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.

Rounders Report Week 3

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U15A v Ipswich High School W 13.5-6.5
The U15As kicked off their rounders season in style in the local derby match against Ipswich High. With some tight fielding in their first innings the girls, captained by Charlene Tait, only allowed Ipswich High to score 1.5 rounders. RHs batted well in the first innings and were treated to several, well executed rounders from Millie Ainsworth and Cassia Peacock. In the second innings Ipswich High only managed to draw level with our score. A few more rounders under our belt and RHS secured a 13.5 to 6.5 win. Player of the match was Millie Ainsworth for some fantastic bowling.

U15B v Ipswich High School W 11-10
The U15B had a close game against Ipswich High but managed to keep their composure in both batting and fielding. Alice Youngs and Hannah Southerton both batted well, allowing RHS to score a total of 11 rounders. Hope Moonan and Jess Irving played a calm and consistent game in the field restricting Ipswich High to a score of 10.

U14A v Ipswich High School L 15-14.5
The U14As played an impressive first half, batting their way to a comfortable lead at half time. Unfortunately, Ipswich High upped their game and produced some strong batting, despite a valiant defensive effort from RHS and an incredible catch by Izzy Pearson. The overall score was 15 to 14 and a half to Ipswich High.

U14B v Ipswich High School W 13.5-12
The Bs had a great match and really set out to take the game. Captained by Beth Dwerryhouse they were even after the first innings but with good batting from Serena Brown and some excellent fielding from Tilly Ager and bowling by Molly Freeman, RHS took the lead winning finally 13.5 to 12.

U13A v St Joseph’s D 9-9
During the first innings, the U13s were slow to respond to good hitting from the opposition although George Nicholls took an impressive catch. The batting innings from RHS saw full rounders from Millie Salter and Tilly Arulampalam. The score was very close at half time, with only half a rounder between the teams. The second and third innings were very evenly matched the final score being 9 rounders all. Millie took an very impressive catch on a long ball, making her the player of the match.

U13B v St Joseph’s L 10.5-7
The U13B rounder’s team, captained by Annie Paddon, faced St Josephs in their first rounders game of the season. The team got off to a good start in the first innings with displays of confident batting and some excellent fielding in parts, particularly by Alice Kilian on 2nd post. However, as a result of cautious play particularly when batting, RHS found themselves 2 and a half rounders down at the end of the first innings. After a tactical team talk, RHS capitalised on their no balls and Shenise Robertson scored a fantastic rounder on ball 20 thanks to a massive hit. However, too many errors were made whilst fielding and so the final score was 10.5 to 7 to St Josephs’. Player of the match was awarded to Alice Kilian for her fantastic fielding at 2nd base and her ability to read the game well.

U12A v St Joseph’s W 13.5- 5.5
A great start to the season for the U12 team as they showed their strength against St Joseph’s. Unfortunately the opposition were struggling for numbers so two of the RHS reserves played for St Joseph’s and caught out a couple of their own team mates. In the first innings the RHS batting was rather slow however, once the girls got their eye, in the rounders flowed.  Overall after two innings Amelia Anderson had scored 2, Charlotte Stenning 2 and Freya Guckian, Yasmin Gradwick-Light and Morgan Thomas all scored 1. Molly Entwhistle scored from an excellent hit but she unfortunately slipped as she ran past 4^th post resulting in a sprained wrist. The team fielded very well only allowing St Joseph’s to score 1.5 in the first innings and 4 in the second. Morgan Thomas bowled well and Yasmin Gradwick-Light was excellent as backstop. Charlotte Stenning and Molly Entwistle, and then Freya Guckian, combined very well on the 2^nd base duo.

Netball Report Week 9

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Juniors V Culford (Won)
RHS played Culford on Wednesday and managed two successful score lines. The U13C and U12B teams both won their games with well fought out play through the court. Molly Williamson and Lily Mason were players of the match. Both teams saw new players take to the court for the first time including; Jess Dixon, Rosie George, Evie Jacobs, Olivia King, Marta Perez-Marsa, Lucy Wong and Nuria Ramo Pascual.

U13B v Culford (Lost)
The U13B team also had a good game of netball against Culford but could not stay with them throughout the game and unfortunately suffered a loss by 6 goals. However, Emily Fretwell and Morgan Thompson both had good performances.

