Sports Reports 2012 Magazine
UNDER 16A CRICKET 2012 Report Eddie Byrom Captain F IV E PL AYER S MAD E THE NAT ION AL U1 6 A TEAM Kyle Hopper Brad Evans Mark Hulbert Richard Lock Eddie Byrom
UNDER 15A CRICKET 2012 Report Mr. A. Odendaal Coach
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t was a fairly successful year for the U16 A cricket team with only one game lost to St George’s in the first term, and a second place at the St John’s annual 20/20 tournament held in October. The boys played some very good and positive cricket throughout the year, with special mention of Brandon Palmer, who received the Junior Bowling Cup, Brad Evans receiving the Junior Fielding Cup and Kyle Hopper receiving the All-Rounder Trophy. The U16 A’s won all their games convincingly until a surprise upset came about in the final game of the first term, where the top order collapsed, but James Waller and Brandon Palmer, batting at 9 and 10, put on a steady partnership, with Brandon Palmer making 50 runs. Our total of 140 was chased down by St Georges in the second last over. Brandon Palmer also took 5 wickets, including a hat trick against Lomagundi. This was the only 5 wicket haul in the year. The under 16 side scored under 200 only once in the year and seldom let any team make over 150 runs in the whole season. With the ability to bat all the way down the order, the tail put together strong partnerships, even when the top order collapsed. The highest scores of the season were Eddie Byrom’s 84 versus P.E. and Kyle Hopper’s 80 versus Peterhouse. Other 5’s came from Richie Lock, Anthony Tanner, Mark Hulbert, Kyle Hopper, Michael Rossi and Eddie Byrom. Many thanks to Mr. Iain Butchart for his expertise and enabling us to have a great year of Under 16 cricket. He has definitely made cricket a great experience this year.
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he Under 15/A Cricket Team had a successful year. We lost 2 matches in the 1st term to Peterhouse and St. George’s respectively. We won our other matches convincingly. Our only loss of the 3rd term season was in the 1st week of term against Peterhouse. We did not look back from there and ended the season well. Our re-match with St. George’s was, unfortunately, rained off when we were looking in a strong position. The team’s ability grew throughout the year and moments of individual brilliance helped tremendously. Special mention must be made of Nick Welch who scored an incredible 198 against Churchill. We applied pressure as our bowlers controlled the games, resulting in little pressure on our top order batsmen. Many thanks to the parents for their support. C OAC H Mr. Odendaal
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UNDER 14A CRICKET 2012 Report Mr. J. Chiduku Coach
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he year started off well with a win against Churchill at home. We then lost to Prince Edward in a close game. We played Peterhouse and won. Our game vs St George’s was rained off. The boys had trained hard throughout the term, but with the rain delays and incomplete games, it became very difficult to make significant progress. In the third term we started off well again, with a win over Peterhouse, ( Harrison made 98 and McGaw made 50 runs in their innings) When we played two more games vs. Churchill and Prince Edward and won both of those games, with everyone one making a big effort. For the first time the U14 were included in the Junior T20 at St John’s, where Falcon and Churchill were in their group. They beat both teams and made it through to the finals, but lost to St George’s. It was a very good year of cricket for the boys; they grew in strength and skill and became a good and united team. Well done to the boys and all the best for next year.