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State school success: Knight-Stokes Cup shines at Lord’s

Tawhid Qureshi on a special occasion for new state school tournament at the home of cricket.

By Tawhid Qureshi

Last Thursday, Lord’s was bathed in milky September sunshine and awash with excited schoolchildren. The storied venue was hosting the inaugural Knight-Stokes Cup finals, a tournament contested by over 1,100 teams from 820 state schools.
All competing schools were invited to Lord’s for the final; activities included sessions at the indoor performance centre and a cricket careers fair.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan is one of the founders of the tournament and despite his broadcasting commitments at the Edgbaston Test, he managed to travel to Lord’s in time for the ...

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