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The Stopfordian 2011–2012
For the girls, captain Charlotte Jones was first to finish in 35 th
place with the rest of her team coming in; Daisy Hanson 40 th ,
Emma Coghlan 41 st , Francessca Cooke 49 th , Alice Kirker 47 th ,
Ellie Carter 60 th .
The boys ran a longer course with Joe Davidson leading them
back in 7 th position followed by Scott Phillips 16 th , Oscar
Clarke-Williams 33 rd , Andrew Corcoran 39 th , Alex Curwen
60 th , James Nichols 73 rd .
Well done to all runners for their efforts and we look forward
to seeing their progress next year.
WOODBANK PARK CROSS COUNTRY SERIES
Boys and girls in Years 3 – 6 completed the cross country series
of six events. Some excellent results were recorded and many
of the runners made huge improvements in their scores as
they went through the series.
Year 3 and 4 girls came 8 th in the team event with excellent
performances from Megan Phillips, Libby Wolstenholme and
Maddy Lear.
Year 5 and 6 girls came 6 th as a team. Notable performances
came from Charlotte Jones, Hannah Nolan, Francessca
Cooke, Olivia Cleere and Shivalika Takiar.
Year 5 and 6 boys came 2 nd in the team standings. An
outstanding result based on a strong group of boys showing
commitment to their peers. Well done also to Joe Davidson
who came 3 rd in the individual competition and to Oscar
Clarke-Williams, Alex Curwen and James Nichols who made
up the team.
A special mention to Sam Curwen and Matthew Byle who
completed the series but could not compete as a team
without more boys from Years 3 and 4.
C. Nichols
A huge number of boys and girls turned up in early May when
the first cricket practice took place after school. Excitement
was in the air...a seemingly endless list of fixtures stretching
ahead of them like an enticing row of sports shops. Britain
was on the up, all was well in the England cricket camp and
the Olympic Games was looming on the horizon. It was so
exciting for sports outside football that the European
Championships hardly got a mention!
We have had some talented cricketers at SGJS, not least last
year when our boys won the Reeman’s 6-a-side tournament.
But pupils are learning that it is hard work and dedication that
really matter and many pupils showed that sort of
commitment early on in the season despite some tough
matches.
The opener of the season doesn’t come any harder than
against King’s Chester which is where the season started.
George Crompton and William Howard batted with
conviction and we scored 105 in our 20 overs. King’s Chester
played extremely well and overcame our score with only two
overs to go. Learning from defeat is an important lesson and
the team were keen to improve on their good first outing in
the next match.
Altrincham were next. They had a couple of county batsmen
and played some excellent cricket. We battled hard but
needed much more practice batting to get up to their
standard. Another game lost but more had been learnt about
batting technique.
U11 CRICKET
Another tough match against Merchant Taylors’ and another
defeat for both the A and B teams but there were still lessons
to be learnt.
Newcastle-under-Lyme were next to visit SGS and the A team
put in an excellent batting performance, much more positive
and measured proving that batsmen such as Oliver Marsden
and Taylor Entwhistle had learnt their lessons and attacked the
ball. Taylor managed a superb half century. Maiden overs
from Scott Phillips and Matthew Taylor made sure that
Newcastle were never in it.
The A and B teams lost close matches against Birkdale but
worked hard and it was encouraging to see lower order
batsmen put up a good fight.
A bye in the first round of the AJIS Cup meant that we were
straight into the quarter final against King’s Macclesfield. Rain
stopped play just as the team was boarding the coach, but the
match was played in the end and, as the Duke of Wellington
once said, it was a close run thing! Unfortunately King’s
bowlers were both accurate and fast and our batsmen
struggled to get their bat to ball; it was King’s who went on to
the next round. Still, there were always the 6-a-side
tournaments…
The IAPS tournament is one we enjoy hosting every year and
this year a good field attended. Some strong performances
meant that Kingsmead and Ryleys were dispatched by our
team. However, both Altrincham and Rydal Penrhos were just
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