End of term e-letter – july 2015
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Seymour Well, after having a not so good spring term, the boys of Seymour house have responded in an outstanding manner. Firstly, we took on the other houses in Table Tennis and came out victorious. Then, the Seniors did their bit by winning both the Cricket and Tennis for their age groups. An excellent contribution from the upper sixth for their final competition. After all of Years 7 to 10 performed their best in the athletics standards, Seymour were going to be starting Sports Day in second place. This meant the second half of the summer term was going to see some close competitions in all three events and, more interestingly, a frantic push for the overall House Championship! The Intermediate cricket competition produced some exciting matches with the Seymour team adding to the seniors’ score. After the Year 8s and 7s had played two of the three matches each, Seymour were in sight of the finishing line. One more victory from the two remaining games would seal it. The Year 8s then did their bit by unexpectedly beating Howard in their last game. House cricket was Seymour’s, which meant the Year 7s could relax playing their final match. Tennis came next. The Intermediate pairing of Ajay John and Alex Byrne played exceptionally well scoring a good amount of points topping up the scores of Seniors Tom Wood and Alex Hughes. The Junior pairing of John Byrne and Jonathan Anderson also played their part and scored valuable points to add to the total. With everybody contributing, the final scores put Seymour on top. Sports Day arrived and Seymour were excited at the prospect of competing for the final time this year. Outstanding performances from the Year 9s boosted the house with the other years all contributing well to the final scores. Seymour, Tudor and Howard kept swapping positions throughout the afternoon but unfortunately Tudor and Howard came through at the end ahead of Seymour. All competitors performed valiantly, with Year 9’s Alex Byrne winning the Victor Lodurum for the third year in a row. So winning three of the last four competitions has changed things around. At Easter, Beaufort and Tudor were fighting for the top spot with Seymour and Howard some way behind. The final standings have given the boys the reward they deserve for their efforts this term. Seymour have leap frogged over Beaufort into second place only a few points behind Tudor. If only we had started the comeback earlier, who knows what the final position would have been! TJW Tudor Well what can be said? The boys have shown their true colours and as a group they have dug deep and won the overall house championship. The house members have had a tremendous year and given their best in all competitions. This term allowed us to continue building on the previous two terms of high achievements. The competitions to complete this year’s house championship were table tennis, tennis cricket and athletics. In the table tennis competition we came 2nd overall; this was mainly due to our junior quartet who won 16 of their 18 games. This was exceptional as it was over twice the combined score of our Inter and senior team. So the future of table tennis for Tudor looks well. Our tennis players had to battle with the elements as well as their competitors, but we showed that we need to continue to work at this sport. The team of players achieved a close 3rd overall, but this might have been different if one of our young men hadn’t suffered an injury limiting him to only completing one of his games. I wish him a speedy recovery and he will have the chance to put this right next year. The cricket players achieved joint 2nd in their competition and this is one of our best achievements in this sport for a number of years. We had a few close games that could have gone either way, even one game that had the scores tied but was lost due to wicket count. With the last event of the summer been the Sports Day we went into the day 3rd after our standards, but I must mention that a number of boys produced their best ever individual standards scores. The deficit from standards was always going to be a challenge to overhaul, but our athletes’ gave their best. It shows our level of athletic prowess as a house when three members achieved the Victor Ludorum for their age group. We came 2nd with the combination of standards and Sports Day. Well done for the year, it has been a pleasure to be house master of ‘The Green Machine’ you have conducted yourselves well and shown true sportsmanship. Can I say a big thank you to Andrew Featherstone and Oliver Whitfield for their support and carrying out of their duties as House Captain and Vice- Captain. I must also say a big thank you to the year thirteen lads, that have now moved on to pastures new, without their help and support then it would have made the running of the house a far greater and onerous task. They had been a year group that gave the impetus for this year’s house championship victory. Talking of the old regime, the new one isn’t bad either, except that we don’t have a House Secretary at the moment; any offers? Dominic Paver and Tom Meehan have taken up the reins as the new House Captain and Vice-Captain with gusto and are getting down to business, with supporting and encouraging other members of the house. Have a relaxing summer, you all deserve it and come back in September refreshed and ready to push on from the excellent work achieved this year. AJN CRICKET SUMMARY
