Cricket is a sport that reaches across boundaries of gender, race and class. It enables students to mix with one another and instils within them a culture of mutual respect – respect towards their team mates, the opposition, and the umpires. At a time when good values and behaviour appear to be on the wane in society, cricket teaches children the importance of discipline and respect for authority whilst having fun on the field. It is a sport that teaches a student about self-reliance and practise. Aside from having a positive impact on child development, cricket is – quite simply – fantastic fun.
Cricket also enjoys having exemplary role models to follow. We at Woodlands have been privileged enough to have one of the all-time greats of South African cricket, Fanie De Villiers, come to our school to promote cricket as well as teaching our students the art of learning through sports.
