-NIGEL-SHROFF-HONG-KONG-PFP-PLAQUE-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PETER-MANN-and-NIGEL-SHROFF-HONG-KONG-PFP-PLAQUE-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PETER-MANN-and-NIGEL-SHROFF-HONG-KONG-PFP-PLAQUE-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PETER-MANN-and-NIGEL-SHROFF-HONG-KONG-PFP-PLAQUE-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Peter Mann presents Nigel Shroff with the Peace Field Project Plaque <br>The plaque\u00a0will be exhibited at the upcoming Commonwealth Cricket Cup on 19 November, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KOWLOON-CRICKET-CLUB-PFP-U13-TOURNAMENT.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KOWLOON-CRICKET-CLUB-PFP-U13-TOURNAMENT-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4431\" width=\"509\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KOWLOON-CRICKET-CLUB-PFP-U13-TOURNAMENT-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KOWLOON-CRICKET-CLUB-PFP-U13-TOURNAMENT-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KOWLOON-CRICKET-CLUB-PFP-U13-TOURNAMENT-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KOWLOON-CRICKET-CLUB-PFP-U13-TOURNAMENT-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KOWLOON-CRICKET-CLUB-PFP-U13-TOURNAMENT.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday, 22nd September, Kowloon Cricket Club, Hong Kong, host a Junior Intra KCC tournament between hockey, football and cricket. 7 aside games, with 6 squads of 10 each participating. This will take place be in the morning from 8:30am &#8211; 12pm. Special edition Peace Field Project shirts have been made to celebrate the FIRST CRICKET PEACE PITCH IN THE WORLD and the first ever Peace Pitch in Hong Kong; twinning Kowloon&#8217;s peace pitch with Flanders Peace Field, Mesen, Belgium, site of the 1914 First World War Christmas Truces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Directly after, the Club will have a women\u2019s Cricket Open day, for all women to enjoy irrespective of level \/ ability. This will be from 12:30pm &#8211; 2:00pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2:30pm &#8211; 5:30pm we will be hosting a Women\u2019s Invitational T20 Cricket match. The idea will be for everyone who has participated in the day to stay for the duration. Additionally, the club have partnered with FairBreak, a global organsiation focusing on improving women in sport, who are hosting an ICC International tournament in May 2022 at KCC. They have provided some memorabilia for the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be stalls and games around the ground for anyone to come down and a charity will be coming with a few children to participate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KOWLOON-CRICKET-CLUB-PFP-SHIRTS.jpg.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KOWLOON-CRICKET-CLUB-PFP-SHIRTS.jpg-1024x724.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4433\" width=\"511\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KOWLOON-CRICKET-CLUB-PFP-SHIRTS.jpg-1024x724.png 1024w, 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