Framlinghamian 2023 - Flipbook - Page 145
SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
partnership of 77 from Percy M and Ollie
following a victory by six wickets against
F to 昀椀nish the game. The team welcomed
Culford.
the MCC to The Back on 26 April for the
boys’ 昀椀rst 1st XI home 昀椀xture of the season.
The Girls’ Junior A team equally had a
It was a pleasure to see so many OFs in
successful summer, winning seven of their
the MCC side, with Year 12 Harry F taking
eight matches. They played Culford in the
away the Spirit of Cricket award from the
County Cup 昀椀rst round in May, winning by
match.
eight wickets. In the Cup semi-昀椀nals, the
girls beat RHS by 21 runs and booked their
In their National T20 Cup opening game,
place in the 昀椀nal where they went on to be
the 1st XI boys beat St Josephs by 73 runs,
named County Cup Champions, winning
Framlingham 178-6, St Joseph 105 all out
against Ipswich School by 12 runs.
with Captain Jayden B taking 4 wickets. A
great match to start their cup campaign.
The Girls’ 1st XI had a consistent and
In their next cup match, the boys narrowly
impressive season including a win against
missed out to Royal Hospital School (RHS)
Felsted which saw them through to the
in the last over.
next round of the Cricket Paper National
Girls U18 100 Ball Cup.
The 1st XI boys faced RHS again a week
later in the Essex Eagles Nest Independent
The Boys’ Albert XI played four and won
School League where they won the match
two, including a win over the Gents of
by 114 runs, with Tom C hitting 57 and
Essex by eight wickets, in a match where
Harry F 53. Ben S took 6-1 and 17-6 with
Harry F hit 100 to win the game. The
Jacob D bagging three catches. The boys
matches against the Gents are always
remained unbeaten in the league at Half
enjoyable occasions for College players,
Term.
with excellent skill and camaraderie on
display from both teams.
In the same day of 昀椀xtures against RHS,
U15 boys Ollie F and Zach G had an
The annual OF Sports Day took place at
extremely successful match, with Ollie
the end of May with the much-anticipated
hitting 109 before Zach took six wickets for
College 1st XI v OFs match. The day
no runs from his 昀椀ve overs. The boys won
was hugely enjoyed by all, with the OFs
the match by 211 runs.
昀椀nishing on 209 all out chasing 240. At
a special lunch ceremony, all players
The boys had an overall impressive
celebrated the cricketing career of OF
season, winning 10 of their 15 matches,
David Larter, which was marked with a
including a further win of 113 runs over
naming ceremony to name part of The
Ipswich High School in the second round
Back the David Larter End.
of the County Cup, before being crowned
Su昀昀olk County Champions in June,
The season for our College 1st XI Boys
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