Date- 10th – 14th May, 2026
“A cricket tournament in May?”
“It’s too hot” “It will rain!” “We’ll never be able to complete it”
Several voices of doubt came up when organising a cricket tournament between different schools in May. Amidst packed school calendars and tight sports and extra-curricular schedules, taking out 4 days for cricket requires focused intent and cooperation on multiple levels. The entire Sports department of Sacred Heart compromised on crucial volleyball and football practices to secure the practice time and ground for cricket, and generously acted as volunteers to make the tournament possible.
The Cricket Coaches themselves have worked tirelessly, spending long hours working on the pitch and ground and sometimes merely staring at the sky wondering if the clouds will spare us. All other sports coaches took it upon themselves to make sure everything went hassle free and our very first interschool cricket competition had no room for complaints. Everything humanly possible to do to make things smooth, was done. The school back office, tech teams, media teams, the school catering team, the Principal and construction team had a hand to play in making things smooth.
We hope we have created not just a standalone one-off event, but a culture to be continued for decades to come. Our dream was to make proper cricket accessible to the students, to make the magic of striking a leather ball with a strong willow real. To not let the wonderful game be restricted to tennis balls in turfs. And allow us to sacrifice some modesty in saying, we might just have succeeded.
The fact that Sacred Heart boys performed well and won the championship was a grand cherry on top!
It was an electrifying finale. Many congratulations to all the schools that participated and made the tournament possible, we hope to see you again next year: Don Bosco Siliguri, DPS Siliguri, Mahbert High School, Doon Heritage, Birla Divya Jyoti, Olivia Enlightened School and the finalists, TDA.
After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, Sacred Heart School delivered a powerful performance, posting 174/5 in 15 overs. Tarachand Dhanuka Academy, a balanced team of determined players and killer fielding and bowling attack, kept the match intense till the very end, finishing at 140/9 in 15 overs.
A finale to remember and moments that will stay with us long after the last ball.
