Weather was the winner of the second week of fixtures in the Evening Press Cricket World Cup.

NDIA (Our Lady's II): Back row, from left to right, Hayley Bourke, Catherine Laws, Rachel Cloughton, Joanna Feasby, Rachel Sanderson. Front row: Laura Kilbride, Gemma Clark, Fiona Addison, Genni Farrow

Heavy rain meant that the eagerly-awaited matches in the competition, sponsored by Rawcliffes Intersport, at the University of York were unable to go ahead as planned.

Some teams have already rescheduled their matches for this week, but the pitches at the university will be available tomorrow for any sides who wish to play their fixtures which were called off.

Teams should inform Mike Kilmartin at Our Lady's School, about their week two re-arranged fixtures on 01904 411036.

The pitches at the university may also be available on Thursday, May 27, but teams wishing to play their outstanding week two games on that date should check with the university's Director of Physical Education on 01904 433854.

The outstanding matches can also be played on Friday, June 4, - a date set aside to catch up with any remaining games before the competition moves into the knockout stages.

The competition involves sixteen teams from Primary Schools from the York area with each team taking the name of countries which are involved in the Cricket World Cup proper.

Everyone will be keep their fingers crossed that the weather holds this Friday so the third batch of games can go ahead.

This Friday's games

Group A: India (Our Lady's III) v South Africa (Westfield I) on pitch 4, Pakistan (Copmanthorpe) v New Zealand (Bishopthorpe) on pitch 5.

Group B: West Indies (Our Lady's II) v Australia A (Our Lady's I) on pitch 8, Bangladesh (Woodthorpe) v Kenya (Poppleton Road) on pitch 7

Group C: England A (Robert Wilkinson, Strensall) v Australia (Bishopthorpe II) on pitch 2; Scotland (Westfield II) v Sri Lanka A (Appleton Roebuck) on pitch 3

Group D: Zimbabwe (Kingsway) v Sri Lanka (St Aelred's) on pitch 1; West Indies A (Knavesmire II) v England (Knavesmire) on pitch 6.

Week 1 results

Group A: India (Our Lady's III) 183 lost to Pakistan (Copmanthorpe) 261 by 78 runs; New Zealand (Bishopthorpe) 291 bt South Africa (Westfield I) by 66 runs.

Group B: West Indies (Our Lady's II) 228 bt Bangladesh (Bishopthorpe) by 15 runs; Kenya (Poppleton Road) 247 bt Australia A (Our Lady's I) by 65 runs.

Group C: England A (Robert Wilkinson, Strensall) 236 bt Scotland A (Westfield II) 144 by 92 runs; Sri Lanka A (Appleton Roebuck) bt Australia (Bishopthorpe II) 195 by 101 runs.

Group D: Zimbabwe (Kingsway) 278 bt West Indies A (Knavesmire II) 218 by 60 runs; England (Knavesmire I) 246 bt Sri Lanka (St Aelred's) 214 by 32 runs.

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