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SURREY SCHOOLS’ CRICKET ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL REPORT 2013

Supporting Surrey Schools’ Cricket (FOR DETAILS SEE BACK PAGE)

www.ssca.org.uk OFFICERS 2012 - 2013

President: Edward Handley MBE

Chairman: Phil Everest

Vice-Chairman: (vacant)

Hon. Secretary: Simon Beck

Hon. Treasurer: Mike Barry

Hon. Competitions Secretaries (Schools): Phil Everest Jim Hammond Richard Riseboro Duncan White

Hon. Competitions Secretary (Districts): (vacant)

Hon. Primary Secretary: Charles South

VICE PRESIDENTS:

J.D. Andrews D.C. Haywood P.I. Pocock

B.J. Aspital D. Jacobs R.J. Somerford

J.H.C. Cope B. Jones M.J. Stewart OBE

J.H. Edrich MBE R.D.V. Knight OBE D.M. Verney

M.J. Edwards A.R. Pannell D.M. Ward

D.G.W. Fletcher

SURREY SCHOOLS’ CRICKET ASSOCIATION thanks the following organisations for their support and assistance during the past year ESCA, RAM International, Surrey CCC, Surrey Cricket Board, Surrey County Cricket Trust

& also thanks the following clubs and schools for the use of facilities Banstead CC, Horsley & Send CC, Malden Wanderers CC, St George’s College, Surrey CCC, Whitgift School Chairman’s Remarks:

After the trials and tribulations of 2012, I am pleased to say that 2013 has been good year for the Association. Competition entries held their level with a number of new schools becoming involved, particularly from the prep. school sector. Some of the emerging schools are still over-committing, resulting in a number of defaulted matches in the early rounds. There was a secondary school competition for girls’ teams for the first time, and the schools involved have asked about additional competitions. None of this happens without the work of the various Competition Administrators (Jim Hammond, Richy Riseboro, Simon Beck, Duncan White & Charles South), and the co-operation of teachers in schools. Their support is very much appreciated. In the National competitions, Whitgift maintained their stranglehold on the U13 David English Bunbury Cup with an emphatic 93 run victory over Warwick School, Sam Hall scoring 134. We wish them luck as they carry the Surrey banner again in 2014. Whitgift also reached the Final of the ECB/ESCA National U15 T20, and shared the trophy with Shrewsbury School after the Final was rained off. Trinity reached the National Finals of the 8-a-side Pairs competition for the first time, but could not bring back the trophy. The Surrey U15 squad took the honours among the CAG sides by winning the Yorkshire Bank County U15 Cup. The Surrey U11 squad also deserve mention for winning the Taunton Festival for the 4th successive year. More details of the Surrey CAG season can be found in this booklet. In the professional game, it has been encouraging to Rory Burns, Arun Harinath and Zafar Ansari continue their 1st XI development from 2012. Burns received the LV= Award for ‘Breakthrough Player of the Year” also Matthew Dunn was given 1st XI opportunities, but pride of place among the Academy graduates must go to Dominic Sibley. He was stretchered off after only 5 minutes of his 1st XI debut in the YB40 competition and then returned to play in the last 3 Championship matches of the season, finishing the season with a record-breaking 242 v Yorkshire. At 18 years and 21 days he became the youngest double centurion in Championship history (taking the record from SSCA ‘old boy’ David Sales), and second only to WG Grace in English First Class cricket. Michael Carberry (ex-Croydon) has also been selected for this winter’s Ashes Tour. Congratulations to Tom Homes, Ryan Patel and Amar Verdi on their selection for the London & East Region U15 squad for the Bunbury Festival, and also to Dominic Sibley and Jack Winslade for their selection for England Development Programme for 2013-2014 which could include selection for the U19 World Cup in February 2014. I should also acknowledge the continued support of Paul Taylor and his staff at the Surrey Cricket Board. All schools currently affiliated to SSCA are also affiliated to the Board and any school joining the revised ‘Chance to Shine’ programme is now expected to affiliate to SSCA. We are currently in the process of negotiating an improved benefits package for schools. As the Association enters its 81st year, the demands are still increasing. With schools asking for additional competitions (e.g. Girls’ U15), as well as other support, we must encourage schools and local leagues to help themselves. The Association may be able to provide some organisational, and, perhaps, financial support, but we cannot take on more without additional manpower. Our President, Officers and Competition Administrators, with the support of the Surrey Cricket Board, do an excellent job at present, but we do need input from people with wider knowledge of girls’ cricket, and also primary and prep. school cricket. Finally, thanks must go to Val Baxter at Whitgift, for her support over this past year.

