Both Girls and Boys 8U teams did Essex proud but narrowly missed out on victory! The event was played with great effort and enthusiasm. Well done to all players and a big thank you to parents and all those who came along to support.
Pictured: Boys and Girls 8U County Cup Team with Captains Tom Higgins and Kingsley Harris
Report from the Boys Captain
Team: James Stanley, Fabian Young , Otto Friedlein, Flynn Godfrey, Jules Hardy, Joseph Oluwatimileyin Oni and Nathan Dakoh
Knowing the girl’s team had just lost a very close final on point count back Hertfordshire; the boys knew they had to go for it!
Essex started well, winning 5 matches to 1 against Northamptonshire but then quickly had a dip in concentration losing 4-2 to Norfolk.
It was a tough box; with many individual matches going to sudden death but due to some fantastic performances Essex battled through their box beating Suffolk and Bedfordshire 4-2.
This meant Essex won the box and set up a semi final match with Cambridgeshire, who were a very steady team. Essex was head to head all the way and knew every individual point counted. The match finished 3-3 and on count back Essex won by 5 points.
Onto the final to play our arch rivals Hertfordshire. Essex had a fantastic start winning 3-1 with some brilliant performances. The momentum quickly shifted into Hertfordshire favour and the match finished 3-3.
After a nail biting point count back, Hertfordshire were awarded champions.
As captain I would like to say a big well done to all the players efforts and attitudes throughout the day. A great effort achieving 2nd place but the moral of the story ‘EVERY POINT COUNTS’!!
Thank you for the parents support.