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Soham Grammarian Summer 1947
CRICKET NOTES
The cricket season has been disappointing. Only two school matches have been won and many of our defeats have been severe. The batting throughout the school is woefully weak; very few boys have any ideas how to use their feet, an absolute essential if strokes are to be made down the line of the ball.
Our bowling on the other hand has been good mainly. The brunt of our attack has been from Ball and Franklin, and only one school side has made a hundred runs against us. Franklin at times has bowled his off-breaks magnificently; he has usually sacrificed speed for spin and flight and should be a tower of strength to the school team next year.
Great promise has been shown, and it is hoped that next season we shall have a better story to tell.
RAT
The season was again opened with the fixture against the Headmaster's XI. The school secured a quick wicket, but Mr Taylor (61 not out) and R. Baker (25 not out) batted until tea, when they both retired. Play was resumed. and with the score 130-6 the Headmaster declared.
The bowling of the Headmaster's XI proved to be equal to their batting and the school were all out for 44.
The school secured their first victory at the expense of Wisbech Grammar School. Wisbech batted first and were dismissed for 60 runs, Ball taking 5 wickets for 12 runs. The school gained the required runs for the loss of 5 wickets, Reed scoring a fine 46.
The third match was against Soham Town CC. After early successes the school failed to press home their advantage, and the Town finished with 54 runs. This proved too large a total for the school, who scored 39.
Visiting Saffron Walden Friends' School, the home side batted first and ran up a total of 104, 50 of which their Captain scored. Franklin took 7 wickets for 49 runs. The school's reply amounted to only 49.
Batting first against the Kings' School at Ely, the school scored 112, Ball 28 and Routledge 25. The King's School, however, passed this for the loss of only 4 wickets. Ball took 3 wickets for 42 runs.
At March the school soon found themselves in difficulties. Bonham (14) profited by a change of bowlers and raised the scored to 43. March won easily by 6 wickets.
Playing away against Newmarket Secondary School the 1st XI sustained their fifth successive defeat. The school batted first and only Godden (20) played the bowling on its merits. Newmarket passed the school's total of 34 for the loss of 2 wickets.
Against Newport Grammar School the school scored 88 against the best bowling encountered so far this season. Reed (27) and Norton (26 not out) were the most successful batsmen. Newport were dismissed for 64. Franklin bowled well to take 8 wickets for 30 runs.
SCHOOL CRICKET MATCHES
Sat, May 17th, 1st XI v HEADMASTER'S XI. Result: Lost by 73 runs
HEADMASTER'S XI
DMA Pring b Franklin 0
RA Taylor, retired 61
RBaker, retired 25
RN Brown b Norton 13
RF Watts b Franklin 0
IR Bell b Franklin 9
GN Sneesby b Franklin 2
E Armitage b Franklin 1
RH Poole not out 4
FF Dewey not out 0
JA Parry did not bat
Extras 15
Total 130-6Bowling: Franklin 5-27
SCHOOL
Reed lbw b Poole 0
Forrester b Sneesby 15
Sargent b Poole 0
DH Ball b Poole 6
I Franklin b Poole 0
Bonham b Sneesby 1
Sallis c Armitage b Sneesby 3
Whetstone not out 15
Godden b Armitage 8
Lenanton c Pring b Armitage 1
Norton c Armitage b Taylor 2
Extras 7
Total 58
Bowling: Poole 4-3, Armitage 2-l.
Wed. May 28th, 1st XI v WISBECH GRAMMAR SCHOOL Result: Won by 5 Wkts
WISBECH
Thompson c Godden b Ball 11
Hardy b Franklin 1
Palmby run out 6
Betts b Ball 1
Cott b Sargent 6
Chalkley c Forrester b Franklin 2
Campion b Sallis 4
Lyons b Ball 5
Gibson not out 14
Sansby lbw b Ball 1
Lubbock c Franklin b Ball 0
Extras 9
Total 60
Bowling: DH Ball 5-12.SCHOOL
Forrester lbw b Thompson 1
Reed b Thompson 46
Sargent b Thompson 0
Ball lbw b Thompson 4
Franklin b Thompson 0
Godden c Lyons b Palmby 4
Whetstone not out 10
Sallis did not bat
Bonham did not bat
Lenanton did not bat
Norton did not bat
Extras 8
Total 73-6
May 31st, 1st XI v SOHAM TOWN. Result: Lost by 15 Runs.
SOHAM TOWN
Peacock, A b Ball 4
Cowl b Franklin 1
Hughes not out 32
Elsden b Ball 0
Hart b Franklin 2
Hobbs b Franklin 0
Cooper c Lenanton b Sargent 4
Peak run out 3
Pettit c Ball b Forrester 0
Fuller c Whetstone b Sallis 4
Peacock, B c Godden b Forrester 1
Extras 3
Total 54
Bowling: Franklin 3-13. Forrester 2-6. Ball 2-8.SCHOOL
Reed c Pettit b Peacock 17
Forrester lbw b Hart 1
Godden c Peacock b Hart 0
Ball b Peacock 0
Sargent c Pettit b Peacock 0
Whetstone c Pettit b Hart 5
Franklin b Peacock 2
Bonham b Peacock 0
Norton b Hart 1
Sallis not out 2
Lenanton b Hart 0
Extras 11
Total 39
June 4th, 1st XI v SAFFRON WALDEN FRIENDS' SCHOOL. Result: Lost by 55 runs.
