A very warm welcome to another weekend of sport at Berkhamsted. Today we welcome Stowe School for both girls and boys cricket fixtures and Watford Grammar School for boys tennis fixtures.
Good luck to our girls and boys cricket teams who also travel away to Stowe School and our Year 7 & 8 boys and girls who are taking part in our annual House Cricket event.
We hope that the weather will not impact our fixtures this weekend but please keep a close eye on SOCS, the school website and Instagram pages for updates, postponements and changes in fixture venues or timings.
Tom Pierce - Director of SportImportant information:
First Aid
The First Aid Room is located at the David Case Pavilion at Chesham Road and First Aid provision will be available pitchside.
Tom Pierce (Director of Sport) 07701 398415
George Campbell (Head of Cricket) 07557 973664
Mark Costin (Head of Girls Cricket) 07718 270615
Emma Turner (Head of Tennis) 07927 566149
Local Hospitals
Stoke Mandeville Hospital A&E (10 miles) Mandeville Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8AL.
Watford General Hospital A&E (10 miles) Vicarage Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0HB. Hemel Hempsted Hospital Urgent Care Centre (4 miles)
NO A&E Hillfield Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4AD
START TIME 09:00
Haslam Field (HP4 3NG) . Parking available on site. NO DOGS ALLOWED.
New Stede v St. David’s
Stephenson v Old Stede
Old Stede v Holme
Russell v Wolstenholme
Wolstenholme v New Stede
St. David’s v Stephenson
Rules:
Old Stede v Russell Wolstenholme v Stephenson Holme
Russell v New Stede
Wolstenholme v St. David’s
St. David’s v Old Stede
Stephenson v Holme
Holme v Wolstenholme
St. David’s v Holme Wolstenholme
Stephenson v Russell New Stede
Holme v New Stede
Stephenson
Russell v St. David’s Old Stede
New Stede v Old Stede Russell
Holme v Russell New Stede v Stephenson Old Stede v Wolstenholme
St. David’s
• 6 A Side (with lowest common denominator taking the field).
• Games will consist of 5 overs per innings. Bowlers can bowl a maximum of 1 over.
• Normal laws of cricket apply apart from batters must retire at 15 runs. They can come back in if all other batters are out.
• 2 runs and no extra ball for extras except in last over.
• Teams can use different combination of 6 players at any time.
• There will be a toss at the start of each game.
• Batting side can choose at the start of innings a “joker” over which has a value of x2 (not to be shared with bowling team).
Pitch 1 Pitch 2 Pitch 3 Team OffSTART TIME 09:00
Kitchener’s Field (HP4 1HE). Parking available on site. NO DOGS ALLOWED.
New Stede v St. David’s
Stephenson v Old Stede
Old Stede v Holme
Russell v Wolstenholme
Wolstenholme v New Stede
St. David’s v Stephenson
Rules:
Old Stede v Russell Wolstenholme v Stephenson Holme
Russell v New Stede
Wolstenholme v St. David’s
St. David’s v Old Stede
Stephenson v Holme
Holme v Wolstenholme
St. David’s v Holme Wolstenholme
Stephenson v Russell New Stede
Holme v New Stede
Stephenson
Russell v St. David’s Old Stede
New Stede v Old Stede Russell
Holme v Russell New Stede v Stephenson Old Stede v Wolstenholme
St. David’s
• 6 A Side (with lowest common denominator taking the field)
• Games will consist of 5 overs per innings. Bowlers can bowl a maximum of 1 over.
• Normal laws of cricket apply apart from batters must retire at 15 runs. They can come back in if all other batters are out.
• 2 runs and no extra ball for extras except in last over.
• Teams can use different combination of 6 players at any time.
• There will be a toss at the start of each game.
• Batting side can choose at the start of innings a “joker” over which has a value of x2 (not to be shared with bowling team).
Pitch 1 Pitch 2 Pitch 3 Team OffChesham Road Playing Fields (HP4 1HE). Parking available in field opposite. NO DOGS ALLOWED.
Competition Rules:
• Teams of eight plus a minimum of one reserve.
• The competition will have three groups of three teams. The top of the group will play for places 1-3 (group A), the second in the group will play for places 4-6 (group B) and the third in the group will play for places 7-9 (group C).
