Leinster U13 Girls v Kent U13 Girls

Malvern College

Friday, 10th August, 2018

Note: rain affected

Kent 72 for 2, 10 overs (Megan Sturge 38*, Kate Woods 1/11)

Leinster 41/2, 10 overs ( Lucy McDonough 11*, Freya Sargent 7*, Imogen Gatteridge 1/2)

Kent win by 31 runs

Leinster U13 Girls v Berkshire U13 Girls

Malvern College

Friday, 10th August, 2018

Note: rain affected

Leinster 30/3, 10 overs (Anna Marshall 14*, Beth Deacon 2*, Lauren Hildich 2/7)

Berkshire 31/1, 5 overs (Lauren Hildich 13*, Lara McBride 1/2)

Berkshire win by 9 wickets

Leinster U13 Girls v Gloustershire U13 Girls

Malvern College

Saturday, 11th August, 2018

Note: rain affected

Gloucestershire 214 all out, 38.4 overs (Isobel Patel 64*, Lottie Gilderson 57, Jenny Wilson 3/25, Beth Deacon 3/34)

Leinster 92 all out, 25.4 overs (Lara McBride 26, Sophie McDonough 12, Izzy Richards 4/12, Gaby Edwards 1/1)

Gloucestershire win by 122 runs.

On Sunday, 12th August, the rain stopped all outdoor play and was replaced by indoor cricket matches against Wales U13 Girls and Gloucestershire U13 Girls, both of which they were defeated in.

However, the Leinster team had some great development opportunities and experienced well rounded oppositions throughout the tournament. They played against leg-spin, off-spin, in-swingers, they bowled against left-handed batters and against national teams as well as county teams that have been unbeaten in their age category of the County Championships. It was a whole different ball game than playing league cricket here against each other, and more often than not, playing with the boys as their club is yet to have an U13 girls team. The more exposure that our top-level players can get to this high standard of cricket the better.