By Rob Morris
The Girls Under 18 100-ball gets underway in the next few weeks, with 71 schools and colleges entered, though only six are not independent schools, reflecting the game being in the early stages of development at the Under 18 level in many state schools and colleges.
In geographical terms, many of the participants are from the southern half of the country as the uptake of cricket in northern schools remains slow compared with the fast pace at which the girls’ game is developing in the south.
Last year, Ipswich School narrowly beat Bradfield College with three balls to spare in ...