FRIENDS' SCHOOL
Defries lbw b Ball 50
Cassuto run out 5
Baker b Ball 9
Webb c Norton b Franklin 14
Brown c Forrester b Franklin 1
Gillett b Franklin 5
Frizzell lbw b Franklin 0
Hinton b Franklin 12
Blackburn c Norton b Franklin 1
Gerstl c and b Franklin 0
Meteyard not out 0
Extras 7
Total 104
Bowling: Franklin 7-49.
Ball 2-48.SCHOOL
Reed c Meteyard b Webb 6
Forrester run out :
Ball c Defries b Hinton 2
Godden b Webb 7
Sargent b Hinton 0
Franklin b Webb 18
Routledge c Webb b Hinton 4
Sallis c Casuto b Hinton 2
Whetstone b Webb 2
Bonham not out 0
Norton b Webb 0
Extras 4
Total 49
Thurs, June 12th, 1st XI v KINGS' SCHOOL, ELY. Result: Lost by 6 Wkts.
KING'S SCHOOL
Reed c Mousely b Dyke 7
Forrester b Dennis 15
Godden b Dyke 0
Ball b Dyke 28
Sargent b Dennis 1
Franklin c Mousely b Dennis 10
Whetstone c Dyke b Kime 8
Routledge run out 25
Bonham c Lawrence b Kime 2
Norton run out 4
Sallis not out 1
Extras 11
Total 112SCHOOL
Boorman b Ball 0
Lawrence c Forrester b Ball 20
Morgan b Franklin 43
Dennis c Forrester b Ball 24
Tett not out 4
Dyke not out 4
Mousely did not bat
Wagstaff did not bat
Watson did not bat
Reynolds did not bat
Kime did not bat
Extras 18
Total 113-4
Bowling: Ball 3-45.
Sat, June 21st, 1st XI v MARCH GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Result: March Won by 6 Wkts.
SCHOOL
Reed c Daines b Scott 5
Forrester c Johnson b Scott 3
Godden c Ball b Scott 2
Ball lbw b Scott 5
Routledge b Williams 0
Whetstone st Bridgestock b Ball 4
Franklin c and b Williams 5
Bonham b Goddard 14
Sargent c Ward b Ball 2
Sallis c Ward b Ball 2
Kerridge not out 0
Extras 1
Total 43MARCH
Johnson lbw b Franklin 5
Ball lbw b Ball 5
Bridgestock b Franklin 8
Scott b Ball 3
Ward not out 13
Williams c Sargent b Franklin 8
Lilley not out 2
Daines did not bat
Hall did not bat
Goddard did not bat
Lee did not bat
Extras 6
Total 50-5
Bowling: Franklin 3-25. Ball 2-19.
Wed, June 25th, 1st XI v NEWMARKET SECONDARY SCHOOL. Lost by 8 Wkts.
SCHOOL
Reed b Webb 0
Forrester b Pettitt J
Ball c Farr b Webb 0
Godden c Farr b Pettitt (ii) 20
Routledge lbw b Pettitt (i) 2
Franklyn b Pettitt (i) 0
Whetstone c Farr b Pettitt (i) 0
Bonham not out 4
Sargent b Webb 1
Sallis c Farr b Webb 0
Kerridge b Webb 0
Extras 2
Total 34NEWMARKET
Pettitt (ii) b Franklin 8
Tindall run out 15
Farr c and b Ball 6
Ives c and b Forrester 15
Webb lbw b Kerridge 0
Clark c Forrester b Kerridge 2
Cornwell b Ball 3
Bedford not out 10
Pettitt (i) c Forrester b Sallis 0
Pitches b Ball 0
Ranner b Ball 0
Extras 5
Total 64
Bowling: Ball 4-8. Kerridge 2-11.
Sat, June 28th 1st XI v NEWPORT GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Won by 24 Runs.
SCHOOL
Reed b Graham 27
Forrester run out 1
Godden b Withers 2
Ball c and b Tearle 9
Franklin c Brown b Tearle 5
Routledge c Tearle 3
Whetstone b Tearle 0
Sargent b Temple 10
Sallis b Temple 2
Norton not out 25
Kerridge b Withers 0
Extras 3
Total 88NEWPORT
Chalk, A c Forrester b Franklin 6
Tearle b Franklin 0
Temple b Ball 11
Chalk, P c and b Franklin 12
Fox b Franklin 9
Saville b Franklin 0
Hoy st Reed b Franklin 2
Graham c and b Franklin 1
Withers b Franklin 7
Golding b Ball 12
Hirst not out 4
Extras 0
Total 64
Bowling: Franklin 8-20. Ball 2-11.
Thurs July 3rd, 1 st XI v ELY KINGS' SCHOOL. Lost by 32 runs
KINGS' SCHOOL SCHOOL
Boorman b Franklin 0
Jordan b Franklin 0
Wagstaff c Kerridge b Franklin 4
Dennis b Franklin 0
Tett b Franklin 2
Dyke c Reed b Franklin 22
Lane run out 28
Mousley hit wkt. b Franklin 0
Watson b Franklin 1
Reynolds not out 3
Kime c and b Franklin 2
Extras 3
Total 66
Bowling: Franklin 9-37SCHOOL
Reed b Dennis 1
Forrester c and b Dyke 0
Godden c Reynold b Dennis 13
Ball run out 9
Routledge lbw b Dennis 0
Norton b Dennis 5
Franklin run out 0
Bonham c Tett b Dyke 6
Sargent b Dennis 0
Sallis b Dyke 0
Kerridge not out 0
Extras 0
Total 34
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