“It’s been big — the Year 9s are loving it,” he said.
“I was very impressed with the standard of the batting — a half-century being scored — TWCC fielding a team, Campion two, GBHS three. That’s brilliant.”
Swann (48 for Campion Green), Noah Torrance-Cribb and Bekko Page (42 and 36 respectively for The Blues and Royals), Daniel Watts (32 not out for The Admiralty) and his Gold captain Grogan (24) all hope to join Reuben Swanepoel (56 v The Blues and Royals) in having scored a Challenge Cup half-century.
What has created great excitement amongst the players is the fact that no batsman — from a Y9 TWCC cricketer new to the game, to a Y13 player-coach from Campion Green or Campion Gold — has to retire on a set score, having faced a certain number of balls or on an umpire/coach’s whim.
Year 11 standouts from GBHS receive no special treatment either.
Riker Rolls, 13, is the Blues and Royals champion left-arm orthodox spinner — and he loves the Challenge Cup.
“I’ve made new friends in the Challenge Cup — it has given me and other younger players a great start to our cricket at high school,” he said.
“I love the fact that these teams all have players with different skill levels, even players of lesser experience, who
are able to learn from experienced cricketers.”
