Rounders: U14/15 v. Belmont
On Tuesday afternoon, a mixture of girls in Years 9 & 10 travelled to Belmont for their first rounders match of the term. All the girls have been playing cricket in their lessons and other matches so far this term but exam week was the perfect moment for a rounders game! The girls managed to remember all the rules and tactics and so put on a great performance, often outwitting the Belmont team with their clever play! Annabelle R did an excellent job of bowling without giving away any half rounders in no balls throughout both innings. The scores were very close after the first innings of 35 balls each with Belmont on 9 and a half and Duke of Kent School on 10 rounders. In the second innings, the U14/15 team fielded brilliantly with some exceptional catches from Violetta and Tilly alongside FOUR catches from Macy B! This helped to keep Belmont's score to a minimum but they still had multiple big hitters scoring very good rounders. They finished on 18 rounders and it was the U14/15 girls turn to aim to score 9 rounders to win. With some more excellent tactical play and a few misfields from Belmont, the team managed to score 22 and a half rounders and win the game! Great work everyone!
Miss Vickers
Girls' Cricket: U12/13 A v. Belmont
On Wednesday afternoon, the U12/13 A team travelled to Belmont for their 5th cricket match of the term, so far the girls had won 4 out of 4 matches so they were aiming to finish the half term unbeaten! The U12/13A's won the toss and decided to field first. Belmont had some very good batters displaying good technique and hitting multiple 4s throughout their innings. Duke of Kent School bowled well with Clara, Alice and Jess bowling some brilliant overs in particular. As the game went on, the girls managed to get a few wickets including a great catch from Sydney R. Belmont scored a strong 107 runs so the girls knew what they had to beat. The team had worked hard on their batting over the last few weeks and this was starting to show with some much more controlled and thoughtful batting than in previous matches. It came down to the last over and luckily Niamh and Bella held their nerve to score some important boundaries and give the U12/13A their 5th win of the half term with a score of 124, winning by 17 runs. Another great game, well done to all of the girls involved!
Miss Vickers
Girls' Cricket: U12/13 B/C v. Belmont
On Wednesday, the U12/13 B/C girls' cricket team played Belmont. The girls started lost the toss and kicked off the match batting. The whole side got numerous 4's and 6's and worked incredibly hard to build their total up to 281 runs ahead of Belmont coming in to bat.
Belmont had a tricky start with Emma F and Edie H making two catches in the first two overs shortly followed by Lucy M too. The bowling was superb, with very few no balls or wides. A special mention to Lucy M and Annabel O who bowled brilliantly with straight and fast balls making it hard for Belmont to score off them. The final score was 281 - 253 to Duke of Kent School. Well done everyone!
Mrs Woolgar
Mixed Cricket: Year 2 v. Belmont
On Tuesday Morning, the Year 2 (U7) Mixed cricket team made the short trip to Belmont School where Duke of Kent School played their first school cricket match. They played a pairs cricket match, in which Duke of Kent School fielded first. The team were great and impressed everyone with their focus in the field, which allowed them to stop a lot of boundaries; there was some fantastic fielding by Henry H in particular, as he was always ready attack the ball and get it back to the bowler or wicket keeper, Norah C showed off some good fielding skills as well getting her body behind the ball. Some great wicket keeping was shown from both Elizabeth S and Violet W. Belmont ended their innings on a score of 38. It was Duke of Kent Schools turn to bat, and it started well with a strong partnership between Tombi W and Logan N, through plenty of powerful strikes. Douglas S played a few great shots off the bat, also some brilliant running in between the wickets from Mila S with some strong calling and Joey S with some great speed in between the wickets. Duke of Kent School ended their innings on a score of 43 to win the match. Well played to everyone involved, a fantastic first cricket for you all for Duke of Kent School.
Mr Orme, Miss Martin and Miss Vickers
Boys' Cricket: U15 v. Kingswood House
This Tuesday, the U15 A boys cricket team played a 16 overs aside match v. Kingswood House. Kingswood House won the toss and decided to bowl first. Duke of Kent started the innings slow but had built a solid foundation to accelerate the innings throughout the last 10 overs. Max S and Ben E had a nice opening partnership of 58, with Ben retiring on 30, which then allowed both Leo H who score a quick 31 with a few classy shots and Tom H who powered his way to a score 32; to finish off the innings in style with Duke of Kent School ending on a score of 149 from their 16 overs. In the second innings, two really well bowled opening overs from both Alex W and Fraser R put Kingswood House immediately behind the run rate. The batting team kept playing their shots and hit some fantastic boundaries in the middle overs, then Leo H came onto bowl and bowled a fantastic three overs, getting a wicket and going for just 8 runs through some great fielding to back him up. This lead to Kingswood House finishing their innings on 118, a good team win for the U15 A’s. Well played to everyone involved and thank you to the weather for being with us until the last ball had been bowled.
Mr Orme
What a wonderful way to end the half term. With a backdrop of bunting and the Union Jack floating in the wind, we marked the Platinum Jubilee with an assembly, maypole dancing by Pre-Prep, a wonderful picnic hamper on the lawn and traditional party games. A day like this wouldn’t be complete without an ice cream. The tug of war at the end was a highlight! Well done to all pupils in Years 3-10 for approaching their exams this week with a calm and purposeful attitude. Everyone deserves a good break next week. See you on Monday 6th June for a very busy final half of term. Please do mark Saturday 11th June (9am – noon) if you would like to join us for the final Forum Garden build morning. Happy holidays.
