U17 County Cricket Finals Day

Details: Published: Thursday, 07 July 2016 09:33

The team from STM, made up of Year 10’s, 11’s and 12’s, put on two very respectable performances against very tough opposition to finish 3^rd in the county in the U17 age group.

Up against National cup quarter finalists Shenfield first, we bowled very well and looked like we could restrict them to a relatively low total until a couple of dropped catches allowed their Essex players to rack up the runs and finish on a total that was always going to be hard to chase. So it proved as we fell 60 odd runs short. Our third place play-off was against the host school Brentwood, coached by no other than Ashes winner Geraint Jones MBE. Batting first, captain Patel was the standout player with a half century that gave us something to defend. They were always up with the run-rate but regular wickets meant the game was always in the balance. Great bowling and fielding counted in the end as we bowled them out 3 runs short of our total. A great day out with some fantastic cricket played by all. Team – Patel, Canning, Merron, Dyos, Thomas, Cullen, Curtis, Roy, McCarthy, O’Riordan-Mitchell, Epton.