First ball bowled in 2026 Primary School Cricket season

The 2026 Inter-Primary Cricket Competition began this past Friday with a number of exciting games being played at venues across the Island.

The 2026 competition runs from April to June with 15 participating schools that are divided into two zones (Zone A and B) in the girls’ and boys’ leagues. Games are 12 overs for boys and 8 overs for girls with each bowler restricted to bowling 3 overs (boys) and 2 overs (girls). Field sizes are roughly half a football field and teams consist of 11 players. Games are played on Friday afternoons starting at noon (girls) and 1:00 p.m. (boys) at various primary school and sports field venues.

St. Ignatius Catholic are defending boys’ league champions and Island Primary A are defending girls’ league champions.

The Inter-Primary Cricket Competition is organised and coordinated by the Department of Education Services, the Department of Sports and the Cayman Cricket Association and sponsored in part by Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC).

Schools in Zone A in the girls’ and boys’ league include East End Primary, Edna Moyle Primary, First Baptist Christian School, Island Primary A, Island Primary B, Joanna Clarke Primary, Prospect Primary, Red Bay Primary and Theoline L. McCoy Primary. Zone B in the girls’ and boys’ league consists of Cayman Academy (boys only), Cayman International School (CIS), Cayman Prep A, Cayman Prep B, Footsteps School, Marie Martin Primary, Sir John A. Cumber Primary and St. Ignatius Catholic School.

Results from the first day of competition included:

Zone A Girls:

Island Primary A defeated East End Primary 44 runs to 43 runs and Island Primary B downed Joanna Clarke Primary 42 runs to 39 runs. Edna Moyle Primary versus Red Bay Primary and Theoline L. McCoy Primary versus Prospect Primary (boys and girls) were postponed and First Baptist Christian School were not scheduled to play.

Zone B Girls:

Marie Martin Primary got the better of Footsteps School 60 runs to 57 runs and Cayman Prep A defeated Cayman Prep B 58 runs to 57 runs. Cayman International School versus Sir John A. Cumber Primary (girls and boys) was postponed and St. Ignatius Catholic were not scheduled to play.

Zone A Boys:

Island Primary A defeated East End Primary 70 runs to 59 runs and Joanna Clarke Primary got past Island Primary B 55 runs to 54 runs.

Zone B Boys:

In the first high scoring encounter of the young season, Marie Martin Primary defeated Footsteps School 114 runs to 94 runs and Cayman Prep A defeated Cayman Prep B 90 runs to 67 runs. Cayman Academy versus St. Ignatius Catholic was postponed.

Round 2 of the 2026 season continues on Friday, May 8 with a full schedule of games including:

Zone A Girls and Boys: First Baptist CS versus Red Bay Primary (at First Baptist), Prospect Primary versus East End Primary (at Prospect Primary), Island Primary B versus Edna Moyle Primary (at the Smith Road Oval) and Theoline L. McCoy versus Joanna Clarke Primary (at Theoline L. McCoy). Island Primary A have a bye.

Zone B Girls and Boys: Footsteps School versus Cayman Prep A (at the Annex Field), Sir John A. Cumber versus Cayman Prep B (at Sir John A. Cumber), St. Ignatius Catholic versus Cayman International School (at Camana Bay) and Marie Martin Primary versus Cayman Academy (boys only at the Annex Field). The young ladies from Marie Martin Primary have a bye.

Parents and supporters are encouraged to come out and cheer on our young cricketers.