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Bright sunshine and high temperatures signalled the start off the annual Ellis Andrews Memorial Cricket Match in the year that Ellis would have celebrated his 21st birthday. The children cheered on the bank as the teachers sorted their field and Patrick Spice and Rob Andrews walked out to open the batting. The first ball was hit for four and Patrick continued in this attacking manor reaching 30 quickly and re-tiring resulting in Harry Stacey coming to the wicket. Rob was looking to up the pace of his innings but this resulted in him hitting one to cover off the bowling of Mr Thomas and was the first wicket to fall. Then followed a wealth of talented former pupils and parents: Mr Crawford gets a special mention for his talent with the bat and Mr Barker had a much improved performance from last year. The Andrews 11 were all out for 157 runs. The speed and agility of Mr Sheth and Mr Patel saw off the opening batsman. The agility of Mr Batters and Mr Twadell in the field assisted in the downfall of further batting pairs. Mr Steel was exceptional behind the wicket and Mr Carey proved a great new talent. The St Michael's team won the match.

However, this match isn’t about victory - it is about friendship and the bringing together of parents, teachers and old pupils. It is about raising money for a small charity and remembering a brave little boy whose happiest days were at school, where he could forget all about his treatments and be a little boy again. Thank you to all who attended, making this annual event so special.

Mrs Andrews, St Michael's parent