The Under 14’s school cricket team started their league fixtures with a home game played at the cricket club against Bishop of Llandaff. Home captain Will James won the toss and asked Bishop to open the batting in the 20 overs match. Gareth Moorcraft and Lloyd Bishop were far too fast for the opening batsman and with the score at 5 for 3 wickets the spin terror of James Thomas 4 wickets for 16 runs, Justin Davies 2 for 6, young Michael Lloyd 2 for 5 and Stuart Thomas 0 for 5 saw the away team all out in the 14 over for 43 runs.

After the early wicket of Tom Johnson, Nathan Elliot Green 18 not out and James Purley 19 not out saw the school home by a wicket with 11 overs spare. The school play Barry next.

In the recent multi events held at Leckwith where each athlete had to compete in 5 events which included 100m (seniors) hurdles, 800m, Javelin (seniors), shot, long jump and the high jump. The school athletes competed admirably. Sam Impey and Simon Kidley competed for the senior boys, with Andrew Beaver, Elliot Street and Alex James (middles), David Rees, Michael Lloyd and Tom Price (juniors). No senior girl entered but Jessica Blick took part for the middles with Maddie Edgeworth, Heather James, Jo Williams and Kim Kemeys for the Juniors.

The team next play Barry at home. From the results in brackets, the following were successful in being selected for the county team:

They will all compete in the Welsh School Championships held at Leckwith in Saturday June 25th.

Also selected for the County golf team in the Welsh Championships at Pontardawe Golf Clubare Peter Williams, Rob Frampton and Gemma Bradbury. The championship will be held on Friday 30th June and Saturday 1st July.

Congratulations to James Probert year 13 who took 2 Gold’s and one Silver in the South Wales Regional Athletics Championships. He won the shot and discs and the hammer events.