Students from SHS were invited to participate in a Table Cricket Tournament

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December 8, 2025

Students from Sutherland House School were invited to participate in a County wide Table Cricket Tournament

What is table cricket?

Table cricket is an adapted version of cricket, played on a table tennis table and specially designed to give young people with special needs the chance to play and compete in the sport.

How does it work?

This is a very strategic game! There are different scoring zones around the table and, just like in regular cricket, fielders must be carefully positioned to prevent runs or to get the batter out.

Teams of six take it in turn to bowl or bat, with the bowler using a ramp to deliver the ball (either a regular ball that runs true or a weighted one that swings around). The batter scores by hitting the ball into the scoring zones, avoiding the fielders if they can!

We played five games winning three and losing two. Out of ten schools we finished an amazing 4th place! This is a fantastic achievement considering it is the first Table Cricket tournament we have entered, and two of the six players had not been to Trent Bridge for the workshop. All students received certificates during the award ceremony and applause from all the other schools. Students involved were from class 7, 8 and 11.

The results are as follows in the order we played the games:

Sutherland House School V Ash Lea (eventual winners) LOST
Sutherland House School V Carlton and Digby WON
Sutherland House School V Westbury (2nd place) LOST
Sutherland House School V Endeavor WON
Sutherland House School V Oakfield WON

Students from SHS were invited to participate in a Table Cricket Tournament

Students from Sutherland House School were invited to participate in a County wide Table Cricket Tournament

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Students from SHS went to Trent Bridge cricket ground to learn Table Cricket.