Phil Everest (Chairman) School Competitions Report In 2013 the overall number of competition entries was almost identical to that of 2012, with minor variations in individual competitions. The drops in entries for the U15 NatWest Cup and the U11 Verney Cup were disappointing, but the U15 entries seem to have transferred to the T20 competition. There was also the interesting innovation of the U14 Girls’ competition. The vastly improved weather this year allowed all competitions to be completed on time, and this includes the completion of the 2012 U13 Plate which was won by Riddlesdown Collegiate. The ECB / ESCA National U15 T20 featured an outstanding performance from Howard of Effingham in reaching the semi-finals, comfortably defeating Reigate GS and Charterhouse along the way. The Howard journey came to an abrupt halt in the semi-finals when they were beaten by a powerful Whitgift performance. In the Final at Ashtead CC, Whitgift came up against RGS Guildford. After losing the toss, RGS were asked to bat and made a good start, reaching 87-3 in the 13th over. However, tight Whitgift bowling restricted RGS to on 122-6. Whitgift also started strongly with the bat, scoring 45-1 from 6 overs. Wickets then fell steadily and Whitgift eventually needed 11 from the last over with 3 wkts left. After a run-out this became 8 needed from 2 balls with U14 seam bowler James Culff on strike. The next 2 balls went for 4 and 6 to take Whitgift to yet another trophy. They were also to go on to win the NatWest County Cup with a comprehensive victory over St George’s College. The U15 T20 Vase again went well with schools qualifying either as local tournament winners or as 1st Round losers. The four schools reaching Finals Day were Glyn, Weydon, Rutlish and Southborough. Unfortunately, Southborough withdrew on the morning of the Finals, and the 3 remaining sides played a round-robin tournament which was won by Glyn School. The U14 Anderson Cup went smoothly, Trinity beating City of London Freemen’s School in one semi-final, while Cranleigh overcame Whitgift in the other. Unfortunately the Ashtead pitch was the winner in the Final, but the greater skill of the Cranleigh side rightly took the trophy. The Finals & Semi finals of both the U13 Watcyn Evans Trophy and the U12 Bunbury Jubilee Trophy were played as successful one-day tournaments. Rokeby, who made the semis of both competitions, brought their U13 side back from the Wye Valley to beat first Trinity, then Reed’s to take the Watcyn Evans Trophy. Whitgift continued their domination of the U12 Bunbury Jubilee Trophy with a fine win against Rokeby. Howard of Effingham took both the U13 and U12 Plate competitions with good wins over Glyn and Rutlish respectively. The U11 Geoff Richards Trophy, strengthened by entries from Cranmore & Feltonfleet, went well apart from one group where only one match was played. On Finals Day, Trinity & Feltonfleet each won 2 matches and tied their head-to-head, but Trinity, with a superior run difference, took the trophy for the first time. The U11 Verney Cup was won by Whitgift won defeated Northcote Lodge. The new U14 Girls’ competition attracted 7 entries with Salesian (Chertsey), The Priory CE and Weydon contesting Finals Day. Although all sides played some quality cricket, Salesian had the better all-round strength and became the first winners of the competition. An especial vote of thanks should go this year to Richard Jones & Geoff Rouse at Horsley & Send CC who staged FIVE SSCA Finals Days. To be able to use such a lovely double pitch venue so often is very much appreciated. Thanks should also go to Jim Hammond, Richy Riseboro, Duncan White, Simon Beck and Charles South for all their help ensuring that competitions ran efficiently.

Phil Everest (Competitions Secretary) ECB/ESCA NATIONAL T20 COMPETITION (U15) Holders: WHITGIFT FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND SEMI-FINALS FINAL

CHARTERHOUSE ) ) CHARTERHOUSE ) WALLINGTON CGS ) ) ) HOWARD OF EFF’HAM ) REIGATE GS ) ) ) ) HOWARD OF EFF’HAM ) ) HOWARD OF ) ) EFFINGHAM ) WHITGIFT WHITGIFT ) ) ) WHITGIFT ) ) KINGSTON GS ) ) ) ) WHITGIFT ) OAKWOOD ) ) ) OAKWOOD ) RIDDLESDOWN )

