15 May 2023 | Cricket

FINAL: Girls Schools Cricket Week Light Secondary School v Olila High School Light SSS 54/9 Olila High School 56/5 Olila High Won by 5 wickets 3rd/4th Final Jinja SSS v Masaka SSS Jinja SSS 105/5 Masaka SSS 84/5 Jinja SSS won by 21 runs Tournament MVP: Alako Proscovia (Masaka SSS) Best Bowler: Patricia Timong (Light SSS) Best Batter: Jimia Mohammad (Olila High School) Olila High School claimed the Girl's Schools Cricket Week for the third time in a row, achieving the feat at home and against a local rival Light SSS. Olila High School won the title without dropping a game during the one-week tournament held in Soroti City for the 1st time. Olila High School blitzed through the group games without dropping a game after topping Group A, they dominated Jinja SSS in the Semifinals before defeating Light SSS in a repeat of the 2019 final. Jinja SSS finished 3rd after defeating Masaka SSS in the 3/4 place playoff final and the two losses for Masaka SSS have come on the back of two Alako failures clearly a team that relied a lot on one individual. Soroti Cricket Academy ensured that the schools leave with some good memories of the tournament with some quiz and dance competitions for the schools in the evenings. Victoria Pearl’s batter Proscovia Alako picked up the MVP award after her runs took Masaka SSS to the semifinals while Patricia Timong of Light SSS took the best bowler award. The tournament was played at four grounds in Soroti with Teso College offering two playing surfaces with St Mary’s Madera and Fr Hilders the other playing surface.

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