Last four standing promise fireworks in the T20 final

The East London Schools T20 competition is set to come to an exciting conclusion on Wednesday afternoon when the final is battled out at the Beacon Bay sports grounds next to Beaconhurst.

Four teams still remain in the competition, with the semis being played on Tuesday afternoon, however the results were not available at the time of going to print.

So with last year’s runners-up Greenpoint up against Beaconhurst and East London Science College taking on Stutterheim, two of those teams will compete in Wednesday's final.

“I am so happy to see East London Science College in the mix, they are the outsiders for the title, while I think the favourites are in the other semi with Beaconhurst against Greenpoint,” said tournament organiser Eugene Adams.

“Stutt however can throw up a surprise, so I think any of the four teams left can still win the tournament.

“But all I want is for the boys to go back and say they have enjoyed this year’s competition, as long as they can say that I will be happy.”

EL Science College, Greenpoint and Beaconhurst all head into the semis unbeaten, while Stutterheim only lost once, so they are the four form teams that will be competing for the title.

This year’s competition grew to double from last year, with 10 teams taking part compared to last year’s five and that has helped add to the popular T20 event, with big plans to keep it growing.

“I am very happy, I am actually ecstatic because we grew from five teams last year to 10 teams this year, so it is very positive for us,” he said..

“We also have another four teams in the wings, so it has grown tremendously, and I am really happy with the schools that have taken part in it.”

In all it is set to be a grand finale on Wednesday afternoon, with a festival atmosphere on the cards with supporters from both schools expected to be in attendance.

“A huge thanks must go to Border cricket. Border cricket without blinking an eye, Loyiso the youth coordinator sponsored all balls for the competition, so that saved schools over R1,500 just on cricket balls and that was a huge help,” added Adams.

“I just want us to play tomorrow, the weather will play its part, I have travelled a lot this month to all the fields to watch cricket, I saw players who were enthusiastic and that is all I want to see,” he said.