The National Girls Schools Cricket Week will for the first time since its inception in the early 2000s be held outside Kampala.
The competition, aimed at promoting the cricket game among girls in schools will be held in Soroti at three various grounds.
The tournament to be held in the Eastern part of Uganda is slated to bowl off on May 6, with 15 schools set to participate.
The Chairman of Soroti Cricket Association, Felix Musana expressed his delight in Uganda Cricket Association granting Soroti the hosting rights.
“This is a great opportunity for us to showcase our talent to the locals in Soroti that have misseseeingee their girls in action at home for all this time.”
Soroti will be represented by three schools including debutants St. Mary’s Madera, Light Secondary School (runners-up in the 2018 and 2019 editions), and Olila High School.
Olila High have won this trophy two times, and they will enter this edition as defending champions.
This annual event will also have Jinja Secondary School, Iganga Secondary School Lords Meade, and Victoria High School from the Nile region.
The Western Region pride will be on the shoulders of Kilembe Secondary School and Mt. Rwenzori Girls Secondary School.
The Central Region will have Ndejje SS, Kings College Budo, Gayaza High School, St. John’s SS, and Masaka SS.
Gulu High School will be a one-army side from the northern region compete with action running between May 6 and 13 at the Soroti Cricket Grounds, Teso College Aloet, and the St. Mary’s Madera Grounds.
By: Rose Agwang
