SPORT// CRICKET
U14 XI
In a season hampered by poor weather
the under 14s have only completed three
fixtures. The first game vs Ampleforth
and was cancelled without a ball being
bowled. In the second game vs Local
rivals Hymers Pocklington posted
120-1 in their 20 overs, with Toby
Williamson on 50 and Ollie Rook 49
being the mainstay of the Pocklington
innings. Sadly the game was abandoned
with only 1 over of the second innings
possible.
A scratchy run chase against South
Hunsley set up another meeting
with Hymers and the East Yorkshire
Regional cup was up for grabs.
U15 XI
The U15 cricket team have endured
the wettest early summer weather for
many years.
Only three regular school matches
have been started and only one of those
has been played to a finish; sadly, that
resulted in a heavy cup defeat at the
hands of an exceptionally strong team
from Trent College.
During the term, there hasn’t been much
DAVID GRAY
SHIELD
A young Pocklington side travelled to
Edinburgh with hopes of defending
the David Gray Shield. Named for the
ex-Pockington and Stewart Melville
School Headmaster, this annual
tournament features Pocklington,
Hymers, Strathallen and hosts Stewart
Melville. After a poor summer in terms
of weather the prospect of 2 x 50 over
games in successive days followed by a
Pocklington batted first with Toby
Williamson again the mainstay with
47. Regular wickets from Henry
Hobson and Flynn Sangwin pegged
Hymers back and they fell 33 short
of Pocklington’s total. GSAL proved
too strong for Pocklington though and
regular wickets restricted Pocklington
to 57 all out. This was thanks to some
good lower order resistance from Henry
Hobson, Henry Rodmell & Ollie Bell.
Pocklington showed spirit in defending
this total taking three GSAL wickets. bowling in return Pocklington managed
to knock them off. Further wins versus
Hymers and Ashville saw Pocklington
finished third behind Queen Elizabeth’s
Grammar School (QEGS) and The
Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL).
Next up was the 6 a-side tournament
held at Pocklington. First up were a
Bradford Grammar School side who
had only lost twice all year. A very
strong bowling display saw BGS limited
to just 27 and despite their strong Player of the Season:
Toby Williamson
At the time of writing further fixtures
Vs St peters York and the remaining
rounds of the English schools cricket
association were to be played. A strong
season overall this team has potential to
develop into a strong all round side.
Most Improved Player:
Will Tucker-Lowe
time to fill the highlights reel with but
the stand out individual performances
have been Harry Jackson’s century, off
just 53 balls against Hymers and Harry
Lee’s excellent, fighting 65, on a difficult
wicket at home against GSAL. produced by Henry Green, Harry
Jackson, Jonny Raper, Adam Reid, Billy
Spruyt, Jack Whitehead and Henry
Woodruff. These resulted in us claiming
the trophy by dint of a superior run-rate
to GSAL, who were the runners-up.
The team performance to treasure was
an outstanding victory in the GSAL
6-a-side tournament. This is the first
time that we have managed to win
this tournament, despite having been
able to contest it with some very strong
sides in the past. Excellent individual
performances during the day were Team selected from: Tom Burton,
Henry Green, Will Grewer, Harry
Holland, Harry Jackson, Harry Lee,
John Raper, Adam Reid, Billy Spruyt,
Tom Williamson, Jack Woodhead,
Henry Woodruff.
20/20 on the final day, the squad new
they would be challenged. bowled out. Regular wickets saw the
Pocklington chase curtailed, however
useful lower order runs from Goddard
& Hasdell brought some respectability
to the scorecard.
Day 1 saw Pocklington play a mixed
Strathallan team. The opposition
struggling to field a squad had some
strong former players mixed in with some
younger players gaining experience of
senior cricket. Bowling first Pocklington
started poorly allowing Strathallan early
runs, however wickets saw Strathallan
pegged back to 132-6 at lunch. Some
loose bowling and powerful hitting
saw Strathallan dominate after lunch
eventually reaching 221 before being
Day 2 and Stewart Melville, who lost to
Hymers awaited Pocklington. A better
bowling & fielding performance saw
Pocklington reduce Stewart Melville to
149-10. The chase was anchored by Jack
Woodhead’s 57 however Pocklington
failed to build a large partnership
and fell 12 runs short of the target in a
close game.
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