U15 SEASON REVIEW

Played: 9
Won: 7
Lost: 2
The record is impressive, and the team did play some very good cricket at times.  The batting was based around setting a solid foundation, with Will Buttleman making 218 runs (at 43.6), and Josh King thrashing his way to 244 runs (at 30.5).  This was then supported by the elegant Charlie Latham (224 at an average of almost 75), and the brutal Archie Lucas (162 runs at 27).  The bowling was inconsistent, and occasionally threatened to undo the good work of the batsmen, but Matt Gilham (12 wickets at 11.5) led the seamers well, and is better than he thinks. 
Josh King was probably the most effective bowler with his left arm spin
(9 wickets at 14), while Toby Wilkes' leg spin claimed 12 wickets at 10.8, and was very effective on his day.  Mike Barton, Charlie Latham, Cameron Baile and Ronan Willis all chipped in, and it was good to see Jack Clark coming through.

Some of the fielding was excellent, and Matt Morley-Jacob deserves a special mention here, for his ground fielding, catching and attitude.

As a squad, they were great to work with - very positive, keen to do well, willing to learn, and even to listen sometimes, although they still need to make better use of running between the wickets, and understand the value of bowling straight and full.  All of them would benefit from playing some club cricket, and I hope that most of them will still play some cricket for Felsted in the coming years, despite the pressures of examinations.

Thanks to Nick Lockhart for his help and support, as well as preparing the surfaces on which we have been privileged to play.  Thanks to Mr Gallian for his leadership of the cricket, and to Mr Chamberlain and Mr Sloman for running the other Under 15 teams.