Since 2003, the Lady Taverners Under 11, Under 13 and Under 15 girls' cricket competitions, run by the ECB, have given over 75,000 girls the opportunity to participate in cricket, many for the first time.
This competition has been renamed as the ECB Indoor Schools Softball Competition.
The UK's only national girls-only cricket competitions provide a vital pathway for grassroots girls' cricket, introducing participants to local clubs and development programmes. Almost half of the current England women’s squad have developed through the competitions, including Heather Knight, Anya Shrubsole and Sarah Taylor.
Cricket East runs a Lady Taverners schools programme for Under 13 and Under 15 girls which culminates in the Under 13 and Under 15 Indoor Schools Competitions and County Finals.
The winners of the county Under 13 and Under 15 competitions progress to the Regional Finals. The regional winners progress to the National Finals at Lord's.
Details for the 2021/2022 season are as follows:
Bedfordshire County Finals: John Bunyan Centre, Bedford MK42 9TS.
23rd March - 9:30am-12:30pm Under 13s,
23rd March - 1pm-4pm Under 15s
Huntingdonshire County Finals: at St Ivo Academy [One Leisure Indoor]
2nd March - 12.30 - 3.30pm Under 13s
9th March - 12.30 - 3.30pm Under 15s
Regional Finals: - at the University of Cambridge Sports Centre
Wednesday 27th April Under 13s
Wednesday 4th May Under 15s
Both competitions are a full day.
For more information or to get your school involved in the programme, please contact:
Damianne Redpath
Women and Girls Officer (Participation & Growth)
Tel: 07392 085791
