b'THE ELLESMERIANSport - The Academies 160 CricketTOP 100 SCHOOL OVER THE LAST 6 YEARSEllesmere Collegehas once again been named as one of the Top 100 schools for cricketOliver Moore has recently played for Staffordshire U18s. Ben Wright in the country by the worlds leading cricket magazine, The Cricketer.has been selected for the EPP Cheshire Cricket Programme, and Ellesmere College was selected from hundreds of applicants to makeCharlie Boys has been selected for the EPP Wales Cricket Programme.the final list against an extensive list of criteria that each school had to meet. All entries are forensically examined against an exhaustive setThis year over 20 players have been identified for the County/District of internal and external criteria. Pathway Selection Process including Ben Wright, Oliver Moore, Georgia Munro, Ewan Tullock, George Owen, Henry Appleby, Charlie REPRESENTATIONBoys, Tom Dyson, Adam Jacques, Hugh Cornwell, Harry Underhill, The school aims to provide talented young cricketers with theThomas Jacques, Ewan Skillicorn, Jonathan Evans, and Alfred Appleby chance to receive top-level coaching and playing opportunities whilstfrom the Senior School and Skye Thomas, Ewan Nicholson, Harry furthering their education. Any boy or girl wishing to play cricket hasHarrison, Adam Crompton, Henry Dawson, Ralph Cornwell, Oliver the opportunity to do so. Any boy or girl aspiring to become aDyson, William Ward, Harry Walker, Archie Fearnall, James Skillicorn county and/or professional cricketer has the opportunity to progress.and Jake Hughes from Lower School.Georgia Munro has played age group cricket for Wales and has againThroughout the school there are over 60 pupils who are involved in been selected for the Western Force Academy EEP Playerplaying in local clubs and it was good see that Ellesmere pupils were Programme, based in the South West and Wales. The teamprominent in achieving club awards. Austin Furlong-Hart achieved the represents South West England and Wales and is one of eightU11s Merit Award for Recognition; he was an excellent and mature regional hubs in domestic cricket involved in the new Womens Elitecaptain who not only bowled and batted well, but also encouraged Domestic Structure providing world class training, coaching, andand supported all youngsters in a calm, patient manner. Charlie Boys, match play opportunities to develop the most talented players. It isJake Hughes, Morgan Lay, and Henry Roberts also received playing formed of Somerset CCC, Gloucestershire CCC, Glamorgan CCC inawards for their respective clubs. conjunction with Devon Cricket Board, Cornwall Cricket Board, and Wiltshire Cricket Board. Sky Thomas, and Daisy Cooke and are alsoSUMMER FIXTURES PROGRAMME linked to North West Thunder, another of the eight regional hubs,In addition to the indoor competitions it was good to see that there partnering with Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria and in particularwas a full summer terms fixtures programme of 100 planned fixtures Lancashire CCC. with a number of the usual friendly matches for the following teams: 1st XI, U18 Girls, 2XI, U17, U15A, U15B, U15A Girls, U14A, U14A Girls, U13A, U13A Girls, U13B Girls, U13B, U13C, U12A, U12A Girls,'