Wayland Academy bowled over by cricketing success.

Wayland Academy girls selected to attend the Girls in Cricket Leaders Course.

It has been a season of sporting success over at Wayland Academy with twelve of their girls from Years 9 and 10 being selected to take part in the Girls in Cricket Leaders course. In partnership with the Norfolk Cricket Board, six secondary schools from across Norfolk were chosen to participate, providing the opportunity for a number of girls across the county to try out softball cricket with the help and support of qualified cricket coaches.

All the girls involved attended a brilliant three-hour session run by Lewis Denmark and Pete Free that consisted of them learning the rules of softball cricket, how to score, and how to umpire.

There was also a series of practical sessions that focused on introducing and leading cricket for beginners and the girls also learnt the skills needed in order to coach small groups.

Overall it was a fantastic opportunity for the girls at Wayland Academy who are passionate about cricket, not only providing them with new cricket-playing skills, but also helping them develop their confidence in leadership.

We are extremely proud that Wayland Academy had been selected and we’re looking forward to seeing the girls helping to lead a KS1 & KS2 cricket tournament in Norwich next term, now that they have completed their Leaders Course.