Ipswich students hope to win table cricket finals at Lords

The students from One Sixth Form College will be travelling to Lords Cricket Ground in London on Wednesday, June 25.

The team of 10 initially took part in a county game held in Ipswich before travelling to Newmarket this month where they won their final match by two runs against The Clare School from Norfolk.

They also managed to reach the finals last year where they got to meet England Ashes hero Jack Leach, as well TV personality Matt Lucas from Little Britain fame.

This year the team are determined to win the national championships.

One of the One Sixth Form College squad members is Hamish Crawford, 21, from Ipswich.

Hamish taking part in one of the regional heats has his eye on the prize - as Harrison Mayhew-Kemp looks on (Image: Eastern Education Group) Hamish said: “It’s amazing to get back to Lords. We are in it to win it. Being at Lords before will help us massively. I think I will be less nervous this time. If we were to win this - it would be one of the best things ever in my life.”

Another team member is Harrison Mayhew-Kemp, 21, is from Ardleigh in Essex.

He said: “The fact that I get to play table cricket with my friends from One Sixth Form College at Lords is fantastic. I went with my dad last time and he didn’t want to leave. This is like the cricket equivalent of playing at Wembley.”

Daniel Revell, 17, from Ipswich is on a pathway to employability course and this will be his first experience of Lords. Daniel said: “I’m new to the game and started playing a few months ago. It’s a good game – it’s like a version of cricket for people who can’t play the actual game. There is so much skill involved. We want to go there and do well.”