Stopfordian 2010â2011 - Stockport Grammar School
Stopfordian 2010â2011 - Stockport Grammar School
Stopfordian 2010â2011 - Stockport Grammar School
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The <strong>Stopfordian</strong> 2010–2011<br />
Victory against Bramhall raised hopes of a third consecutive<br />
cup success, but an uncharacteristically weak bowling display<br />
ended such aspirations when confronting King’s Macclesfield.<br />
Fixtures against Arnold and Sandbach were won and lost<br />
respectively and the trend of excellence in the field and<br />
fragility at the crease continued. The challenge is clearly there<br />
next season and individuals have to rise to it. Entertaining<br />
cameos with bat will not suffice and it requires batsmen to bat<br />
right through and graft in order for the team to progress.<br />
Attendance at net sessions was extremely high with over 40<br />
pupils taking part on a regular basis. This bodes well for future<br />
development.<br />
R. Howarth<br />
UNDER 13 CRICKET<br />
It was clear at the outset that the U13s were a talented team<br />
and the enthusiasm of the squad made selection a pleasant<br />
headache for the coaches.<br />
The season opened with a narrow defeat in a tough fixture<br />
against King’s Macclesfield. Barlow, opening the innings,<br />
made an impressive 64 and was to continue his form with ball<br />
and bat throughout the season. A straightforward victory<br />
against Macclesfield High <strong>School</strong> saw us safely through the<br />
first round of the Cheshire Cup. This was followed by an<br />
emphatic win against CHS as belligerent hitting from captain<br />
Orpen ensured we reached our target of 71 in just eight overs.<br />
Orpen’s fine form continued with a wonderful century at the<br />
seaside where Arnold were the victims of yet more powerful<br />
stroke play; the opener eventually retiring on 101. Arnold<br />
were routed by 117 runs with Braddock bagging 4-2.<br />
If Orpen was making the headlines, his opening partner Earith<br />
was batting with great consistency and proving the perfect foil<br />
at the other end. With a fast scoring batting line up and a<br />
useful all round bowling attack complemented by athleticism<br />
in the field, we proved formidable opponents to all comers.<br />
Victories were recorded against Sanbach, Wade Deacon HS<br />
and Poynton HS before King’s Chester ended the winning<br />
streak. An adjustment to the batting order to give those<br />
batting lower down a chance did not really work and this,<br />
together with some spectacular fielding by our opponents,<br />
contributed to our demise. We had comfortably despatched<br />
inferior teams but lost to the better ones and this was a<br />
concern, especially when drawing King’s Macclesfield in the<br />
semi final of the Cheshire Cup. However, a vital 20 from<br />
Travis and a three wicket haul from Jones snatched victory<br />
from defeat and the game ended with our opponents<br />
scratching their heads in disbelief at having let slip a golden<br />
opportunity.<br />
In the final we again avenged an earlier defeat by King’s<br />
Chester and brought home the Cheshire Cup to cap an<br />
excellent and enjoyable season.<br />
We would like to thank all the players who netted with such<br />
enthusiasm and played with such skill and determination. It<br />
has again been a pleasure to coach the U13s.<br />
P. A. Urwin<br />
E. H. Corbett<br />
UNDER 12 CRICKET<br />
The season started away at King’s Macclesfield the day after<br />
the Royal Wedding. Batting first, we managed to scrape<br />
together a less than impressive 96 runs from our 25 overs, the<br />
main contributors being Alex Jones (21) and Tom Travis (19).<br />
The lesson that catches win matches was never more apt than<br />
when their only serious batsman was dropped in the second<br />
over and went on to score a match winning 61. A<br />
disappointing start.<br />
Amid downpours of the first magnitude, we somehow<br />
managed to complete our next fixture at home to Bolton<br />
<strong>School</strong>. The visitors batted first and scored 84 for 9 from 25<br />
overs, the main bowling success being Tom Travis with 3 for 6.<br />
We managed to knock them off inside 16 overs, with Jones<br />
again notching 20 supported by a quick-fire 20 from Ollie<br />
Towle.<br />
The next match was the first round of the Cheshire Cup<br />
against St Ambrose who made 101 for 8 batting first, the pick<br />
of the bowlers being Jake Young with 3 for 22. Will Ogden<br />
scored 28 and Towle 34 as we looked to be coasting to victory.<br />
We needed only 1 run to win from the last over but the St<br />
Ambrose opening bowler came back to bowl a magnificent<br />
over taking 3 wickets and conceding no runs. After much<br />
confusion amongst the players, fortunately the Chairman of<br />
Cheshire <strong>School</strong>s Cricket was on hand to adjudicate and we<br />
were declared victors because we had lost 1 fewer wickets. A<br />
close shave!<br />
Unfortunately there were too many Manchester City<br />
supporters in the team and the next match against Cheadle<br />
Hulme fell on Cup Final day resulting in a very much<br />
weakened team. However, we batted well if a little slowly at<br />
times, with Francis Yates making an impressive 56 not out.<br />
Our total of 93 for 1 wicket however was never going to be<br />
enough and the opposition cruised to a 7 wicket victory in 13<br />
overs.<br />
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