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Kevin Kung

The Hong Kong Cricket Club (HKCC) were crowned champions at the Girls' U13 Bank of China (Hong Kong) 54th Festival of Sport Netball Tournament last Sunday.
 HKCC beat five other teams to win the competition organised by the Hong Kong Netball Association at Shun Lee Tsuen Sports Centre.  
Cubs  and SKH Li Fook Hing Secondary School were the first and second runners-up, respectively.  
The competition was based on round-robin matches, with two halves of eight minutes each and a two-minute break.   
 HKCC were the favourites as they are the champions in the primary cup division of the Junior Netball League. 
HKCC had seven players from different schools, but that did not affect their team spirit. They were  captains Katrina Salnikow and Marina Lamplough, Lauren Laroche, Bethary Wilkes, Aparna Nair, Alice Burnett and Sophie Krantz.  They won all five matches and conceded only one point.  
 Marina,  11, said the team were incredible as they did not have any substitutes. 'Every team had  nine or 10 players for the seven positions, but we did not have any  extras. One of our  girls fell off a  horse and another  couldn't come.  So all players had to stay fit throughout,' she said. 
 Katrina, 11, added: 'Winning all the matches was  really unbelievable.  All of us were tired  after the five matches.'
Lauren, 11, who is also on  the Hong Kong U14 netball regional squad, said: 'I train three times a week, including the weekly practice with my club members. We all treat this tournament as a major one  since every year the competition is fierce.'   
Outside the court, it was also a special day for Aparna. She turned 11 last Sunday. 'I am happy to win the medal as my birthday gift,' she said.
It was obvious that the HKCC girls played better than the other teams in terms of  footwork, teamwork and strategy.  Coach Sandy Laroche praised the girls for their outstanding performance. 'I am delighted to see our girls  undefeated throughout the tournament,' she said. 'It is good to know that the team is progressing throughout the year .... [we have won]  another title after capturing the cup in the Junior League. I hope they can be prepared for proper women's category matches in the future.'



HK Cricket Club takes netball crown