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The Barclays Knight-Stokes Cup

We are delighted to launch the Barclays Knight-Stokes Cup, a new hard-ball competition for state schools in the UK and Northern Ireland and also the Republic of Ireland, with the finals at Lord’s. It is our hope that by opening Lord’s up as an aspirational venue where all children can dream of playing, we can revitalise cricket in state schools.

All state schools can enter under-15 boys’ and girls’ teams in the inaugural competition which will start in 2026 and will be delivered by MCCF. Schools will compete in local competitions arranged by their county network and winners will progress to regional and the national knockout matches, before the finalists play on the Main Ground at Lord’s. Schools can express their interest to participate in this exciting new tournament online at lords.org/knightstokescup

We are thankful to the Black Heart Foundation, particularly their trustee Michael Vaughan and their founder Ric Lewis, without whose initial financial support, this competition would not have got off the ground. We are also grateful to Barclays who will fund this initiative further. Such is their commitment to grassroots sport, Barclays – in partnership with the Lawn Tennis Association - are also celebrating a year on from the start of the Barclays Free Park Tennis initiative which gives free access to tennis sessions in parks around the country.

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