Cricket Hat Trick for Mighty Milford Girls

Having come first and second in last week’s New Forest Schools Sports Partnership Tournament, Milford-on-Sea Primary School’s two girls’ Cricket Teams, The Heys and The Hoes (named after Rachel Heyhoe-Flint the pioneer of Girls and Women’s Cricket in England), excitedly set off for the Ageas Bowl on Wednesday to compete in the Hampshire County Final.  

Milford have won this Tournament for the last two years. Could they make it three in a row and complete the Hat Trick? 

The all-day tournament saw 12 teams from across the County split into four pools of three, with the Winners of each Pool progressing to the Semi-Finals.

The Hoes
Milford-on-Sea Primary School Cricket Team

The Hoes started strongly with excellent wins over Vigo Primary and Wimborne Juniors. Having topped their Group, they progressed to the semi-finals where they met St Patricks. This was an incredibly even match, with the scorching temperatures undoubtedly affecting both teams. 

After an exciting and tense 16 overs, St Patrick’s pipped The Hoes and took the win by just one run!

Obviously, disappointment for the Hoes, but they can truly hold their heads very high.  For such a young team of one Year 6, six Year 5’s and one Year 4 their achievements this season have been quite magnificent.

Meanwhile The Heys were going about business in their normal fashion. They breezed through their Pool Matches against Padnell Juniors and Binstead Primary scoring a total of 219 runs and taking 7 wickets whilst conceding 71 runs and one wicket in the process.

The Heys
Milford-on-Sea Primary School Cricket Team

Into the Semi-Finals against St Faith’s, The Heys kept their foot down restricting their opponents to 35 runs and taking 5 wickets in the process. Their batting was another masterclass as they smashed nine Sixes and posted 96 runs on the board and booked their place in the Final for the third year in a row.

The Final against St Patricks was another demonstration of the superb Cricket played by The Heys. Their tight bowling resulted in 24 out of 40 dot balls and five wickets and left St Patricks with 24 runs on the board and a big task ahead of them as The Heys went into bat. With another seven Sixes and numerous Fours, The Heys put on a massive 94 runs (in 40 balls) and for the third year in a row ended the day as Hampshire U11 Girls’ Dynamos Cricket Champions.