The 2023 edition of the National Girls Schools Cricket Week came to a climax on Saturday with Olila High School winning their third straight title.
Olila beat their rivals Light SS by 5 wickets in the final that was held at St. Mary’s Madera to secure the trophy.
Masaka SS came fourth in the competition, but their player Proscovia Alako was named the Most Valuable Player at the tournament after gathering 2809 points.
Now as we wind up the week that was, we take a look at the tournament in numbers.
A total of 192 players from 13 schools took part in this competition which had 49 matches played.
As deserved champion, Olila didn’t lose any game. They won all their 9 matches in the tournament.
Contrary to the above, Lords Meade Vocational Institute, the team that came last didn’t win a single game.
The tournament MVP Alako also topped the batting chart with 502 runs. Olila’s Jimia Mohammed (227), Mary Namiro from Jinja SS (221), Light’s Patricia Timong (164), and Esther Iloku from Olila completed the top five.
In total, there were 4,152 runs. 352 of those were fours and 45 sixes. Alako had both the most 4s and 6s with 57 and 26 respectively.
Four players (Alako, Jimia, Namiro, and Iloku) each hit a single 50. Two 100s were registered; both came from Alako.
Alako also had the highest score in a game, with 198. But in that regard, 247 ducks were recorded.
In terms of bowling, 567 wickets were picked. Patricia Timong from Light SS was responsible for 20 of those.
Timong’s teammate Patricia Apolot (19), Olila’s Kevin Amuge (18), Ndejje’s Esther Namutebi (17), and Caroline Abalakake from Jinja SS with 14 completed the top five.
Seven different players including Timong picked up five wickets in a single game, but the best bowling figures went to Pursy Nakasinde from Masaka who picked 5 while conceding just one run.
There were four hat-tricks at the tournament, and 18 times players picked four wickets in a single game.
Labong Yaya from Gulu High School and Immaculate Nandera and Kevin Amuge both from Olila did that in two games.
Most teams benefitted from the poor bowling. Of the extras given at the tournament, 1,632 were wides.
The fielding department saw 250 catches and 90 run-outs recorded. Jimia in this regard led with 9 wicket catches. 206 no balls were bowled.
When beating Lords Meade by 233 runs in the Group stages, Masaka registered the highest team score of 270/1. Mt Rwenzori Girls SS, however, had the lowest with 0/0.
A leather ball was used at the tourney and 9,165 balls were used in the competition.
By: Rose Agwang
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