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Second XI Our first match was against Bradford, and batting first we scored an impressive 157-5 in 30 overs before managing to bowl Bradford out for 57. Against Leeds some powerful hitting from Stuart Tolley, ably supported by Tom Gill saw us reach 171-4 in 30 overs. GSAL in reply managed 139-7, giving us another very good win. Next came Ampleforth, where we posted another excellent score of 179-5. Ampleforth were 150 all out in reply. This was followed by a fixture against Durham where we again secured the win with an impressive performance with both bat and ball. Wins followed against Hymers and Pocklington to secure the unbeaten season. Well done to all the boys who played in the second XI this season! Mr Steve Williams
Under-15s ‘To me, it doesn’t matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and competing. Whatever you do in cricket and in sport, enjoy it, be positive and try to win.’ Ian Botham The season started for many with nets in the Easter term and finished at school with the Cricket festival in the final week of term. During this time the boys all worked with determination to improve their skills and concentration. The weather at the start of the season was pretty cold, wet and frankly miserable! However we were able to play most of our games. At Bradford we were 67 for nine with Alex Liley having scored 29 of these before our last
pair of James Black and Charlie Hudson batted very well to see us to a respectable 126 with both scoring 20. As we started to bowl so the drizzle started to fall! After 17 of the scheduled 30 overs they were 47-3 and we had a good finish on our hands but at this point the drizzle turned to rain and we had to abandon the game. Next came Leeds with Alex Liley, Marcus Thomson, Oli Hughes, Ben Raubitschek and James Black (52) all contributing with the bat to give us a total of 176-7. Our bowlers performed well with Ralph Sinclair and Jack Amsden both taking four wickets in Leeds’ reply of 126 all out. Our next game came in the national T20 with Alex Liley scoring a fine 110 in seventeen overs! Jack
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