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TOP 100 SCHOOLS<br />
STEWART’S MELVILLE<br />
COLLEGE<br />
Queensferry Road<br />
Edinburgh<br />
EH4 3EZ<br />
Established 1832<br />
Notable fixtures MCC, Fettes College,<br />
Merchiston College, Dollar Academy,<br />
Edinburgh Academy, High School<br />
of Glasgow, Glasgow Academy,<br />
Strathallan School, Glenalmond<br />
School, George Watson’s College<br />
Cricket professional Dewald Nel<br />
(Scotland & Kent, Worcestershire)<br />
Teams 16 boys’ teams are fielded,<br />
plus over 70 girls playing aged<br />
(primary) 5 to 7<br />
Facilities Two indoor cricket nets,<br />
plus six indoor nets at the Mary<br />
Erskine’s School, 12 synthetic-grass<br />
nets with five grass squares spread<br />
over two sites<br />
Club/county affiliation Stewart’s<br />
Melville Royal High<br />
Brief history The school currently<br />
runs four senior teams in the East<br />
of Scotland Cricket Association<br />
League, plus one social team. A<br />
school of more than 2,700 students<br />
means that even the principal<br />
and deputy principal make time<br />
to coach/manage a cricket team<br />
during the summer months<br />
STOWE SCHOOL<br />
Stowe<br />
Buckingham<br />
MK18 5EH<br />
Established 1923<br />
Notable fixtures MCC, Bedford,<br />
Myerscough College, Shrewsbury,<br />
Radley, Wellingborough, Rugby,<br />
Uppingham, Oundle<br />
Head/director of cricket combined<br />
James Knott<br />
External professionals David Capel<br />
(Northamptonshire & England),<br />
Andrew O’Connor<br />
Teams 15 boys’ team plus girls.<br />
Facilities Four lanes of indoor nets with<br />
bowling machines including Merlin, 10<br />
lanes of grass practice nets, 10 lanes of<br />
synthetic-grass nets with seven grass<br />
squares<br />
Club/county affiliation<br />
Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire<br />
Cricketers of note Ben Duckett<br />
(Northamptonshire), Graeme White<br />
(Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire)<br />
Sean Morris (Hampshire), Rob White<br />
(Northamptonshire) Jason De La<br />
Graduation: Ben<br />
Duckett has moved<br />
from the Stowe 1st<br />
XI to the Northants’<br />
senior side<br />
Pena (Gloucestershire, Kent, Surrey,<br />
Worcestershire)<br />
Extras The 1st XI and 2nd XI squares<br />
are situated in front and behind what<br />
was once the royal palace for the Duke<br />
of Buckingham. Northamptonshire<br />
have regularly used the school for 2nd<br />
XI fixtures and played a 1st XI 40-<br />
over game there in recent years. The<br />
school has twice reached the last four<br />
of the National T20 and the regional<br />
finals of the Under-15 National T20<br />
competition. The school is due to host<br />
the Bunbury festival in 2018<br />
52 / thecricketer.com
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