Winners: WHITGIFT SCHOOL

WILSON’S ) ) WILSON’S ) RUTLISH ) ) ) RGS GUILDFORD ) RGS GUILDFORD ) ) ) ) RGS GUILDFORD ) ) SHIRLEY HS ) ) ) RGS GUILDFORD TIFFIN ) ) ) TIFFIN ) ) GORDON’S ) ) ) ) KCS WIMBLEDON ) KCS WIMBLEDON ) ) ) KCS WIMBLEDON ) THE PRIORY CE )

U15 T20 VASE Holders: GORDON’S SCHOOL The London Boroughs of Croydon, Sutton and Merton organised local tournaments to provide 3 qualifiers with 6 other places going to 1st Round losers from the National Competition in areas where there was no local tournament. PLAY-OFFS FINALS DAY RUTLISH ) ) RUTLISH SHIRLEY HS )

WEYDON ) ) WEYDON FULLBROOK )

Winners: GLYN SCHOOL

GLYN ) ) GLYN COOMBE BOYS’ v OVERTON GRANGE OVERTON GRANGE )

HARRIS MERTON v SOUTHBOROUGH SOUTHBOROUGH ) ) SOUTHBOROUGH CARSHALTON BSC ) Note: Southborough withdrew on Finals Day and so the remaining 3 teams played a round-robin tournament with Glyn winning both their matches to take the trophy. ESCA NATWEST COUNTY CUP (U15) Holders: WHITGIFT FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND THIRD ROUND SEMI-FINALS FINAL

WHITGIFT ) ) ) WHITGIFT ) BISHOP D BROWN ) ) ) ) BISHOP D BROWN ) ) RUTLISH ) ) ) WHITGIFT ) ) ) REIGATE GS ) ) ) ) ) ) ) REIGATE GS ) ) IBSTOCK PLACE ) ) ) ) WALLINGTON ) ) WALLINGTON CGS )CGS ) ) WHITGIFT ) TIFFIN ) ) ) ) ) TIFFIN ) ) ) ) ) WILSON’S ) ) ) ) ) ) TIFFIN ) COOMBE BOYS’ ) ) ) SHIRLEY HS ) ) SHIRLEY HS ) ) ) ) SHIRLEY HS ) ) OAKWOOD )

Winners: WHITGIFT SCHOOL

GLYN ) ) ) GLYN ) GLEBELANDS ) ) ) ) HOWARD OF ) ) HOWARD OF EFF’HAM )EFF’HM ) ) KCS WIMBLEDON ) ROYAL RUSSELL ) ) ) ) ROYAL RUSSELL ) ) ) STANLEY PARK ) ) ) ) ) KCS WIMBLEDON ) ) SOUTHBOROUGH ) ) ) ) KCS WIMBLEDON ) ) KCS WIMBLEDON ) ) ) ST GEORGE’S WIMBLEDON COL ) )COL ) WIMBLEDON COL ) ) CARSHALTON BSC ) ) ) ) TRINITY ) ) ) ) ) TRINITY ) ) ) ) ) ) ST GEORGE’S ) )COL KINGSTON GS ) ) ) ) ) ST GEORGE’S ) )COL ST GEORGE’S COL ) ANDERSON CUP (U14) Holders: REED’S SCHOOL FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND THIRD ROUND SEMI-FINALS FINAL

KCS WIMBLEDON ) ) KCS WIMBLEDON ) RUTLISH ) ) ) KCS WIMBLEDON ) GLYN ) ) ) ) GLYN ) ) ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE ) ) ) CRANLEIGH ) CRANLEIGH ) ) ) ) CRANLEIGH ) ) ) HOWARD OF EFF’HAM ) ) ) ) ) CRANLEIGH ) ) WILSON’S ) ) ) ) WILSON’S ) ) CHESSINGTON ) ) ) CRANLEIGH ) WHITGIFT ) ) ) ) ) WHITGIFT ) ) OAKWOOD ) ) ) ) ) OAKWOOD ) ) ) THE PRIORY CE ) ) ) ) WHITGIFT ) CHARTERHOUSE ) ) ) CHARTERHOUSE ) ) GLEBELANDS ) ) ) ) ST GEORGE’S COL ) ST GEORGE’S COLLEGE ) ) ) ST GEORGE’S COL ) WIMBLEDON COLLEGE ) Winners: CRANLEIGH SCHOOL

