2 days Ago
Students from Beckfoot School conquered the home of cricket as they were crowned champions at the Lord’s Taverners National Table Cricket Finals. The Bradford school were one of 12 sides competing for the title in the Nursery Pavilion at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground and came out on top. Their triumph upgraded last year's runners-up finish and teaching assistant Viv Macdonald reckons the success will live long in the memory.
“It’s been fantastic," she said. "We arrived late so the players started playing in a little bit of a haphazard manner so we thought we wouldn’t do it, but we did it, we smashed it, the students love it, and we are euphoric. “This is the cream on the top, last year we came a very close second.
This is our fourth time here so it’s fourth time lucky! “A few of these students get a little bit shy in front of an audience and in front of their peers at assembly. This has given them a lot of confidence and it’ll take them on through life. “Table cricket’s taught them how to perform as a team, to be a team leader, to share and it’s just wonderful how it’s given them confidence to be out in public.
” Table cricket is a fully inclusive, adapted version of the game aimed at young people living with a wide range of learning and physical disabilities played on a table tennis table. Many young people with a disability have limited opportunities to participate in sport, but table cricket provides an incredible opportunity for them to make .
