Cricket Report Week 6

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The U13s lost their regional 3rd round ‘Jet Cup’ game at New Hall, Chelmsford, by just 16 runs. In a tight affair the Junior 1st XI started well with Cameron Jordan taking out two Essex batsmen. The ‘spin-twins’, Josh Frame and Fergus Atkins, continued the good work before New Hall accelerated to finish on 109 all out their 20 overs with part-time seamer Alex Oxley claiming a super 5 wicket haul. In reply our batsman started well before the run-out of Frame and New Hall’s bowlers started to apply pressure. Atkins batted steadily for 36 before he was bowled in the 16th over with still 30 needed. The U13s tried hard to get there but were restricted by some good New Hall straight bowling.

In the block fixtures against Woodbridge the U12s lost an important toss and were made to bat on a sticky wicket and slow outfield. Hamish Comonte and Harvey Crallen repaired the early damage with a 3rd wicket partnership of 41. Comonte eventually top scored with 24 in his team’s total of 76 all out against some good Woodbridge bowling. Despite a great start by our bowlers which resulted in the opposition being 20 for 3, our support bowlers were not strong enough to force a victory so they lost by 5 wickets.

The U13s defeated Woodbridge by 5 wkts with Josh Frame undefeated on 43 whilst Fergus Atkins made 45. Earlier having won the important toss, our bowlers put Woodbridge under pressure with some impressive bowling although the fielding was not as dynamic as usual.

The U14As also beat Woodbridge by 84 runs with Ben Arulampalam making 67. Arulampalam and Nick Paddon put on an impressive opening partnership especially as we lost the toss and had to bat. Paddon finally fell on 47 as the RHS posted 162 for 3 off their 25 overs. With the bowling shared around the U14s won convincingly by 82 runs.

The U14Bs thumped Woodbridge by 9 wickets at home. We bowled them out for 65 with the wickets shared between Elliott Rayment, Toby Ruffles, Toby Lee, Scott Taylor, Ollie Leggett and Jack Wheeler Brand. Whilst we lost Xavier Bull early for nought, Rayment and Ruffles positively set about chasing down 66. This victory was achieved in just 8 overs.

The U15s enjoyed a great victory over Woodbridge on Lord’s with Michael Cowdrey and Toby Allday splendidly putting on 169 for the first Wicket. Cowdrey went on to score his first RHS century with an undefeated 115. The U15s bowled them out for 62 with William Parmenter Stratta taking 4/16 and RHS won by 107 runs.

RHS Swimmers give some outstanding performances at the Great East Swim

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More that 35 pupils and staff took part in this year’s Great East Swim at Alton Water and the RHS swimmers gave some outstanding performances. Sean Burgess, Year 13, came 10^th overall in the 1 mile swim with a time of 22.17 and Alexa Cox, Year 13, came 19^th overall in the same category and her time put her 5^th out of all female entries at 23.49. Charlie Tedora, Year 11 came 7^th overall in the ½ mile swim with an excellent time of 11.14 and Harry Fosker, just 13 years old, came 19^th overall with a time of 12.21.

NAME	Distance	Year	House	Time	Comment
Harry Fosker	½ mile	8	Blake	12.21	19th overall
Emily Fretwell	½ mile	8	Blake	17.08
Harry Jones	½ mile	9	Hawke	13.19
Matilda Ager	½ mile	9	Hood	15.33
Henrietta Murrison	½ mile	9	Hood	17.30
Adam Clough	½ mile	10	Raleigh	12.56	21st overall
Tom Heley	½ mile	10	St Vincent	13.00
Jamie Fosker	½ mile	10	Raleigh	13.15
Ashley Fretwell	½ mile	10	Raleigh	14.12
Charlie Ewen	½ mile	10	Collingwood	14.41
Tom Joice	½ mile	10	Collingwood	14.48
Charlie Tedora	½ mile	11	Collingwood	11.14	7th overall
Will Falk	½ mile	11	Collingwood	14.33
Jack Smith	½ mile	11	Collingwood	16.22
Robert Ash	½ mile	11	St Vincent	16.24
Nathan Southerton	½ mile	12	Collingwood	15.01
Joe Curtis	1 mile	11	Hawke	27.35
Sarah Murrison	1 mile	11	Hood	27.40
Philippa Murrison	1 mile	11	Hood	31.27
Arabella Murrison	1 mile	12	Hood	26.53
Adonia Hirst	1 mile	12	Howe	30.44
Victoria Foreman	1 mile	12	Howe	31.18
Francesca Morelli	1 mile	12	Howe	35.59
Sean Burgess	1 mile	13	Nelson	22.17	10th overall
Alexa Cox	1 mile	13	Nelson	23.49	19th overall and 5th female swimmer
Emily Davidson Brett	1 mile	13	Nelson	29.30
Flo Hales	1 mile	13	Nelson	32.01

