Cricket

Written by 1st XI Captain, James Eayres.

CRICKET We had over 70 matches in just 9 weeks with a win rate of over 70% and a number of internal matches as well. The U13s led the way with a run to the quarter fi nal of the National Cup and a win in the fi nal of the Regional Cup. The U12s also got to the fi nal, the 2nds were unbeaten For many of our students, the and the U13 and U14B teams lost just once. But the word SUMMER can help us to explain the cricket season in a bit more detail: Summer means Cricket. And this year, largely because of the weather, we had one of the best summers in recent memory, playing loads of cricket and enjoying plenty of success.

Sis for spinners and seam bowlers who infl uenced plenty of games this year. Archie Baker, Joss Armstrong. Alex Kirkwood, Mathijs in der Rieden and Oscar Salter all bamboozled teams with their spin. The likes of James Sullivan, George Wylie, Jamie Gearing, George Warden, Lexi Nwabueze, Harry Bates, Tom Beveridge, Henry Evans, Owen Brown and Will Shardlow have done it with pace, swing and seam.

Uis for the Upper which has become a fantastic place to play cricket – as long as the wind doesn’t blow! There have been many days with multiple games going on in the sun and credit must go to the groundstaff for the work they have done this season.

is for mates. Cricket is one of the best team sports because of the time you get to spend on the sideline or the balcony chatting to team mates and generally enjoying each other’s company.

is also for Mr Opie, Mr Hollywell and Mr Ward, who have all given so much to cricket at Kingswood for so many years. But we should also thank all the staff for the time they give up every Saturday and throughout the week to enable so much cricket to be played.

Eis for excellent fi elding and wicket-keeping. These are the players that throw themselves around in the fi eld to save 4 runs, take a brilliant catch or effect a crucial run-out. Sam Milborrow, Sunny Curtis, Toby Knight, Vivaan Gurung, Theo Eugster, Milo Worthy, and Will Connors are some of the better ones. Ed Armstrong and Joe Randolph are part of an exciting crop of wicket-keepers.

Ris for run machines, like Freddie Stappard, Teddy McCrum, Sam Douglas, Benjy White, Harry Caveen, Toby Eayres and Rex Evans, who led the 2nd XI from the front to an unbeaten season.

COLOURS & AWARDS

COLTS COLOURS: John Bean, Charlie Ward HALF COLOURS: James Eayres, Freddie Baker, Angus Duncan, Tom Roach, Elliot Ede, Rex Evans FULL COLOURS: Noah Davis THE CRICKET TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION: Toby Eayres

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Noah Davis has been exceptional this season with both bat and ball. He scored 786 runs including 3 centuries and 6 fifties and took 23 wickets with his off-spin. The Year 12s made up a large chunk of the side, with a special mention going to Elliot Ede who opened both the batting and the bowling. I have no doubt that these two along with James Stobart, Louis Kenyon, Oscar Power and Harry Charlesworth will guide the side to another successful year. The side also included two Year 10s Archie Baker and Toby, the second best player in the Eayres family! Both showed great maturity throughout the season and an abundance of talent. Three Year 11s also contributed greatly to the side: Charlie Ward, John Bean and Sam Gearing all produced a number of impressive performances.

On to my fellow leavers, Jamie Wright has been with the 1st XI squad for the last 2 seasons, Tom Roach brought a lot of energy and runs when it was needed showing his excellence in the Semi-Final and the Final of the cup with two aggressive innings. Freddie Baker also showed great control and wicket-taking ability and we missed him in the second half of the season. Finally, Angus Duncan, who I have had the pleasure of playing alongside closely for several years now and has been a reliable batsman for the side for a number of years. It has been an absolute pleasure being a part of and captaining the team for the last year and it was so nice to finish the season by winning the Bath Schools T20 in the last week of term.

James Eayres (1st XI Captain)

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L Forty Club W Kingswood Old Boys W KES (Cup) W Win Ratio 70% 100% 40% 29% 83% 71% 83% 100% 71% 67% 100%

County Cup Result Winners Winners Runners Up Overall Win Rate 72%