U12A v Culford (Lost)
The U12A team had a tough match against Culford and it was Eliza Tribe who kept them in the game for the first half with lovely movement through court and accurate shooting. However during the second half the team struggled to reach the shooting circle and could not stay in the game. Despite a loss, the team showed moments of promise which is positive to take into the next game.

2VII v Ipswich School U16A (Won 19-18)
RHS had a strong quick start against Ipswich and instantly took the lead. Defenders Abi Sweeney, Simone Rossouw and Charlotte Heley prevented Ipswich from scoring too many goals and allowed RHS to have the majority of play. However, Ipswich were not going to give up and put more pressure on in the third quarter. As RHS struggled to control the speed of the game, Ipswich pulled it back to a draw. With only one quarter to go RHS needed to step up their performance and improve their accuracy of passing. The final quarter saw better movement around the circle from Hattie Botwright and Beth Richardson, opening up the space for shooters Anna Wynn and Annabelle Sweeney. A well fought out quarter saw RHS win 19-18. Player of the match went to Abi Sweeney.

U15A V Ipswich School (Lost 11-28)
On Saturday a depleted U15A RHS side took on Ipswich School. The first quarter was excellent for RHS and as a result of some accurate shooting by Millie Orr and Anna Khan, RHS went 4-1 up in the first 5 minutes. Ipswich eventually settled and there were some great displays of netball by both sides, However, the score was 7-5 to Ipswich at quarter time. Cass Peacock went to GK in the second quarter and Izzy Dixon came out to WD and these changes had an immediate impact with both taking plenty of interceptions. However, RHS struggled to pass around the strong second stage defence by Ipswich and so at half time RHS were 7-15 down. The third quarter saw even more changes, Cass moved out to GD, Izzy went to GK, Olivia Jones came on at WA and Sophie Atkinson to WD. Despite some of the girls playing out of position, RHS showed some great passages of play with everyone working tirelessly throughout court. Unfortunately RHS struggled to keep up with a well-drilled Ipswich side in both the third and fourth quarter and the final result was 28-11 to Ipswich. Player of the match was awarded to both Sophie Rennison for her excellent play at C and Cass Peacock for playing well regardless of what position she was playing!

U15A v Langley (Lost 22-15)
On Tuesday, RHS U15A played Langley. The game got off to a very tense start with both teams going goal for goal. Nerves got the better of both teams and as a result, lots of balls were thrown off the sidelines. The score at quarter time was 7-5 to Langley. Going into the second quarter RHS were determined to catch up with Langley, Millie Orr and Anna Khan shot accurately and Cass Peacock fed the shooting circle well however, at half time RHS were still 2 goals down. The third quarter was very much a defensive one, with both teams taking plenty of interceptions. As a result of such hard work defensively the quarter score was only 3-2 to RHS. Charlene Tait, Milly Ainsworth and Sophie Atkinson worked tirelessly and took well over 10 interceptions, however, RHS struggled to bring the ball down through court. Going into the last quarter all was to play for. However, RHS let nerves get the better of them and Langley scored the first 3 goals early on which RHS were playing catch up throughout. The score at full time was 22-15 to Langley and player of the match was awarded to Cass Peacock for her excellent work rate and accurate feeding at WA.

U15B V Langley (Draw 12-12)
The U15B team had a tough start against Langley and were trailing from the outset. Despite a fast paced first three quarters RHS kept their focus and went into the last quarter far more determined. With a five goal deficit RHS had a lot of work to do, however RHS took on the challenge. The defenders prevented Langley from scoring a single goal and Sammi Chiu played strongly up front. A well fought performance saw RHS draw 12-12 and Sammi Chiu got player of the match.

Essex Leg-Spinner impressed by RHS cricketers

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Tom Craddock, the Essex leg-spinning cricketer, visited the Royal Hospital School last week to offer some advice to a group of young wrist and finger spinners.

 The 24-year-old Yorkshireman met ten wrist (leg-spinner and googly) and three finger spin bowlers and talked to them about the challenging way in which he progressed into the professional game. He also described his experience last summer when bowling to the England team when he claimed a fine 5-wicket haul against the Test side.

