Ipswich School girls achieve national cricket double!

A team of cricketers from Ipswich School have achieved two national cricket titles in the space of a week.

The girls’ 1st team are now national U18 100 ball champions and also U18 T20 champions - giving them four national titles to their name. Last year the girls won both the U17 and U18 T20 titles.

On Friday 28 June, the Ipswich School team were the first schoolgirl side to play on the famous square at Lord’s Cricket Ground, the home of cricket. In an intensely competitive match, they triumphed over Bradfield College by 4 wickets to be crowned national U18 100 ball champions.

Then the following week the team faced St Edward's Oxford in the semi-finals of the School Sport magazine T20 competition in Southampton. They won this match by 5 wickets to secure a place in the final against Epsom College, where a 58 run victory saw the girls crowned national champions once again.

Ipswich School Headmaster, Nicholas Weaver said: "We are so proud of these girls bringing back these trophies. They have won two National Championships, defying the odds at times with a 'never-give-up' attitude, a high degree of skill honed through hours of practice, and a joyful camaraderie that makes them a delight to watch and to spend time with. This is a great achievement for Ipswich School and our sports programme."

Nicky Boje, Head of Cricket, added: “The way the girls performed in the finals is all down to their hard work and determination to succeed, along with teamwork, staying calm in pressure situations and their focus on getting the job done! They are a talented group of players and a pleasure to coach."