Head's Newsletter 14 July 2017
the last 5 overs in a tight 25 overs match. With the opposition needing just 6 to win from the final over, Yash took 3 wickets and conceded just 3 runs to give the Tiffin U14XI, who had just 8 fielders at the time, a deserved win. Tanmay Sood carried his bat for 72* against Epsom College but ran out of partners as Tiffin fell just one run short of the target.
MORE U12 CRICKET
The U12 A XI beat Emanuel U13 XI comfortably, knocking off the 74 needed for the loss of just 2 wickets with Datta Vasireddy, Iain Westbrook and Ashwin Bose making good runs. They followed this with a crushing win by more than 150 runs over Latymer Upper before beating the much fancied Reigate side.
In a day of competitive cricket, the U12a XI was the only side to beat our strongest rivals, Hampton. Shivan Aggarwal’s 5 for 7 in just 4 overs ripped out the middle of Reed’s U12 batting line-up. Yash Agrawal produced consecutive brilliant performances for the U14 XI. Against a powerful Epsom College side he batted for 18 overs to assure his side an important draw. Two days later he bowled
The U12, winners of the Reigate 6s. Ashwin Bose, Harshil Shah, Farhaan Shaikh, Datta Vasireddy, Chirag Patel, Alex Cormack, Ian Westbrook, Shivan Aggarwal
The ‘Widger’ Match
Next week will also see the highlight of the cricket calendar: the ‘Widger’ match. I am confident that the 1st XI (made up of Year 13 leavers) will learn some valuable final lessons when the staff beat them in the annual staff versus 1st XI cricket match! We would like to extend a very warm invitation to all parents and friends who have helped at School sporting events throughout the year, be it by making tea or providing transport for the boys, to come along to Grist's for cricket on the afternoon of Thursday, 20 July and tea from 4.30 pm onwards.
Boys in action, in photos above, at Kings’ College, Wimbledon
Made with FlippingBook flipbook maker