After a bumper weekend of cricket, here is your weekly London Schools' round-up.

Under 11 beat Dorset by 45 runs

After getting off to a slow start with the bat, London Schools' looked unlikely to break the threee figures mark for their total.

But a late partnership between Henry McCartney (23) and Sachin Rishi Tibarewala, who top-scored with 27*, pulled the Under 11s up to 116.

Sonny Synett (1-7) got his side off to the perfect start, dismissing the Dorset opener with the very first delivery of the innings.

It set the tone for a dominant display with the ball. Yohan Karalliedde claimed 2-8 from his two overs with every bowler claiming at least one scalp.

Dorset were eventually dismissed for 71 just past the 15-over mark.

Under 12 lost to Hampshire by 25 runs

After winning the toss and electing to bat at Ripsley Park, Hampshire were disappointed to lose a couple of early wickets.

The innings was steadied by Hoare-Nairn who hit 88* at better than a run-a-ball.

Every Under 12 player (except the wicketkeeper) bowled at least two overs and on the whole it was a tight bowling performance. Oscar Parnum and Ben Reffitt were the two bowlers to claim a pair of wickets.

Set a revised target of 178 to win, London Schools' started steadily. Ved Dangar (27) and Oscar Hickman (25) kept the score ticking along before James Lindner came to the crease and top-scored with 41*.

In the end, though, London Schools' fell marginally short of the victory target.

Under 13 tied with Hampshire

After being put into bat, LSCA made a strong start. Opener Prajen Veloopillai (33) played the anchor role whilst Toby Postlewhite upped the ante, hitting 62 from just 43 deliveries.

There was a late flurry of runs too from Bradley Kingston who hit five boundaries in his knock of 32*.

The Under 13s eventually posted a competitive 192-7 from their 40 overs.

In reply there was no doubt that Roy Mattar (3-32) and Rafi Quint (3-23) were the stars but it was a strong all-round bowling performance again.

With Hampshire nine down, neither side were able to snatch victory as the hosts finished on 192-9 from exactly 40 overs before both teams shook hands.

Under 15 lost to Kent by 4 runs (game 1)

Despite Eesa Faheem and Harry McDonagh taking two wickets each, Kent were able to pull themselves up to a toal of 118 from their 20 overs.

It was Faheem who then held the innings together with the bat, scoring 34* at the top of the order.

Despite a knock of 31 from Ollie Villiers in the middle-order, the Under 15s were just unable to keep up the required run-rate to secure victory.

Under 15 tied with Kent (game 2)

In the second game there was, sensationally, another tie!

This time LSCA decided to bat first, posting 124 from their 20 overs at Upchurch.

Joseph Bradshaw hit 39, including two sixes, with Kush Patel adding 29.

In reply the Under 15s took four wickets, three of them by Aarav Rao who also conceded just 11 runs from his three overs.

But in the end Kent were unable to get over the line thanks to a fine fielding performance late in their innings by LSCA.

Academy lost to Hampshire

After being put into field it was a tough afternoon for the Academy side on a flat track.

A Peggie (3-50) was the pick of the bowlers but A Khan also bowled smartly taking 1-33 as Hampshire posted an enormous 298-7 off their 50 overs.

It was a slow start in reply which LSCA could not afford.

That was until Robbie Keaton and Rohail Imman came together at the crease. 'Keeper-batter Keaton hit 71 at just under a run-per-ball but Imman was the star, smashing 119* which included an incredible 10 sixes.

However, even that wasn't quite enough to get the Academy side over the line.

This weekend we had plenty of matches against county cricket giants Hampshire as well as an Academy double-header against Derbyshire. Here is a round-up of those matches.

Under 12 beat Hampshire by 9 wickets

After winning the toss and choosing to bat, Hampshire made a decent start although London Schools’ were delighted with the way they contained their opposition.

Four of LSCA’s bowlers went at less than 3.7 runs per over which meant Hampshire could only post 82 from their 20 overs. Lewin Husband and Max Panwar took the two wickets to fall.

The reply was a brilliant display of professionalism from the young side as they cruised towards their victory target.

Arjun Bhatla top scored with 34 from just 19 balls, including seven boundaries, with Ben Reffitt also finishing 23* as London Schools’ chased the total down in just 11.5 overs.

Under 14 lost to Hampshire by 8 wickets

It was a tough day at the office for the Under 14 side who were never able to get going with the bat against Hampshire who bowled very well.

London Schools’ were only able to creep to 51 before being bowled out with four balls in the innings left.

Early wickets from Neharen Inpan (1-6) and Tom Richards (1-16) gave the Under 14’s some hope but ultimately Hampshire’s middle order knocked off the target with relative ease.

Under 15 beat Hampshire by 113 runs

Batting first, Hampshire reached a strong total of 212 before being bowled out in the final over of their innings.

