MSSA still hopeful of conducting Harris, Giles Shield cricket tourneys
Updated On: 08 March, 2021 09:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Ashwin Ferro
Elaborating on the association’s plan, Fr Rodrigues said: “We can conduct the Harris Shield [U-16] and Giles Shield [U-14] inter-school cricket tournaments with only the top 16 teams from the Elite Group. We could possible add four more promising teams and make it 20 and have a knockout tournament.”
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Don Bosco High School Matunga bowler Zaid Patankar ( 3rd from right) celebrates the wicket of Husaain Shakh of Al Barkaat High School Kurla in the second day of the Harris Shield 2020 finals played at Brabourne Cricket Stadium. Pic/Suresh Karkera
As sport limps back to normalcy in the city after the Coronavirus-forced break that lasted nearly a year, the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) is hopeful of conducting a few tournaments subject to permission from the state government.
“A lot of children, coaches and parents have asked me why we are not conducting tournaments and while I feel sad, I am helpless. The state government has not yet authorised us to conduct school tournaments but I assure you, as soon as we get the nod from the state authorities, we will try and conduct at least a couple of tournaments. The academic year ends around April, so we don’t have much time,” Fr Jude Rodrigues told mid-day recently.
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