FOCUSED: Amelia Aitchison takes a catch for Pillans Point Primary School at the Rainbow Cup. PHOTO: JOHN BORREN
FOCUSED: Amelia Aitchison takes a catch for Pillans Point Primary School at the Rainbow Cup. PHOTO: JOHN BORREN
The 2017 Trillian Trust Rainbow World Cup held at the Bay Oval at Mount Maunganui on Wednesday was a huge hit with the more than 200 Year 4, 5 and 6 girls participating in the action packed-day.
Colourful uniforms abounded with squeals of delight punctuating the air throughout the cricketfestival. The Rainbow World Cup was the culmination of the GoGirl cricket development programme delivered by Bay of Plenty Cricket Association (BOPCA) women's cricket development officer Rebecca Yee during term one of the new school year.
"Rebecca does a tremendous job with her delivery of the GoGirl programme and deserves the majority of credit for the success of the Rainbow Cup. Sport Bay of Plenty, the Bay Oval Trust and Northern Districts Cricket also play an important role in the on-day co-ordination and we are grateful for their support," BOPCA cricket manager Tai Bridgman-Raison said.
"This was easily the best festival day I have been involved in. As well as being excellent promotion for cricket, festival days such as the Rainbow Cup play an important part in our female recruitment strategy. Over the next few years we expect a number of the participants to move through into our Junior NPL initiative once they reach Year 7."
The overall winner of the Rainbow World Cup was Tauranga Primary with the most wickets on the day taken out by Golden Sands School. An extremely colourful uniform won Otumoetai Primary the best dressed prize with Te Akau Ki Papamoa winning the sportsmanship award on the day.
Maungatapu and Arataki Schools were adjudged the most improved sides at the festival.
Trillian Trust Rainbow World Cup Overall Winner Tauranga Primary School, Most Wickets Golden Sands School, Sportsmanship Te Akau Ki Papamoa, Best Dressed Otumoetai Primary, Most Improved Maungatapu School and Arataki Primary.
