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SHERBORNE SCHOOL
Abbey Road
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 3AP
SHENFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Alexander Lane
Brentwood
Essex
CM15 8RY
Established 1962
Notable fixtures Eastbourne College
Master i/c cricket Richard Abson-
Bennett
Teams U12, U13, U14, U15, U17, U19 boys.
U13, U15 girls enter Essex Cup indoor
and outdoor competitions as well as
the National Under-15 Cup
Facilities Two outdoor synthetic-grass
nets, two indoor nets, one all-weather
pitch. The school uses Shenfield CC
and Hutton CC throughout the season
Club/county affiliation Essex
Cricketers of note Matt Salisbury
(Essex), Mady Villiers (Essex Women)
Extras A non-selective state school
that has competed with many of the
top private schools in the country
over several years. The school roll of
honour shows 40 Essex county titles
in the last 15 years. A cricket academy
started in 2013 to further develop
cricket at Shenfield, providing a yearround
programme of coaching. The
under-15 girls narrowly missed out in
two National Cup competitions last
summer – losing in the National Cup
semi-final and the Chance To Shine
National Finals in Birmingham
Big game:
Matt Salisbury
bowls for
Essex against
Australia
Established 1550
Notable fixtures King’s Taunton,
Millfield, Canford
Cricket professionals Tom Flowers,
Alan Willows (Sussex)
Teams 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI, 4th XI,
5th XI, plus colts through to juniors
Facilities Four indoor nets, eight
match pitches, 10 grass nets plus 12
synthetic-grass nets
Club/county affiliation Dorset
Cricketers of note David Shepherd
(Gloucestershire), Jimmy Adams
(Hampshire), Ollie Sale (Somerset)
Extras Sherborne School’s ‘Upper’
ground is back on Dorset’s radar next
summer, with their usual ground,
Dean Park, out of action.
The school staged 69 Minor Counties
Championship matches between
1902–1997
Successful: Hampshire’s Jimmy Adams
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