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THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL<br />
AT LEEDS<br />
Alwoodley Gates<br />
Harrogate Road<br />
Leeds<br />
West Yorkshire<br />
LS17 8GS<br />
SUTTON<br />
VALENCE<br />
SCHOOL<br />
North Street<br />
Sutton Valence<br />
Maidstone<br />
Kent<br />
ME17 3HL<br />
Established 1576<br />
Notable fixtures MCC, XL Club, Band<br />
of Brothers<br />
Cricket professional Vince Wells (Kent,<br />
Leicestershire)<br />
Teams 1st XI, 2nd, XI, U15AB, U14AB,<br />
girls practice and play with boys<br />
Facilities Five grass squares, six<br />
artificial nets and one grass net, five<br />
indoor nets with full run-ups<br />
Club/county affiliation Kent<br />
Brief history The first recorded match<br />
Talented: Batsman and umpire Mark Benson<br />
was in August 1840, when the school<br />
played Sir Edmund Filmer’s XI at<br />
nearby East Sutton Park<br />
Cricketers of note Douglas Carr (Kent<br />
& England), Mark Benson (Kent &<br />
England), Orlando Peters (Leeward<br />
Islands, Antigua)<br />
Extras John Willes, an early<br />
proponent of round-arm bowling,<br />
lived in the village and is thought to<br />
have ‘cast his influence’ on cricket at<br />
the school<br />
TAUNTON<br />
SCHOOL<br />
Staplegrove Road<br />
Taunton<br />
Somerset<br />
TA2 6AD<br />
Established Leeds Grammar<br />
School was formed in 1552<br />
Notable fixtures MCC,<br />
Manchester GS<br />
Teams 1st XI, 2nd XI, U15AB,<br />
U14AB, U13AB, U12AB, plus one<br />
open-age girls’ team<br />
Facilities Four grass squares, two<br />
synthetic pitches, four indoor<br />
practice nets, three artificial nets,<br />
six grass nets<br />
Club/county affiliation?<br />
Yorkshire<br />
Brief history The Grammar<br />
School at Leeds came into being<br />
following the merger of Leeds<br />
Grammar School and Leeds High<br />
School for Girls in 2005. It has four<br />
cricket pitches, three net areas<br />
comprising grass and artificial<br />
surfaces<br />
Cricketers of note Iain Sutcliffe<br />
(Leicestershire, Lancashire,<br />
Northamptonshire), James<br />
Wainman (Yorkshire)<br />
Yes sir: Marcus<br />
Trescothick coaches<br />
at Taunton School<br />
Established 1847<br />
Notable fixtures Dulwich College,<br />
Eastbourne College, Ampleforth<br />
Cricket professional Marcus<br />
Trescothick (Somerset & England)<br />
Teams Boys and girls’ teams from year<br />
3 to 1st XI with girls playing cricket<br />
since 1976<br />
Facilities Six grounds, three bays of<br />
outdoor nets, with 12 synthetic-turf<br />
and four grass nets<br />
Club/county affiliation Taunton Deane<br />
CC, Somerset<br />
Cricketers of note Aftab Habib<br />
(Leicestershire, Essex & England),<br />
John Jameson (Warwickshire)<br />
Extras Having been playing cricket<br />
since around 1855, it has long<br />
held a place as a renowned<br />
cricketing school<br />
Old boy: Iain Sutcliffe studied at Leeds<br />
thecricketer.com / 53
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