performances. These included 50s from Harry Stewart, Sid Mitchell and Frankie Russell and 5 wickets for 17 runs from the bowling of Gaurav Mediratta. Additionally, William Stanton scored 101 not out from 33 deliveries, which is a College record. Overall, we had a very enjoyable and successful season. Personally, I think the team pulled together best when we were in the losing position, which is, after all, what the sport’s about. As a bonus, on many occasions, this spirit helped us to come out on top!
Junior Colts C Record: played 4; won 2; drawn 0; tied 0; lost 2; abandoned 0 Edward Hitchins (4th, NH), Freddie Scott (4th, S), Frankie Russell (4th, S), William Westlake (4th, S), Theo Kace (4th, BH), Piers Morgan (Vice Captain, 4th, Xt), Joshua Naylor-Higgs (4th, S), Maximilian Pini (4th, NH), Milo Watkins (4th, S), Charlie Gardiner (4th, NH), Bryn Fair (Captain, 4th, BH), Harry Lyle (4th, S), Jonathan Chai (4th, Xt), Ethan Harney (4th, L), Thomas Kinsella (4th, L), Imaan Khyra (4th, H), Fedor Sokolov (4th, H) The 2017 Cricket season saw a spirited and energetic team have their best season in at least 10 years. A combination of committed fielding, varied and inventive batting, and reliable bowling meant for a competitive year at C team level. The opening fixture against Radley College proved to be our biggest challenge. Dogged batting and some excellent bowling meant the boys could leave the field with their heads high, despite defeat. A sunny day in May saw the arrival of Abingdon School to College. A flamboyant display from Bryn
Fair (91) and Edward Hitchins (50) (127 partnership) with contributions from Imaan Khyra (33) set one of the highest totals Upper Reeves has seen (264-7, 30 overs). Superb bowling from Piers Morgan (4-2-10-2) and Freddie Scott (3.5-0-4-2) sealed an emphatic victory.
Yearlings A
Record: played 20; won 13; drawn 0; tied 1; lost 6;
An away trip to Bradfield College saw a depleted team take on a strong home side. A short boundary on the leg side leant itself to the impressive leg side batting seen against Abingdon. Sensational bowling from Piers (5-0-18-2) and Freddie (5-0-27-2) limited Bradfield to 131-8. Bryn (45) again helped attack this total, with contributions from Piers (19), whose Geoffrey Boycott inspired innings saw him bat with nearly the whole team, and Edward (hitting a six to win) allowed us to reach the total with ease. The final fixture of the season was Marlborough College at home. An achievable total of 194 was set by Marlborough and some simple yet effective bowling from Edward (5-0-23-2) and Piers (5-126-1, including an exceptional run out) curtailed Marlborough’s advances. Good batting by Bryn (38) gave us a fighting chance, however, a mini collapse at the hands of a Marlborough bowler who preferred the yorker delivery sent the bails tumbling to floor on no less than 6 occasions in 10 balls! Nevertheless, in the face of defeat the team can hold their heads extremely high in their contributions to the club, improvements to their game this season and achievements won. Special mention goes to Bryn whose batting average of 45 is a testament to the progress he has made in the game, especially his off-side play.
Mr James Copeland-Jordan (Coach)
Charlie Davison (3rd, BH), Simon Oates (3rd, Xt), Seb Kimber (3rd, NH), Sebastian Cornwell (3rd, Xt), Piers Brown (3rd, BH), Zach French (3rd, H), Edward Hartley (3rd, H), William Blowers (3rd, BH), Oliver Walker (3rd, NH), William Taylor (3rd, BH), Joseph Murphy (3rd, L), Munaki Munjanganja (3rd, BH), Charlie Anton-Smith (3rd, S), Ned Hanbury (3rd, BH), Monty Graveney (3rd, L), Edward Calder (3rd, BH), William Hechle (3rd, Xt), Charles Heardman (3rd, BH) The team had a very busy season, with a dry Summer Term allowing them to complete 20 matches and play in excess of 900 overs of cricket. 18 different players represented the side and the team improved steadily throughout the season, earning 13 wins and an exciting tie in a T20 match against Rugby School. The first match of the season took place away at Radley College. In a low scoring affair, a superb unbroken 9th wicket partnership of 52 between Charlie Anton-Smith and Oliver Walker edged College over the line with only 4 balls to spare. College were also involved in a thriller down at Clifton College where Simon Oates held his nerve to hit the winning runs from the final ball. There were many strong performances throughout the season. Piers Brown, Zach French, Simon and Munaki Munjanganja all hit half centuries and William Taylor scored a magnificent 106 from 53 balls versus St Edward’s School, Oxford and later in the season scored 89 in the County Cup semi-final. Perhaps the individual batting performance of the season was Charlie Davison’s 143 from 81 balls against St Joseph’s College, Ipswich at the Ardingly Festival. Charlie had gone past 50 on four previous occasions but this year, managed the take full advantage of the 40 over format. The ball spin twins Edward Hartley and William Blowers both bagged 4 wicket hauls and Sebastian Cornwell and Charlie Davison were both instrumental in leading the team’s seam bowling attack. The last day of the season, saw the team take on Wycliffe College in the County Cup final. In wet and damp conditions, College managed to restrict their visitors to an under-par score of 94-7 in the allotted 20 overs. Seb Kimber was the pick of the bowlers with his 3 wickets only costing 9 runs. Zach (43*) and William Taylor (38) made easy work of the run chase, with College winning by 9 wickets; more than 10 overs to spare. This result enables the team to play in the ESCA U15 one-day
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The Cheltonian 2016-2017
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