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NOTTINGHAM HIGH<br />
SCHOOL<br />
Waverley Mount<br />
Nottingham<br />
NG7 4ED<br />
Established 1513<br />
Notable fixtures MCC, Repton, Trent<br />
College<br />
Cricket professional Gary Lambert<br />
Teams U9AB, U10AB, U11AB, U12ABC,<br />
U13ABC, U14ABC, U15ABC, 1st XI,<br />
2nd XI, 3rd XI. Girls’ cricket will be<br />
a brand-new addition in 2016 as the<br />
school becomes co-educational from<br />
September 2015<br />
Star of his day: Reg Simpson played 27 Tests<br />
Facilities Four cricket squares<br />
and eight grass nets. Sports hall<br />
comprising four ECB International<br />
Level-specification cricket nets and<br />
cricket lighting, plus ECB-approved<br />
playing surface<br />
Club/county affiliation<br />
Nottinghamshire Cricket Board<br />
Cricketers of note Reg Simpson<br />
(Nottinghamshire & 27 Tests for<br />
England), Mark Saxelby (Notts,<br />
Durham)<br />
Extras Steve Adshead<br />
(Gloucestershire) and Iain Sutcliffe<br />
(Lancashire) have taken coaching<br />
sessions at the school in recent times<br />
Great shot: The late Mark Saxelby<br />
OAKHAM SCHOOL<br />
Chapel Close<br />
Market Place<br />
Oakham<br />
Rutland<br />
LE15 6DT<br />
Established 1584<br />
Notable fixtures MCC, Leicestershire<br />
Gents, XL Club, Holcot Arcadians,<br />
BOWS festival (Brighton College,<br />
Oakham, Wellington, Sedbergh)<br />
Teams Seniors 1st to 4th XI; U15ABC,<br />
U14ABCD, Jerwoods (U13) 1st to<br />
4th XI<br />
Facilities Six grounds, 14 grass and<br />
eight artificial nets, plus four<br />
indoor nets<br />
Club/county affiliation Oakham CC,<br />
Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire,<br />
Northamptonshire<br />
Cricketers of note Stuart<br />
Broad (Leicestershire,<br />
Nottinghamshire & England),<br />
Matt Boyce (Leicestershire),<br />
Josh Cobb (Leicestershire,<br />
Northamptonshire), Ian Saxelby<br />
(Notts, Gloucestershire), Tom<br />
Fell (Worcestershire), Alex Wyatt<br />
(Leicestershire)<br />
Extras Leicestershire played at<br />
picturesque Oakham School, with<br />
its excellently appointed pavilion,<br />
until recently. Former England<br />
men Frank Hayes (Lancashire)<br />
and 1975 Ashes hero David Steele<br />
(Northamptonshire, Derbyshire)<br />
stewarded great success at the<br />
school over a number of years<br />
Warrior spirit:<br />
England batsman<br />
David Steele<br />
thecricketer.com / 39
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