KINGSTON GS ) ) ) RGS GUILDFORD ) ) ) RGS GUILDFORD ) ) ) ) COL FREEMEN’S ) COL FREEMEN’S ) ) ) ) COL FREEMEN’S ) ) ) WALLINGTON CGS ) ) ) ) ) COL FREEMEN’S ) ) REED’S ) ) ) ) REED’S ) ) SOUTHBOROUGH ) ) ) TRINITY REIGATE GS ) ) ) REIGATE GS ) ) WEYDON ) ) ) ) TRINITY ) ) TRINITY ) ) ) ) ) TRINITY ) ) ) STANLEY PARK ) ) ) ) TRINITY ) CARSHALTON BSC ) ) ) COOMBE BOYS’ ) ) COOMBE BOYS’ ) ) ) ) JOHN FISHER ) RIDDLESDOWN ) ) ) JOHN FISHER ) JOHN FISHER ) WATCYN EVANS TROPHY (U13) Holders: CITY OF LONDON FREEMEN’S SCHOOL / WHITGIFT SCHOOL FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND THIRD ROUND SEMI-FINALS FINAL

TIFFIN ) ) TIFFIN ) WIMBLEDON COLLEGE ) ) ) ROKEBY ) ROKEBY ) ) ) ) ROKEBY ) ) CHESSINGTON ) ) ) ROKEBY ) WALLINGTON CGS ) ) ) ) WALLINGTON ) ) ) SOUTHBOROUGH )CGS ) ) ) ) NORTHCOTE ) ) COL FREEMEN’S ) ) ) ) NORTHCOTE ) ) NORTHCOTE LODGE ) ) ) ROKEBY JOHN FISHER ) ) ) JOHN FISHER ) ) CARSHALTON BSC ) ) ) ) TRINITY ) ) THE PRIORY CE ) ) ) ) ) TRINITY ) ) ) TRINITY ) ) ) ) TRINITY ) IBSTOCK PLACE ) ) ) SHREWSBURY ) ) SHREWSBURY HOUSE )HSE ) ) ) SHREWSBURY ) FULLBROOK ) )HSE ) WILSON’S ) WILSON’S ) Winners: ROKEBY SCHOOL KINGSTON GS ) ) ST GEORGE’S COL ) ST GEORGE’S COLLEGE ) ) ) REED’S ) HOWARD OF EFF’HAM ) ) ) ) REED’S ) ) REED’S ) ) ) REED’S ) DOWNSEND ) ) ) ) GLYN ) ) ) GLYN ) ) ) ) ) GLYN ) ) RIDDLESDOWN ) ) ) ) RIDDLESDOWN ) ) COOMBE BOYS’ ) ) ) REED’S WEYDON ) ) ) RGS GUILDFORD ) ) RGS GUILDFORD ) ) ) ) RGS GUILDFORD ) ) WHITGIFT ) ) ) ) ) WHITGIFT ) ) ) ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE ) ) ) ) RGS GUILDFORD ) BISHOP D BROWN ) ) ) HASLEMERE PREP ) ) HASLEMERE PREP ) ) ) ) REIGATE GS ) REIGATE GS ) ) ) REIGATE GS ) RUTLISH ) BUNBURY JUBILEE TROPHY (U12) Holders: WHITGIFT SCHOOL FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND THIRD ROUND SEMI-FINALS FINAL

