450th Anniversary Speech Day Cricket Match

On Friday 27th June, a special cricket match was held on the famous Felsted Front with current pupils playing against Old Felstedians. The Felsted School 1st XI v Robins XI cricket match played a central role in the 450thAnniversary Speech Day celebrations. 
 
The star-studded Robins team included former international players Derek Pringle (e74-77) and John Stephenson (fa74-83). Nick Knight (fb78-88), also a former international player, arrived later in the day to offer his support.

Old Felstedians Rory Burns, Tom Cooper, Will Cooper, Charlie Douglas-Hughes, Jake Foley, Nigel Gadsby, Josh Hunter-Jordan, Ed Hutley and Lloyd Paternott joined Derek Pringle and John Stephenson to form the successful Robins team.

The Robins won the toss and elected to bat first, they posted up an impressive 261/6 off 59.3 overs. Felsted then came to the crease and made a promising start, but slipped to 123-3 after 35 overs. Felsted managed to steady the ship and looked to have moved themselves into a winning position, reaching 219-5, however some excellent bowling from the Robins resulted in three quick wickets and this halted Felsted’s run chase. At 249/8 after 52 overs, the match ended at 8pm as an honourable draw.

After 32 years as President of the Robins Crickets Club, Roger Luckin (a53-57) officially stepped down from his role at the AGM in the morning prior to the match. Roger was originally elected in 1982 and handed the role of President over to Nigel Gadsby (h75-79), who paid tribute to Roger’s dedication to the club over the past three decades.