Milford Girls Cricket Victory at The Ageas Bowl

Milford on Sea Primary School continued its extraordinary month of sporting achievements by winning the Girls Dynamos Cricket Hampshire County Final at the Ageas Bowl on Tuesday 28th June.

Having won the New Forest qualifying event a few weeks earlier, a squad of 10 from the Milford Girls Cricket Team travelled to the Ageas to play off against eight other regional winning teams from across Hampshire.

Back Row: L – R: 

Georgia Barber, Pippa Mellor, Millie Bence

Maisie Barber, Kayla Phillips

Front Row: L – R: 

Ellie Lane, Daisy Wills, Evie Hayward

Clover Dunn, Ellie Courts

From the first to the last ball bowled, the Milford girls were absolutely unstoppable and showcased quite outstanding skills and cricket.

The girls hit a huge 567 runs, and conceded a total of 104 over the four matches they played, outscoring each of their opponents by over 100 runs in each match.

They took 32 wickets during the day – 12 run-outs, 15 bowled and 5 caught and only lost four wickets.

Boundaries and sixes flowed with all the girls contributing and the fielding, particularly the direct hit run-outs were breath-taking to watch. Even the Ageas Bowl coaches/personnel were awestruck!

After a final match in which they took a staggering 10 wickets Milford were justifiably crowned Hampshire Champions.

All the girls learnt to play cricket during the first lockdown in March 2020, via homemade videos sent to them by their coaches. Once restrictions eased, the girls started to train in earnest at Barnes Lane Rec and have not looked back since. This year the Milford Girls Cricket Club welcomed another 15 ‘new recruits’ and the 30 strong club all attend weekly training sessions.