Last 3 Months
English Schools Team Championship
Golfers perform well
Lancashire duo in fine form
County cricket news
U17 Girls make a point
Close finish in Fylde Coast Championship
Lancashire Cup run comes to an end
U12A lose out in epic semi-final
U12B reach Blackpool & Fylde Cricket Final
Close win over local rivals
On the crest of a wave
County call for Francesca and Alasdair
Two off to the National Finals
Joe and Hannah have high hopes
U14C impress on the cricket field
Vijayakumar and Lawson in fine form
Hockey honours
The North, Scotland and Wales
U12A win to reach Lancashire Cup semi-finals
Reports from matches versus QEGS Blackburn
A Love-ly Day!
Tennis players watch the stars
Sprint, jump, throw, run!
Arnold hosts regional Combined Events Competition
ESAA Track and Field Cup Finals
Personal best performances all round!
B teams do the business
U12B and U14B both win
Cricket Stat Attack
Most runs and wickets in 2008
Ace tennis victory
Good win over Kirkham
Skittled by Whittle
U12B win but U12A have to do it all again
Tobias foils them
Fencers' silver service
Junior Athletics
Year 5 and 6 pupils compete in two athletics meetings
County call ups for our cricketers
Four boys & girls earn their county caps
Runs galore in the matches against Woodhouse Grove
Epic matches for U13A & U14A!
Emily stays cool
U15 girls win Lancashire tennis league
Mr Evans makes his final triathlon preparations
Ironman Challenge awaits!
Net win against Stockport
A solid performance in the sun
Old Boy makes a point
GB call for James Thornton
U12A in dazzling form against Hutton GS
Lancashire Cup Quarter-Final awaits
Cricketers Enjoy Test
U11's enjoy a day at the second test match
Former pupil scores on international debut
Try time for Oliver Brennand
U12A cricketers win again
Narrow losses on a good day for batting against Stockport GS
U12A progress in the Lancashire Cup
Busy start to the half term for our cricketers
60 not out for our cricketers
U12B end a busy half term in style
U15s through to the Lancashire Cup Quarter-Finals
Another high scoring Twenty20 match
Successful day at the St Annes Triathlon
Triathletes sweep the board again!
Athletes make progress
National Schools Cup beckons
Mini triumph
Another National Final
Harrison Kenworthy hits 100
Cricketers make it 6 out of 7 against Kirkham GS
A great day of cricket
U15A win epic against KEQMS in Lancs Cup
League tennis
Victory over Kirkham
Staff hand out a cricketing lesson!
3rd XI lose to their coaches
Further wins for our cricketers
U14A, U13A & U13B all win
League Tennis
Honours even
Another National Final!
This time it's golf
Another successful weekend of cricket
Cricket reports against KEQMS
U12s complete the double over KEQMS
10 wicket win for U12A
Bring on Bolton!
Golfers go for glory
Wright on form
Young golfer just misses out
U12A claim stunning win against Lancaster RGS!
Lancashire Cup victory
U15 boys take advantage
Narrow victory on games
Close Call for Under 11's
Junior cricketers narrowly defeated in their season opener
U15A beat Kirkham GS in Lancashire Cup
Adam Naylor in outstanding form!
U14A reap the rewards of Grenada Tour
Some tough, close matches and some good performances!
North of England Hockey Finals
Junior players put in a creditable performance at Belle Vue
U12s complete double over Kirkham GS
Whiteside & Naylor in great form
Another win for the 3rd XI
Good win against Kirkham GS
Tennis league
Love match with Kirkham
Rain robs the 1st XI of victory over MCC
Robbie Hudson dazzles with the bat & U14s in super form versus local rivals
Silver Service
Good start to tennis season
National Mini Hockey Finals
Yet another National Final!
Mr Evans continues his fundraising efforts for the Wooden Spoon
Another warm-up event completed - the Blackpool Marathon!
Cricketers win 5 out of 7 against local rivals
1st XI win at home against Rossall
All time cricket stats updated
Top 20 most prolific batsmen & wicket takers
A great day of cricket
It was a unique day for the cricketers as for the first ever time three teams were fielded from the same age group. The U15A XI played KEQMS in the Lancashire Cup with the U15B and U15C teams having tough matches against Lancaster RGS.
At home on a perfect batting wicket, the A team served up a scintillating Lancashire Twenty20 Cup match.
Arnold batted first after losing the toss and openers Tom Hessey and Nathan Bolus got off to a great start as we reached our 50 in only 7 overs. With Bolus looking dangerous on 34, Grey had him caught and Arnold were 76-1. However, Tom Hessey was in good form and he reached his 50 as he and Tom Armfield put on 71 for the second wicket.
It was not until the last over that KEQMS struck again as Heath trapped Armfield lbw for 17 and then had Tom Hessey caught out for a majestic 71. Hessey batted for all but 2 balls of the innings as Arnold finished on 152-2 from their 20 overs.
KEQMS got off to a slow start in pursuit of the Arnold total as openers Stevenson and Callahan scored just 4 runs in the first 4 overs. The Arnold opening bowlers, Adam Naylor and Tom Hessey, were accurate but then Stevenson exploded into life as he and Callahan smashed 55 runs in the next 6 overs. Stevenson hit 3 huge sixes to accelerate the KEQMS score.
In fact, Arnold did not take a wicket until the 14th over when Robbie Goodier had Callahan out for 15 from a stunning Ben Blake catch. Callahan and Stevenson had put on 86 for the first KEQMS wicket.
After 15 overs KEQMS still needed 49 to win but they continued to attack the Arnold bowling with Ralph Dowds cracking boundary after boundary in pursuit of the Arnold 152. Nanthesh Kiruparan then removed Stevenson for a fine 63 as Tom Hessey took the catch.
The entire match was then turned on its head as off spinner, Josh Emmett, came on to bowl. In his first over he took a fine hat-trick as KEQMS went from 110-2 to 116 -5. Dowds, Abbott and Harker were all sent packing as KEQMS now needed 37 from 3 overs.
However, dangerman Grey was still in and he launched one last attack on the home bowlers. 13 runs were scored in the 18th over and then a massive 15 runs in the 19th leaving just 9 to win off the last 6 balls.
Nathan Bolus, was left with the unenviable task of bowling the final over and when his first ball went for 4 it looked like KEQMS were going to snatch a famous win. Sadly, for KEQMS Carr was bowled for 6 and then Molese for a duck. Off the last ball KEQMS needed 4 to win but they could only scramble 1 as Grey was run out by Naylor and Blake for 21 as KEQMS finished on 150-8.
Arnold won this thrilling match by 2 runs and will now play Lytham HS or Marsden Heights in the last 16.
In the U15B match, Lancaster RGS reached 141-9 in their 20 overs. Joe Matthews took 2-24 but the best bowling performance came from Tom Eyre who took a stunning 4-6 in just 3 overs. In reply, Callum Estafan, Will Hesketh and Alex Garrod all smashed over 25 as Arnold scored 144-4 to win by 6 wickets.
The U15C found the going tough away at Lancaster as the home side reached 163-6. J-P Bell took two wickets along with two from captain, James Walker. Ben Drazen took a very impressive catch. The U15C were never up with the run rate but did very well to bat their 20 overs as they scored 80-7. Cameron Lawlor was the best performing batsman as he scored 30 not out. His innings included 2 huge sixes and with Tobias Cleaver-Ross he enjoyed a 45 run partnership after an early collapse.
Posted by: M L Evans
Date: Friday 16/05/2008
