Head's Newsletter 13 May 2022

Grists. Mr Williams in particular has given up a vast amount of his personal time to ensure the playing fields are in the best possible condition which enables all of our students to play more cricket throughout the year. We are fortunate to have such dedicated staff who are willing to continuously go above and beyond in an effort to provide each student with the best possible experience.

SPORT

Cricket Participation is being smashed for 6!

There are some things that pass with the seasons, and as the last spring flower has sprung the summer season is here and with it comes the sweet sound of bat and ball. Cricket is here for the summer; and the excitement of the whole school has been shown through the incredible participation at training, matches and morning nets sessions. In nearly every year group Tiffin has the capacity to field A through to D teams, highlighting the appetite for cricket at Tiffin School. To provide an example of the level of participation we are witnessing, at 7am this morning there were 58 students practising in the nets, 1/3rd of the entire year group! The 1st XI have had a difficult start to the season, being unfortunate to come out on the wrong side of some very close matches. The opening game of the season saw Tiffin travel to a strong Emanuel side and narrowly lose by two wickets. Next up Tiffin travelled to St Georges College and despite a terrific performance from D. Vasireddy with the bat, knocking a 61* not out, Tiffin fell 17 runs short of the target set. WIth the fixtures coming thick and fast next up came the much anticipated tie with Hampton School. A brilliant partnership between the on - form D. Vasireddy and A. Cormack with a combined 116 runs put TIffin in a good position at the end of their innings. A position further strengthened after two early wickets fell for the home side. However Hampton proved too strong down the batting order and eventually won the game by 3 wickets. The annual fixture against Incogniti was a welcomed first home fixture of the year. An experienced Incogniti side proved a stern test for Tiffin, however a first century for R. Rafiq with a terrific 110* was enough to give Tiffin there first victory of the year. A special thanks to Mr Bala and Mr Williams for their tireless efforts to not only get the teams prepared for the season, but also the grounds at 1st XI Spotlight

ROWING

The rowing club has had a competitive season with strong performances at Kingston Small Boats Head with 3 crews in the top 10 of J18 quads at the start of the season. There were further wins for the J14Bs at the Junior Sculling Head and wins for both J16 and J14 at Kingston Head of the River over 5km. The J14 crew (pictured) also impressed at a National level with a Silver medal at the Junior Sculling Regatta on the recent May Bank Holiday, a truly impressive result ! We also fielded 4 girls crews here for the first time in many years in a resurgence in girls ’ competitive rowing.