Midsomer Norton Cricket Club hosted its Women’s Cricket Festival last Sunday following the successful launch of the club’s Midsomer Mavericks Women’s team this season. Players aged fourteen-plus and their families turned up at the club’s Withies Lane HQ to ensure that the event was a great success.
Club members helped with umpiring, scoring and running the BBQ. There was also music, and children were able to have lots of fun on a bouncy castle with plenty of sweets, ice creams and soft drinks to help keep them going on a beautiful summer’s day.
The players were the stars of the show though. Ten teams from around Somerset took part in the festival, which was supported by the Somerset Cricket Board and Western Storm, the 2017 winner of the Kia Women’s Super League. The club first organised women’s cricket training sessions last year, and women’s cricket at the club is going from strength to strength. The Withies Lane-based Midsomer Mavericks won their pool undefeated, and were deservedly the team of the day, which was demonstrated both by the way that they played the game and their sporting attitude.
Midsomer Mavericks’ Captain, Jennie Webb, said: “I am very excited by the prospects for women’s cricket at Midsomer Norton. We had two new players this week, one of them playing her first game and taking two wickets. We are always looking for new players, so anyone interested should come along to Withies Lane on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m.”
Club Chairman, Graeme King, was also enthusiastic: “The festival was a fantastic day, and a credit to all who played and helped make it happen. All the teams said that the event was brilliantly organised and that Midsomer Norton Cricket Club gave them a great welcome.”
Charlie Matthews