Stamford Under 15s reach the finals at Lord's

Tuesday, 6 June 2023 21:59

Stamford School Under 15 Girls with their trophies, speaking to Rob Persani

The team, which has only been together a year, finished third out of nearly 900 schools in the national competition.

Stamford School Under 15s Girls competed in a day long tournament at Lord's recently, and returned with trophies! The team finished third overall, and played a number of schools they've faced before. The girls also play for County, Regional and other local clubs, and hope to continue their cricket next year.

Rob Persani spoke to them about their achievement, the story so far, and their plans for the future:

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