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IPSWICH SCHOOL<br />
25 Henley Road<br />
Ipswich<br />
IP1 3SG<br />
HURSTPIERPOINT<br />
COLLEGE<br />
College Lane<br />
Hurstpierpoint<br />
Hassocks<br />
West Sussex<br />
BN6 9JS<br />
Established 1849<br />
Notable fixtures MCC, Eastbourne,<br />
Cranleigh, Whitgift<br />
Cricket professionals Jon Lewis<br />
(Gloucestershire, Surrey &<br />
England), Jerry Heath, Phil<br />
Hudson<br />
Teams 12 senior school teams,<br />
with between eight and 10<br />
teams at prep school with<br />
girls able to opt for cricket<br />
as a summer sport,<br />
supporting a senior and a<br />
junior team<br />
Facilities Eight grass<br />
squares, 10 grass nets, five<br />
synthetic-grass nets and a<br />
six-lane sports hall<br />
Club/county affiliation<br />
Sussex<br />
Brief history Although<br />
the school was founded<br />
in 1849, it is clear that<br />
cricket was played<br />
earlier when at Shoreham. In recent<br />
years the school has had success<br />
winning the Woodard Schools<br />
Festival on a number of occasions,<br />
the Langdale T20 Trophy (twice in<br />
the last three years), and in 2015<br />
winning the National Schools<br />
T20. The under-15s play in the<br />
Blackshaw T20 Cup and the under-<br />
14s in The Lord’s Taverners Trophy<br />
Cricketers of note Martin Speight<br />
(Sussex, Durham), Justin Bates<br />
(Sussex)<br />
Extras Hurstpierpoint has one<br />
of the world’s largest cricket<br />
squares. The school has<br />
toured India, Malta, Dubai and<br />
Cape Town in recent years. While<br />
at Hurstpierpoint, Martin Speight<br />
was chosen to play for the South of<br />
England with Nasser Hussain,<br />
Angus Fraser and Mark<br />
Ramprakash. With a number<br />
of players in the Sussex<br />
County Cricket Club Academy<br />
and the Emerging Players<br />
Programme, the future is<br />
looking bright for<br />
the school<br />
Entertainer: Martin<br />
Speight was a gifted<br />
strokemaker<br />
Established 1399<br />
Notable fixtures MCC, Felsted<br />
Cricket professional Ray East (Essex)<br />
Teams 13 teams, plus girls at ages<br />
U13, 15 and U18<br />
Facilities An indoor cricket school<br />
with two nets, plus four nets in the<br />
sports hall. Two grounds with five<br />
squares plus 10 synthetic-grass nets<br />
Club/county affiliation Suffolk<br />
Cricketers of note Gul Khan (Essex),<br />
Nadeem Shahid (Essex, Surrey)<br />
Extras Former Essex legend Ray<br />
East heads the coaching team. The<br />
school regularly hosts Suffolk in the<br />
Minor Counties Championship<br />
at Ivry Street. It regularly tours<br />
the Caribbean, and also boasts<br />
a comprehensive programme<br />
of cricket for girls, with Stuart<br />
Furmston heading it up<br />
Stalwart:<br />
Nadeem Shahid<br />
enjoyed a long<br />
career with<br />
Surrey<br />
thecricketer.com / 29
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