 

Sports Day Results and Pictures 2014

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Junior winners – CHICHESTER

Senior Girls’ competition winners – HOOD

Senior Boys’ competition winners – COLLINGWOOD

 

 Catton Shield – Senior boys 100m winner – Toby Eaton (CD)

Addis Trophy – Senior boys 4 x100m (CD)

Warde Trophy – Senior boys 4x 400m (CD)

Bruce Cup – for outstanding effort on Sports Day – Lucy Watson (HD)

 

 

Rounders Report week 7

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U13B v Orwell Park (Lost 17.5-20)
The team started well with a good innings of 10 rounders. Annie Paddon scored on every hit with superb left-handed shots that flummoxed the opposition. Beth Carnell also took great risks with her running which paid off to build up the score. RHS then fielded and, to begin with, kept the score down with composed fielding. Unfortunately, some mistakes then crept in allowing Orwell to capitalise. Annie Paddon bowled well and Morgan Thompson as backstop controlled the game well. With RHS leading 10-9 at half time it was all to play for. RHS batted again with Shennise Robertson scoring well this time and Lucy Wong sneaking half rounders when she could. However they only made a total of 17.5. Orwell were put under pressure to begin with and were kept at bay. There was some good fielding from the RHS team; Alice Killian on 2^nd base was very secure and Nuria playing her final game for the School made an excellent catch. It was in the last 5 bowls that RHS let it slip and Orwell scored a total of 4.5 off 5 bowls taking them into the lead. An exciting finish to the game!

U12 v Orwell Park U13C (Won 18-11)
The U12s beat Orwell Park U13Cs in convincing fashion on Wednesday. Captained by Lucia Soler, the girls put in a solid first innings of batting, scoring 11 rounders, and the whole team got on the score sheet in some way or another. After some fantastic fielding and bowling the girls only conceded 2.5 rounders in the first half. By the end of the match, RHS had won 18-11 with standout all round performances from Lily Mason and Esme Peter, and some great fielding from Rosie George. Player of the match was Lucia Soler.

U13A v Orwell Park (Lost 39-16)
The U13A team played a game of ‘All Out Rounders’ as opposed to ‘Counted Balls Rounders’ at Orwell Park. The first innings was a close fought contest with both teams very focused and some excellent fielding from Millie Salter, Tilly Arulampalam and Libby Parker.  Tilly and Millie were the last 2 RHS players left in and they made it difficult for Orwell Park to get them out by excellent batting and speedy sprinting. The score after the first innings was 7—7.5 in favour of RHS. In the second innings, Orwell ran away with the match with 2 players left in for a long time and a cumulative score of 39 rounders. Millie Salter made two excellent catches, fielding at 2^nd deep and RHS brought their score up to a credible 16 with George Nicholls, Holly Folkard Smith and Libby Parker being the last 3 players left in. The final score was 39-16 in a very different game compared to what the girls usually play. Player of the match was Millie Salter.

U15A v Langley (L 15.5- 16)
The U15A played against Langley School in rather slippery conditions. The RHS team made a number of fielding mistakes to allow Langley to score 9.5 in the first innings and they could only score 7 in their 1^st innings. With 7 RHS players being put out during the innings through either hitting to the opposition or making the wrong decisions on running. The 2^nd innings was much tighter. RHS fielded much better and restricted Langley to 6.5. Captain Charlene Tait made two very good catches. Going in to bat RHS were far more observant and positive with Cassia Peacock in particular scoring every hit by selectively placing the ball. However 5 players were put out in the last 10 bowls leaving Langley ahead by ½ rounder. Cassia was named player of the match.

Great East Swim Team receive T-Shirts from Sponsor

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RHS pupils and staff from proudly receive their Team T-shirts from Adam Lamb of Frankie & Benny’s (part of The Restaurant Group)

Today, two days before they take part in the Great East Swim, RHS pupils and staff from proudly receive their Team T-shirts from this year’s sponsor, popular American-Italian restaurant chain, Frankie & Benny’s (part of The Restaurant Group).

Adam Lamb, Marketing Coordinator for The Restaurant Group, said, “F&B’s is delighted to be supporting the Royal Hospital School Swim Team. This group of young people have shown tremendous commitment and I wish them the best of luck in this commendable personal challenge.”

On Saturday 21 June, more than 30 members of the Royal Hospital School community will take to the water in the Great East Swim at neighbouring Alton Water reservoir.  This annual event attracts around 3,000 swimmers and involves either a 1/2 mile, 1 mile, 2 mile or 5k open water swim. It is part of the Great Swim Series which has five events across England and Scotland attracting in the region of 22,000 participants.

