TOP 50 PREP/JUNIOR SCHOOLS WELLESLEY HOUSE SCHOOL // WESTBROOK HAY PREP SCHOOL

Club/county affiliation Strong his three sons, Jeremy, Christopher links with CCC and are proud and Graham to Wellesley. It was this to sponsor Sandwich Town CC strong reputation for that Best prospects James Felton, last also persuaded captain year’s captain, is a powerful and Freddie Mann to send his son (and stylish allrounder. Now at Harrow also England captain) George Professional cricketers produced What sets the school apart? George Mann and Christopher Wellesley has ‘punched above Cowdrey, both captains of England, its weight’ in sporting prowess, Graham Cowdrey (Kent), Alex particularly in cricket, and coaching Loudon (England, Kent and Warks), takes place through the academic Giles Goodwin (Essex), Hugo Loudon year. Cricket is at the heart of (Hants), and, more recently, Sam Wellesley – all headmasters have Northeast (Kent and Hants), Ollie had a real love and passion for the Robinson (Sussex), Jordan Cox (Kent) game. Ed Smith, played in a fixture at WELLESLEY HOUSE Girls’ cricket Two girls have played Cultural cricketers William Wellesley in the Summer of 2018 in the 1st XI last summer and girls Fox-Pitt (Olympic equestrian), Finest moment on the field SCHOOL feed naturally into all teams across Oliver and Simon Sherwood (Horse The JET national finals in 2003 at 114 Ramsgate Road the age groups. There are also teams racing trainer/jockey), Tony Nash Oxford, Sam Northeast scoring 124 for girls at U11 and U13 age groups (Olympic Bobsleigh gold medallist) in the semi-final and 94 in CT10 2DG Notable fixtures 15 fixtures a Brief history Cricket has been the final (caught on the boundary year. Quadrangular tournament played at Wellesley for over a going for his second century of the Established 1886 with Ludgrove, Cheam and Elstree. hundred years. The school has day) beating Millfield to win the JET Number of pupils 110 Annual fixtures v Sunningdale, nurtured many famous cricketers trophy for the fifth time Master in charge Tom Longdon Ashdown House and local rivals, and played host to some well-known Future plans New artificial nets. Cricket professional Tim Burleigh Junior King’s teams such EW Swanton’s Arabs, Strengthen links with Kent CCC. (ECB Level 3 coach). Headmaster Facilities Indoor net and bowling the Band of Brothers, Ivo Tennant’s Growing girls’ cricket. Providing a Gavin Franklin is ECB Level 4 coach machine; artificial outdoor nets; ‘All Sorts’ and the Shepway cricket scholarship/bursary. Develop Teams U13 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI, eight grass nets; two main squares Stragglers. Indeed, it was while Colin Easter cricket course, open to all in Colts A and B, U9 A and B, girls U13 with two additional squares for Cowdrey visited the school with the local community A and B, Girls U11 junior cricket Kent 2nd XI that he decided to send Tours Cape Town, February 2020

WESTBROOK HAY in the U13s. He opens the bowling and is a member of the county squad PREP SCHOOL Professional cricketers produced Alex London Road Hales (Nottinghamshire and England) Hemel Hempstead Cultural cricketers Luke O’Nien HP1 2RF (professional footballer), Raef Bjayou (British entrepreneur and television presenter), Deji Established 1892 Olatunji (YouTuber with 9m subscribers) Number of pupils 356 Brief history The school is set in a wonderful Masters in charge Stuart Stedman, Peter environment, with two picturesque grounds. Makower, John James Pupils are regularly part of the county squad Teams Three U13 Teams; six U11 Boys’ and recent success is seen in winning the Teams; four U11 Girls’ Teams; eight U9 Boys’ U11 County Cup in 2012, 2014, 2015. In recent Teams; four U9 Girls’ Teams years, cricket has been introduced for girls Girls’ cricket The girls will play both with the which has been met with great enthusiasm boys and in their own girls’ sides What sets the school apart? Cricket is Notable fixtures The number of fixtures played four days a week with our indoor and ranges per team with senior sides playing up outdoor facilities always in use to 10 matches. Most notable fixture is the Finest moment on the field Winning the local derby against Lockers Park County Cup three times in four years Facilities Two main grass pitches, one astro Recent progress As well as seeing the , four junior , three astro nets, number of girls enthusiastically taking the two indoor nets game up, the number of former pupils who Club/county affiliation Herts Schools’ are looking at cricket as a profession Cricket Association Future plans With the recent girls’ cricket Best prospects David Burnell has just initiative being a great hit, the school are finished his time and moved on to Merchant looking to develop the coaching side of Taylors’. He plays for Warwickshire in their our operation. This could involve a joint academy, captains the Midlands as well as venture with Berkhamsted Cricket Club, with representing Hertfordshire. Current pupil, coaches coming in from there or working

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