RHS Master in Charge of Cricket, Don Topley, said, “The RHS cricketers had a tremendous opportunity to learn more about the art of spin bowling and the challenging craft of leg-spinning from a current professional. It is not often the RHS young cricketers get to speak with someone who dismissed Pietersen, Bell, Prior, Swann and Finn in the same innings!”

One RHS and Essex U15 spinner, Toby Allday said, “Tom was excellent as he gave us an insight into his rigid and disciplined season and game preparation, and offered us many drills in order to develop our bowling.”

The Royal Hospital School has a number of talented spin bowlers including three County, two District and seven school representative spinners and Tom Craddock was surprised saying “I was really impressed with the young spinners on show. To be honest it’s fantastic to see so many leg-spinners from just the one school!”

The School already has a historic connection with Essex County Cricket Club as Craddock’s team-mate, and England Lions bowler, Reece Topley, is a former pupil of the School, as is Reece’s father, Don Topley, who took nearly 600 first class and one day wickets for the county.

U13s Suffolk Schools Netball Champions

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The U13s took part in the South Suffolk Schools Netball Tournament  on Thursday where they played six competitive matches. RHS played Ipswich School B team first and had a convincing win of 12-0. Some excellent shooting from Beth Carnell secured the final score. RHS played St Albans in the second round and again had a strong win of 10-0. Excellent play by George Nicholls and Emily Fretwell bringing the ball through court assisted RHS in the score line. RHS played a very good defensive game against Farlingaye, with Annie Tavainavesi and Libby Parker keeping their shooters from scoring any more than two goals. Annie Paddon linked in well with shooters Holly Folkard-Smith and Tilly Arulampalam to make the final score 12-2.

The final three rounds of the tournament were going to be the toughest. RHS had to play against a well-drilled Woodbridge side but the team did not collapse under the pressure. Consistent play from Millie Salter and Tor Williams allowed the team to stay in control of the game and finish with a final score of 8-2. RHS then faced Ipswich School A team who had played well in the tournament so far. Annie Tavainavesi worked hard at GK to put pressure on the shooters, restricting them to only scoring 3 goals. Tilly Arulampalam shot well from all ranges and RHS secured a win of 8-3. The final game was against Ipswich High School. Having lost to them in a match the previous week the team knew it would be a tough game. RHS started strong and Libby Parker took an interception which was converted and put RHS in the lead. Beth Carnell and George Nicholls played in the second half of the game and delivered a solid performance playing quick netball that Ipswich High could not keep up with. Solid shooting from Beth saw the final score end 8-4.

After an excellent afternoon of netball the girls were announced winners of the South Suffolk Schools Netball Tournament. Well done to all players involved.

Rugby Sevens Season

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Senior Sevens at Reigate Charity 7s

The Sunday before last, the Senior Seven competed in the Reigate Charity 7’s. This is a high quality, invitation only, seven-a-side tournament with some of the best sides in country taking part. In RHS’ group were Dulwich College (Nat West semi-finalists) and KCS Wimbledon. The team played well but they were not strong enough to make it through the group and went on to compete for the Bowl. A fantastic four tries to nil win against Christ’s Hospital, in the quarter-final was the highlight of the day but sadly, a defeat against a strong Judd side in the semi-final saw RHS depart the competition.

U12 Sevens at New Hall Festival

The U12s competed at the New Hall Festival on Saturday. The team lost in close group games to Ipswich and a strong side from Wales, however, by beating the Perse and New Hall, the boys qualified for the Bowl competition. Here they went from strength to strength beating Skinners in extra time to qualify for the final. As a precursor to the International at Twickenham RHS played another Welsh school in a tense encounter in which the boys went on to won 21-7.

U12 Rugby Sevens Squad

U13 Sevens at Berkhamsted 7s

On Sunday, the U13s travelled to Berkhamsted 7`s. In a very tough group, including Abingdon, St Benedict’s and Christ’s Hospital, the team finished bottom but they went on to play well beating Isleworth and local rival St. Joseph’s College. In the end, they fell just short on an exhausting day against Lincroft.

Challenging conditions for the Junior Inter House Football Tournament

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The Junior Boys Inter House Football proved a challenging event; primarily because the pitches resembled something from the western front in 1917! Despite this, the boys did their best to play flowing football and score some spectacular goals.

