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NEW HALL SCHOOL<br />
The Avenue<br />
Boreham<br />
Chelmsford<br />
Essex<br />
CM3 3HS<br />
MILLFIELD SCHOOL<br />
Butleigh Road<br />
Street<br />
Somerset<br />
BA16 0YD<br />
Established 1935<br />
Notable fixtures Surrey Academy,<br />
Worcestershire Academy,<br />
Gloucestershire Academy, MCC,<br />
Wales U17<br />
Master i/c cricket Richard Ellison<br />
(Kent & England)<br />
Director of Coaching Mark Garaway<br />
(Hampshire)<br />
Teams 14 teams aged 14 to 18 with<br />
girls playing at U17 and U15 level<br />
with fixtures that include matches<br />
against Wales U17, RAF Ladies<br />
and MCC<br />
Facilities Eight indoor nets,<br />
a bank of 12 grass nets, nine<br />
artificial outdoor nets across six<br />
grounds<br />
Club/county affiliation Millfield is<br />
fortunate to have associations with<br />
a number of professional county<br />
clubs<br />
Cricketers of note Ian Ward (Surrey,<br />
Sussex & England), Paul Terry<br />
(Hampshire), Kieran Powell (West<br />
Indies), Craig Kieswetter (Somerset)<br />
Extras The diverse nature of the<br />
fixture list makes for challenging<br />
cricket. The school boasts views of<br />
Glastonbury Tor<br />
Special Award<br />
for Excellence<br />
THE CRICKETER SPECIAL<br />
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE<br />
The modern powerhouse of schools<br />
cricket. A commitment to coaching<br />
(Somerset’s Alfonso Thomas has<br />
recently added his name to the<br />
coaches’ roster), a commitment<br />
to testing its players at 1st XI level<br />
with arguably the toughest and<br />
broadest fixture list in existence,<br />
a commitment to the highest<br />
possible standard of facilities makes<br />
Millfield’s dominance set only to<br />
continue<br />
Established 1632<br />
Notable fixtures MCC<br />
Cricket professional Nasser Hussain<br />
(Essex & England)<br />
Teams U12ABC, U13AB, U14AB,<br />
U15AB, 2nd XI, 1st XI. Girls’ cricket at<br />
U11, U13 and U15<br />
Facilities Six squares, four outdoor<br />
nets, two indoor nets<br />
Club/county affiliation Essex<br />
Brief history With the school moving<br />
to a co-educational student body<br />
only 10 years ago, cricket has grown<br />
rapidly. The school has recently<br />
toured Dubai and Sri Lanka.<br />
New Hall are currently county<br />
champions at under-14 and under-15<br />
age groups<br />
Extras Having former England<br />
batsman and captain Nasser Hussain<br />
as the school’s cricket professional<br />
since 2010 has significantly raised the<br />
standard of the game at the school<br />
Batting master: Nasser Hussain<br />
thecricketer.com / 37
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