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Just a perfect day...

With our £5K target being passed across our various channels, and a 5-wicket win for the 1st XI over MCC!  Life doesn't get much better than that, so thank you one and all!  There is still money coming in too and, hopefully, the funds raised will make a real difference.  Thank you everyone!

And the sun is coming out...

Just in time for the team photo!

The news from the middle...

MCC has won the toss and elected to bat.

The final day...

Game 25 and day 6 of Sherborne's Ruth Strauss Foundation Cricket Week.  It's been wonderful so far, so let's see how the 1st XI can do today!  We are on The Upper from 11.30am, so do join us if you can!

Well done...

To Castle Court, who won today's Jimmy Adams Prep Schools' Tournament!  Tomorrow is day 6 - the last day of the week and of Sherborne's 2025 season - as the 1st XI takes on MCC.  The game starts at 11.30am on The Upper - don't miss it! 

Up and running...

In the Jimmy Adams Prep Schools' Tournament on The Upper!  Great to see young cricketers being so competitive and having a great time!  Jimmy - of course - is an old boy of Sherborne and now Hampshire's lead batting coach.

Day 4...

And a wonderful day in the sunshine to mark Giles Reynolds' 36-year Sherborne career!  A win for the 1st XI and LOTS of money in the pot!  Tomorrow, it's the turn of the Prep Schools...

Another lovely day...

And well played to the younger teams from Sherborne, Dauntsey's and Sherborne Prep.  Tomorrow sees the 1st XI back in action on The Upper, as well as the whole school non-uniform day...  Do join us if you can - and wear red!

A great day today...

And an emphatic win for the 1st XI over Sherborne Pilgrims!  Well batted, Jordan (106) and well bowled Charlie (4 wickets).  Tomorrow is day 3 and it's the turn of the Under 15 and Under 14 teams.  Do join us on Carey's Fields if you can.

Day 1 done...

And it's been a hot one!  But, six matches played and plenty of funds added to the coffers.  And a fantastic century for Fergus on The Upper!  Tomorrow, the 1st XI takes on Sherborne Pilgrims - always a great contest, so do join us if you can!

One day to go...

Sherborne's RSF Cricket Week starts tomorrow!  Do join us on The Upper and Carey's if you can.  It's going to be fab!

Thank you to our sponsors...

The Eastbury and The Hillbrook - for their generous support.  And great places to stay if you are ever in Sherborne!

Ice Cream...

Great news!  Ecco Gelato - Sherborne's brilliant ice cream parlour - will be on The Upper from 2.30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to keep everyone cool!  

One week to lift-off...

And a great curtain-raiser fixture to day!  Very well done to the Abbey House Dads, who triumphed by 30 runs over the Abbey House Lads, on Father's Day!

It all begins on Sunday...

With our curtain-raiser fixture as Abbey House hosts the Mums and Dads v Lads match!  A new addition for 2025, this game is certain to be both great fun and hugely competitive!  

And the top prize...

Dinner, bed and breakfast at the wonderful King's Arms in Charlton Horethorne - the perfect country retreat!

Another fab prize...

A gift box from Robin James - the wonderful salon and spa on Sherborne's Cheap Street!

The next fab prize...

Is coffee and cake for two at Oliver's - Sherborne's renowned and characterful coffee house!

The next wonderful prize is...

A beautiful scarf from designer boutique Cleverly Wrapped!

And the next great prize is...

A £10 voucher at Patisserie Aveline - Sherborne's finest sweet treats!

Another super prize...

Two courses for two at Tamburino - the finest pizza in town!

And the next prize is...

A beautiful tea pot from The Circus, Sherborne's fabulous lifestyle boutique!

The next great prize...

Vouchers to the value of £15 for The Sanctuary Beauty Rooms in Sherborne!

And our first sponsor is...

The fabulous Hummingbird, serving the best burgers and wings in Sherborne!  Hummingbird is generously sponsoring the opening match against Blundell's on Saturday 21st June, as well as offering a wonderful draw prize of a £50 food voucher... This is CERTAIN to be a popular prize so get buying those draw tickets! 

50 days to go...

Until Sherborne's RSF Cricket Week.  Draw prizes will shortly start to be announced here, so stay tuned!

World Class Willow comes on board!

I am thrilled to announce that World Class Willow will be our lead partner for Sherborne's 2025 Cricket Week!  Owner and chief bat-maker Mike Kennedy comments, "World Class Willow is delighted to be partnering with Sherborne School for RSF Cricket Week 2025.  We'll be on The Upper during the week, so do come along and help us contribute to this marvellous cause." 

Here it is...

The long-awaited schedule for Cricket Week 2025 is now confirmed!  It's going to be fabulous, so do come along...

