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Under 9
A XI
In any sporting establishment,
the development of its
youngest members is vital
for its future and, as far as
Summer Fields cricket is
concerned, that future is very
bright indeed. The Under
9 A team had a fantastic
season in more ways than
one: the results were good
but more importantly their
improvement both individually
and collectively was vast.
For many, the first fixture of the season, a
pairs match against Elstree at home, was
their very first experience of competitive
cricket. They came out victorious and
learnt a lot in the process. Such was the
rapid progress of the group, JJP swiftly
upgraded all the remaining matches to
‘normal rules’ games (albeit limited overs).
The boys listened in training and were
quickly grasping the right methods and
tactics needed for 20-over cricket as well
as the game’s many complexities.
Cothill and Ludgrove both visited and
were beaten.
Jago Edsberg
scored 50
in each game, thus claiming the highest
average in the school. He was backed up
nicely by his cousin
Jake Lee
and fellow
opener
Eddie Aram
. Sadly, our fourth
match was a defeat by an outstanding
Dragon team. The trusty bowling of
James
Flach
and spin of
Hal Holland
put us
in a position to win the game but sadly
the middle and lower order who had
not been called upon to this point were
found out by a superb bowling attack. At
home to Caldicott we gave a wonderful
performance in the field, with
Somto
Sylvester-Monye
particularly impressive,
but our opponents were victorious off the
penultimate ball of an enthralling game.
With a winning season on the line
and after yet more hard work in training
sessions, the boys travelled to Cheam for
the final match. A dramatic game saw
Henry Snow’s
brilliant death bowling and
some extraordinary fielding guide us to
another victory with one ball to spare.
Contributions from opening bowler
Snow were consistently of the highest
quality and against better batsmen he may
well have had more wickets to go with
an admirable economy rate of under 1.3
runs per over. Perhaps the most pleasing
element of this season was the collective
team spirit shown. In keeping with this,
Lade Ogundeyin, Leonardo Lord, Max
Reeve
and
Ben Jurdjevic
deserve a
mention for their all-round contributions
throughout the
term.
SRF
Under 9 A
Opposition
Result
Runs
Details
For Against
Lambrook XII
Cancelled
Elstree X
Won 283
259
Caldicott XII
Lost
75-7 76-7
Edsberg 30
Ludgrove XI
Won 93-1 87-4
Edsberg 58*
Dragon XI
Lost
82
102-5
Edsberg 30, Snow 3-14
Cothill XI
Won 145-2 95-4
Edsberg 54*, Snow 38*
Cheam XI
Won 82-9
79
Snow 3-6
“wegavea
wonderful
performance
inthefield”
S u m m e r F i e l d s
2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6
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