Sport

U8s Rounders v Crackley Hall (Year 3)

Year 3 played their first ever rounders games against Crackley Hall and did an excellent job!

Lots of good communication and learning on the job meant that they very quickly got into their stride.

In the first game the team narrowly lost by only 1½ rounders and the second by 2½ rounders to two strong Crackley teams.

Excellent work by bowler Sofie, and Maisie as back-stop, meant that the team really started to work well in the field and understand how to stop the opposition scoring.

Remi worked really well on 4th base to stop the whole rounders, and Roisin managed to out manoeuvre several Crackley players to get them out at 3rd.

The batting came together well with most players hitting the ball successfully and excellent running around the bases by Maggie pushed the score up.

A fantastic learning experience and a fabulous start for this team.

  • Batter of the game - Sofie
  • Fielders of the game - Maisie and Roisin
Mrs Robinson
Teaching Assistant

U8s Cricket Match Report By Timi (Year 3)

Everyone played very well, with good bowling and magnificent batting.  The first pair of batters were Alex T and Harry.  Both got at least one chance to hit the ball. 

With an entertaining 3 overs, Crescent were on a roll with only 1 wicket.  Over after over Crescent were getting better and better only making it harder to get more wickets.  As soon as the Edwards were batting we really showed Crackley who we were.

Edward G-H with absolutely stunning batting scored 2 or 3 sixes and Edward F with his positive attitude was brilliant at listening to when he should run.

We did very well when we were bowling and got 5-7 wickets with a couple of appeals. 

Crescent won the game after a stunning performance.

  • Batsman of the Match - Edward G-H
Report by Timi
Class 3Y
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U9 Cricket v Crackley Hall (Year 4)

Wow, what an impressive first outing for Year 4 cricket team on a lovely sunny day! All players put in a brilliant effort, running well between the wickets and trying really hard with their bowling. Every pair put runs on the board and they only lost 1 wicket!

So after the first innings Crescent had scored an impressive 278 runs. With this total to defend they ran hard in the field to prevent boundaries and restricted Crackley's score to 236. A fabulous effort by all the children involved and I was especially impressed because most of the team had never played in a match before.

Well done all. 

Mrs McCollin
Head of PE and Games

U9s Rounders v Crackley Hall (Year 4)

The excitement of the Year 4s was palpable as this was their first game of rounders ever and they were so excited and nervous all at the same time.  They played tremendously well growing in confidence with every ball and making amazing progress within the games. 

Taking on Crackley A team first we were put into bat.  A cautious and steady start but then we started to watch the ball more intently and move quicker around the bases watching for any overthrows and misfields. 

Scoring 2 rounders we headed into field.  Mya and Alex bowling, doing a fabulous job mixing up the bowls from fast, spin and donkey drops making it tricky for the Crackley girls to hit, keeping them to 2 rounders too and a draw overall. 

The second game saw us take on the Crackley Hall B Team and we were on fire after the first game, the progress was incredible, movement was quicker, decision making was quicker, throws to bases were accurate and we did a great job keeping Crackley to 1 1/2.  We then stepped in to bat and with Alex making some huge hits and some savvy running from Chloe we managed to score 2 1/2 to beat the Crackley B team.  Fabulous job  

  • Batter of the game - Alex M
  • Fielder of the game  - Esme
Mrs McCollin
Head of PE and Games

U10 Rounders v Crackley Hall (Year 5)

Fantastic progress made by the U10 Rounders team in their first match rounders match. 

Having lost the toss we started off in bat, it was a steady and cautious start, making sure to not run each other out. Then with the last 10 balls to go they started to push a bit more scoring 5 1/2 rounders in total. 

Into field we went with fantastic bowling by Evie, accurate long throws from Eva and Katherine to the solid hands on Chloe on 4th base, Crackley were having to work hard.  They did however have some big hitters and movement was made in our fielding positions to try and minimise scoring opportunities.  Lovely covering and backing up from Charlotte and Harriet  to support bases.  

Fast hands on first base by Liana saw 2 of Crackley players run out in the first innings but with 10 balls left Crackley went all out taking and capitalising on lots of risky chances.  Back in to bat for a shorter 2nd innings we needed to change tactics and not play quite so cautiously, however Crackley fielded well and the big hits from Eva and Sophie were caught out in deep field, we managed an overall total of 8.  Back into field to try and stop Crackley from scoring the 1 1/2 rounder's they needed for the win.  We did a sterling job, with great hands from Eva and Stephanie on 2nd Base and Liana on 1st  taking a stumping out of a number of players, however with only one ball per player Crackley really went for it pulling out some huge hits to take the win 11-8.  

  • Fielder of the Game - Evie
  • Batter of the Game - Eva 
Mrs McCollin 
Head of PE and Games

U11s Rounders v Crackley Hall (Year 6)

Year 6 returned to rounders after a long break from the sport and although they lost the first game by several rounders they turned it around for the second game with a switch in several positions and more tactical awareness.

Great work in the field meant the Crescent girls contained Crackley well with excellent bowling by Hattie. Fantastic work at 2nd base and 4th base by Amy and Emme, and Esther had an excellent game as back stop in her first fixture for Crescent School.

Overall two very competitive games, the girls showing great reaction speed, bowling and batting

  • Batter of the game Emme
  • Fielder of the game Amy 
Mrs Robinson
Teaching Assistant

Key Stage 2 Sports Day A Super Success

Key Stage 2 Sports Day took place on Tuesday 15 June on Princethorpe College’s beautiful playing fields. Sports Day is always an exciting affair for the Crescent School and race after race, event after event our outstanding young athletes didn’t disappoint as they leapt, threw and sprinted to make this year’s Sports Day another super success.

Years 3 and 4 and Years 5 and 6 competed separately in sprints, a middle distance 600m run, the Long Jump, High Jump, a Throwing Challenge and the Relay Race.  All of the events were hotly contested and as always there were some smashing new school records. They included:

Girls Year 5/6 Long Jump - Caitlyn S - 3.22m – St David's House
Girls Year 5/6 High Jump - Emme E - 1.15m - St David's House
Girls Year 5/6 Rounders Ball Throw - Amy R - 35.6m - St David’s House

With some new distances this year we also had some new first-time records including:

Girls Year 3/4 600m - Ellie G - 2.30.94 minutes
Boys Year 3/4 600m - Sam Mc - 2.25.05 minutes
Girls Year 5/6 600m - Evie B - 2.19.16 minutes
Boys Year 5/6 600m - Joshua O - 2.17.17 minutes

At the Crescent, Sports Day isn’t just about the competition, it is all about the participation. On the day every child took part and, most importantly, every child had fun.  As is always the case the children’s behaviour was impeccable, they offered support and encouragement to each other and congratulated and commiserated with good heart.

At the end of a very busy morning, Mr Thackway was delighted to announce the House results and present the trophies.

Years 3 and 4 Overall – St David’s House
Years 5 and 6 Overall - St George's House

A big thank you to all of the staff involved in organising and running the event both from the Crescent and from the Princethorpe Foundation.

We hope you enjoy the photos.

 

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