Rounders

As usual most of the matches for this age group were played by a team of four in the U. 14 York League. The team played seven fixtures, winning thirty-two sets whilst losing only ten, four in the last match. The final match was against Pocklington and the victors of this would also win the league. The girls won both the doubles but lost all the singles, some on a tie-break score. Having beaten Pocklington earlier in the season, with a depleted team, it was a disappointing result but much was learned about returning every ball back into the court!

The team pairings stayed the same all season and only seven players were needed for the matches. It was good to see the girls playing at the net, without too much persuasion and Mauricia Hart in particular did well there.

The following represented the U.14 VI:

F. Alexander, L. Hudson, H. Atkinson, M. A. Dixon, J. Littleboy, O. Anderson. Hart,

Results:

5/. Peter's v Scarborough College v Pocklington v Woodhouse Grove v Queen Margaret's

U. 14 League: v Manor v Dunnington T.C. v York College v Bootham v Tadcaster v The Mount v Pocklington 4—0 5 -4 5 -4 1-8

4—2 5 -1 6 -0 5—1 5—1 5 -1 2 -4 Won Won Won Lost

Won Won Won Won Won Won Lost W. M. Newton

Inter-House Tennis Competition

Tennis was played for the first time as a separate event from the boys. Each House produced a team of six players from any age group. Temple played Dronfield, the eventual winners, in the first round and had a potentially winning team until Rachel Owen-Barnett stood on a ball and damaged her ankle. In the final The Grove played Dronfield in a closely contested match. Dronfield had three 1st team players and two from the seconds, and although The Grove only had one 1st team player they only lost by 4-5.

W. M. Newton

The U.15 IX played six matches this season with mixed success, though all were played in a good spirit. Often left depleted after the tennis had taken out some strong players, there were, however, some good results, notably against Bootham and Pocklington. In both these games our batsmen showed excellent form, in particular Emma Woolley who hit well and accurately, as she did in every match. Rachel Malster was also reliable as a deep fielder throughout the term. The match against Hymers was a disappointing result as we were well in the lead after one innings but Hymers managed to find form with the bat to beat us decisively in the final score. Possibly the best match of the term was against Mount St. Mary's. This was well contested to the end, with some intelligent fielding from the St. Peter's side.

The U. 14 IX played eight matches including one 'B' team fixture. Their play sometimes lacked concentration leading to careless mistakes and this is reflected in the results. The most consistent members of the team were Carrie Magee, Anna Dixon and Mauricia Hart who always gave of their best. Despite several losses they did play extremely well at times and the wins against Bootham, Giggleswick and the 'B team against Hymers were very pleasing.

P. Fletcher and D. Westgate

Results — U.15 IX: v Giggleswick v Bootham v Mount St. Mary's v Hymers v Scarborough College v Pocklington Home Lost Home Won Away Lost Away Lost Home Won Home Won 4 - 9

U.14 IX v Giggleswick v Bootham v Mount St. Mary's v Hymers v Hymers v Scarborough College v Mount v Woodhouse Grove Home Won Home Won Away Lost Away Lost Away Won Home Lost Away Lost Away Lost 1 2 - 8 1 5 - 2

131/2— 1 9 —12 5 - I I V2

7 - 51/2 10 - 41/2 (St. Peter's declared after 1 batting innings)

91/2—16 61/2—101/2 1 4 — 4 7 —12

6 1 / 2- 9 2 -IO1/2