Sport report: Cricket
10 May 2023Reports on the latest matches, as written by Russell House players.
U10/11A Girls v Caterham Prep: We batted first with Ella R and Ella M starting. They both did well and Ella R hit two fours. The next batting pair was Maddie and George. Maddie hit one four and George hit one six and a four, but sadly she got out. Then Mevna and Amber batted. They both batted well. The last pair was Lexi and Eva and they also hit a four. We fielded very well and George did an amazing catch. Lexi got player of the match for bowling and Maddie got player of the match for batting. Overall, every player played very well. Ella M
U10/11A Boys v Steephill: We won by 66 runs. We won the toss and batted first. Will and Arthur opened the batting, getting us the start we needed. Oli played some well-placed shots, going to the boundary. Dexter also batted really well, with two great sixes over the fence. Everyone bowled really well, we were disciplined with our line and length and gave away very little wides. Oli bowled a lovely wicket maiden, but the pick of the bowlers was definitely Henry, who took two wickets, one bowled and a great caught and bowled. I'm really proud of our performance for the first match of the season. ConnorU10/11B Girls v Caterham Prep: We played against Caterham School and the score was 188-168 to them. The player of the match was Isla. It was a great game and I think we played very well. Maia
U10/11B Boys v Steephill: Today we played our first cricket match of the term against Steephill. It was a close game with both teams hitting good shots, bowling well and fielding brilliantly to stop the shots from hitting the boundaries. Mr Falconer specifically complimented every one of us for our accurate bowling and fielding. He also mentioned how we should try to relax when batting and when receiving a ball from the opposition. Overall, Russell House had a very well-rounded team performance and we managed to get a great result as we won the match by 13 runs.
U10/11C Girls v Caterham Prep: What a match! Scarlett and Dakota both took a wicket, Izzy did super bowling and Grace is a great batter! Today, we learned lots of tips and tricks to get more runs, such as not hitting the ball if it’s a wide. We had lots of fun today and we won! Dakota got player of the match. We are all happy and proud of ourselves. Niah
U8A Girls v St Michael's: Yesterday we played our first cricket match. We were all very nervous, but it was an exciting game. The score was 244 to Russell House and 251 to St Michael's, so they won by just 7 runs.
Rosie and Jessica batted really well! I enjoyed bowling and thought I did very well. We can't wait until the next game. Annabel
U8A v St Michael's: Yesterday our team played our first cricket match ever and it was so exciting! We were fielding first and we won 272 - 254! Catlin hit the stumps and took a wicket. Everyone was amazing. I can't wait till our next game. Lottie
