U11A vs Cottesmore School
On another gloriously sunny and warm Wednesday afternoon [haven’t we been spoilt this term?] the Colts A cricket team hosted Cottesmore for our midweek fixture. With a large crowd gathered in the splendid setting of the Colts Square, another fine wicket and fast outfield had been beautifully prepared. Cottesmore on winning the toss elected to bat first and so a feast of cricket began. It was a T20 match and with each wide and no ball counting 2 runs, the two Cottesmore openers moved the score along by sensibly rotating the strike whenever possible, against our opening attack of left arm over of Rafe B and Lavinia, who were then followed by Freddy B, having a change from wicket keeping this week, with Edmund producing heroics behind the stumps and Raife J-T coming in to the attack. Cottesmore had amassed 45 in the first 5 overs and a big run chase looked certain.
However, a rather [un]fortunate run out at the non-strikers end, led to a flurry of wickets. Ethan B and Louis S were called in to the attack and both bowled superbly with the former taking 4 for 15 off 3 overs and the latter 1 for 11 off his three overs. A wicket apiece for Oscar and Arlo meant Cottesmore finished on 129 for 8 off their 20 overs, so at tea, Holmewood needed 130 to win.
Louis and Edmund opened up and put on 59 for the first week at good pace, with Louis scoring a very solid 36. Joel contributed 11, Conor batting at 4, contributed 6 but it was left to Rafe B and Ethan to see the side home in the 13th over. A well-timed run chase saw the team home by 5 wickets. There weas a marked improvement in ground fielding this week, which was great to see, as that had been much of the focus of the coaching sessions in the run up to the match.
However, most pleasing to me perhaps was the fact that the Cottesmore umpire said to me at the end that the “ Holmewood House team was the most sporting, fair, kind and polite team that they had played against for a long, long time.” Well done under 11 A team – that makes me so proud of you all. Roll on next Wednesday for our next match – that is three from three so far. Let’s try to make it four from four, before we go into the half term break. PM-J
U11C vs Cottesmore School
Our U11c team faced a spirited Cottesmore side on Wednesday. We sent them in to bat first, restricting them to just 59 runs with excellent bowling, sharp fielding, and key moments like catches and runouts. The team’s communication and support for each other were outstanding. When we batted, we confidently scored 109 runs, hitting the ball to all areas of the field and building a strong total. Every player contributed to the win, which was a brilliant team effort. It was a fantastic display of skill, teamwork, and sportsmanship!
Well played boys! DG
U9 Kent vs Somerhill
The Under 9 Kent team lost the toss and were put in to bat against Somerhill. The boys batted very sensibly taking singles and hitting the ball along the ground and therefore they eradicated the chance of being caught. They managed to score a very respectable 64 runs. They then bowled, and again lessons were learnt from last week, which meant they bowled on the off stump and completely starved Somerhill of scoring. We ended up winning the game by 61 runs. Well played boys!
U9 Sussex vs Somerhill
This was a very exciting game that went to the wire. Somerhill batted first and they faced some excellent bowling from Max, Jago and Emilio. what was pleasing was how so few wides were bowled. Somerhill scored 248 in their innings which then saw Holmewood house come tot he crease. After a steady start the run rate was accelerated by some strong batting from Jago and Oliver which was followed by another steady rate. That was until Emilio and Teddy came to the crease. Teddy hit a huge 6 which only just missed Mr Jervis’ car. Somerhill got a wicket with the last ball of the innings which gave them a draw. An incredibly exciting game which was played in good spirits and sportsmanship from both sides.
U9 Surrey vs Somerhill
Somerhill won the toss and sent us into bat. We ran well between the wickets and hit some fantastic shots for 4, our communication was super. They restricted us to 35, which is a good, defendable score. It was going to be tough to defend, but the boys were up for the challenge.
And we did just that, with two overs to go we needed to stop Somerhill from scoring 5 runs. The boys were terrific across the board with wickets all over. I was so impressed with the way the boys took on the challenge to defend our score. We restricted Somerhill to 35 runs, drawing the game in the process.
Both teams bowled and fielded really well, with some work to be done on the batting front. Well done boys!
U8B vs Somerhill
The team travelled to Summerhill for their second game of the cricket season following a narrow defeat last week at home. HH Captain Theo won the toss and decided to put his team into bat first. Oscar put in a magnificent batting performance – hitting three 4s during his innings. HH communicated much better than last week and running between the wicket was greatly improved. At the end of their innings the team managed to gain a score of 58. Summerhill batted well to begin with but thanks to some tidy bowling from Dylan and Theo, the damage was managed. Due to some wide bowling Summerhill found themselves in a good position with one over remaining – needing only 6 runs to win the game. Originally, I had calculated that Summerhill chased this down but after a score review it seems that Summerhill also finished on 58 runs! Meaning a tight game ended in a draw!
U8C vs Somerhill
The U8C team travelled to Somerhill to play a mixed team in an softball pairs cricket match. Batting first, Luca and Will R got us off to a strong start with consistent striking and smart running between the wickets. This positive approach continued throughout the team, with several boundaries adding to a healthy score.
Our bowling performance had moments of real quality, with Reggie standing out by taking two wickets in a single over—one bowled and one via a run-out. Somerhill responded well, hitting the ball with power and playing intelligently to keep the match competitive.
With both teams bowling a fair number of no balls, the game was ultimately called a draw to best support all players’ development and enjoyment. A great afternoon of cricket and valuable match experience for the boys.
