Saints Joseph beat Albion Lower Basic Schools in the final of a cricket knock-out competition organised by the Gambia Cricket Association for the Lower Basic Schools in Banjul.

Albion school won the toss and decided to field. Saint Joseph batted first and scored 48 Runs and lost 8 wickets, with an average score of 6, the highest scorer being Mounir Raza with 7  Runs, and 2 wickets.

Albion schools batted next and scored 40 Runs and lost 16 wickets, with an average score of  2.5, with Binta Jawara emerging as the highest scorer on 9 Runs.

Mr. Johnny Gomez, vice-president of the Gambia Cricket Association, said the tournament is part of the association’s plan in introducing cricket to the school system.

“We want to catch them young, hence the need for such competition,” he said.

“We are planning for a cricket jamboree at the end of the school year for all the schools in Banjul and Kanifing Municipality,”