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FRAMLINGHAM COLLEGE
College Road
Framlingham
Suffolk
IP13 9EY
Established 1865
Notable fixtures MCC, MCC Ladies,
Essex Development
Cricket professional Ben France
(Derbyshire)
Teams 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI,
U14ABCD, U15ABC. Girls’ 1st XI,
2nd XI, U15AB, U14A
Facilities Three indoor nets, eight
grass nets, four synthetic-grass
nets, plus four squares
Club/county affiliation Essex,
Northamptonshire
Cricketers of note Herbert Wilson
(Sussex), Norman Borrett (Essex),
David Larter (Northamptonshire &
England) Ashley Cowan (Essex), Rob
Newton (Northamptonshire)
Extras Framlingham is not a large
school, but is proud of its history
and passionate about its cricket,
with headmaster Paul Taylor a
former Surrey player. A fourth
square was added in 2015 with
outline plans for a fifth to be laid in
the shadow of the magnificent 12thcentury
Framlingham Castle, as
well as a state-of-the-art pavilion.
2015 saw the addition of an U14D
team despite a year group boasting
only 44 boys. Pupils are exposed to a
wide variety of formats from eighta-side
house matches, in coloured
clothing, to two-day fixtures, plus
tours to Sri Lanka, Barbados and
the UAE. Prep school Brandeston
Hall benefits from coaching from
the school professional
GEORGE
WATSON’S
COLLEGE
69 -71 Colinton
Road
Edinburgh
EH10 5EG
Established 1741
Notable fixtures MCC
Teams Six junior sides and eight at
senior level. Two girls’ teams that have
been Scottish champions two years in
a row at U15 and 1st XI
Facilities Four squares, two syntheticgrass
pitches, 10 artificial-turf nets, four
indoor nets
Club/county affiliation Watsonians CC,
Eastern Region
Brief history George Watson’s College
is one of the largest single-campus
schools in the UK. Founded in 1741, it is
one of Scotland’s leading independent
schools and is widely renowned for its
sporting excellence. In 2015 the school
won all three major Scottish sporting
competitions in rugby, hockey and
cricket, being the first school to do so
Cricketers of note Alasdair Evans
(Derbyshire & Scotland), Dewald Nel
(Kent & Scotland), Neil McCallum
(Scotland)
Extras The school’s Myreside square
was recently used in the ICC World
T20 qualifiers. The school has, for
the last two seasons, won three of
the four national competitions –
including, in 2015, becoming 1st XI
Scottish Champions. The under-
15s compete in the East District
T20 tournaments, with the winner
advancing to the Scottish finals. The
school’s alumni club, Watsonians, play
in the top National League, and were
crowned as Scottish champions as
recently as 2012
Great Scot: Neil McCallum has scored two
centuries in 43 ODIs for the national side
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