35 through to the Regional final’s day. In the group were; Harrow,Whitgift, Gresham’s and Brentwood. It was an extremely tough draw.With the team facing Harrow, winning the toss Will Howard decided to bat first, posting a target of 134 for 4, with Evan Ackerman top scoring with 60 not out. With the ball, Freddie Thorn and Finlay Stronach set the tone picking up early wickets, leaving Harrow coming up short by 15 runs. Whitgift would win their semi-final, meaning a place at the National finals up for grabs between Brentwood andWhitgift.Whitgift batted first and set a very competitive target of 151 from their 20 overs.Will Howard and Evan Ackerman set a brilliant platform in the powerplay, and managed to move the score onto 60-0 off 8 overs. Unfortunately regular loss of wickets throughout the innings meant the boys were bowled out 57 short of the target. Whitgift went on to win the National competition. It was an incredible Cup run from a team who had matchwinners throughout, but, just as importantly, pulled together U14A Boys After a number of rainaffected games the U14s still had a number of fixtures left to play in September. They had a tough semi final draw against KEGS which they won comfortably in the end. The star performers were Alex Harvey with the ball, James Radden and Nathan Kililea with the bat. This would set up an Essex Cup final against an extremely strong Forest side. In the final, Forest got off to a flyer against the new ball, pace on the ball seemed to disappear to all parts of the ground. Captain Daniel Green decided that pace off would be a better option, his instinct would be right. Abhinay James and the Captain himself managed to bowl economically and pick up a couple of vital wickets. Even with their eight overs combined only going for 45, Forest still managed to post an imposing 164 runs. 164 was always going to be a difficult run chase, but good performances from Nathan as a unit to get themselves over the line in tough situations. They really were a ‘team’ who deserved every ounce of their success. Well done.
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