With the ball Daniel McGowan was the stand-out, taking 3-41 from his seven overs. Aarav Rao also performed well, claiming figures of 10 overs, one maiden, 2-27.

Opener E Faheem got the reply off to the perfect start, hitting a half-century which included 11 boundaries.

Those around him, however, struggled to get going and when Faheem fell for 57 it was always going to be an uphill battle.

The Under 15 side ultimately fell well short of the target.

Academy beat Kent by 9 wickets

After winning the toss and choosing to bowl, London Schools’ made good use of the conditions against a strong Kent side.

Opening bowler Krish Anand was excellent, taking 3-26 from his seven overs. He was well supported by James Ronay (2-13) and George Taylor-Yeates (2-18) on a day where all of the bowlers performed well.

Finchley’s Willian Leggett led the reply to Kent’s 157 expertly, hitting 79 from 81 delivers which included eight fours and three sixes.

He was well supported by Jed Crerar (36) and Shashank Lokesh (27*) as London Schools’ cruised to the victory target.

Academy lost to Derbyshire by 38 runs

Despite losing the toss, Derbyshire made a good start with one of their openers passing fifty.

London Schools’ showed great fight, though, with George Taylor-Yeates the pick of the bowlers, taking 2-21 from his four overs. Yuvresh Malhotra also took 2-22 from his three overs as Derbyshire reached a total of 156-4.

Brij Sheopuri was the stand-out performer with the bat in reply and top-scored with 35.

Ultimately the Academy side fell well short of the victory target with no other batter passing 20 on the day.

Academy lost to Derby by 9 wickets (match 2)

In the second game, which was reduced to 12 overs per side, London Schools’ performed much better with the bat in hand.

Vaansh Jani was the stand-out, smashing an incredible 92 from just 46 deliveries.

Despite Nabil Moughal (1-28) taking an early wicket for the Academy side in reply, Derbyshire’s numbers two and three produced a strong partnership to take the game away from the visitors.

The home side eventually reached the target with just over two overs to spare.

Under 15 beat Gloucestershire by 2 runs

After being put into bat, the hosts made a decent start at Finchley with Narzm Mohammed playing a watchful 16.

Lots of batters made starts but just couldn’t kick-on with skipper Teddy Barnett (25) the only one to make it past 20.

Despite only making 150, London Schools’ produced a mightily impressive performance in the field to ensure victory despite a rain delay which saw a DLS target set.

An early run-out by Daniel McGowan set the tone for a fielding display which yielded five more run-outs.

Barnett was the star with the ball too, taking 2-9 from his three overs.

The visitors were just three runs from their revised target when the final wicket fell from the penultimate ball of the innings to seal a memorable, hard-fought victory.

Thankfully the weather was much more on our side this week with three sides getting full matches in. Here is your weekly round-up of all of the games.

Under 12 beat Dorset 4 wickets

London Schools' decision to win the toss and bowl proved to be the correct decision as Nathan Bridge (3-17) picked up two early wickets.

H McCartney (2-12) kept the pressure up on the Dorset middle order but there was a late revival to come courtesy of the hosts' Thomas Sclater who hit 27*.

Opener Arun Slatter hit 25 in reply for London Schools' and was well supported by Krish Thapar (34). Despite a couple of wickets falling, McCartney and Bareham saw the Under 12's home to victory.

Under 13 beat Hampshire by 5 wickets

Hants got off to a good start with both openers setting a solid foundation for their side. Ethan Spencer (1-13) eventually made the breakthrough and from there London Schools' didn't look back.

Toby Postlewhite ripped through the middle order, claiming 3-20 from his five overs. He was well supported by Neel Dandekar (2-12) along with the rest of the bowlers who all proved miserly in terms of economy.

Dandekar then led from the front with the bat, hitting 30 from 50 balls. Number four batter Reehan Magoon (24) and Adarsh Bedi (34*) kept the score ticking along nicely and the Under 13's eventually reached the victory target with five wickets in hand.

Under 14 lost to Cambridge by 7 wickets

Zain Yousaf and Olly Pryce-Jones carried on their fine form after London Schools' won the toss and chose to bat at Shenley Cricket Centre.

Yousaf hit 39 before Pryce-Jones fell narrowly short of his half-century after being dismissed for 48.

The lower order carried the hosts to 160 all out from just under 43 overs.

They made a good start with the ball too as Vajran Srividyanandan (1-24) claimed an early wicket up top.

However, that brought Cambridge skipper Reuben Thain to the crease and he hit 86 at better than a run-a-ball to take the visitors to the victory target.

October 2021

Huge congratulations to our Academy side who beat Warwickshire Academy by 4 wickets yesterday at Shenley CC.

It’s amazing to see our boys competing against the best talent from some of the biggest counties - our London talent is shining!

August 2021