In a outstanding effort to revive the youthful spirit of faculty sports activities, CMS Grammar School, Bariga, performed host to a landmark cricket occasion that reignited enthusiasm for the sport throughout the historic establishment.
The occasion, organized by the E&G Cricket Foundation in collaboration with the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), mixed sensible coaching classes, academic lectures, and the official presentation of latest cricket gear and jerseys to the varsity.
Though cricket has lengthy been a part of CMS Grammar School’s proud sporting heritage, the initiative marked a brand new chapter of rejuvenation — one geared toward inspiring the subsequent era of student-athletes and restoring the varsity’s place as a breeding floor for cricket excellence.
The occasion drew greater than 700 college students who listened attentively through the introductory lecture on the basics of the sport, led by Mr. Barnaby E. (E&G Cricket Foundation), Friday Udoh (Improvement Officer, Lagos State), and Zeal Ibe (Media Officer, NCF).
Following the classroom session, the facilitators performed on-field drills specializing in bat grip, batting stance, seam management, bowling, and fielding methods. The power and enthusiasm of the scholars mirrored a real rekindling of curiosity in organized sports activities throughout the faculty.
One of many day’s excessive factors was the presentation of brand-new kits and customized jerseys, donated by the E&G Cricket Foundation, symbolizing a renewed funding in youth growth by sports activities.
In the course of the occasion, facilitators additionally inspected the cricket apply nets at the moment underneath building, a mission championed by the NCF to offer a everlasting coaching base for younger cricketers in Bariga.
Talking on the occasion, Mr. Barnaby E. praised the varsity’s dedication to nurturing younger expertise, emphasizing that the initiative was about “resurrecting the youthful ardour for sport and teamwork that CMS Grammar School has at all times stood for.”
The occasion concluded with a vote of thanks from faculty officers, who hailed the collaboration as a revival of faculty sports activities tradition and a testomony to the enduring function of cricket in shaping disciplined, well-rounded college students.