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1st XI CRICKET The term began with House Cricket which beat the weather and proved a successful venture for Seymour. Then the first school match took place against Aston, who posted a fine 163-4 from 20 overs, Jei Diwakar taking two wickets. Our reply suffered from losing wickets at a steady rate, so although Dom Paver hit 43 we finished all out for 131. Against Bablake we again bowled first, restricting them to 132-7, Mustafa Chaudhry and Henry Houlden taking two wickets apiece. Ed Saunders then batted very well for his 74, Alex Lane chipping in with a brisk 28 to see us home by 7 wickets. In the Warwickshire Cup we hosted Bishop Vesey and they batted strongly to reach 166-7 in 20 overs. Jei and Will Houlden were our wicket-takers this time. Alex then hit a fine 51 and Jei 49, but losing both these wickets with the finish line in sight proved crucial and we ended on 151-6 which left us feeling somewhat disappointed. A lengthy break for external exams then followed and on our return we travelled to Fiveways. They batted slowly, our bowling attack proving too consistent and our fielding too tight to allow more than 105-5 from 20. Our best bowling innings of the season gave us good heart to attack the batting challenge. Ed and Jei really enjoyed themselves as they led us to a 10 wicket victory. Jei hit 35* from 43 balls. Ed’s 69* came from just 32 deliveries and included 5 sixes and 6 fours. The winning margin was one to enjoy as the Upper VI disappeared off to their Leavers’ Ball at the Botanical Gardens. The annual match with the MCC was hosted superbly by Kings Heath CC. The MCC field a very strong line-up these days, with a number of players hoping to impress during their probationary period of membership. They scored 222-3 declared and then bowled us out for 138. Dom top scored with 32, but too many of our batsmen got themselves out. So just one game remaining, against the staff side on the penultimate day of term. The boys will be hoping to repeat their dominant performance of last year which would deservedly provide them with a 50/50 success rate for this summer. My thanks to all senior players for their contribution and to captain Chad Atkinson for his leadership. MWD 2ND XI CRICKET Sadly, the 2nd XI cannot claim a particularly successful season: played two, lost two. Frustratingly, both have been close-run affairs. King Edward’s Aston posted 115 all out; we followed up with 108 all out. Bablake made 145 off their twenty overs; Camp Hill fell just twelve runs short of that. In the Aston game, the bowling honours go to Tom Else, whose figures of 2 for 28 off 4 tell only part of the story. He bowled 2 overs for just 2 runs; then he bowled two overs for 26 runs at the end – in other words as Aston started to accelerate (they had wickets in hand) they gave Tom a hard time, but he had the satisfaction of sending two of them packing. Ekamroop Takhar was our most economical bowler: his three overs conceded just 6 runs and yielded 1 wicket. In our reply, Aaditya Thakral’s 34 was an excellent knock; Ekamroop’s score of 17 was the second highest (not counting extras), so he can be satisfied with an excellent all-round performance. Ekamroop starred with the ball against Bablake, as well, taking 2 for 28 off his 4. Bablake generously gave us 44 extras; none of our batsmen could come close to that. Zidan Salim, with 21, was our top-scoring batsman. Chasing 145 in 20 overs was always going to be tough; we made a great effort, scoring more quickly than Bablake had in the first 14 overs, but at a greater cost in wickets. Come the acceleration phase at the end, we could not sustain it, and fell painfully short in what we had turned into a very exciting contest. MJG
After an inauspicious start with preventable losses to Lawrence Sherrif and KE Stratford, the team eventually found some good form to beat KE Five Ways. The emphasis during practice sessions was always focused on good application of basic skills and a positive approach. Although results did not always illustrate those particular attributes to the full, there were, eventually signs that some lessons had been learned especially that team play is just as important in cricket as in any other sport. Although regular run-outs were a consistent worry, the team gained in confidence and good wins against Fairfax, with a total of 213-5, and Washwood Heath, in the Docker Shield semi-final, were well deserved and probably worth remembering for some years yet. The team now look forward to representing the school in the Docker Shield final, sometime in September, and we wish them well in that encounter. It is not my customary style to mention individuals in a team endeavor but I will, on this occasion, make an exception or two. Adam Ahmed and Aditya Dhiran have been good and generally consistent bowlers recently and clearly the most talented batsman, Salah Khan, was not always given the support he needed to make the runs he was clearly capable of. Thanks also to our captain, Safee Salim who was exceptionally able to organize the players and who was also very capable with his on-field tactics! Finally, thank you all for working hard to improve your game and I hope that you each derived some enjoyment from what eventually became a successful season. Well done! PTC
U14 CRICKET A Team Played 7 Won 1 Tied 1 Lost 5 B Team Played 4 Won 3 Lost 1 Cricket is a game of small margins and as such, the playing record of the A team does not really reflect their performances throughout the season.
