Tim Beard reports from the Eman Cup finals at Lord’s last Sunday

The Eman Cup is a national tournament for 8-11 yr old cricketers based around Muslim faith schools across the country. Supported by the ECB and Faith Associates, 50 teams started out on this particular ‘road to Lord’s’ in five regional centres – Lancashire, Yorkshire, Middlesex, Essex and Warwickshire.
The winners of each region made the journey to the Home of Cricket’s Indoor Centre last Sunday, a 6.30am start to the bus journey for many. Lunches were provided in the Indoor Centre café, and as I arrived Warwickshire had just ...