HOWARD OF EFF’HAM ) ) WHITGIFT ) WHITGIFT ) ) ) WHITGIFT ) GLYN ) ) ) ) TIFFIN ) ) TIFFIN ) ) ) WHITGIFT ) SOUTHBOROUGH ) ) ) ) RIDDLESDOWN ) ) ) RIDDLESDOWN ) ) ) ) ) RIDDLESDOWN ) ) RUTLISH ) ) ) ) RUTLISH ) ) CARSHALTON BSC ) ) ) WHITGIFT WEYDON ) ) ) WEYDON ) ) AMESBURY ) ) ) ) WEYDON ) ) HASLEMERE PREP ) ) ) ) ) HASLEMERE PREP ) ) ) GLEBELANDS ) ) ) ) WEYDON ) ) REIGATE GS ) ) ) ) ) REIGATE GS ) WIMBLEDON COLLEGE ) ) ) JOHN FISHER ) JOHN FISHER ) Winners: WHITGIFT SCHOOL TRINITY ) ) ROKEBY ) ROKEBY ) ) ) ROKEBY ) FULLBROOK ) ) ) ) KINGSTON GS ) ) KINGSTON GS ) ) ) ROKEBY ) ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE ) ) ) ) ST JOSEPH’S COL ) ) ) STANLEY PARK ) ) ) ) ) REED’S ) ) REED’S ) ) ) ) REED’S ) ) COOMBE BOYS’ ) ) ) ROKEBY CHESSINGTON ) ) ) WALLINGTON ) ) WALLINGTON CGS ) ) ) ) KCJS WIMBLEDON ) ) THE PRIORY CE ) ) ) ) ) KCJS WIMBLEDON ) ) ) KCJS WIMBLEDON ) ) ) ) KCJS WIMBLEDON ) ) WILSON’S ) ) ) ) ) ST GEORGE’S COL ) IBSTOCK PLACE ) ) ) ST GEORGE’S COL ) ST GEORGE’S COLLEGE ) VERNEY CUP (U11) Holders: SHREWSBURY HOUSE / WHITGIFT SCHOOL FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND SEMI-FINALS FINAL ) ) WHITGIFT ) ) ) ) WHITGIFT ) TRINITY ) ) ) ) TRINITY ) ) ELMHURST ) ) ) WHITGIFT ROKEBY ) ) ) ST GEORGE’S ) ) ST GEORGE’S JUNIOR SCHOOL ) ) ) ) ST GEORGE’S ) WAVERLEY ABBEY ) ) ) HASLEMERE PREP ) HASLEMERE PREP ) Winners: WHITGIFT SCHOOL ROYAL RUSSELL ) ). ROYAL RUSSELL ) ST PETER’S PRIMARY ) ) ) SHREWSBURY HSE ) DOWNSEND ) ) ) ) SHREWSBURY HSE ) ) SHREWSBURY HOUSE ) ) ) NORTHCOTE NORTHCOTE LODGE ) ) ) NORTHCOTE ) ) AVENUE PRIMARY ) ) ) ) NORTHCOTE ) COL FREEMEN’S ) ) ) COL FREEMEN’S ) WEST BYFLEET )

GEOFF RICHARDS TROPHY (formerly U11 Hardball) Holders: WHITGIFT SCHOOL The 16 competing schools were placed in 4 groups and played each other in a round-robin group phase. Group winners are shown in BOLD CAPITALS. Group A Group B Group C Group D Elmhurst KCJS Wimbledon Cranmore Haslemere Prep Royal Russell ROKEBY FELTONFLEET Park Mead TRINITY St Peter’s Primary Pyrford CoE ST GEORGE’S JUNIOR Whitgift The Avenue West Byfleet Waverley Abbey

Finals Day: TRINITY (265) bt ROKEBY (244) FELTONFLEET (258) bt ST GEORGE’S (257)

ROKEBY (274) bt ST GEORGE’S (242) FELTONFLEET tied with TRINITY

FELTONFLEET (229) bt ROKEBY (219) TRINITY (261) bt ST GEORGE’S (217)

Winners: TRINITY SCHOOL (on run difference) PLATE COMPETITIONS

U13 PLATE COMPETITION Holders: RIDDLESDOWN COLLEGIATE FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND SEMI-FINALS FINAL

WIMBLEDON COLLEGE ) ) SOUTHBOROUGH ) SOUTHBOROUGH ) ) ) SOUTHBOROUGH ) HARRIS MERTON ) ) ) ) CARSHALTON BSC ) ) CARSHALTON BSC ) ) ) RUTLISH CHESSINGTON ) ) ) RUTLISH ) ) RUTLISH ) ) ) ) RUTLISH ) COOMBE BOYS’ ) ) ) STANLEY PARK ) STANLEY PARK )

Winners: HOWARD OF EFFINGHAM SCHOOL

HOWARD OF EFF’HM ) ) ) HOWARD OF ) WEYDON ) ) ) ) WEYDON ) ) GORDON’S ) ) ) HOWARD OF BISHOP DAVID BROWN ) ) ) BISHOP D BROWN ) ) THE PRIORY CE ) ) ) ) FULLBROOK ) GLEBELANDS ) ) ) FULLBROOK ) FULLBROOK )

U12 PLATE COMPETITION Holders: WEYDON SCHOOL FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND SEMI-FINALS FINAL

HARRIS MERTON ) ) COOMBE BOYS’ ) COOMBE BOYS’ ) ) ) JOHN FISHER ) ) ) JOHN FISHER ) ) ) ) HOWARD OF ) GLEBELANDS ) ) ) ) ) HOWARD OF ) ) HOWARD OF )

