On Friday morning we gathered in B4 for the Cricket Tournament. Mrs Breeden then announced the jerseys to the players.

We then headed up the highway to Toomuc Recreation Reserve where there were six ovals on one ground. There were five different schools competing. They were St Pat’s (us), Pakenham Springs, Pakenham Lakeside, Pakenham Consolidated and Beaconsfield PS.

There were two St Pat’s teams, green and yellow. I was in the yellow team with Mary, Liam, Luala, Charlotte, Nyankoor, Lucas K, Faith, Malika and Srina.

Firstly we played against Pakenham Springs. We lost but showed great sportsmanship. I got two wickets and we got 34 runs. 

In game two I saw a lot of improvement in our team. We versed Beaconsfield and we won 35 - 56.

In Game three we played Pakenham Lakeside. We won! Nyankoor caught an absolute bullet and Liam scored a four!

In the finals we won 89 - 85. Faith got two fours and a catch and I got a six.

It was an amazing experience for the Grade Fours.

Next time we’ll beat our high scores!

By Paddy, 4AT

On Friday morning we gathered in B4 for the Cricket Tournament. Mrs Breeden then announced the jerseys to the players.

We then headed up the highway to Toomuc Recreation Reserve where there were six ovals on one ground. There were five different schools competing. They were St Pat’s (us), Pakenham Springs, Pakenham Lakeside, Pakenham Consolidated and Beaconsfield PS.

There were two St Pat’s teams, green and yellow. I was in the green team with Jack, David, Deng, Achien, Ethan, Mpho, Lucas L and Aden. 

Firstly we played against Pakenham Springs. After batting and bowling the scores were in… Pakenham Springs made…127! And we made 127 as well! It was a tie, no one could believe it, but it wasn’t that bad because we all showed great sportsmanship.

Game Two - By morning tea it was time for game two. We were versing Beaconsfield PS. We bowled first and took I think 9 wickets with our stand out players David taking two catches and Achien taking three wickets. We then batted really well and the highlight for me was hitting 7 sixes. We ended up winning the game.

Game Three - At lunch we played Pakenham Lakeside and won with Deng and David making a partnership of 40ish runs, winning us the game and putting us into the grand final!

Grand Final - It was time to play the team that finished first on the ladder of Group C which was the Pakenham Springs team. We bowled first and took eight wickets, with Lucas taking two. We then batted with our top scorer being Achien, winning the game for us.

I really enjoyed it and would love to do it again. Lots of kids made big achievements and loved the game play of cricket.

By Mitch, 4JD