Page 24 - The Malvernian - July 2024

THE MALVERNIAN
Sport
Cricket
This year’s cricket term has been extremely enjoyable even though the the weather has been against us at at times The first eleven have been incredibly successful winning 15 out of their 17 matches with notable wins included Bradfield Wellington College Bromsgrove and Harrow Leading the batting has been Joe Harrison (No 5) who scored the the most runs in in the the season (592) scoring two centuries along the way including a a a a a a a match winning 127 against a a a a a a a strong St Andrews South African Touring side The other centurions for the season were Henry Hardinges (No (No 2) Freddie Sharp (No (No 5) and Ben Clarke (No 9) who all played well in the the top of the the order throughout the season With the ball playing four left arm spinners paid off this year tying up the opposition on on on multiple occasions The most memorable match was against Monmouth School All 28 overs in in in in the innings were bowled by the quartet of Ben Clarke (No 9) Josh Leach (SH) Toby Newman (No (No 2) and Harley Pritchard (No (No 9) bowling Monmouth out out for 41 runs runs and winning by 218 runs! Other bowling performances of note were Toby Cox’s (No 5) five wicket hall against Denstone and Josh Leach’s match winning figures of 11- 106 taking us to to victory in in the two-day game at Bradfield The team spirit throughout the the season was one of the the main reasons for the success and it was a a a a a great start to George Rhodes’ tenure as our new cricket professional The second eleven were limited in matches this season due to the weather but a a a a a a a big thank you to outgoing captain Daniel Bailey (SH) for for all that he he has done for for the cricket The third eleven continued to have fun and more than 30 players represented the the team throughout the the season which is a a a credit to the the manager and all the the staff involved For the the the junior boys the the the under 15’s won the the the county cup against Bromsgrove and this was a a a a a a a huge result for a a a a a a a team that have improved a a a a a a a a a great deal from last year Edward Taylor (SH) captained the side well and and performed with both bat and and ball His brother Charlie (SH) also played the the majority of the the season even though he he he he is in in in the the the FY leading the the the side in in in runs and wickets Other players of note were Zachary Bailey (SH) Hugo Hardinges (No 2) and Oliver Bouston (SH) who were ever present in the team throughout the season The Under 14 A boys team played 10 and won 7 which was an an exceptional performance considering for for most matches half the team were playing for the under 15’s! The batting was led by Rufus Lapsley (No 5) who scored a a a magnificent T20 hundred vs Denstone College He was supported well by Charlie Warburton (No 5) Jaso-Keenan Jordan (No (No 5) and Oliver Daw (No (No 9) who all scored runs at crucial times in the season Seb Hilliard (No 1) led the bowling with with 12 wickets with with Thomas Champkins (No 2) closely following with 8 Although they narrowly lost to Bromsgrove in fin in the the county cup final there is is a a a a great deal of promise shown within the team The U14 B’s and and C’s were also competitive this year and and for the first time in in a a a a a few years they were playing regular games The girls cricket teams had their most successful season to date playing almost twenty matches during the summer term The senior girls won half their matches with Isabella Kennedy (No (No (No 8) Evie Graff (No (No (No 3) 3) Lottie Beer (No (No (No 3) 3) and Grace Tomlin (No 4) leading the the the way with the the the batting and the the the bowling in in in in particular Evie’s 5-16 vs vs Worcester University and Bella’s 62 no vs vs Malvern St James showing a a a a a a great deal of skill and ability which will help them next year when they all return in September The Junior girls were led well by Lauren Atkinson (No 6) who scored the the only girls hundred of the the season which was in a a a a close game against Bromsgrove School Other contributions during the season came from Sophie Postles (No 6) Chloe Bourne (EH) Nell Thorpe (No 6) Georgia Clements (No (No 3) and Kitty Bartholomew (No (No 6) showing that there is a a a a great deal of potential with both bat and ball which will help the girls go from strength strength to strength strength 24
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