St. Wilfrid’s Roman Catholic College Girls’ Cricket Team won the Lady Taverners Under-13 Indoor Schools Competition in Durham and will represent the county at the Regional Finals in April.
St. Wilfrid’s girls secured the county trophy by defending a score of 65 against Consett Academy in the final, their tenth consecutive win in the competition.
The Lady Taverners indoor schools cricket competitions are held annually and provide opportunities for girls to get into cricket. In Durham, the competitions are organised and delivered by Durham Cricket Board and 18 schools took part this year.
The final stage of the competition was held at Emirates Riverside, Chester-le-Street last Friday and saw both semi-finals and the final being played.
St. Wilfrid’s girls qualified for the deciding game after scoring a decent total of 97 against Parkside Academy, who struggled to get over the line with 67.
In the other semi-final, Consett Academy against Sedgefield Community College, Consett came out on top with a score of 95, as Sedgefield fell 26 runs short.
In the final, St. Wilfrid’s batted first and posted a good total of 65. This was enough for the win as Consett struggled to close the gap, finishing on 41.
As Durham’s Lady Taverners Champions, St. Wilfrid’s will represent Durham Cricket Board at the Regional Under-13 Finals taking place at Bolton Arena, Bolton on April 17 2018.
Marsha Davies, Women and Girls Development Officer at Durham Cricket Board, said: “I have been truly overwhelmed with the number of teams and girls that took part in the competition this year.
“All of them showcased a good standard of cricket, much-improved from previous years and I think that this goes to show the brilliant progress we’ve made in terms of the female game in our county.”