EXCITEMENT is building ahead of a prestigious annual cricket contest at a Colwyn Bay school.

Rydal Penrhos’ first XI will be in action on home soil on Wednesday, May 1, where they will welcome Marylebone Cricket Club in a fixture that dates back to the 1900’s.

They will be looking to make a considerable impact in their first competitive fixture of the season against the MCC, with the squad set to benefit considerably from the presence of Year 12 pupil Owen Reilly throughout the campaign.

The talented all-rounder recently joined North Wales Cricket League Premier Division side Bangor and has earned national honours with the Welsh youth set-up.

Another expected to feature heavily is Lancashire U13 squad member Arran Sen, who took home the Spirit of Cricket Award from last year’s contest, with senior figures such as Jack Jones, Ewan Luke and Rafeez Mortuza also looking to sign off their time at Rydal Penrhos on a high note.

A number of promising youngsters will also be part of the side that takes on the MCC, with Thomas Hughes, Ben Davies, Sam Bixby and Laurence Richardson all set to benefit from the upcoming big match experience.

Allen Boyd, director of sport at Rydal Penrhos, said: “Our fixture against the MCC is a part of the history here at Rydal Penrhos, and it is going to be another fantastic experience for our aspiring cricketers once again.

“They have all been working hard during our winter nets programme and hopefully this will make a successful transition to competitive action this week.”