The Salopian no. 157 - Winter 2015

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SCHOOL NEWS
U15B XI
Played 10 Won 8 Lost 2
Will Shawe-Taylor (O) and James Argyle (M) were our
opening batsmen and were consistent across the term,
starting innings off with patient productivity. Harry Wasdell
(Rt) contributed plenty of runs as well as proving to be an
organised and methodical captain. Matt Clay (I) and Zak
Nicholas (R) were our mid-order big-hitters. Humphreys
(Rt), Sykes (Rt) and Wasdell (Rt) provided the seam bowling,
with varied success, and Greetham brought some beguiling
spin to the attack. A very successful term overall and some
especially impressive wins over the likes of Bedford, Millfield
and Malvern. Sedbergh was our only ‘block’ defeat when the
team was much weakened by depletions to the teams above.
U15 Girls XI Cricket
Played 14 Won 11 Lost 3 Drew 0
The U15 Girls had a brilliant first season. It started at the
end of the Lent Term with the Lady Taverner’s Indoor
Tournament where the girls progressed to the County Final.
Unfortunately, the very busy end of term logistics unsettled
any decent preparation and the girls were narrowly defeated
in the group stage. As the summer arrived the girls played
five school fixtures and finished the year by competing in the
Shropshire Cricket Board U15 Tournament.
Qualifying Tournament Results
Shrewsbury School v Meole Brace
Shrewsbury School: 86-3 (8 overs)
Lizzy Ware 15 retired, Mimi Ashworth 15 retired,
Phoebe Wasdell 17 retired
Meole Brace: 43-4 (8 overs)
Emma Graham 2 wickets, Sophia Breese 1 wicket,
Rosie Davis 1 wicket
Shrewsbury School v Mary Webb
Mary Webb: 62-5 (8 overs)
Emma Graham 1 wicket, Sophia Breese 3 wickets, Phoebe
Wasdell 1 wicket
Shrewsbury School: 63-4 (6.2 overs)
Emma Graham 10, Sophia Breese 14 not out,
Mimi Ashworth 8
Including the two tournaments, the girls played a total of 14
matches and won 11.
The most exciting match played was when the girls lost
to Moreton in the School Sports National Cup in a closely
fought contest. The game started well enough with the
opening bowler Emma Graham (MSH) taking two wickets
in the first over. Millie Home of Moreton then put on 63
n.o. and Moreton’s final score was 151-6. The heavens
opened during Shrewsbury School’s innings and while
Sophia Breese (EDH) made an excellent 52 n.o., we
could only manage 144 in reply. The conditions really
did work against us on the day. After this loss, there were
substantial victories against Charlton School, Bromsgrove
School, Malvern College (U16) and Shrewsbury High
School. Special mention goes to Sophia Breese (EDH)
who scored 103 in 4 innings and Nina Lange (G) who
scored 40 off 12 balls against SHS. With the ball, Phoebe
Wasdell (MSH) had figures of 38-6 and Rosie Davis (EDH)
40-6. Nina Lange also took some rather special, athletic
catches and she will be sorely missed next season. This
all bodes well for the future of girls’ cricket at the school.
Shrewsbury School Girls XI - From L-R Back Row: Tilly Reynolds, Sophia Dixon, Nina Lange, Libby Hedges, Lizzy Ware,
From L-R Front Row: Sophia Breese, Katie Oswald, Mimi Ashworth, Emma Graham, Phoebe Wasdell, Rosie Davis