152 | SOTONIENSIS 2016
U12A & B Rounders This has been a great season for the U12s who have represented King Edward’s for the first time in rounders. The first match of the season was against Seaford College and the girls played very well, constantly communicating and with Lucia Rugge-Price making two fantastic catches resulting in our first win. Unfortunately, the following weekend saw all matches against Portsmouth Grammar School cancelled due to wet weather, much to everyone’s disappointment, but straight after half-term the A and B teams travelled to Churcher’s School. The A team played extremely well in the first innings, scoring very quickly and all of the girls fielded well. King Edward’s were on top in the first innings but Churcher’s fielding improved and kept us down to only 4 rounders in the second innings. Our fielding was excellent again, but Churcher’s hitting was too good resulting in the A team’s only loss of the season. The B team showed lots of improvement and potential, scoring double their rounders in the second innings but our fielding let us down, resulting in the B team’s only loss of the season too. After half-term the girls travelled to Ryde with great anticipation of the ferry crossing. The awful weather cleared up just in time and the A team’s fielding and batting was their best yet. The girls took every opportunity to score and made many fantastic catches and stumpings, resulting in a 21-12½ win.
A Team Squad
A- Played: 4 Won: 3 Drew: 0 Lost: 1 B- Played: 2 Won: 1 Drew: 0 Lost: 1
The B team showed off their improved skills, working well in the field gaining an 18½ -12½ win. The final match of the season was against Hampshire Collegiate School who could only field an A team. The team batted very cautiously but fielded with excellent catching, throwing and stumping skills resulting in a 10½ -6 win. The girls have been excellently focused this season and have always been keen to develop. They have been a delight to coach and should be proud of their improvements this term.
Mrs Penn Squad members: Lucia Rugge-Price (C), Rachel Howarth, Ida Goodridge, Sophia Bassi, Sophie Khan, Rosalind Dye, Abigail McCarthy, Jasmine Williams, Holly Giles, Abbie Morton, Claudia Leeming, Jasriah Mandair, Olivia Tudor, Evie Musson, Anna Tunney, Florence Wright, Nadia Paine, Antonia Ruprecht-Smith, Emilia Walker, Darcey Burrows, Xanthe Thompson, Natasha Pillai, Martha Sullivan, Isabella Tam, Lily Cooper, Isabella Roe and Elizabeth Lotery.
B Team Squad