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U13 CRICKET The U13 cricket team have had a good season, winning 5 matches and losing 3. The first two matches took place against Lawrence Sheriff and Five Ways. Both unfortunately finished with narrow defeats. However Camp Hill soon turned things around as they went on a 5 match unbeaten run. Saturday victories against KE Stratford and Princethorpe were followed up by mid-week victories in the cup against Fairfax, Broadway and Fairfax. This led to an Amiss cup final against KE Five Ways. Camp Hill were desperate to get revenge on Five Ways following their defeat to them earlier in the season, but unfortunately this wasn’t to be and Five Ways were crowned as winners following a rain affected match at the end of the season. There were some fantastic individual performances throughout the season. The highest amount of runs scored in an innings came from Vignesh Venkat with 66 not out against Fairfax. Aadam Zafar batted well all season and his highest score was 36 against Stratford. Kiren Marimuthu was also a key batsman and his top score was 31, also against Stratford. Key bowlers included Ryan Malhi, and Sam Hope but the top figures for a single match went to captain Sachin Subramonian (1-1 against Princethorpe), Mohammed Farooq (1-1 against Broadway) and Madhav Manoj (3-4 against Princethorpe). The U13 B team have also had an enjoyable season with wins against Lawrence Sheriff and KE Stratford, with narrow defeats against Priory school and Camp Hill U14. Well done to all of the boys who have represented the U13 teams this year. TMS U12 XI CRICKET The U12 cricket team have had an up and down year of cricket, with a ratio of four victories and three losses. The wins came against Lawrence Sheriff, KE Aston, Princethorpe and Kings Heath. Captain Abhinash Nirantharakumar played a starring role for the team with a number of good batting and bowling displays. His best figures with the ball were 3-10 (against Lawrence Sheriff) and with the bat he scored 44 runs against Aston. Other memorable bowling performances came from Aaryan Deshpande (3-9 against Kings Heath) and Haseeb Arif (1-7 against Kings Heath). Ibraheem Mohammed managed an excellent 39 runs against Stratford and Amar Jandu scored a solid 21 runs in the same match. The U12 B team have also worked hard at training sessions and this has paid off during their performances in matches. The boys can be proud of their wins against Lawrence Sheriff and KE Aston. Well done to all of the year 7s who have represented the school at cricket this season. TMS TENNIS SENIORS: The Senior Tennis Team ( Tom Wood, Tim Naylor, Giles Moss, James Ternent, Ashrit Chohan) completed their season with three matches during the summer term. We lost both our usual fixtures against KES 0-6 and Solihull School 2-4, and were unlucky to be drawn against Rugby School ( last year’s National Champions) in the Glanville Cup, this unsurprisingly resulted in a 0-6 defeat. Despite it being a season where results have gone against us, the team has played with enthusiasm and good humour. In most cases they have been up against players with higher rankings, but have always played their matches in the right spirit. We say farewell to two Camp Hill Tennis stalwarts. James Ternent has represented school Tennis teams since joining the school and played in 15 matches during his time in the Senior Tennis team. Giles Moss is another player who has made a strong commitment over the years. Although Giles did not play during Year 12, he has represented the school on 5 occasions this year. Tim Naylor joined Camp Hill in the 6Th Form and has since been a regular in the Senior team. We wish them well in the future and hope they continue to enjoy the sport. Tom Wood remains next year and we hope that Ashrit Chohan and Alex Hughes of Year 11 will form the basis of a strong squad. Well done to the Senior Tennis players. It has been a pleasure to take you this year. U.15 TENNIS: The U.15 ‘A’ team ( Danny Blyth, Liam Garside, Ajay John, Alex Byrne & Johannes Beckett) have had an excellent season winning all of their matches. The highlights were 3 wins against Soilihull School 6-0, KE Fiveways 4-1 & KES ‘B’ 4-2. The team play KES ‘A’ in the league decider in September ,to see who progresses to the later stages of the competition. Particular credit must be given to Danny and Liam, who have both remained unbeaten in all their matches this term and they have also been ably supported by Ajay, Alex & Johannes. With Danny, Ajay and Alex all being still available next year the U.15 team can hopefully look forward to another successful season. The U.15 ‘B’ team ( Johannes Beckett, Rohan Sharma, Vamsi Pratapa, Chris Marshall, Alex Byrne & Matin Ahmed) have a tough league programme against the ‘A’ teams of other schools. They had competitive matches against Priory School & Bishop Challoner; losing both 2-4, but beat Bournville 6-0. U.13 TENNIS: The U.13 ‘A’ team ( Madhav Manoj, Aadam Zafar, Simon Halstead, Luke Hemming, Aryan Deshpande, Karthik Bhardawaj , Michael James Thomas & Mohammed Farooq) . The highlight of the season was a fine performance in the Bishop Challoner School Games in which the team beat Wheelers Lane, Queensbridge, Bishop Challoner and KES to win the competition. Our performance in the leagues, however, was less impressive, managing a win and a draw in 5 matches. Nevertheless, it is encouraging that 3 of the team are Year 7 players and they have undoubtedly gained valuable experience for next year. The ‘B’ team ( Aadam Zafar, Joe Shalabi, Sai Potluri, Kiran Maramuthu, Simon Halstead & Michael James Thomas) like their U.15 counterparts also had a league programme of matches against ‘A’ teams from other local schools. Their one win was against Bournville 6-0. The school Tennis season is a relatively short and I would encourage all boys to look into joining a local club if they aren’t already members somewhere or enrolling on sessions at Billesley Tennis Centre. TRIP TO WIMBLEDON: We were successful in the Wimbledon Schools Ballot this year and this enabled Mr Duncan and myself ( It was a tough job , but somebody had to do it) to take 8 lucky boys to Day 4 of the Championships. We even had the company of Roger Federer for part of the day !! The boys had the opportunity to experience the special atmosphere of Wimbledon, visiting the outside courts during the morning before settling down in our Court 1 seats to watch Andy Murray, Petra Kvitova & Joe Wilfred Tsonga in successive matches. A memorable day was capped off by watching Duncan Brown complete the final set of his epic victory against legend Rafael Nadal, along with the crowds on Murray Mound. A great Tennis experience for all involved. CMJ
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