Winners: HOWARD OF EFFINGHAM SCHOOL

GLYN ) ) ) GLYN ) FULLBROOK ) ) ) ) CHESSINGTON ) ) CHESSINGTON ) ) ) GLYN SOUTHBOROUGH ) ) )SOUTHBOROUGH ) ) THE PRIORY CE ) ) ) ) CARSHALTON BSC ) ) CARSHALTON BSC )

GIRLS’ U14 COMPETITION

This new competition attracted 7 entrants. Group A: Riddlesdown Collegiate, Stanley Park HS, The Priory CE, Wallington HS for Girls Group B: Cranleigh, Salesian, Weydon Finals Day: SALESIAN bt THE PRIORY CE WEYDON bt THE PRIORY CE SALESIAN bt WEYDON The competition was played in an excellent spirit with many schools including Year 8 and Year 7 girls in their teams. The Priory side on Finals Day on included one Year 9 girl.

Winners: SALESIAN SCHOOL, CHERTSEY

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School Competitions Roll of Honour 2013

ECB/ESCA National U15 T20 U15 Whitgift School ESCA NatWest County Cup U15 Whitgift School SSCA U15 T20 Vase U15 Glyn School Lord’s Taverners’ Anderson Cup U14 Cranleigh School U14 Girls’ Competition U14 Salesian School, Chertsey Watcyn Evans Trophy U13 Rokeby School U13 Plate Competition U13 Howard of Effingham School NatWest Boys U13 Indoor U13 Glyn School Bunbury Jubilee Trophy U12 Whitgift School U12 Plate Competition U12 Howard of Effingham School Year 7 Boys Inter U12 Glyn School Verney Cup U11 Whitgift School Geoff Richards Trophy U11 Trinity School Connellan Trophy U11 St Mary’s School, Oxted Asda Kwik Cricket Year 6 U11 Belleville Schools, Battersea Asda Kwik Cricket Year 5 U11 Bishop Gilpin CoE Primary School Lady Taverners U15 U15 Rosebery School Lady Taverners U13 U13 Woking High School Year 7 Girls Inter U12 Wallington High School for Girls Asda Kwik Cricket Girls U11 Belleville Schools, Battersea Hobbs Trophy: The annual Hobbs Trophy match for State School representative sides from Surrey and London returned to The Kia Oval this year by kind permission of Surrey CCC, -- and the excellent weather! The Surrey side, selected from 8 different State school across the county, won the toss and elected to bat on an excellent pitch with a short boundary to the gasometer side of The Oval. Ross Trimmings (Rutlish) and Wesley Hayes (Howard of Effingham) made a sound start before Trimmings was dismissed for 16 in the 13th over with 50 on the board. Josh Pratt (Oakwood) then joined Hayes and the scoring rate began to climb. Hayes reached his 50 from 60 balls, while Pratt was using his feet well to score all round the wicket. Hayes went on to become the first player ever to score a Hobbs Trophy century before retiring on 101 from 97 balls. Pratt passed 50 from 48 balls before Shaz Rana (Shirley HS) was bowled for 7 with the score on 228. This brought in skipper Amar Verdi (Guru Nanak Sikh Academy) to join Pratt for the last 5 overs. There were only 2 dot balls as Pratt (87*) and Verdi (39*) plundered 56 from those 5 overs to take the Surrey total to 284 – 2 from 40 overs. The London side made a steady start and, after 10 overs, were only 2 runs behind Surrey at the same point. The batsmen were unable to accelerate against accurate bowling from Aaron Rose (Glyn) and Joe Lavender (Teddington) and, at the halfway stage, the required run rate had climbed to almost 11, but only 1 wicket had fallen. 3 wickets from Glyn spinners Luke Tuck and Tom Homes reduced London to 109-4 with 10 overs left. London opener Marcus Denton (Bonus Pastor) got to his 50 from 92 balls but he was fighting a lone battle. When he eventually holed out in the 39th over trying to get to 3 figures, he had made 90 from 131 balls. When the innings closed on 165-7, only one other London batsman had got to double figures. Surrey CCC Chief Executive Richard Gould presented the Hobbs Trophy to the winning Surrey captain, Amar Verdi, the Man-of the Match award to Wesley Hayes, medals to all players from both sides, and medals to the umpires.

