On January 31st the students at St Mary's took part in a cricket coaching session with Brian O'Rourke from Cricket Leinster. The initiative was spearheaded by our Transition Year student Molly Butler, one of Ireland's most promising upcoming women's cricketers. Cricket in Ireland has been enjoying a huge boost in popularity lately, both in the women's and men's game.
Brian has had huge experience over the years both in playing the game at a very high level and also as working as a Development Officer. Molly has not only played club cricket but has also represented Leinster at provincial level in Ireland and abroad.
It was fascinating to see Brian and Molly work with the students on acquiring the basics of the game, and becoming familiar with the terminology and equipment used in cricket.Brian also presented the school with cricket equipment from Fingal County Council's Sports Office which we were delighted to receive. We look forward to introducing further coaching sessions into the school, and hope that many of the girls will now take up the game. As the pictures below show, we have some very talented cricketers of the future! Many thanks to Brian, Molly, Cricket Leinster and Fingal County Council Sports Office.
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