Cricket
The Cricket Club (OSCC) celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2005. The first inter-school game was against Uppingham in 1855, but archive records suggest that cricket was played in the School as early as the 1830s.
Teams: The Club fields sixteen teams from U12 to 1st XI during the Trinity Quarter. At Senior level there are four teams: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th XI. At Junior level there are twelve teams: U16A, B; U15A, B, C; U14A, B, C,D; U13A, B, U12A.
Fixtures: Block fixtures against all the major cricket schools in our region include fixtures against: Uppingham, Oakham, Rugby, Stowe, Bedford, Felsted, Gresham’s, Kimbolton, Wellingborough and Stamford, as well as 1st XI matches against Eton, Shrewsbury and the MCC. During the last week of the term the School hosts the Oundle International Festival, involving overseas schools from South Africa, New Zealand and Australia, and in the first week of the summer holidays the School participates in the Silk Trophy Festival, when Oundle, Eton, Shrewsbury and one overseas school are invited to contest this 50 over competition.
Tours: Tours with various age groups have visited the West Indies, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Australia.
Achievements: Among recent successes the 1st XI in 2004 achieved fifteen wins and no defeats, a 75% win ratio a School, which was a School record that had stood since 1877. At U15 level the side appeared in the National Finals in 2007 and 2008, winning the competition for the first time in 2008.
The School has produced 45 First Class Cricketers and one player has been selected for England A. The most recent being:
William Jefferson (S 98): Essex CCC/Nottinghamshire CCC/Leicestershire CCC
and England A*
Stephen Lowe (G 99): Oxford UCCE/Hertfordshire CCC
Mark Phythian (L 04) Durham UCCE/Northants CCC
Cameron Wake (L 04): Durham UCCE/Northants CCC/Bedfordshire CCC
Patrick Foster (St A 05) Durham UCCE/Northants CCC
Greg Smith (St A 07) Leicestershire CCC and England U19*
*Two OOs who are current 1st Class cricketers playing for Leicestershire CCC.
Coaches: Mr John Wake (1st XI), ECB Staff Coach, county cricket for Bedfordshire, captain four years, former chairman of ESCA and manager of England U15s; Mr Merwe Genis (cricket professional), UCBSA Level III, South African cricket coach. Senior Coaches: Ray Swann, Bedfordshire and England Amateur XI; Tony Howorth, Northants CCC, former Oundle Cricket Professional.
Fixtures and Results
Home matches are shown in normal text. Away matches are shown in italics. Won matches are shown in with a green background. Lost matches are shown with a red background. Draws are shown with a grey background.
Oundle's scores come before opponents' scores