St. Aidan's Cricket Team

A Rockingham Colliery Cricket Club project, to support St Aidan’s Primary School cricket team in Chitungwiza and promote the development of its elite players

[St. Aidan's Cricket Team @StAidansCricket]

We would like to announce the next phase in our exciting St Aidan’s cricket team, project.

Rockingham Colliery Cricket Club are to offer a scholarship opportunity for the most gifted young cricketer at St Aidan’s Primary school. @TonyMunyonga32 @ZimCricketv @StueyMatsy

[Mamzi @GodwillMamhiyo]

The power of Sport & Education must never be underestimated. Lives changing for the better. Well done Skip & the @rockinghamccc family. Full story here: https://t.co/GJolyymJ3n

[Andrew Baker @bakes1988]

@AdamTheofilatos @rockinghamccc @StAidansCricket https://t.co/AP4cEENcBn is the link for Facebook to follow the team with what they’re doing

[Andrew Baker @bakes1988]

@AdamTheofilatos @rockinghamccc @StAidansCricket Would be appreciated

[Andrew Baker @bakes1988]

@AdamTheofilatos @AdamTheofilatos it is the @rockinghamccc lads who are over from England working with @StAidansCricket in the Chitungwiza premier league which @StAidansCricket won last week. It’s a great partnership between @rockinghamccc and @StAidansCricket and any support of the project 1/2

[St. Aidan's Cricket Team @StAidansCricket]

Great day, a wonderful game and amazing support from all of the schools, parents and teachers.

Thank you to all involved, for making this such a great (and growing) competition

[St. Aidan's Cricket Team @StAidansCricket]

Chitungwiza Junior Premier League Final

St Aidans 166/4
Zengeza 4 116/7
St Aidans won by 50 runs

In front of a large and very enthusiastic crowd at St Aidans, the two teams treated us to a wonderful final.

Zengeza 4 elected to bowl,

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special mention for the dignitaries from Zimbabwe Cricket who came along and offered some bats to all of the competing schools.

Skip presented the CJPL trophy to St Aidans captain, Donnel Gurwe and Dillon Nyamhuri was awarded Player of the Tournament.

[St. Aidan's Cricket Team @StAidansCricket]

Julian collected the 60 pen pal letters from St Aidans in Huddersfield last week.

And the Rockingham boys delivered them to St Aidans, Chitungwiza, today.
The St Aidans 🇿🇼 children were delighted with their letters and will respond immediately

[St. Aidan's Cricket Team @StAidansCricket]

St Aidans - Rockingham CCC

The Rockingham boys spent the full day at St Aidans on Monday.
It was great to catch up with old friends and to see how the next generation of St Aidans superstars were getting on.

[St. Aidan's Cricket Team @StAidansCricket]

Chinembiri and Dudzai

On Tuesday, the Rockingham boys went to Chinembiri school in the morning and then Dudzai in the afternoon.
Following last years visit, it was great to see the progression.

[St. Aidan's Cricket Team @StAidansCricket]

Scholarship update.

It was great to catch up with the Scholarship boys.
Benny Z, Zvikomborero M and Ambitious M are all winners of the Rockingham CCC scholarship award.
The boys looked smart in their Churchill uniforms and are studying hard and playing some good cricket.

[St. Aidan's Cricket Team @StAidansCricket]

The project team are pleased to bring pictures of the brand new cricket net, at Dudzai. Coach Panashe Marovatsanga is delighted with the new facility and is straight to work with his young team!
Next in line for a new cricket net is Chinembiri school…..
Watch this space!

[St. Aidan's Cricket Team @StAidansCricket]

The Chitungwiza Junior Premier League.

The inaugural CJPL competition is due to start on Friday the 11th of February, when St Aidan’s travel across town, to play rivals Zengeza 4.
The other competing primary school teams are Dudzai, Fungisai and Chinembiri #buildingchampions

[St. Aidan's Cricket Team @StAidansCricket]

Rockingham CCC scholarship award winner.

St Aidan’s pupil, Zvikomborero Masango was selected by Coach Malcom Chikuwha, as this years award winner.

He will join previous recipient Ben Zuze at Churchill School, later this month.

[St. Aidan's Cricket Team @StAidansCricket]

New cricket net facility at Zengeza 4, Primary.

The project team are excited to reveal the upgraded cricket net facility at Zengeza 4. Ahead of the inaugural CJPL competition we are keen to try and improve the provision of equipment at all of the participating schools.

[St. Aidan's Cricket Team @StAidansCricket]

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[St. Aidan's Cricket Team @StAidansCricket]

THE CHITUNGWIZA JUNIOR PREMIER LEAGUE

After several months of planning; the project team are delighted to announce the inaugural Chitungwiza Junior Premier League (CJPL)

Dudzai, Chinembiri, Zengeza 4 and Fungisai primary schools will join St Aidan’s. 1/5

[St. Aidan's Cricket Team @StAidansCricket]

Each of the schools have received a small amount of equipment and there will be more to follow.
Chitungwiza’s, first-class players, have each gifted some kit and it is wonderful to see their passion and commitment, in building the next generation of cricketing superstars 5/5

[St. Aidan's Cricket Team @StAidansCricket]

We will use this FB page to report results and post pictures and highlights, from the weekly matches. Please ‘Share’ and ‘Follow’ our page. 4/5