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CHARTERHOUSE SCHOOL
Charterhouse Road
Godalming
Surrey
GU7 2DX
Established 1611
Notable fixtures Cowdrey Cup
(Eton, Harrow, Tonbridge, Radley
College, Wellington College)
Cricket professional Martin Bicknell
(Surrey & England)
Teams 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI, 4th XI,
U16AB, U15ABC, U14ABCDE
Facilities Four indoor nets, 12
artificial outdoor nets
Club/county affiliation Surrey
Cricketers of note Peter May (Surrey
& England), James Hamblin
(Hampshire), James Bovill
(Hampshire), Gregor McMillan
(Gloucestershire, Leicestershire)
Extras One of the prettiest grounds
in the south-east. It dates back to
1859, when the school played a
game against Marlborough College.
It also hosted a 1972 John Player
League game between Surrey and
Warwickshire, and the 1992 and
2009 Bunbury Under-15 Festivals
CHIGWELL SCHOOL
High Road
Chigwell
Essex
IG7 6QF
Established 1629
Notable fixtures MCC, England
Women Academy, Chris Gayle
Academy, XL Club.
Teams 1st XI, 2nd XI, U15AB, U14AB,
U13AB, U12AB, U11, U11 Girls, U10,
U9AB. Cricket is part of PE lessons for
U11/12 girls
Facilities Seven cricket squares, sports
hall, gym, two hard-court areas, two
artificial areas, seven grass nets, six
synthetic-grass nets
Club/county affiliation London Schools,
Essex
Extras Chigwell host Essex age-group
cricket from under-9 to under-17 age
groups, as well as Essex junior girls, plus
the ESCA East of England regional
hard-ball final. Last summer the under-
11s tasted glory at the Bancroft’s Cricket
Tournament. They won all their five
matches, beating St Cedd’s, Bancroft’s,
Forest, Woodford Green Prep and then
St Aubyn’s in the deciding game. Coach
Mr Frank Griffith said: “It was a pleasure
taking the team because many of the
teachers and parents commented
on their good behaviour throughout
the day.” The Andrew Flintoff Cricket
Academy came to the school last
Whitsun, and Mark Ramprakash, David
Lawrence and Alex Tudor are among
the former England cricketers who have
played at Chigwell in recent years
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