Thanks to Robert for this report from the Ventnor U15 Colts cricket team. Ed
National championships
They represented the Isle of Wight in the ECB U15 National Club Championship for 2014 before losing to Basingstoke & North Hants by six runs and finished in the last eight teams for South & West region at national level. There are four regions in total making them one of the top 32 U15 colt teams in England.
As a team the have played together since 2009 and have a consistent record of success on the Island:
Winning U11’s Cup & League 2009
Winning U11’s Cup & League 2010
Winning U13’s League & Cup runners up 2011
Winning U13’s Cup & League 2012
Winning U15’s Cup & League 2013
Winning U15’s Cup & League 2014
The picture above shows Ventnor and Ryde leaving the pitch on 24th June 2014 at Newclose after the IOW ECB U15 cup final.
How to join
They hope to play ECB U19 Club T20 national cricket for 2015 and would welcome any boys aged between 16 & 19 who are interested in playing in this competition next season to contact Marie Bartlett via e-mail on [email protected]
See the ECB U19 club T20 website for further information.