Somerset Girls Under 15 Indoor Cricket competition is a resounding success

Bishop Foxes School from Taunton were the winners of the highly successful Somerset Girls Under 15 eighta-side indoor cricket competition that took place in the Centre of Excellence at the County Ground yesterday.

The national tournament that has been organised by the E.C.B. attracted eight entries, with teams travelling from Bath Cricket Club, Hayesfield School from Bath, Butleigh Kwik Cricketers, East Bridgwater College, Bedminster Down School from Bristol, Churchill School, Bishop Foxes School and St Augustines of Canterbury School from Taunton to take part.

Every match was keenly contested, and every run and wicket was greeted with great enthusiasm by the eighty plus girls who were involved.

Bishop Foxes, who were the eventual winners beat East Bridgwater in the first round, disposed of Hayesfield in the semi finals and were then being victorious over Churchill School in the final.

At the end of the event Bishop Foxes were presented with the Somerset Girls Under 15 Indoor Trophy and will now go forward to the regional finals that will take place at The Hampshire Rose Bowl on March 22nd.

The winners of the plate competition were East Bridgwater who beat Bath C.C. in a very keenly contested final.

At the end of the day Somerset Cricket Development Officer Andrew Moulding told me: "We were absolutely delighted with the response that we got from everyone, and this proves that there is a considerable interest in girls cricket in the county. Congratulations to Bishop Foxes on winning, and well done to everybody who took part."

He concluded: "Lets just hope that the girls who participated in this event will go along and join their local clubs so that girls cricket can develop at club level."