The Salopian no. 157 - Winter 2015

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68 OLD SALOPIAN NEWS OS Golf Fasti 2016 DATE EVENT COURSE ORGANISER JANUARY Wed 13 6pm Halford Hewitt Draw East India Club Andy Pollock MARCH Sun 13 Halford Hewitt Get-Together* Woburn Andy Pollock Thurs 17 Spring Meeting (South) Denham Anthony Parsons APRIL Fri 1 Spring Meeting (North) Hoylake Robert Lanyon Thurs 7 -Sun 10 Halford Hewitt Cup* Sandwich/Deal Andy Pollock Fri 22 Triangular Match Tandridge Stephen Shaw Thur 28 Match v The Schools Hawkstone Park Gerald Smith MAY Sat 14 Grafton Morrish Qualifying* Olton (Solihull) Andy Pollock Wed 18 Scottish Tour Luffness New Tim Lewis Thurs 19 Scottish Tour Muirfield Tim Lewis Fri 20 Scottish Tour Gullane No 1 Tim Lewis JULY Thurs 7 - Sat 9 Peter Burles Salver (65 and over)* West Hill Peter Worth Thurs 7 - Sat 9 Bunny Millard Salver (75 and over)* West Hill Peter Worth Fri 8 - Sat 9 G.L.Mellin Salver (55 and over)* West Hill Peter Worth Fri 22 Match v. Old Cholmeleians Hadley Wood Simon Shepherd AUGUST Thurs 4 Yorkshire Meeting The Alwoodley Peter Ambler Sun pm 7 West Country Tour Westward Ho! Paul Nichols Mon am 8 West Country Tour Saunton Paul Nichols Tues am 9 West Country Tour Saunton Paul Nichols Sat 13 Match v. Old Reptonians Worplesdon Jonathan Russell Sun 21 Match v.ORs & OMs Little Aston Charles Tustain Mon 22 Old Schools’ Competition Trevose Bill Higson SEPTEMBER Fri 7 - Sun 9 Tony Duerr Silver Salver Worplesdon Tim Lewis Sun 25 Midlands Meeting and AGM Blackwell Charles Hill OCTOBER Fri 7 - Sun 9 Grafton Morrish Finals* Hunstanton/Brancaster Andy Pollock Sun 9 Match v. Old Malvernians Blackwell Angus Pollock Fri 28 Guests’ Invitation Meeting Ashridge Dan Graham NOVEMBER Sat am 5 Robert Walker Foursomes Cup New Zealand Tim Lewis * By Invitation only - Members are asked to contact the Organiser for any event in which they may wish to play.
OLD SALOPIAN NEWS 69 Saracens The Saracens enjoyed another successful year in the Cricketer Cup, reaching a third semi-final in four years. The campaign began in early June with a comfortable victory at home to the Haileybury Hermits. Batting first, the Saracens posted an enormous 312-7. Ben Williams crashed a magnificent 122 and was ably supported by Steve Leach (61) and Ben Chapman (47). The Hermits never got going in reply and, tied down by spinners Henry Lewis, Matt Gregson and Henry Dawson, fell 191 runs short. A much sterner test awaited in Round 2, when the 2014 beaten finalists, the Bradfield Waifs, travelled to Shrewsbury intent on exacting revenge after an agonising last over defeat in the 2012 semi-final. On this occasion, the Saracens batted first and began well. Henry Lewis (64) laid the groundwork for a big Saracens’ total with a composed opener’s knock, building a threatening second wicket partnership with the expansive Ed Pollock (57). Indeed it was a mark of how well these two had played that the boundaries dried up almost altogether when they both departed, such that the Saracens ultimately had to settle for a total of 250. For much of a hot afternoon this looked as if it might not be enough, as the highquality Waifs batting line-up kept wickets in hand whilst scoring with relative ease. However, a pair of remarkable slip catches from Ian Massey (one of which would be amongst the finest ever seen on Senior) seized back some crucial initiative in the middle overs, and when the pressure ramped up in the final ten overs James Aston and in particular Henry Blofield (3-37) kept their nerve to see the side home by 11 runs. The quarter-final tie, away to the St Edward’s Martyrs, was no less closely fought. The home side had first use of a very dry wicket, and had progressed relatively serenely to 116-2, until spinners Matt Gregson (2-39) and Henry Blofield (3-22) turned the game decisively, helped by a fiery spell in the middle of the innings from Steve Barnard (2-52). Gregson in particular was very tough to play, as he extracted exaggerated turn out of the fast-deteriorating wicket. The Martyrs were bowled out for 190 in 43 overs. The Saracens’ reply began in spectacular fashion, with a succession of boundaries from Steve Leach (29 from 13), Jack Brydon (a comparatively sedate 10 from 11) and Ed Pollock (17 from 9). When Pollock was out to the first ball of the 8th over, the scoreboard read 76-3, and the nervous tension amongst the Saracens’ support was palpable. The President was pacing! Thankfully, after the storm came the calm in the form of Ben Williams (64) and Henry Lewis (28), who together with Ben Chapman (17*) showed great skill and poise on a turning wicket to lead the Saracens into the semi-finals with over 16 overs to spare. Sadly for the Saracens, the semi-final was, much like the previous year’s fixture against the old enemy, ultimately a one-sided affair. After rain had postponed the fixture by a week and caused the venue to be changed to Malvern, a somewhat depleted side lost the toss and were invited to field. The Saracens acquitted themselves well in the first hour, despite being hampered by the early loss of wicketkeeper Jack Brydon, who injured himself in appealing for a leg before decision (given not out); and having reduced the Old Malvernians to 68-3, were well in the game. However, we were unable to split the fourth wicket pair of Craig Wood (90) and Will Gifford (101), who built a match-winning partnership of 135 and put some tired Saracens’ bowling to the sword in the final overs, as the Old Malvernians finished on 260-7 (despite Ali Pollock returning well-deserved figures of 4-53). This was to prove too many for the Saracens, who despite at drinks being exactly level with the Old Malvernian score (99-3) collapsed soon afterwards, to finish on 146-9 (with Brydon incapacitated). My thanks to all who played and supported the team this year (and in particular to the two more experienced Saracens, Harry Lewis and Angus Pollock, who did both in the same
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