On Monday 11th June, 28 children from year 5 took part in the first of the Darlington Year 5 Cricket Festivals at Feethams. We could not believe that the weather was so kind to us; the sun shone all day!
Our school was split into 3 teams, A, B and C. Each team played at least 5 matches on the morning in the group stage. The quality of our cricket increased after every game: many of us bowled overarm – unlike other schools! Team A finished top of their group and therefore went on to play in a nail-biting semi-final against Mowden. Despite our best efforts, Mowden won –marginally! We all had a great day though!
Due to our narrow miss in the semi-finals, the A team were invited to the Darlington Cricket Final on Thursday 14th June. Unfortunately, we were beaten by Hurworth in the semi-final. Our last game was for the bronze medal position and our opponents were Mowden, once again! After another tense match, Mowden were victorious by only 2 runs! Another very close game.
We are very proud of the fact that we are the 4th best cricket team in Darlington – we don’t even have a field! We may start practising a little earlier next year.
Our school was split into 3 teams, A, B and C. Each team played at least 5 matches on the morning in the group stage. The quality of our cricket increased after every game: many of us bowled overarm – unlike other schools! Team A finished top of their group and therefore went on to play in a nail-biting semi-final against Mowden. Despite our best efforts, Mowden won –marginally! We all had a great day though!
Due to our narrow miss in the semi-finals, the A team were invited to the Darlington Cricket Final on Thursday 14th June. Unfortunately, we were beaten by Hurworth in the semi-final. Our last game was for the bronze medal position and our opponents were Mowden, once again! After another tense match, Mowden were victorious by only 2 runs! Another very close game.
We are very proud of the fact that we are the 4th best cricket team in Darlington – we don’t even have a field! We may start practising a little earlier next year.
