It was too much for kids that age in that heat, Its a competition that's not really needed
regardless of peoples views on the heat - I actually think Hatch is a brilliant competition which gives talenetd 14 year olds the chance to play 6 games on great grounds.
By playing 6 games coaches get a chance to juggle the batting and bowling orders around and each kid will normally get a good chance to showcase their talent.
So many of the pathway series only have the 3 round robin games and them move into a knock out final - it is very cut throat and there isn't as much time to give every one a good go.
Hatch is a great introduction to turf cricket and hopefully sparks kids interest in playing higher level cricket.