Burgess Hill School finish third in National Kwik Cricket Finals

Birchwood Grove Primary School, from Burgess Hill, finished in joint third place in the National London East Kwik Cricket finals at Clare College, Cambridge.
By Jon Parsons (PE lead learner)
Published 15th Jul 2014, 13:01 BST
Tom Rousell, Cameron Crowther, Jared Hall (captain), Eloise Young, Armaan Bhatt, (front row l-r): Jack Smart, Charlie Freeman (wk), Tom Pughe-MorganTom Rousell, Cameron Crowther, Jared Hall (captain), Eloise Young, Armaan Bhatt, (front row l-r): Jack Smart, Charlie Freeman (wk), Tom Pughe-Morgan
Tom Rousell, Cameron Crowther, Jared Hall (captain), Eloise Young, Armaan Bhatt, (front row l-r): Jack Smart, Charlie Freeman (wk), Tom Pughe-Morgan

Representing Sussex, the team had to come through a series of qualifying tournaments at Burgess Hill, Mid-Sussex and Sussex county level in order to reach the finals.

They were crowned county champions at the Blackstone Ground, winning all five of their games and defeating perennial rivals Harlands by five runs in a tightly contested final game.

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Being crowned county champions meant that the team progressed to Cambridge, where they competed against teams from other counties in the south, east and London regions. A very tight group stage meant that, along with the Norfolk and Hertfordshire representatives, everyone finished on two points. However, Birchwood Grove’s 80 run win against Hertfordshire meant that they qualified for the semi finals on runs scored and faced Engayne School from Essex.

Unfortunately, unable to deal with the relentless line and length bowling from the Essex side, Birchwood Grove lost out and finished in joint third place. This is, however, a fantastic achievement for all of those involved and is thought to be the furthest the school have ever progressed in this competition.

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