The Lady Taverners School Indoor Competitions are now underway with several schools across Huntingdonshire and Bedfordshire taking part.
We have had a tremendous number of entries into the competition with the winners of the County Finals progressing to the Regional Finals in Cambridgeshire later this month.
Two of the entrants for the first time in the competition are Hampton College and Hampton Gardens Schools in Peterborough who have taken the positive step of opting to bring cricket into their school and after-school activity with support through Cricket East. At sessions before and after Christmas, nearly 40 Year 7 and Year 8 students received coaching to learn about the game and prepare for the competition.
On 26 February, the two schools played their first ever matches against each other and in a closely fought contest, Hampton Gardens got the win by 12 runs (76 runs to 64), with the match played in tremendous spirit by both sides.
Several of the students now want to take up cricket outside of school which is a huge boost to the grassroots girls’ game.
Pictured: Hampton Gardens and Hampton College girls