The successful 2013 Surrey Schools’ side with the Hobbs Trophy. SSCA wishes to thank Richard Gould for making the presentations, and also Surrey CCC for their continued support of this historic match. Surrey CAG Review:

U17 Squad: P 8 W 3 L 4 T 1 C/A 3 A comfortable opening day victory over Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl saw Ollie Pope (68*) and Oskar Kolk (52*) take the plaudits with the bat and Kyle Philander (4/56) impress with the ball. A draw with Kent at the Polo Farm in Canterbury saw Ben Curran hit an unbeaten 105 and Harry Allen add 53 before Allen made a century, Matthew Stiddard 99 and Olly Batchelor 56 in a 119 run victory in the two day ECB Championship over Essex at Reed’s School. Allen (96) made yet more runs in a three wicket loss to Essex in the limited overs ECB Cup competition before he made another century as Surrey beat Sussex at Blackstone Juniors CC, Sam Curran adding 90. Sussex gained a revenge win in the cup, Stiddard scoring 67*, before both the Championship and Cup matches against Middlesex at Reed’s School fell victim to the weather. The final game against Kent was a ‘winner takes all’ affair with a place in the National Finals Day on the line. Despite runs from Stiddard (74), Batchelor (50) and 4/58 from Allen, Surrey lost by 80 runs and ended second in the South Table. A final loss, in the cup competition, left them bottom of the pile without a win in the limited overs format.

U15 Squad: P 12 W 10 L 2 T 0 C/A 3 After a wet start to the summer, when they were rained off from a good position against Hampshire, the U15s recorded a clinical 117 run victory over Berkshire with Will Jacks (78) Matthew Clarke (61) and Sam Curran (60) all in the runs. A loss in their final friendly of the season – against a combined side from the London and East Region – was put behind them and after another rain spoiled match against Middlesex, Surrey got their campaign in the ECB Yorkshire Bank U15 Cup underway with a seven run victory over Essex at the City of London Freemen’s School. Further wins came against Kent and away to Sussex, with Ryan Patel scoring 99 and Tom Homes taking an excellent 5/28. After the only loss of their campaign, to Middlesex, Surrey then recorded back to back last over away wins over Kent and Essex, with further good performances from Curran and Patel. More rain caused the home tie with Sussex to be abandoned but a Quarter Final victory, over Buckinghamshire, saw Surrey reach the finals event at Kibworth CC in Leicestershire. A tense 2-wicket semi-final victory over Staffordshire set up a Final clash with Kent for the National title. After Homes and James Culff had taken 3 wickets each to restrict Kent to 166, it was,once again, left- handers Patel (63*) and Curran (62*) who put in star performances as Surrey cruised to a decisive eight wicket victory.

U14 Squad: P 11 W 7 L 4 T 0 C/A 2 After a poor start to the season, with rain ruining the opening fixture against Suffolk and then two losses to Buckinghamshire and Essex – despite 58 for Will Jacks in the last game – the U14s went on a four game winning streak. They recorded wins over Hertfordshire – featuring 110 from Angus Dahl and 64 from Bilal Mohammed – Berkshire, Cambridgeshire – with another century from Dahl – and then Hampshire, a 96 run victory fuelled by 120 from Freddy Austin. After a defeat to Middlesex and a rain ruined encounter with Kent, Surrey beat Sussex at the City of London Freemen’s School, lost away to Norfolk and then ended the season with a four wicket friendly win over Kent, Sam Hall (an U13 batsman) scoring 80* and George Elliston leading the way with the ball, taking 4/21.

U13 Squad: P 17 W 11 L 6 T 0 C/A 1 The U13 summer got off to a disappointing start with a seven wicket loss to Whitgift School, but a victory over Kent at Canterbury, Nathan Tilley top scoring with an unbeaten 63, got the season on track. After suffering a seven wicket loss to Sussex at Haslemere CC, Surrey rebounded by defeating the same opposition away at Blackstone Juniors CC by 137 runs, with Jamie Smith scoring an excellent 103* and Rehan Ratnasabapathy also impressing with 64. An away victory over Essex saw Tilley hit 77* and was followed with two more wins over Buckinghamshire and Kent. After two losses, to Middlesex and Berkshire, Surrey bounced back to defeat Hampshire at Wimbledon CC, Sam Hall scoring 94*, before they suffered a second loss to Middlesex, this time by 30 runs at Sutton CC. The season ended at the Taunton Festival – with Surrey securing four wins out of five. The Festival started with a 135 run defeat of Cumbria – with centuries for both Tilley (124) and Freddie Boys (112). After a loss to Lancashire, Surrey then reeled off three straight victories over Worcestershire, Hampshire and Devon. The victory over Hampshire was highlighted by a second double century innings of the Festival with Boys (100) scoring a second and this time being joined by Smith (132*), who notched his second ton of the summer.

