Issue 7 Summer 2010 (6.3 MB) - Blundell's School

Marlborough Cricket Festival 2010
The U15 boys went to the Marlborough Cricket
Festival and were absolutely fantastic, with all three
other coaches agreeing that Blundell's were the best
team. All the games were closely contested and the
standard of cricket was very high. At the festival postmortem
it was also agreed that Blundell's had the
batsman with the most potential in Luke Williams,
although he has yet to fully realise it.
Above: Alistair Chilcott
Left: Luke Williams
Many of the cricketing parents and other members of
staff spoke to me on several occasions to say how
impressed they were with Blundell's fielding, team
spirit and enthusiasm at the festival. The boys were a
pleasure to spend time with and were fantastic
ambassadors for the School both on and off the pitch.
Match 1 (Eton) - Blundell's 189 all out in 47
overs (Chilcott 58, Wyatt-Haines 32, Dart 32)
Eton 187 all out 49 overs (Dart 2-15, Chilcott 3-20)
Blundell's won by 2 runs
A wonderful game in which Blundell's fielded and
bowled brilliantly in order to defend a relatively
small total.
RICKET
Match 2 (Marlborough) - Marlborough 192 all
out in 49 overs (Wyatt-Haines 2-29, Browne 2-27)
Blundell's 193 for 8 in 42 overs ( Wyatt-Haines 50,
Abdoll 22 not out)
Blundell's won by 2 wickets
A fine chase led by Sam Wyatt-Haines and Luke
Williams and finished in style by Gary Abdoll.
Match 3 (Uppingham) - Blundell's 170 all out
(Dart 44, Maunder 53 not out)
Uppingham 170-8 in 46 overs ( Ansell 3-23)
Uppingham won by 2 wickets
A fantastic partnership between Jack Dart and Jack
Maunder helped us recover from 10-3 in the 3rd over.
An amazing display of fielding meant that Blundell's
almost defended a score that was 30 runs short on a
very good pitch.
A thoroughly enjoyable three days where the boys
competed successfully against some of the biggest
cricketing schools in the country. RJH
Main picture: 1st X1 Captain Hugh McDowell turns on the style
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