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SPORT
Athletics
Congratulations to the following for setting or equalling school records:
Congratulations also to the following who have been awarded ‘ Athlete of the Year ’ for 2021:
Noah Ridgeon 100m, 11.38s Noah Ridgeon 200m, 23.45s YEAR 9
Nathan Firla 200m, 23.30s (equalled the record) YEAR 10
Seth Ridgeon YEAR 7 Noah Ridgeon YEAR 9
Orson Matthews YEAR 8
Theo Ladure YEAR 10
Oliver Hector (named 2022 captain) YEAR 11/12/13
There was a real sense of optimism and excitement as the Summer Term of 2021 arrived “
CRICKET RICHARD COUGHTRIE
Despite the return of lockdowns and distance learning at the beginning of the year, and with the boys not having experienced competitive school sport for over 18 months, it was looking likely that Cricket would return to the College in summer 2021. During these lockdowns, Adam Riley and James Clark had put together a number of highly engaging co-curricular online lessons looking at the history of cricketing nations, players and famous moments. Although no substitute for playing, this had allowed boys to develop a greater understanding of the game and there were some incredibly memorable discussions. There was a real sense of optimism and excitement as the Summer term of 2021 arrived. Although the usual curtain raiser against Tonbridge was abandoned, competitive cricket arrived at the College with the fixture against St Paul’s on 1 May. Initially, this was not quite cricket as normal, with boys confined to playing within year group bubbles. The 1st XI played their first competitive match against RGS Guildford on 22 May. The 1st XI was well captained by Mikyle Ossman. In total, fifteen 1st XI and U18 fixtures took place. The team won four, lost nine, and there were two draws. Sadly, three fixtures, against Hampton, Whitgift and Free Foresters, were abandoned due to rain. Bowling was a real strength of the side in 2021. The slightly greener wickets played into the hands of seam bowlers Magnus Broadley and Toby Kemp, who took 38 wickets between them. Despite the best efforts of Jake Reisser-Weston and Mikyle Ossman, and without talisman Oliver Creasey due to injury, runs were hard to come by for the team, which proved to be the difference in a number of fixtures.
There were some impressive results further down the College. After the summer holiday, the U12A team guaranteed their place in the English Schools’ Cricket Association’s Bunbury Cup for 2022 by beating Alleyn’s in the final of the London Schools’ Cricket Association Cup. The U14s defeated University College School in the final of the equivalent competition, cementing their place in the regional stages of the English Schools’ Cricket Association’s National Knockout in 2022. In total, the College played 121 fixtures in 2021, winning 63. In terms of facilities, a new scoreboard was placed on the 2nd XI pitch and a new set of roll-on covers will be in place on the 1st XI square for the 2022 season. A number of boys at the College have been engaged with county age group programmes. Robbie Keaton (Y11) and Roan Kennedy (Y7) have been participants of Surrey County Cricket Club’s programme this year, and Lucas Brown (Y10) has been a part of the Kent County Cricket Club programme. The future looks positive for Dulwich cricket. I would like to thank all the coaches, umpires, ground staff and catering teams for their part in making the cricketing season such a positive experience for the boys. Most of all, I would like to thank the boys for their positive engagement and enthusiasm towards cricket this year.
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