38 U12 A Boys The U12A side have had a fantastic first season here at Brentwood, Their season was elongated into September with them also reaching the Essex Cup finals day. In their semi- final, they bowled out Shenfield for an impressive 28 runs and reached the total, losing only a single wicket. The wickets were shared amongst the bowling unit and some fantastic fielding helped to bowl Shenfield out for 28. Coopers’ won the other semifinal amassing a huge 200 runs against Chigwell, thus meaning that the final would be a tough game against a strong opposition. Losing the toss, the team was asked to field first, Jack Carpenter setting the tone in the first over with a fantastic direct hit to run out the Shenfield opener, leaving Coopers’ 0-1. The rest of the innings was a tough grind, on a flat pitch, in hot conditions. The pick of the bowlers were Jack Carpenter and Amar Dhanjal; both were extremely economical and helped restrict Coopers’ to 94 from their 20 overs. In response, JacobWagner and Jack Carpenter got the side off to a flyer, both scoring fluently and keeping the scoreboard ticking over with ease. The pair put on 60 in the first 10 overs, striking boundaries at will. Jack was bowled with a good delivery on 31, but Sidney Small came in at 3 to help steer the side home. Jacob batted extremely calmly and ended up unbeaten on 33 with the winning runs being scored. All students contributed throughout the day and they can be extremely proud of their achievement in being crowned Essex U12 County Champions. The side will now represent Essex in the regional round of the National competition which will start at the beginning of next season. A special mention must go to Mr Rees, who has put in a lot of time with the players and has ultimately helped make each student a better player.
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