Old Hall complete Kwik-fire cricket hat-trick

Old Hall Junior School retained the Chesterfield Kwik Cricket Inter School Festival title for the third year running, by beating Brockwell Junior School by 12 runs in a closely fought final.

Over 120 children took part representing 12 school teams across the Borough.The Festival took place at Staveley Miners Welfare Cricket Club and was organised by Chesterfield Borough Council Sports Development in conjunction with the Derbyshire Cricket Board.

Old Hall will now represent Chesterfield in the county final at Denby on Friday (June 23), where they will compete against winning schools from other Festivals across Derbyshire.

Steve Lawrence, a teacher at the school who coaches the team said: "The team deserves this success because they have practised hard all year in our after-school club. They played with a superb team spirit, and were a credit to our school."