Amazingly we had two teams in two different sports competing in County Finals today! Our District Cricket Champions were playing at Mainsforth CC in Ferryhill, while the Y3 Tennis squad were at the Sunderland Tennis Centre.
Both teams had a fantastic time, supported their friends and gave a fantastic account of themselves. Indeed Miss Moffett and I were very proud of both teams, as they were very much the pride of South Tyneside – simultaneously at both Mainsforth and Sunderland.
Today our two cricket teams took part in the biggest competition in the region, with 40 teams involved. The B team went unbeaten all day, coming joint top of their group at a sunny South Shields Cricket Club.
The A team were also in top form, and in an exciting finale they managed a record run chase to become South Tyneside Champions. They will proudly go on to represent the borough in the County Finals in Durham.
The children were a credit to the school, as they displayed the true ‘spirit of cricket’ throughout.
The children in Y1-Y3 were given a given a ‘Chance2Shine’ by Durham CC today; with an invitation to get involved in All Stars Cricket this summer at South Shields Cricket Club. All of the children had a great time catching, throwing and hitting sixes!
Three teams from St. Bede’s enjoyed the Whitburn CC Girls Cricket festival. The girls batted, bowled and fielded superbly and were great representatives of our school! Well done to all of the girls for displaying the true ‘spirit of cricket’ throughout the day.
Sunny South Shields resembled the Carribbean on a glorious May Summer’s day for the District Cricket Festival. St. Bede’s had three teams at the event and they all enjoyed batting, bowling and fielding at South Shields Cricket Club. The B team made the semi-final while the A team won 4 out of 5 games! To round off a superb day the whole squad met and were photographed with 3 Durham County players.
Three girl’s cricket squads from St. Bede’s took part in the District Cricket Competition. It was hosted at the beautiful setting of Whitburn Cricket Club. On a hot day, the girls developed their batting, bowling and fielding skills. It was also good to see a lot of girls encouraging their friends.
One of our teams finished in third place, while all the girls tried hard throughout the day; especially the good-spirited younger players who bravely competed against year 6’s. On the day, St. Bede’s had three times as many children participating than any other school; while you all looked wonderful in your ‘cricket whites’.
Three squads consisting of 30 children took part in the South Tyneside Kwik Cricket tournament. All of the children batted, bowled and fielded enthusiastically at the fantastic setting of South Shields Cricket Club. There were 25 schools at the event; our A team reached the semi-finals, only to be knocked out by the eventual winners on the day.
It has been lovely to hear, that several of our children are returning to the club for further cricket opportunities this summer. Well done to everyone for taking part so positively on the day!
Our talented Girls Cricketers displayed all of their skills and inspiring team spirit, in winning the County Cup on Tuesday at Chester-Le-Street CC. The competition had 207 entries this season, but our girls literally bowled over the opposition! Five of our players were involved in last year’s County Cup success, so to retain it was a very unique achievement.
Group stage victories over Hurworth (Darlington), Sedgefield Primary and Neville’s Cross (Durham) saw our girls reach the semi-finals. Highly regarded Prior’s Mill (Stockton) were then brushed aside in the semi-final, to set up a final against a very strong cricketing school, Escomb (Wear Valley).
However our girls were not phased by the task in hand, as usual they more than rose to the occasion. Batting first we smashed 254 for the loss of no wicket in the final. The batting performance was then completely backed up by our bowling and fielding, as we took six Escomb wickets with spectacular catching and accurate bowling! Escomb never threatened our total as we won with a record final victory of 56 runs!
Well played to Ella Wood (Captain), Shreya Bhardwaj and Sophie Rowland ( Vice Captains), Lucy Wright, Megan Tooley, Elizabeth Kilminster, Nancy Odile, Tabitha Severs and Leoni Donachie. Once again, we were also well supported with wonderful family support in Chester-Le-Street, something which makes our school so special!
Thank you for your dedication girls, not just for this year but for the last three year’s where you have played some amazing cricket, and developed one of the best team spirits I’ve witnessed!
Girls County Cricket Champions 2016!
Venue – Chester-Le -Street CC
St. Bede’s RC 251 for 1 – 210 for 5 Hurworth ( Darlington)
Sedgefield 210 for 3 – 211 for 5 St. Bede’s RC
Neville’s Cross (Durham City) 201 for 8 – 264 for 0 St. Bede’s RC
Group Winners and through to Semi-Finals!!
Semi -Final
Prior’s Mill (Stockton) 214 for 5 – 254 for 1 St. Bede’s RC
County Cup Final 2016
St. Bede’s RC 253 for 0 – 198 for 7 Escomb (Wear Valley)
St. Bede’s retain the County Cup. The performances, especially after the hard fought win over Sedgefield were outstanding. It takes a lot of ability to win a County Cup, it takes real character to retain it! Well played girls!!
Three St. Bede’s teams consisting of 28 children took part in the annual South Tyneside Kwik Cricket Competition at South Shields Cricket Club. All of the teams looked superb in their ‘Cricket Whites’, while everyone batted, bowled and fielded to a high standard. The boys and girls involved had a lot of fun, while two of our teams reached the semi-finals of the competition. Well done to the players and the fantastic parental support on the day!
On a glorious summer’s day, three teams of St. Bede’s cricketers took part in the annual District Girls Cricket Competition at the picturesque ground of Whitburn CC. The girls demonstrated fantastic communications skills as they ran between the wickets, while they all encouraged one another throughout every game. The uplifting team spirit and wonderful ability helped Ella Wood’s team overcome Mortimer in the final to become the District Champions! The girls will now represent our borough at the County Final at Chester-le-Street CC on Tuesday 21st of June. Well done to all of the girls who took part and who played with a smile throughout the day!
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