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TOP 100 SCHOOLS<br />
HAMPTON SCHOOL<br />
Hanworth Road<br />
Hampton<br />
Middlesex<br />
TW12 3HD<br />
Established 1556<br />
Notable fixtures MCC, Eton, Harrow,<br />
Dulwich College, Whitgift (two-day<br />
game)<br />
Cricket professional Chris Harrison<br />
(with Ami Banerjee as head of cricket)<br />
Teams 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI, 4th XI,<br />
U15ABC, U14ABCD, U13ABC, U12ABC<br />
Facilities Five indoor nets, six cricket<br />
squares, plus a single artificial<br />
match strip<br />
Club/county affiliation Middlesex<br />
Brief history The school’s current<br />
cricket fixture list is strong, with 17<br />
teams competing across multiple<br />
formats, and junior teams entered<br />
in the Middlesex Cup. Bi-annual<br />
major tours, the most recent being a<br />
December 2013 trip to Mumbai and<br />
Chennai. The junior teams tour Dubai<br />
and Guernsey each year as part of<br />
pre-season preparation<br />
Cricketers of note Toby Roland-Jones<br />
(Middlesex) and Zafar Ansari (Surrey)<br />
THE<br />
CRICKETER<br />
SPECIAL<br />
AWARD FOR<br />
EXCELLENCE<br />
Incredible<br />
history and<br />
still producing<br />
cricketers of<br />
outstanding<br />
pedigree in<br />
the modern<br />
era, Harrow<br />
continue to<br />
hold firm as a<br />
top cricketing<br />
school<br />
Special Award<br />
for Excellence<br />
HARROW SCHOOL<br />
5 High St<br />
Harrow on the Hill<br />
Middlesex<br />
HA1 3HP<br />
Established 1615<br />
Notable fixtures Eton at Lord’s, MCC,<br />
Cowdrey Cup (Wellington, Tonbridge,<br />
Radley), Charterhouse<br />
Cricket professional Stephen Jones<br />
(Western Province)<br />
Teams Four senior teams, three U16,<br />
five U15, six U14<br />
Facilities A two-lane purpose-built<br />
indoor school that includes video<br />
playback, eight artificial and four grass<br />
outdoor nets. Plus nine grounds, all<br />
served by excellent pavilions<br />
Club/county affiliation Middlesex<br />
Brief history Cricket has long-played a<br />
major part in the life of Harrow. In the<br />
period from 1850-1939 this was largely<br />
due to the social significance of the<br />
Eton match at Lord’s, which, along with<br />
Henley Regatta, sailing at Cowes and<br />
racing at Ascot, became part of the<br />
‘London Season’. The first recorded<br />
match in 1805 gained publicity from<br />
the presence in the Harrow team of<br />
the poet, Byron. He was no cricketer,<br />
indeed he had a ‘club foot’ and batted<br />
with a runner, but talked a good game<br />
Cricketers of note Robin Marlar<br />
(Sussex), Tony Pigott (Sussex, Surrey<br />
& England), Sam Northeast (Kent),<br />
Nick Compton (Middlesex, Somerset<br />
& England), Gary Ballance (Derbyshire,<br />
Yorkshire & England)<br />
Extras Eton v Harrow is the oldest<br />
school fixture played at Lord’s. All nine<br />
of the grounds at Harrow are only used<br />
for cricket in the summer term and so<br />
spend the winter under preparation<br />
28 / thecricketer.com
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