by The opening event of the Women’s Winter Indoor Softball Festival took place last week.
The Cornwall Cricket Board organized the first festival of its kind, which took place on the Truro College campus.
It included teams from St Austell, St Neot, Helston and Stithians in what was described as “an exciting showcase of indoor cricket”.
The event featured 6-over matches, each lasting half an hour, with a distinctive format involving one over per bowler and two overs for each batting pair per match.
The matches were competitive and played in good sportsmanship, with participants demonstrating significant development of their skills.
(Image: Cornish Cricket) The results of the match were as follows: St Austell (253) narrowly beat Stithians (258) by five points, Helston (235) won by 14 points against St Neot (221), St Austell (231) won again secured victory by three points over St Neot. (228), Helston (239) won by 13 points against St Austell (226), Stithians (260) triumphed over St Neot (238) by 22 points, and Stithians (250) narrowly won by two points against Helston (248).
The evening was a testament to the competitive spirit and camaraderie between all the teams, with hard-fought matches keeping players and spectators engaged.
(Image: Cornish Cricket) Nick Mathews, Head of Women and Girls Development, said: “It was fantastic to have such a great and competitive evening to start the festival series.
“All four teams enjoyed their evening and there was some fantastic cricket.
“It’s really exciting to be able to provide cricket opportunities to women and girls throughout the year.”
He added that softball festivals are just one of the projects planned for women and girls this winter.
Other projects include women’s hardball competitions, mom-daughter sessions and girls’ dynamo sessions.
(Image: Cornish Cricket) Joe Skinner, chief executive, added: “It’s great that indoor cricket will be here for women’s teams during the winter months.
“It’s important for women to play cricket all year round, which helps build enthusiasm and stay in the game by playing in a safe and fun space.”
The festival will continue each week on Monday and Wednesday evenings, with additional teams from Mullion, Wadebridge, Redruth, Perranporth and Werrington joining the event.
For further information, interested parties can email wgdo@cornwallcricket.co.uk.
