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“Can you bring the family?” the Headmaster asked. “How many?” I replied. We settled on five. My cousin David Griffiths who was Head of PE and is now Head of Sixth Form at Kings School in Gloucester, couldn’t make it because of speech day. However, his four sons Jonny, Peter, Ian and Ben were up for it. John Shaw, a cricket fanatic and close friend of the family made up the five.
The school team obviously hadn’t read the script and scored 148 from 25 overs, with Michael Wells making a very...
Day One - All day game against Ewel Castle
Someone ‘up there’ must love his/her cricket because, yet again, the weather, the surroundings and the teams were set fair for an enthralling contest. Our usual and much valued guests had arrived the previous evening after a long journey from London. They have a younger yet no less skilled team than last year and they prepared to field against the Abbotsholme team after Abbotsholme had won the toss and elected to bat on a pitch that was though...
Abbotsholmes Cricket Festival started with the 1st XI playing an Old Abbotsholmian team.
The OA Captain, Chris Davies, won the toss and the 1st XV batted first on a beautiful day and flat wicket.
William Hudson was dismissed early in a controversial fashion, however, technology later upheld the umpires excellent decision. "The camera and the scorebook do not lie". The school scored 148 runs, Michael Wells top scoring on 48.
The OAs made a good chase which included a Ed Kelly and Chri...
Finally we stumbled upon a dry and sunny Tuesday and the Junior children had their chance to shine in the swimming pool.
It was a fabulous afternoon with a packed house of very proud spectators and all the pupils either swimming, cheering or both. The events were extended this year and a wider range of swimming races were added to the programme. This also included our mini guys from the infants, who it has to be said stole the show! The Interhouse competitions always prove to be popular a...
A summer’s evening in June, in England. The end of a beautiful day with work done. The reward for a hard day’s toil – a game of cricket!
The now annual test of calibre for the 1st XI took place in idyllic surroundings which are the envy of many.
The Staff XI batted first as is the custom and through an array of batting partnerships that should have been etched in the annals of the game. Unfortunately with a lack of representation from the MCC the events of the evening went unmentioned...