Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 961St xi report The 1st XI enjoyed a very successful season winning the first 7 matches, losing just 2 fixtures and drawing 1. The team was a real mix, being made up of boys from Year 10 through to Year 13. The blend of youth and experience worked very well, especially when we were able to select the best XI players. With the pressure of the examination season and a little bad weather the team played a variety of formats from T20 to 40 over games and some declaration matches toward the end of the season Teamwork and morale was very good at the start of the term and good wins were registered against Bishop Vesey’s GS, Newcastle-U-Lyme and Queen Mary’s GS with some solid individual performances from the senior players with 50’s from Arjan Bath, Rahul Trivedi and Adam Huxford. The fixtures against Ratcliffe College and the XL Club saw our younger players achieving success with Taran Toor notching up a 50 followed by a magnificent 100. He was supported on both innings by Sher Chattha scoring 62 & 96 not out. The most notable victory came against Solihull School. King Henry VIII School won by 8 wickets with an excellent all round performance and a strong individual batting display from Arjan Bath. Unfortunately, several key players were unavailable in the latter half of the season but great credit must go to those who committed themselves to all matches. Adam Huxford took over responsibility of leading the team and his effort, enthusiasm and endless encouragement helped the less experienced players. Our two year 10 students performed particularly well under pressure and showed great promise for future seasons. It was very pleasing to see that Wicket Keeper, Ross Warwood and All Rounder Josh Aspinall were both rewarded with Warwickshire U15 selection. Luton Stonier was the pick of our bowlers taking 12 wickets but captain Rahul Trivedi was always a threat and very economical. Josh Aspinall, James Goodwin, Taran Toor and Jamie Nicolson also performed well. Squad: C.Adams, R.Trivedi (Capt), L.Stonier, A.Huxford, T.Toor, O.Davies, J.Nicolson, S.Chattha, T.Lees, R.Warwood, J.Aspinall, J.Goodwin Also played: H.Dhaliwal, A.Bath, C.Grewal Mr Parker U15 team report The Under-15 cricket squad was able to record a very pleasing set of results: 5 wins to 3 losses. It has reached the Emerging Schools County Cup final (to be played in September) and has fed players regularly into the First XI. Equally pleasing was the quiet, well-mannered and supportive way in which they approached the game. This approach was set by Ross Warwood and Josh Aspinall, who, despite playing mainly for the First XI on Saturdays, committed themselves to their peers as all-round cricketers. Ross scored most runs (153 for twice out), reining in his stroke-play to establish innings, and kept wicket with technical aplomb, especially standing up to quicker bowlers. Josh also reached 100 runs, fielded athletically and bowled very tightly in cup matches, conceding just two runs/over. Indeed, the bowling was generally cost-effective, backed up by brave fielding. The three main wicket- takers were James Miller (11 wickets and ‘Most Improved Player’), Akshat Sinha (10) and Pav Bhabra (9). Each had the strength of bowling straight, and had the ability to swing or seam the ball. The main spinners were Sam McLeod (6 wickets), Jay Jassi and Aum Sharda. The latter pair took just four wickets apiece, but gained confidence and the ability to bowl to their field. Kunwar Nagi and Alex Miller could be lively at times with their medium-pace, and both fielded excellently. Perhaps the ‘find’ of the summer was Ravi Parekh as emergency wicket-keeper. He dealt positively with the challenges and has the potential to keep in senior teams. Parekh also averaged 17 with the bat. He was one of seven batsmen to average between 10 and 20, alongside Sinha, Rahul Nayyar, Jassi, McLeod, Nagi and James Miller. Each was capable of crisp stroke- play, but will need to play straighter in order to improve further. Jassi and Sinha’s unbroken partnership of 73 in a convincing win against Bablake showed what can be targeted. Sinha’s all-round play (he also took six catches and captained the team sympathetically) earned him the ‘Player of the Season’ award. Sam McLeod was the deserved winner of the squad ‘Endeavour’ award, for his batting, bowling and fielding. To paraphrase Blackadder “How could so strong a throw come out of such a slight build?”. His attitude exemplified a good- natured group of players. We managed to raise a ‘B’ team on three occasions, and were willingly supported on Saturdays by the likes of Kelechi Apakama, Shaan Chudasama, Zach Hill-Waugh, Theo Monnington, Vicky Povey and Muhammad Riyadh. Each of these contributed well in the field, including vital catches against Bablake, and clearly enjoyed the experience. My thanks, then, to a level-headed squad, to my colleagues who took teams on Games afternoons, to the ground-staff for their good cricket wickets, and to a group of interested and thoughtful parents. School cricket needs players who are skilful, positive and willing. The Under-15s have these qualities, and I wish them well in the future. Mr Huxford CriCKet 94 | the Coventrian