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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

Another successful weekend of cricket

The weekend’s matches were against KEQMS, Lytham with Arnold losing just one match after the U12s successful victories on Friday.

The U13A lost out in a very entertaining match. KEQMS batted first and very good play saw them score 138-4 in their 35 overs. Although Tejas Parekh was impressive with the ball for Arnold, early wickets were lost as the boys chased their target. A 75 run partnership from Andrew Walkden and Alex Evans turned the game to Arnold as we reached 90-2 but KEQMS fought back with some quick wickets and with Arnold needing just 21 to win KEQMS took the last few wickets to bowl Arnold out for 118.

The U14A continue to impress after their Easter Tour to the Caribbean as they looked faultless with bat and ball and in the field. KEQMS were all out for 111. Their left handed opener was their best batsmen with a very impressive 32 but when Jacob Nickson struck twice in one over to remove their two top scorers KEQMS were in trouble as 30-1 quickly became 59-4. Nickson went on to finish with superb figures of 5-25. Alex Fowler (2-10) and James Wilson were also impressive with the ball. Nickson also took 3 catches. Arnold scored the 112 in 21 overs to win the game with captain, Nanthesh Kiruparan, batting every over as he hit 54 not out. Jacob Nickson sealed his man of the match performance with a swashbuckling 16 and Jacob Reid hit a fine 26 as Arnold won by 8 wickets.

In the 2nd XI match, Arnold produced their best cricket of the season with both bat and ball. Batting first, Arnold reached 90-1 with Daniel Spencer hitting a half century. He was ably supported by Nathan Bolus (22). However, when Bolus and Spencer departed KEQMS fought back to reduce Arnold to 129-7 with 6 overs still to play. A fine fightback from Niall Bancroft (20 no) and Tom Cleary (25) saw Arnold finish on 171-8.

Our bowlers were in no mood to make it easy for KEQMS as they lost their first wicket for 4 and soon found themselves at 28-7 as Naylor took 4-6 in just 6 overs. Tom Cleary and Daniel Spencer then mopped up the tail end with KEQMS all out for 71 to seal a massive 100 run win for Arnold.

The 1st XI match in Lytham was a cagey affair with neither team really getting on top but some batsmen made notable contributions. KEQMS were all out for 171 in 51 overs with Williams (60) and Cooper (44) in good form with the bat. Josh Beaumont took 3-25 for Arnold.

In reply, we were in early trouble at 33-4 but a good partnership by Richard Wardell (30) and Julian Richardson turned the game back to Arnold as we reached 85-4. Richardson just missed his half century, scoring a good 46, and the game resulted in a draw with Arnold on 131-8 in 46 overs.

Arnold play KEQMS in the U15 Lancashire Twenty20 Cup on Thursday at home with the U13A away to Broughton HS on Tuesday.

Posted by: M L Evans
Date: Sunday 11/05/2008

Daniel Spencer, 51 for 2nd XI