U15 cricket team win Kent Cup final

The Eltham College U15 cricketers have won the Kent Cup. On Tuesday 23rd June they beat Borden Grammar School in the final by 63 runs. On the way to the final they had eliminated Sevenoaks, Judd, Rochester Maths and Skinners.

See below for the scores and a report.

The U15 Kent Cup winners with their medals

Eltham 185-4 (Will Holcombe 59, Charlie Speller 55)

Borden Grammar 122-6 (Jack Robertson 2-13, Charlie Speller 2-26)

Eltham won by 63 runs

Eltham won the toss and batted on a fantastic pitch at Upchurch CC. From the start our batsmen were on the attack and the Borden opening bowlers were well and truly seen off. After four overs the score was 48-0, and this run rate was maintained even after we lost the wickets of Noir Gordon and Jack Robertson.

Charlie Speller controlled his innings really well, scoring regularly and reaching 55 in total. Moreover, it was his sensible and controlled batting which allowed Will Holcombe the freedom to plunder 59 off 33 balls, including a colossal six which actually hit Charlie Speller's Dad's van as he arrived at the ground!

With Borden needing 186 to win, we fancied our chances of defending our total. Things looked even better after our bowlers pinned down the Borden batsmen, restricting them to just 47-1 after 10 overs, fewer than Eltham had made in the first four overs! A late surge saw Borden reach 122-6 but the result was never really in doubt. The Eltham team now goes on to represent Kent in the regional rounds of the National competition, playing the Essex champions, Felsted School.