Coming soon...

Look out for the match schedule for Sherborne's RSF Cricket Week - first revealed here...

Sherborne School Cricket Week 2025

The final week of June will see Sherborne School host its third annual Ruth Strauss Foundation Cricket Week, with a fundraising target of £5,000 for this wonderful charity.  Alongside some thirty matches in five days, there will be a prize draw, sales of souvenir brochures and prints, a whole-school non-uniform day, and sponsorships from local businesses – all raising money to support research and bereavement counselling for families affected by cancer.

 

The week begins with four matches against Blundell’s School on Saturday 21st June, followed on Sunday by the 1st XI’s declaration game against the Sherborne Pilgrims.  On Monday, it will be the turn of the Junior Colts sides before the 1st XI returns to the fray on Tuesday against the Giles Reynolds XI: this game will also provide an opportunity to say farewell to our long-serving History teacher and former Housemaster, currently coaching the 1st XI, as he heads off to India after 36 years at Sherborne.  Wednesday is given over to the Jimmy Adams Prep Schools’ Tournament, before the evening sees the Bow House (staff) XI playing their final match of the term against Sherborne CC.  Then, on Thursday 26th June, the week comes to its climax as the 1st XI closes its season in an all-day game against MCC.  This will also be the occasion of the prize draw, during the afternoon tea interval.

 

MiC Cricket Hugh Tatham comments, “After a busy winter, which has seen Sherborne recognised in ‘The Cricketer’ magazine’s Top 100 schools as well as being chosen as a performance centre for Dorset Cricket, I am absolutely delighted that we will again be going Red for Ruth.  Our Ruth Strauss Foundation Cricket Week has quickly become established as one of the highlights of the season, and this year’s will be a real community affair.  Do join us on The Upper to support this wonderful cause.”     

Our Achievements

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Raised £1,000

10 donations received

Reached 25% of fundraising target

Reached 75% of fundraising target

Reached fundraising target

Thank you to our Sponsors

£150

Ecco Gelato

Thank you for inviting us along! Great time had by all for a very worthy cause!

£106

Louis Abel

We wish you all the best for cricket week!

£106

Henderson Family

£106

William Cornish

£106

Joanna Dawson

Have a great day! 🏏 X

£106

Andrew Dawson

£106

The Norton Family

Hope you all have a great day tomorrow. Sorry not to be there. All the best

£106

Mark Gardner

£106

Power Family

£106

Nick Robinson

£100

David Trunkfield

£100

Toby And Will Perry

£100

Tessa Hardick

£85

Natasha Robertson

£80

Free Foresters

£80

The Perrys

For the Mums/Dads vs Abbey House Lads (and apologies in advance for our truly awful cricket skills)

£75

Matthew Thornton

Entries for cricket match and spectating!

£54

The Whiteley Family

Well done Hugh and Abbey House for all your hard work supporting a wonderful charity like the Ruth Strauss Foundation. We’re sorry we couldn’t make it in person.

£53

Hendersons

Hope it all goes really well and the weather holds!

£53

Tom Williams

From Tom & Bert Williams for Abbey House Dads vs Lads

£53

Lane Foxes

Go Abbey!

£53

George Hudson

£53

James Southorn

£53

Felicity Wilson

£53

The Langleys (abbey Hse)

Very worthy cause. Have a great Cricket Week!

£50

Robert Harris

Good luck. Hope the sun shines. The Harris Family

£50

Penny Baker

£50

The Wallers

With love from the Waller family

£32

Anonymous

£27

Vashti And Michael Noel-clarke

£27

Anonymous

£27

Will C

Poster needs updating

£27

Giles Reynolds

£27

Elisabeth Grocutt

£27

Andrew Reid Thomas

£20

Melissa Barkes

£16

Michael Ewart Smith

£16

Colin Franke

£11

Power

£11

Jemma Beardshaw

£11

Anonymous

£10

Anne Megdiche

£5

My Mobile

£5

Clare Jackson

£5

Anonymous

£5

Louise Smith

£5

Lecky Swann

£3

Alfie Azis

£3

Robin Chambre

£2

Anonymous

£2

Anonymous

£2

Alexander Hayes

£2

James Henderson

£2

Will Perry

£2

Alex Ford

£2

William Ferrier

£2

Akila Bakrie

£2

Alasdair Cooper

£2

L Brodrick

£2

Anonymous

£2

Frederick Handel

£2

Anonymous

£2

Eli Yu

£2

Anonymous

£2

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£2

Sebastian Quinlan

£2

Sam Jones

£2

Hector Wilson

£2

Charles Wang

£2

Bertie Bonnevier

£2

Anonymous

I love your guys . My name is Roy .

£1

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