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SEDBERGH SCHOOL<br />
Station Road<br />
Sedbergh<br />
Cumbria<br />
LA10 5HG<br />
Established 1525<br />
Notable fixtures Yorkshire Academy,<br />
Durham Academy, Shrewsbury,<br />
Bromsgrove, MCC, annual BOWS<br />
Festival (Brighton College, Oakham,<br />
Wellington College)<br />
Cricket professional Martin Speight<br />
(Sussex, Durham)<br />
Teams 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI, 4th XI,<br />
U15AB, U14AB<br />
Facilities Four grounds, with an<br />
enclosed six-lane artificial net area<br />
plus four-lane indoor centre<br />
Club/county affiliation Cumbria,<br />
Durham, Lancashire, Yorkshire<br />
Brief history Cricket has been played<br />
at Sedbergh since the 19th century.<br />
The school has achieved significant<br />
success in recent years reaching the<br />
1st XI National T20 finals day three<br />
times, the Under-17 National final,<br />
Under-15 National final and the<br />
Under-15 National T20 finals day six<br />
times, winning it once. The school<br />
undertakes overseas tours every<br />
three years with recent destinations<br />
including Sri Lanka, South Africa<br />
and Barbados<br />
Cricketers of note Norman ‘Mandy’<br />
Mitchell-Innes (Somerset &<br />
England), Jordan Clark (Lancashire),<br />
Jamie Harrison (Durham)<br />
SEVENOAKS SCHOOL<br />
High Street<br />
Sevenoaks<br />
Kent<br />
TN13 1HU<br />
Established 1432<br />
Notable fixtures MCC, King’s<br />
Canterbury, Judd<br />
Cricket professionals Chris Tavare<br />
(Kent, Somerset & England), David<br />
Smith<br />
Teams 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI, U15AB,<br />
U14AB, U13ABC. Girls play in boys’<br />
teams on merit, plus one girls’ U15<br />
fixture in 2015. Natasha Farrant,<br />
leaver 2014, has already played for<br />
England Women and is one of the<br />
first group of centrally contracted<br />
England players<br />
Facilities Three grounds, five allweather<br />
nets, three grass nets plus<br />
centre practice pitches, eight indoor<br />
nets<br />
Club/county affiliation Kent<br />
Brief history Cricket at Sevenoaks<br />
has enjoyed some very successful<br />
periods. The school were unbeaten<br />
by other schools for seven years<br />
during the 1970s. Four players went<br />
on to play professional cricket from<br />
that period. Former Essex cricketer<br />
Alan Hurd was their inspirational<br />
coach. The late 1980s and early<br />
1990s saw another series of<br />
excellent teams<br />
Cricketers of note James Graham-<br />
Brown (Kent, Derbyshire), Chris<br />
Tavare (Kent, Somerset & England),<br />
Paul Downton (Kent, Middlesex &<br />
England), Guy Spelman (Kent), Will<br />
House (Kent, Sussex) and Natasha<br />
Farrant (Kent & England)<br />
Extras A programme of coaching<br />
runs through the year, with sessions<br />
often starting before school at<br />
7.30am. Chris Tavare shares his<br />
England experiences with the pupils<br />
as well as teaching biology<br />
Grafter: Chris Tavare played in 31 Tests<br />
thecricketer.com / 45
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