Canvastown School has had an upgrade of their cricket gear after receiving $1500 worth of equipment, which brings a sense of realism to their test matches in the back paddock.
The gear, including helmets, bats, balls, gloves and shin pads, is a far cry from the plastic bats and wickets the school used.
Pupils wasted little time putting the gear to good use on Friday afternoon, setting up the wickets on a mowed strip in the school field and playing a quick game before school finished.
The equipment was part of $100,000 worth of grants from The National Bank and the National Cricket Club.
National Bank regional manager Nicky Strong said Canvastown was the only school in Marlborough to receive the grant.
Principal release teacher David Paterson said the pupils play cricket almost every day and have little test matches every so often.
The school's application only asked for a replacement of their plastic bats and wickets which were worn and the gear was great for "a little country school that didn't have a lot of resources".
The school was hoping to have a cricket match against Havelock School using the new equipment, he said.
Canvastown school pupil Jakeb Brown, 11, who plays for the Renwick Green fifth grade team, said the gear was "really cool" and would get more of his classmates interested in cricket.
The school had an old pair of shin pads, but this was the first time the school had proper gear, he said.
- The Marlborough Express
SIMON WONG
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