Year 5 have been very busy lately with their cricket, having competed in 2 fixtures over the last week. Below is a quick summary of each fixtures.
Essendene Lodge – 11th June
All of the Year 5 children participated in some friendly matches against our local friends, Essendene Lodge School. Being split into two teams, each team got to compete against our opponents in a 10-over match. For a lot of our children, this was their first experience of a cricket fixture, but they soon picked up the format and adapted brilliantly. All the teams batted brilliantly, hitting plenty of 4s and 6s along the way. There was some excellent bowling being shown and most impressively some outstanding fielding. Essendene Lodge were narrow victors in both matches, however everyone came away smiling from having given it their best shot. Well done everyone!
Players of the match: Sienna O & Lizzie K
Caterham competition – 20th June
6 boys from across Year 3 – 5 attended a competition run by Caterham School. It was a glorious day for cricket, with our team playing in three, five over-a-side, matches. We were up against Caterham School, Rokeby School and New Beacon School. All the teams we played were very experienced and had some very high level players on show. The format tested the teams tactical decisions and we were involved in some great games, batting really well throughout.
OGS School (50-1) v Rokeby School (61-2)
OGS School (42-2) v New Beacon School (64-1)
OGS School (13-4) v Caterham School (50-1)
Although results didn’t go the teams way, all of the boys put in lots of effort and never gave up. They all got the opportunity to bat, bowl and field, showing some excellent individual performances along the way. Well done boys!
Player of the tournament: Jude P
Mr David Smith
Head of Sport