U12 Squad: P 17 W 14 L 3 T 0 C/A 1 The U12 season got off to a good start with a 135 run victory over Whitgift School and two more victories over Buckinghamshire and Middlesex. A loss to Berkshire was overcome by a five match winning streak over Middlesex, Essex, Wales, Kent and a 46 run victory over Hampshire at Solent University where Lucas Wilson became the first U12 centurion of the season with 111. After a loss to Kent and a win over Sussex at Banstead CC, the U12s joined their U10 and U11 colleagues in heading west for the Taunton Cricket Festival. The Surrey side left with great credit, beating Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Devon – where Sam Fanning scored an unbeaten 90 – and the touring St. Stithians School from Johannesburg. Their only defeat of the festival was in the second game, a narrow three wicket reverse to Lancashire.

U11 Squad: P 21 W 16 L 5 T 0 C/A 0 After opening with wins over Whitgift School and Hertfordshire, including fifties from Marc Purves and Harry Mead, Surrey suffered their first loss when they played Hampshire at Cranleigh CC in late June. However, they bounced back with four consecutive victories over Berkshire, where Purves became the first U11 centurion of the year with 114, and then Middlesex, Essex and Hampshire. A loss against Kent broke the winning streak but five more back to back victories over Sussex (home and away), Essex, Wales and Warwickshire made sure their excellent season continued. Although they went into their Taunton Festival campaign on the back of losses to Buckinghamshire and Middlesex, Surrey performed very well in the West Country. The first match saw them record a four wicket victory over Kent, with Matthew Stephenson taking 4/34, before they went on to beat Cornwall the following day by 133 runs with Williams scoring an unbeaten century, Tom Chandler adding 73 and Abishek Sabesan leading the bowlers with 5/15. Further wins over Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire saw more runs for Purves in both matches and 71* for Rahul Desai against Oxfordshire before they ended the Festival – and their season – with a five wicket loss to Lancashire. Despite the final day defeat, Surrey were nonetheless crowned Festival Winners for the fourth successive season.

U10 Squad: P 17 W 11 L 6 T 0 C/A 1 The U10 squad had a mixed start with 3 wins and 4 defeats before heading West to the Taunton Festival in August. Although Surrey lost 2 more matches during the week, the 4 victories brought centuries from Ayush Patel, Tom Lawes and George Roberts, plus a near-miss 99 from Josh Shattock. The season finished on a high note with victories over Bucks and Essex.

U9 Squad: P 18 W 16 L 2 T 0 C/A 1 The U9 squad played a mixture of U9 and U10 District & County sides from across southern England. The only two defeats suffered all season were against U10 sides from the Isle of Wight and, in the last game of the year, Cambridgeshire. Top performers were Timothy Lloyd, Sam Hadfield, Zak Dyer and Ragu Aravinthan.

National & Regional Representation at Youth Level U-19 Boys Jack Winslade (U-19) and Dominic Sibley (U-17) were called up to the England U-19 side for the tri-series against Pakistan and Bangladesh, held in August . Dominic was unavailable due to his involvement with the Surrey 1st XI and injury; Jack played in the series. U-16 Boys Will Pereira (U-16) was selected into the England Development Programme (EDP) for 2012/13. Olly Batchelor (U-16) was selected into the England U-17 Super 4s programme, which took place at Loughborough in July. U-15 Boys Ryan Patel, Amar Verdi and Tom Homes (all U-15) were selected for the ESCA U-15 Bunbury Festival held in Durham in July, as part of the London & East Regional side. England Women Natalie Sciver was called up to the full England squad for the Ashes Test match and the Ashes ODI series. Susie Rowe was selected into the England Women’s T20 squad. Women's Super 4's Natalie Sciver, Cecily Scutt and Susie Rowe were selected into the ECB Women's Super 4's matches, which took place in June. U-15 Girls Hannah Jones (U-14) and Bryony Smith (U-15) were selected into the ECB Women’s U-15 match programme held at Wellington College. Academy Tom Curran, Dominic Sibley and Jack Winslade were each included in Surrey CCC squads for YB40 matches in 2013; Tom Curran represented Surrey in flT20 competition.

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