Cricket

Cricket is the School’s oldest major sport and is played throughout the summer term by the boys. The school is blessed with a superb arena for the game on The Park, with two other squares in the verdant grounds. Three senior teams and five junior teams play regularly on a local circuit of schools, enjoying the summer tranquility of the hillside setting. Players are regularly selected to represent Middlesex and Hertfordshire age group sides, indeed one of the pupils, Adam Rossington, played at Lords recently for England U15s. The school has the services of a professional coach, the ex Middlesex opener, Mr I.J.F. Hutchinson, who supports the well qualified teacher coaches. The School takes its Cricket seriously along with all the other Sports that it offers. The School plays many of the local independent Schools and some from further afield. The 2008 1st XI were the most successful team the School had for 20 years, beating several sides including Aldenham, UCS, Haberdashers, John Lyon, Latymer Upper and QEB.

There have been other cricketing events outside the summer term including the evening with Michael Atherton and there was a pre-season tour to La Manga in Spain at Easter 2009 where we joined three other Schools for a cricket tournament.