LORD WANDSWORTH COLLEGE Long Sutton Hook Hampshire RG29 1TB
Established 1928 Notable fixtures MCC, Reed’s, Charterhouse Cricket professional David Beven Teams Ten boys’ teams, one girls’ team Girls’ cricket Coaching for 11 to 15-year-olds. Under-14 and under-14 girls have been Lady Taverners Hampshire winners and the Under-13s finished third overall at the regional finals. In September 2015 LWC introduced junior girls’ cricket and it has been extrenely sucdessful. Facilities Six squares, including two artificial pitches, 10 outdoor nets with two artficial surfaces, plus four further indoor nets
Club/county affiliation Hampshire Brief history From humble beginnings, LWC cricket has become a force to be reckoned with. First XIs have been able to hold their own on a strong circuit. Pupils with an interest in cricket have the opportunity both to enjoy and improve their game, while representing both the school and their houses in inter-houses cricket. LWC aims to promote cricket to people of all capabilities, both boys and girls, with a Junior Premier League designed to help newcomers learn the basics of the game through Kwik cricket competitions. There is also a girls’ programme to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to play cricket. Cricketers of note Michael Bates (Somerset & Hampshire), Tom Hicks (Dorset & Cambridge University), Guy Hicks (England Under-15s) Extras Grounds regularly used by county and district teams with quality pitches courtesy of groundsman Alistair Cotton
and his team Finest moment on the field Hampshire champions in the 2012, 2013 and 2015 indoor seasons. Cultural cricketers 2003 Rugby World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson, The Killing Fields actor Julian Sands and rugby union players, Charlie Amesbury and Peter Richards
1867 Richard Tomlinson, from Northamptonshire, became the school’s first cricket professional Cricketers of note Sam Hain (Warwickshire), George Munsey (Scotland & Northamptonshire), Simon Smith (Scotland). During his four years in the Loretto XI between 1908–1911, GL Hunting amassed a higher total of runs than any pupil has done while at Loretto. In 1910 he scored 1,081 in 23 innings and was out not once Extras A rather bizarre match took place in 1884. Loretto scored 407 against Edinburgh Academy and allowed their opponents only one hour to make the runs (they finished on 21 for 4). This was in the days when it was against the rules to declare an innings. Loretto’s Pipes and Drums are playing at Lord’s on
July 8 2017 for the Test against South Africa Finest moment on the field LR Paterson scored the first century for Loretto against Fettes in 1885 (122). CW Berry took 320 wickets at an average of just under 7.5 runs in the four seasons for the Loretto XI between 1879–1882
David Beven Head of cricket
LORETTO SCHOOL 1-7 Linkfield Road, Musselburgh EH21 7RE
Established 1827 Notable fixtures MCC, Fettes, Merchiston Castle, Glenalmond, Strathallan, Edinburgh Academy Cricket professional John Blain Teams 16 (1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI, 2 x U15, U14, U13, U12, U11 and 2 x U10 and U9) Girls’ cricket A squad of 20 Facilities Three grass squares (one main oval called Pinkie, and two nursery grounds called Newfield). Indoor nets with four lanes and sixlane practice artificial Club/county affiliation Grange CC, Scotland Brief history Cricket was introduced in the 1860s by the pioneering headmaster Hely Hutchison Almond. The first official schools matches were played against Edinburgh Academy in 1863. In
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