William Greaves Trophy (MWGT)
The UK’s Largest Primary School Indoor Competition
William Greaves Trophy – Mixed Primary School Competition.
Background information
For the last 16 years, William Greaves Trophy brings together children from state primary schools across London for 5 months of exciting and competitive cricket.
Running across 17 London Boroughs, with individual borough rounds followed by a round of semi finals for the borough winners. The winners of semi finals are then invited to the grand final at the MCC Academy at Lords Cricket Ground which takes place in March. 8 schools from different boroughs will play at the grand final.
The competition format is 8 players per side with a minimum of 4 girls playing in every game and the teams can be formed of children in year 4, 5 and 6.
PRESS RELEASE
Date: 27-03-2025
LITTLE EALING PRIMARY SCHOOL CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF THE 17TH WILLIAM GREAVES TROPHY
Heathfield Junior School finishes as runners-up
London, 27th March 2024 – The 17th edition of the William Greaves Trophy 2024/25, the UK’s largest indoor primary school cricket competition, concluded with a thrilling Finals Day at the MCC Academy, Lord’s. With over 2,000 children competing in more than 350 matches across 17 London boroughs, this year’s tournament was the biggest yet.
The competition was renamed in 2017 in memory of William “Bill” Greaves, a founding member and trustee of Capital Kids Cricket (CKC), to honor his dedication to youth cricket development.
Finals Day at Lord’s
Following 17 borough-level competitions and four regional semi-finals, the grand final brought together the top eight schools from across London. The format featured group-stage matches, followed by semi-finals and the final showdown.
In an intense final, Little Ealing Primary School (Ealing) defeated Heathfield Junior School (Richmond) to lift the trophy.
- 3rd Place: Warren Junior School (Barking & Dagenham)
- 4th Place: Grasmere Primary School (Hackney)
The other finalists who made it to Lord’s were: Latchmere School (Kingston), St Mary Magdalene Primary School (Islington), St Mary’s and St Pancras Primary School (Camden), Avanti Court Primary School (Redbridge)
A Competition with a Powerful Message
This mixed-gender tournament ensures inclusivity by requiring that each team field at least four girls per match.
This year’s competition carried an important theme: “TEAMS NOT GANGS”, reinforcing CKC’s mission to use cricket as a tool to inspire young people, promote teamwork, and instil positive values—steering them away from violence and towards brighter futures.
Number of Moyers of Boroughs attended with other distinguish gests during the final,
CKC Chair, Kalyan Kumar said “Today was a real showcase of the talent of young state school cricketers from across London. In line with our theme, the competition highlighted the power of cricket in bringing people together while promoting community, positive values, and teamwork.”
CKC COO, Joe Fisher mentioned “The standard of cricket improves every year, and it is fantastic to see so many children enjoying a day of brilliant cricket at Lord’s. Between October and March, over 150 schools from 17 London boroughs compete for a spot in the finals. For the eight schools that make it to Lord’s, it is a remarkable achievement and something every child who participated should be proud of.”
2023 – 2024 – Update:
Haringey
We kicked of our MWGT Campaign for 2023-24 with Haringey, Thanks to Alexandra Park School for hosting us. The Haringey borough round saw 12 schools participating and over 96 young people attending the event in which half the number were girls. A great turn out from the borough. Thanks to all the schools that had participated. The day was spilt in two halves. the Morning round final Rhodes Ave faced Campsbourne and won comfortably moving straight into the finals. In the Evening round Roksley’s game looked fierce throughout the group stages and they went on to face South Haringey who also looked immaculate with their game however Roksley won the group stage round and moved into the finals with Rhodes Avenue.
In the final the game was evenly poised as both teams had brought A game. The final over of the final between Rhodes Avenue and Roksley was intense and amazing to watch as the Roksley needed 12 to win and Rhodes Avenue 1 wicket to win. Roksley Pulled out ahead in the final with a 6 on the last ball of the inning chasing down the total that Rhodes Avenue set for them.
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