Cross-continental cricket
SANDTON – St Stithians Boys Preparatory recently participated in cross-continental cricket against Cornwall.
St Stithians Boys Preparatory recently participated in cross-continental cricket and connect with other schoolchildren from parts of England.
For over 20 years, St Stithians Boys pupils have had the opportunity to engage with their peers from parts of England, with deep roots in St Stithians, Cornwall.
Two of the school’s founders were Cornishmen and they named the school in celebration of Cornwall, England.
St Stithians Boys Preparatory have a special relationship with Cornwall. Each year, boys from Cornwall Cricket Club and St Stithians Boys have travel to each other’s countries to play the wonderful game of cricket.
St Stithians Boys U13 cricketers first visited Cornwall in 1994 and in 1995 the Cornwall Cricket Club’s U13 players first visited St Stithians.
On 10 and 11 February this year, St Stithians welcomed its Cornish friends for some cricket and to add more memories to this decades-old relationship. The boys played 35 overs and Saints won by 72 runs. On a Saturday, they played 50 overs and Saints won by three wickets.
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“It was an honour to welcome the young Cornish cricketers to our campus and to reciprocate the kindness and goodwill shown to our boys when they visited Cornwall,” said Lethabo-Thabo Royds, communication coordinator at St Stithians.
“When the Saints boys visit Cornwall and the Cornwall boys visit Saints, you can see the great friendships that develop between them,” said Royds.
The great game of cricket, in this case, does more than teach the boys about teamwork, patience and hard work, it also gives them the time to connect with people from a completely different continent – an invaluable lesson. The boys also have the unique opportunity of international travel.
Russel Lennox, director of sport at St Stithians Boys Preparatory said, “The Boys Prep loved hosting Cornwall Cricket Club over the weekend. We congratulate every player and official.”
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