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Lewisham school triumphs in the British Land finals
Myatt Gardens Primary School, Lewisham, held their nerve to win nail-biting victories in both semi-final and final to lift the British Land Trophy at Lord’s.
After a last over win against 2009 champions, Canonbury School, Islington, they went on to beat Gateway School, Westminster, by just 13 runs in a knife-edge encounter which could have gone either way until the last few balls.
Chris Grigg with the victorious Myatt Gardens team
Chris Grigg, chief executive of British Land plc, presented the trophy to an overjoyed Myatt Gardens team.
In a star-studded presentation ceremony, Sir John Ritblat, honorary president of British Land and Mark Alleyne, former Gloucestershire and England all-rounder and now MCC head coach, handed out medals to all ten members of each of the eight schools to reach the finals and other medals and trophies were received from Gus Fraser, former Middlesex and England fast bowler, Beth Morgan, of the all-conquering England Women’s team, Richard Kershaw, of The Lord’s Taverners, and Victoria Peckett, partner in the City law firm of CMS Cameron McKenna, sponsors of Capital Kids Cricket’s annual Tomorrow’s Superstars awards.
Sir John Ritblat and Mark Alleyne hand out the medals
- Ella Clifton, Brooklands School, Greenwich,
- Jasmine Boukadour, Gateway,
- Charlie Morgan, Brackenbury School, Hammersmith & Fulham, and
- Ivan Bennett, Canonbury.
And to round off an exhausting day, parents and teachers of Sheringdale School, from Wandsworth, were awarded the Nick Tetley Memorial prize for being the noisiest and most enthusiastic supporters – presented by Mrs Pat Tetley.
“Every year the standard gets higher...”
John Sullivan, General Manager, Capital Kids Cricket, said: "It was a really exciting and enjoyable day for all the children as well as parents and teachers. Every year the standard gets higher and once again the competitiveness and sportsmanship of these youngsters was there for all to see."
And after an exhausting two hours meeting all the players and signing autographs, Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent, another star of England’s World Cup winning Women’s Cricket Team, said: “I think this is a tremendous achievement by Capital Kids Cricket and British Land. I know when I was at school how difficult it was to be able to become involved in cricket but this League offers the opportunity for everyone to enjoy the excitement and and thrill of the game.”
Full results from the Grand Finals of the British Lank Kids Cricket League, held in the MCC Indoor School, Lord’s Cricket Ground, on Tuesday, March 23, 2010:
Final: Myatt Gardens 96-6 beat Gateway 83-5 by 13 runs
3rd Place Play off: Canonbury 88-8 beat Brooklands 69-5 (after 6 overs) Canonbury win by faster scoring rate
Semi final: Brooklands 83 all out lost to Gateway 85 -0 by 8 wkts
Semi final: Canonbury 96-4 lost to Myatt Gardens 98-4 by 4 wkts
GROUP GAMES-
League 1 Results
Sir William Burrough 79-4 beat Brackenbury 70-4 by 9 runs-Player of the match Sam Roberts Sir William Burrough
Brooklands 77-3 lost to Myatt Gardens 78-3 by 5 wkts Player of the match Aaron McCloud Myatt Gardens
Myatt Gardens 70-3 beat Brackenbury 62-4 by 8 runs Player of the match Nambe Ofoborh Myatt Gardens
Brackenbury 82-4 lost to Brooklands 84-5 by 3 wkts Player of the match Jamie Acton Brooklands
Myatt Gardens 82-5 beat Sir William Burrough 62 all out by 20 runs Player of the match Xavier Starr Myatt Gardens
Brooklands 99-4 beat Sir William Burrough 88-4 by 11 runs Player of the match Robert Bagge Brooklands
League 1 table
1. Myatt Gardens
2. Brooklands
3. Sir William Burrough
4. Brackenbury
League 2 Results
Gateway 76-6 beat Sheringdale 63 all out by 13 runs Player of the match Sam from Sheringdale
Grasmere 77-7 lost to Canonbury 80-4 by 4 wkts Player of the match Cameron McGovern Grasmere
Grasmere 70 all out lost to Gateway 72-0 by 8 wkts Player of the match Ahmoudi Zaiter Gateway
Sheringdale 60-2 lost to Canonbury 61-1 by 7 wkts Player of the match Zilla Jennings Canonbury
Canonbury 62-6 lost to Gateway 66-6 by 2 wkts Player of the match Hasan from Gateway
Grasmere 62-6 lost to Sheringdale 63-4 by 4 wkts Player of the match George Vincent Sheringdale
League table 2
1. Gateway
2. Canonbury
3. Sheringdale
4. Grasmere
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