MERV HUGHES

Pictured right in India with AST's General Manager Sam Harrison, Merv has been with AST since the beginning and hosted the following successful AST cricket tours:

2001 - England - Ashes
2002 - South Africa
2003 - Cricket World Cup South Africa
2003 - West Indies
2003 - Darwin (inaugural Test Match against Bangladesh)
2004 - Sri Lanka
2004 - Darwin (Test Match against Sri Lanka)
2004 - India
2005 - New Zealand
2005 - England - Ashes
2006 - South Africa
2007 - ICC Cricket World Cup in the West Indies
2008 - West Indies

2008 - India

2009 - South Africa

2009 - Ashes


"When my former team mate Sean Lynch approached me to host a tour to England for the 2001 Ashes, I helped him out through loyalty, but having hosted tours for many other operators, I was going to make a decision about any long term association with AST on the basis of quality, professionalism, and the likely impact on my image that such an association would have. Since then I have hosted over ten tours on behalf of AST, to nearly every major cricket destination. I guard my reputation jealously, and have no hesitation in recommending AST as the most professional, friendly and efficient sports tour operator that I have encountered anywhere in the world."