1 video, Mike Griffith, President of MCC, and Keiichi Hayashi, Japanese Ambassador to the United Kingdom, giving speeches at lunchtime in the Nursery Pavilion during the MCC vs. Japan match, April 2013.
[0:00-3:40] Griffith talks about the importance of the Nursery Ground, past MCC tours to Japan and his hopes for future MCC tours of Japan, [3:40-4:30] Griffith gives a toast to Japanese cricket, [4:30-10:28] Hayashi talks about his knowledge of cricket and his hopes to find out more about the game from his visit to Lord's, the first cricket match to be played in Japan in 1863, and the success of the Japanese archers in the London 2012 Olympics, [10:28-11:30] Hayashi talks about Tokyo's bid to become the host city for the 2020 Olympic Games and gives Griffith a pink badge in support of Tokyo's campaign, [11:30-13:45] Hayashi talks about the significance of the MCC vs. Japan match and the hope of building relations between English and Japanese cricket, and expresses his thanks to the charity Cricket For Smiles who have assisted with the relief work for the 2011 Tsunami, [13:45-14:46] Hayashi gives a toast to the success of the MCC.