WILLIAM GREAVES TROPHY - 28 MARCH 2019 - Capital Kids Cricket
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28 • MARCH • 2019 WILLIAM GREAVES TROPHY
PRESS LAUNCH 12TH OCTOBER 2018 Watch the entire London Live report on www.londonlive.co.uk
Hayden Turner, Chairman and Co-Founder of Capital Kids
Cricket
"Welcome to the Moogsoft William Greaves Trophy finals. This is the biggest
primary school indoor cricket league around. We started with only 6 schools in
Westminster (in 2007) and now have a total of over 150 schools in 17 London
boroughs taking part. The schools you see at Lords today have earned their
places by winning their borough tournaments and semi-final rounds, so they are
all already winners. The trophy is in memory of William Greaves, a founder of
CKC 30 years ago who was instrumental in founding the league.
Moogsoft, our sponsors are a leading technology company and are not only
enabling this competition, but we hope, a long term partnership in years to come for all these children."
Phil Tee, CEO and Chairman of Moogsoft
“I remember as a young boy falling in love with cricket in the era of
Botham/Lillee/Khan and Viv Richards. For an Englishman, the 149 not out of
Ian Botham versus the Aussies at Headingley in 1981 remains one of the
most exciting moments in sport! Ever since then it has been a passion of
mine both as a player and a spectator, and I truly believe a metaphor for
how to thrive in the hurly burly of the business world. It is sometimes said
that uniquely amongst sports, cricket is simultaneously an individual and a
team sport. As I have built software companies, ultimately success has
come from both individual contributions and the team ethos as a whole.
As a direct consequence of that, the opportunity to support the Capital Kids Cricket program and sponsor the
"Moogsoft William Greaves” trophy is a huge honour. We depend intrinsically on the skills and talents of our
kids, and this is a great way to nurture the next generation leaders. I hope that everyone involved has a fantastic
time, and may the best team win!!!!”
Shahidul Alam (Ratan), CEO of Capital Kids Cricket
“At a time of growing concern about rising knife crime, the tournament run by
the London-based charity Capital Kids Cricket (CKC) has a central theme of
‘teams not gangs’ and is an example of what can be achieved in inner city
schools and communities.
I would like to take the opportunity to thank all the schools from the 17 London
boroughs who took part this year in Britain’s biggest ever indoor cricket
tournament for primary school children. Our biggest thanks go to the teachers
and volunteers who have supported the competition by bringing their teams in
to various venues across London and through the semi-final rounds. We couldn’t have come this far without the hard
work of CKC coaches and staff. Thank you team CKC!
Playing at Lords, the home of cricket is a dream for many across the globe. CKC’s vision is to inspire young people
to take up this beautiful sport which can change lives, not only as an athlete, but also through the building of
character, leadership skills and confidence. We would like to thank our funders and the MCC for giving this
opportunity to many young people from state primary schools and communities.
This ambitious project has been made possible by the unique sponsorship of a California-based IT and Artificial
Intelligence company, Moogsoft, whose British founder and CEO, Phil Tee, is a passionate cricket fan keen to give
hundreds of London children the chance to play the game he has loved since childhood.
The winning school will receive the William Greaves Trophy, named after the cricket-loving writer and journalist who
helped found CKC 30-years ago. Since then, more than 200,000 boys and girls at state schools and local
communities in London and neighbouring counties, where cricket is not played, have been given the opportunity to
play the game.”
COMPETITION BACKROUND
The Moogsoft William Greaves Trophy,
formerly the British Land Kids Cricket League
was initially launched in 2007 to provide
competition opportunities with a league format
to state primary school children and to
introduce a gender inclusive competition (our
rules state that a minimum of 3 girls must play
in each game). With the support of our
competition sponsor Moogsoft, we have been
able to expand the competition to 17 boroughs
(Kingston upon Thames, Sutton, Merton,
Lambeth, Croydon, Southwark, Greenwich,
Barking & Dagenham, Newham, Redbridge,
Tower Hamlets, Lewisham, Hackney, Haringay,
Ealing Primary School were the 2017-18 William Greaves Trophy Winners Camden, Wesminster, and Ealing) with over
2,500 children taking part. This year over 425
matches are being played in the competition.
