150 | SOTONIENSIS 2016
U15A & B Rounders For some reason, the game of rounders wasn’t popular with this year’s U15s. We didn’t have one practice: mostly due to indifference, or cricket, or the weather, and the few matches in which we competed, comprised a handful of good players, rather than a full complement. Indeed, it wasn’t until the last match of the season that we were able to field a fairly keen nine players and then the weather spoilt it all and we never got to play. The highlight of my season, was the inclusion of one of our preparatory school pupils (the sister of one of the B team players) who boosted our numbers when we played Churcher’s.
A- Played: 4 Won: 1 Drew: 0 Lost: 3 B- Played: 2 Won: 0 Drew: 0 Lost: 2
She delighted both teams and unanimously received ‘player of the match’. A special thanks must go to Mrs Penn, who tirelessly tried to cajole this year group into committing to a very much under-rated sport.
KJ Squad members: Indie Chungh (C), Klaudia Glowacz, Jess Mills, Libby Hoare, Alex Hopkins-Manceri, Anna Poller, Gemma Pearson, Fin McKenzie and Jenna Erwig.
U14A & B Rounders
A- Played: 4 Won: 2 Drew: 0 Lost: 2 B- Played: 3 Won: 1 Drew: 1 Lost: 1
The U14 rounders squad are enthusiastic, keen, energetic and full of fun and this has been another thoroughly enjoyable season of rounders. The girls’ weakness in previous years has been their batting, but this season they have showed that their batting can certainly match the high quality of their fielding. The first match of the season was against Seaford College. The A team played very well and their fielding was particularly good but they eventually lost 13½-17½. The B team were also unlucky to lose 7½-15½ Against PGS the A team really found their form winning 15-12. The B team were involved in a super game with the final score a fair outcome at 10½-10½. The next match was against Churcher’s College and in an incredibly tight match. KES A team were the eventual winners 21-20. The B team won more comfortably, 15-8. In the last fixture against Ryde School, the A team lost 9½-13½. Unfortunately due to atrocious weather the remaining two matches could not go ahead.
Mrs Sheppard
A Team Squad members: Ottilie Beal, Alice Dyer, Stephanie Judd, Sarah Macleod, Issy Todd, Ellie Dunlop, Zoe Henderson (C), Phoebe Moriarty-Palios and April Hernandez. B Team Squad members: Emily Boxer, Amy Ritchie, Sophie Roe, Phoebe Moriarty-Palios, April Hernandez (C), Stella Bendoni, Amy Boyle, Emily Price, Eleanor Yonge, Charlotte Young and Molly Troup.