Girls Cricket Tour to the Isle Of Wight

During the Easter holidays, 30 Lower School pupils embarked on a fun-filled girls cricket tour to the Isle Of Wight.
Whilst the first day was spent travelling, on arrival, the pupils had the chance to take in the beauty of the Isle of Wight with a trip to the beach and a paddle in the sea, before enjoying a fun quiz in the evening.
The next day, although the weather wasn’t the sunniest, both teams, the Hearts and the Wings, were able to play an outdoor T10 match. Both teams came up just short but it was a great experience for the players to be back outside and getting a feel for cricket again. Flo was the leader for the Wings team taking 2 wickets in 2 balls and Chloe starring with the bat. For the Hearts team, Marina shone brightly in her debut as keeper. After the first two matches, the pupils headed in for lunch just in time before the heavens opened.


Thursday started off with revision club, which the girls threw themselves into ahead of their Lower School exams. The Wings then headed out to play a match against Ropley Cricket Club and the Hearts played against The Island Free School. Harriet & Lucy shone with the ball against Ropley, however, a very strong bowling attack got the better of The Wings in their final match of tour.
It was a busy week during which the pupils learnt a lot and displayed fantastic team morale throughout, all of which will stand them in good stead ahead of the school cricket season, but above all, they had a wonderful time!

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