William Greaves, (Bill to friends and colleagues) alongside
Haydn Turner founded Capital Kids Cricket in 1989 and
remained as a trustee for the charity until his death in 2017.
Bill played an instrumental role in establishing the charity and
securing its long term future through writing funding bids, using
his skills as a journalist to seek out national publicity or
promoting new ideas to get kids playing cricket.
Following Bill’s death, we took the decision to rename the William Greaves, Co-founder of Capital Kids Cricket
indoor primary school league in his honour.
Ealing Primary School pictured below to the left and right were the 2018 Moogsoft William Greaves Trophy winners
Group shot of primary schools taking part during the 2018 Moogsoft William Greaves Trophy competition
ACTION SHOTS FROM THE 2019 #MWGT
QUALIFIERS
#MWGT 2019 FINALISTS
Manor Primary School, representing the Borough
of Tower Hamlets
"I enjoy cricket because I can play with my teammates and if we
win we get to go further on. I like competitions because they're
fun and we get to play against other schools and I get to see
how they bowl and bat" - Amida (Student)
Grasmere Primary School, representing the
Borough of Hackney
"We had a really great day (in the semi-final) and found that we
have some strengths in some areas but there are definitely
some weaknesses we need to work on. I'm really delighted
that the kids have been involved in cricket and we'll be able to
take some of the things we learned to practice in the
playground so that we'll be better prepared the next time!" -
Bev
Middle Park Primary School, representing the
Borough of Greenwich
"We have learned that the kids need to practice their bowling
skills and become more confident in their ability to take part in
sport. They have been working well as a team and supporting
each other." - Miss Milly (Teacher)
Furzedown Primary School, representing the
Borough of Wandsworth
#MWGT 2019 FINALISTS
Elmhurst Primary School, representing the
Borough of Newham
Manor Longbridge Primary School, representing the
Borough of Barking & Dagenham
Rhodes Avenue Primary School, representing the
Borough of Haringay
“Indoor cricket is a fantastic game as it allows all the children to be
moving at once, it’s so fast-paced compared to the outdoor game
and we find that a lot of kids actually prefer it. They get to work on
their bowling, they get to work on different types of shots that they
may not get to play in outdoor cricket, a lot more defensive and
tactical shots, which we take back to the school. At our school a lot
more of the students play indoor cricket as opposed to outdoor,
because it is so much more fast-paced and it allows them to work
more on their techniques.” - Adam (Sports co-ordinator
Berrymede Primary School, representing the Borough
of EalingACTION SHOTS FROM THE 2019 #MWGT
QUALIFIERSEVENT PROGRAMME
28 • MARCH • 2019
GROUP A
GROUP-A GROUP B
School Borough School Borough
Elmhurst Primary School Newham Marner Primary School Tower Hamlets
Rhodes Avenue Haringay Furzedown Primary School Wandsworth
Manor Longbridge Primary
Barking & Dagenham Middle Park Primary School Greenwich
school
Berrymede Junior School Ealing Grasmere Primary School Hackney
PITCH 1 - GROUP A PITCH 2 - GROUP B
Time Fixtures Time Fixtures
9:30AM ELMHURST VS RHODES AVENUE 9:30AM MARNER PRIMARY VS FURZEDOWN
10:05AM MANOR LONGBRIDGE VS BERRYMEDE 10:05AM MIDDLE PARK VS GRASMERE
10:40AM ELMHURST VS MANOR LONGBRIDGE 10:40AM MARNER PRIMARY VS MIDDLE PARK
11:15AM RHODES AVENUE VS BERRYMEDE 11:15AM FURZEDOWN VS GRASMERE
11:50AM ELMHURST VS BERRYMEDE 11:50AM MARNER PRIMARY VS GRASMERE
RHODES AVENUE VS MANOR
12:25PM LONGBRIDGE 12:25PM FURZEDOWN VS MIDDLE PARK
PITCH 1 PITCH 2
Time SEMI-FINALS Time SEMI-FINALS
GROUP A WINNER VS GROUP B GROUP B WINNER VS GROUP A
1:00PM RUNNERS UP 1:00PM RUNNERS UP
1:35PM THE FINALS 1:35PM THIRD PLACE
2:15PM THE PRESENTATIONACTION SHOTS FROM THE 2019 #MWGT
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