Girls Cricket Week – Matchday 4 Results
Morning Results
- St Theresa Girls’ SS 98 all out beat Gayaza High School 35 all out by 63 runs
- Olila High School 103/5 beat Jinja SSS 42/7 by 61 runs
- Mt St Henry’s High School 73 all out beat St John’s SS Mukono 67 all out by 6 runs
- Iganga SS 96/6 beat Good Heart SS 24 all out by 72 runs
- Kasese SS 137/8 beat Nyakasura 88/8 by 49 runs
- Sacred Heart 89/5 beat Masaka SS 71/3 by 18 runs
Afternoon Results
- Mt St Henry’s High School 66/7 beat Jinja SSS 52/9 by 14 runs
- Ndejje SS 63/6 beat Gulu High School 58 all out by 4 wickets
- Light SS 84/9 beat Masaka SSS 48 all out by 36 runs
- St Theresa Girls’ SS 126/7 beat Rwenzori High School 71/9 by 55 runs
- St James SS 97 all out beat Good Heart SSS 42 all out by 55 runs
- Sacred Heart SS 60/1 beat Masindi SS 59/7 by 9 wickets
Mt St Henry’s High School has surprised everyone in the Super 8 by clinching a place in the semifinals of the ongoing Girls Cricket Week.
The Mukono-based school has ridden its luck since it got a wild card into the tournament, and after two big wins against record winners Jinja SSS and Mukono rivals St John’s SSS Mukono they booked a place in the semifinals.
Jinja SSS will not be adding to their eight titles this year after losing to defending champion Olila High School in the morning. Olila High batted first and Joan Ilora (65) anchored the innings for her side against one of the best bowling attacks of the tournament.
In reply, Jinja SSS was slow out of the blocks, and that ultimately cost them the game because the required rate got so big in the end. That loss meant that Jinja SSS needed to win against Mt St Henry’s High School for them to progress, unfortunately, the wild card team gave no respect to the record winners, nicking them by 14 runs.
The loss marked an end of the journey for Jinja SS, and even if they win against St John’s SS Mukono, they will not be able to catch Mt St Henry’s High School Mukono.
Meanwhile, Light SS, the only other unbeaten team, fought hard to get past Masaka SSS to book their semifinal place.
The 2024 winners suffered a bit, but eventually their experience helped them get past Masaka SSS, who needed a win to remain alive in the tournament, but their morning loss to Sacred Heart SS had already compounded their misery.
The 2025 semifinalists will not be at the business end of the tournament, which leaves Sacred Heart and Light SSS the teams to progress from Group B of the Super 8.
The semifinals will be played tomorrow afternoon, with the final of the tournament slated for Saturday afternoon.