• Please make sure that EVERYONE in your squad gets plenty of opportunities during the day to play and contribute.
• 6 overs for each team.
• Players to bowl a maximum of 1 over, the wicket keeper is NOT permitted to bowl.
• Run ups for bowlers will be limited to 6 paces.
• Wides and no balls will count as two runs but there will be no extra ball apart from in the last over.
• Batsmen must retire at 15 but can return if all other team mates are out.
• NB: Joker over – The batting side will select 1 of the 5 overs before the start of the game as their joker over. Runs from this over will be doubled. The batting captain must give this information to the scorers before his batsmen take the field. This information will be kept secret from the fielding side.
• All games will be played within the ‘spirit of cricket’.
• A ‘run fines’ system will be in place for slow play.
Chesham Road Playing Fields (HP4 1HE). Parking available in field opposite. NO DOGS ALLOWED.
Start Time Team Pitch House Off
ROUND 1
09:10 Cox’s v Swifts New Astro Loxwood
09:10 Bartrum v Adders Astro Bees
09:10 Fry’s v Greenes Pitch 3 Tilman ROUND 2
09:50 Loxwood v Swifts New Astro Cox’s
09:50 Bees v Adders Astro Bartrum
09:50 Tilman v Greenes Pitch 3 Fry’s ROUND 3
10:30 Loxwood v Cox’s New Astro Swifts 10:30 Bees v Bartrum Astro Adders
10:30 Tilman v Fry’s Pitch 3 Greenes ROUND 4
11:10 Loxwood v Bartrum New Astro Winner of Group 3 11:10 Swifts v Bees Astro 2nd in Group 3
11:10 Cox’s v Adders Pitch 3 Greenes
Chesham Road Playing Fields (HP4 1HE). Parking available in field opposite. NO DOGS ALLOWED.
11:50 Winner of Group 3 v Winner of Group 1
11:50 2nd in Group 3 v 2nd in Group 1
11:50 3rd in Group 3 v 3rd in Group 1
ROUND 6
12:20 Winner of Group 2 v Winner of Grour 3
Winner of Group 2
2nd in Group 2
3rd in Group 2
Winner of Group 1 12:20 2nd in Group 2 v 2nd in Group 3
3 3rd in Group 1
2nd in Group 1 12:20 3rd in Group 2 v Greenes
Boys Cricket vs Stowe School
Chesham Road Playing Fields (HP4 3AE). Parking available in the field opposite. NO DOGS ALLOWED.
Cricket vs Stowe School
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Girls Cricket vs Stowe School
Chesham Road Playing Fields (HP4 3AE). Parking available in the field opposite. NO DOGS ALLOWED.
Concussion is a complex process caused by trauma that transmits force to the brain either directly or indirectly and results in temporary impairment of brain function. Its development and resolution are rapid and spontaneous. Ultimately if you are unsure at any stage if a player has a head injury or is concussed you should seek medical attention. Listed below are some of the possible signs of concussion.
Headaches - It is only normal after a blow to the head to suffer a mild headache. There could be some bruising or mild swelling over the scalp which may be tender, but this doesn’t necessarily mean a player has concussion. If the headache seems to be getting worse this could be a cause for concern so seek medical attention.
Drowsiness - means they cannot be roused. It can be common for players to want to sleep for a short time (especially children), and it will be okay to let them do so. If there are further concerns you can wake them a few times during the night, especially if a knock on the head has happened just before bedtime. If, on the other hand, they are difficult to wake or show signs of confusion, seek medical attention.
Other Symptoms - Confusion, unsteadiness, memory loss and convulsiveness.
If players show any signs of the above they should seek medical attention. These are merely guidelines as you know your student better than anyone else, but please remember signs and symptoms could take up to 48 hours to develop and should be monitored.
Berkhamsted School takes all head injuries seriously and all members of PE staff are First Aid trained and follow the RFU Head Case protocol if a student sustains a head injury.
School match days are also covered by the 1st XV physiotherapist, as well as Pro Medicus Ambulance who are available if there are concerns.
In serious cases students would be referred to a local hospital (listed at the beginning of the programme) as they would with any other serious injury.