The overall winners were Macarthur with two victories and a draw to their name, the latter being a fantastic 3-3 game with eventual runners up. The second and third spots were decided on goal difference in the end with Chichester coming out on top by virtue of a fantastic 4-0 win over Shackleton. All in all a great afternoon and much mud larking done by all.

Hockey Report week 4

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3rd VII v Felsted (W 5-2)
Away at Felsted, the 3rds played with confidence with a final score of RHS 5 Felsted 2. Cantelo scoring twice and other goals by Harwood, Smith and W-Gray. The highlight of the match was watching Cam Kerr beat 4 players and the goalkeeper, then miss an open goal. Man of the match was Tom Harwood.

2nd VII v Felsted (L 1-0)
The game was very even and a fair score would have been 1-1 but RHS hit the post and the Felsted goalkeeper dealt with anything RHS threw at him. Will Matthews played well in mid-field as did Will Anstey in defence.

1st VII v Felsted (L 2-0)
The 1st team recorded a disappointing loss despite being in the ascendancy for most of the game. RHS began the game slowly but gradually played as a team. The second half saw RHS carve some clear chances but they could not put the finishing touches to the excellent build-up play.

The juniors took 6 teams away to Gresham’s on Saturday for their third fixture of the season. 

Junior 1st VII (L 4-3) The junior first team lost 4-3 in a game which ebbed and flowed. A hatrick from Fergus Atkins gave RHS their three goals while some stunning saves from Max Orr at the other end kept RHS in the game. The team continue to show promising improvement and are making steady steps towards playing some good hockey.

Juinor 2nd VII (L 5-1) The junior second team had a very poor first half and were 4-0 at the break. They pulled themselves together and came out fighting in the second half. A fine move resulted in a goal for Fin Anderson at the back post to level the second half 1-1, and make the final score 5-1.

3rd VII A valiant effort against a much stronger opposition who moved the ball swiftly and with a directness we struggled to cope with. Our attacks down the right gave us hope and we manufactured a number of chances that we were unable to convert. Full credit must go to the players for their determination and perseverance.

4th VII (L 3-1) This was a display of endeavour that deserved a little more return than it got.  Some strong driving play from Ed Fairley in midfield and the energetic efforts of Waylett and Crallen gave us constant hope of a victory.  Sadly the opposition were more decisive in front of goal and ran out deserved winners 3 – 1.

Junior 5th VII (D 3-3) The fifths took part in a tight match where the lead changed hands. Superb goalkeeping from Max Cullinane ensured RHS went into the break 2-1 up. Although the lead was lost, a late mazy run and accurate shot gave Cory Stone his hat-trick and the side a deserved 3-3 draw.

Junior 6th VII (W 1-0) The sixths went down to a last gasp goal, having more than played their part in a tight encounter. Nick Males defended stoutly and Felix Lucas showed he can strike a hockey ball beautifully. Credit must go to Luke Clark-Smith whose dedication to the cause involved a headed save at one point.

Cross Country Team compete in 40th Knole Run

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On Saturday 11 January the Royal Hospital School Cross-Country team travelled to Sevenoaks School in Kent for the 40th Knole Run.

There was a hugely competitive field with over 400 boys and 200 girls running and a new course with difficult terrain underfoot; which meant that many starters failed to completed the gruelling 6 mile course.

All RHS runners finished their races; the Boys’ team placed 20th out of 57 team entries and the Girls 18th out of 38. Whilst not our strongest respective finishes, there were some excellent performance highlights.

• Sean Cuddihy was placed 64th in the boys race
• Rob Cowper-Coles got off to a flying start and rounded the first corner leading the entire pack, although he didn’t finish the race in that position he did manage 116th.
• Gwen Ludlow led the RHS girls home in 70th
• Georgia Tindale 72nd
• Felicity Slatter 74th

And then there were TEN – congratulations to all those who gained places in the Suffolk Hockey Junior Academy Centre

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Congratulations to all the following pupils who have been invited into the Suffolk Hockey Junior Academy Centre for 2014.

Millie Salter U13

Tor Williams U13

Libby Parker U13

Yasmin Gradwick-Light U13

Beth Dwerryhouse U14

Isabel Pearson U14

Isabella Durrant U15 (Goal Keeper)

Ruth Mallett- U17 (Goal Keeper)

Charles Kilham U14

Xavier Bull U14