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OUNDLE SCHOOL<br />
Church Street<br />
Oundle<br />
Peterborough<br />
PE8 4EE<br />
Established 1556<br />
Notable fixtures MCC, Eton,<br />
Shrewsbury, Rugby, Uppingham,<br />
Bedford, Felsted, Stowe, Oakham<br />
Cricket professional John Crawley<br />
(Lancashire, Hampshire & England)<br />
(with Genis van der Merwe)<br />
Teams 16 sides aged 14 to 18<br />
Facilities 10 grass nets, 10 artificial<br />
nets, four indoor lanes and eight<br />
cricket grounds<br />
Club/county affiliation<br />
Northamptonshire, Oundle Town CC<br />
Brief history Oundle School celebrated<br />
its 150th anniversary in 2005 when<br />
the first recorded inter-school game<br />
was played against Uppingham in<br />
1855. Archives suggest that cricket<br />
was played at the school as early as<br />
the 1830s. In 1901 WG Grace scored<br />
his 200th century at Oundle<br />
Cricketers of note Will Jefferson<br />
(Essex, Nottinghamshire,<br />
Leicestershire & England A),<br />
Greg Smith (Leicestershire,<br />
Nottinghamshire), Tom Harrison<br />
(Northamptonshire, Derbyshire and<br />
current ECB CEO)<br />
Extras In 2015 the first phase of the<br />
school’s sports masterplan saw<br />
the completion of the new stateof-the-art<br />
cricket pavilion. Other<br />
facilities include a new outfield and<br />
net area. Further redevelopment<br />
will add 20 more nets in 2016. That<br />
will be the first summer for former<br />
England batsman John Crawley to<br />
impose his vision on the school’s<br />
game. The school is also an MCC<br />
Foundation Hub and an outground<br />
for Northamptonshire<br />
Big pull: John Crawley batting for Hampshire<br />
PRINCE HENRY’S HIGH<br />
SCHOOL<br />
Victoria Avenue<br />
Evesham<br />
Worcestershire<br />
WR11 4QH<br />
Established 1376<br />
Notable fixtures Malvern College<br />
Teams Boys’ and girls’ teams at U14,<br />
U15, U16 and 1st XI, plus a staff XI. Gill<br />
Richards (former international and<br />
first female on Lord’s ground staff) is<br />
a member of the PE department<br />
Facilities A purpose-built cricket<br />
centre with four lanes, plus one pitch<br />
on the school field<br />
Club/county affiliation<br />
Worcestershire County Cricket<br />
Board, Worcestershire<br />
Brief history Prince Henry’s has<br />
developed a proud tradition<br />
of providing a fine cricketing<br />
experience for its students,<br />
competing against local public<br />
schools while remaining fairly<br />
dominant against local state<br />
schools. In 2013 the school<br />
won the national eight-a-side<br />
competition at Wantage Road<br />
Cricketers of note Worcestershire<br />
captain, Daryl Mitchell, is an Old<br />
Henrician<br />
Extras Prince Henry’s exerts a<br />
significant and positive impact on<br />
local cricket, boasting a committed<br />
staff and responsive students<br />
Favourite son:<br />
Daryl Mitchell<br />
had a fine<br />
season for<br />
Worcestershire<br />
thecricketer.com / 41
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