Cricket

At Whitfield Academy cricket is offered to all learners as a summer sporting code (in the first and fourth terms). We encourage all boys to make use of this opportunity.

Grade 1 and 2 boys play mini-cricket once a week and are taught the basic skills required with the emphasis being on enjoyment and full participation.

In Grade 3, boys play mini-cricket matches against other schools for the first time. Two teams compete at this level. Matches are played using a softball. We also start to prepare the boys for hardball cricket and offer them the opportunity to practice in the nets once a week with a hardball, as well as attending the scheduled mini-cricket practice.

From Grade 4 to 7 we enter the boys in the leagues arranged by the Engen Youth Cricket Association, and this is where the boys’ real cricket careers begin. This includes teams from the U10 to the U13 level. Depending on the number of boys interested in playing cricket, we enter either two or three teams per age group.

Approximately 50 boys participate in cricket at Whitfield. Five cricket nets are available for practices as well as one turf wicket for matches. Matches are held close to the school at the Sports and Social Club.

Cricket is the second most popular summer sport for boys at Whitfield