YOUNG cricketers have beaten rival schools to secure a place in the finals of a tournament.

Pupils at Stanley Comprehensive School have won through to the last 12 in the under-16s six-a-side cricket tournament, held at Headingley, in Leeds, on March 30.

The youngsters won through two group stages of the contest to make it into the knockout finals.

PE teacher Anthony Marshall said: "They have done really well, in keeping with our tradition in the competition.

"Teams in the past have reached the finals and even the semi-finals in 1999. Hopefully, this year we can win it."