The Royal Hospital School pupils, aged between 13 and 18 years, have been training hard in the build up to the Great East Swim and are now ready to take the challenge. Swimming Coach, Emma Cook, who is also taking part in the event said: “Pupils at RHS tend to be a pretty determined ‘bunch’ and in the past RHS have competed and won best team and top times in their age groups. We have a strong squad of swimmers this year so I am expecting some excellent times and personal achievements”.

 

Zofia qualifies for Laser 4.7 European Championships

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Zofia Moritz has qualified for the Laser 4.7 European Championships to be held in Moss, Norway, in July.

This was as a result of two qualifying events; the most recent in Puck, Poland, when she gave an excellent performance in six races over two days, finishing 7th overall and 4th in the U16 girls amongst a field of 45 boats. This was only her second outing after almost 3 months off-games due to health reasons.

Zofia will represent Poland with 4 other girls. Everyone at RHS wishes her the very best of luck.

 

 

 

Great East Swim Team getting well prepared for the Big Swim next week

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Thirty swimmers from the Royal Hospital School are taking part in this year’s Great East Swim held at Alton water on Saturday 21 June. The annual event attracts around 3,000 swimmers and involves 1/2 mile, 1 mile, 2 mile and 5k open water competitions. It is part of the Great Swim Series which has five events across England and Scotland attracting in the region of 22,000 participants.

The Royal Hospital School pupils have been taking part in an intensive schedule of training in the School pool with their coach, Emma Cook, to prepare them for this tough challenge and over the weekend some of team were able to experience open water swimming and try out swimming in wetsuits at Tri-farm, a Tri-athlon venue near Chelmsford. They gained some great tips on body position, breathing technique and how to negotiate the various marker buoys around the course. All the swimmers found the experience useful and they look forward to the swim next week more confident and well prepared.

 

Twelve Royal Hosptial School Athletes qualify for Anglian Championships at UEA

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Twelve RHS pupils have qualified for the Anglian Championships at the University of East Anglia on Saturday 21 June. This is a result of excellent performances in the County Schools Competition. The Year 10 boys came third amongst a strong field with Sam Cantelo registering wins in the shot and the 200m and Sam Hindley storming the 300m. The girls won team won overall with some outstanding performances securing vital points. Lucy Watson came first in the triple jump and the relay team won by a comfortable margin.

In the Year 8 competition both the boys’ and girls’ teams came second place with creditable performances. Annie Tavainavesi and Holly Folkard- Smith won the shot A and B.

Rounders Report week 5

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U13 Rounders Tournament at St Joseph’s College – Winners
RHS won their section easily, beating West Bourne Academy, Copleston and East Bergholt. The girls played very well as a team with Tilly Arulapalam and Annie Tavainavesi as backstop and 1^st post getting lots of the opposition out. There were some great catches in the field from Millie Salter, Beth Carnell, George Nichols and Annie Paddon and excellent batting from all the players with many full rounders scored. Having won the section, RHS played St Joseph’s in the semi final. That was a tougher game but they secured another win. Although it was a close call at 4-3.5! The team then met Ipswich School in the final and beat them 6.5-4. Player of the Tournament was Millie Salter for excellent all round, consistent play.

U12s Vs Woodbridge

Unfortunately no wins but players of the match were:

• U12A  Yasmin Gradwick- Light for both her batting and fielding skills
• U12B Immie Pearson
• U12C Esme Peters

Cricket Results week 5

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U12A v St Josephs’s College (Won)
The Under 12 defeated St Joesph’s in the Suffolk Cup and now qualify for the ‘Suffolk Finals Day’ at Orwell Park on Friday 20 June. The U12s were most impressive in all three disciplines. Ed Fairley and Finn Anderson played well to keep the St Joesph’s bowlers at bay with a fine opening partnership.

U12B v Colchester Royal Grammar School (Won by 9 wickets)
The U12B defeated CRGS in a limited over midweek fixture. Our U12B restricted CRGS to 92 for 7 off 20 overs with Harry Wheeler Brand taking 3 wickets. In reply, Ben Waylett saw his side through to victory with 37 not out and RHS U12B won emphatically by nine wickets.

U13B v Colchester Royal Grammar School (Won by 63 runs)
The U13B also won well at CRGS by 63 runs with our bowlers in fine form. John Wells claimed 4 wickets with the other six shared between Toyo, Cory Stone and Varun Nayar.  Earlier our batters finished on 96 all out with Toby Braybrooke looking set until he gave his wicket away.

U15B v St Benedicts (Won by 1 wicket)
The U15B won their game at home to St Benedicts. The game went down to the wire as our U15B won by one wicket in the very last over of an exciting match. Sam Le Roy batted well for his 42, while Ben Price and all-rounder, Adam Clough, were the pick of the bowlers in this close game.

U13 v Beeston Hall
In the U13 Jet Cup, our U13s were granted a walk-over as Beeston Hall decided to withdraw from the competition.