www.abingdon.org.uk 19 Abingdon Sport Just before the start of the Michaelmas term, our 2021/22 U15 cricketers were crowned the National T20 champions. The team won in the last 16 against King Edwards Southampton on the last day of the summer term, and subsequently beat Millfield School in the quarter final stages, before an incredible finals day on 4 September. A magnificent semi-final display against current 40 over champions, The Forest School, resulted in a match up against Cheadle Hulme School in the final. Restricting their opponents to 126 in 20 overs, Abingdon won the contest for the loss of just two wickets to win the competition - a very special achievement for all of the players involved throughout the campaign. T20 Champions Anyone for Canoe Polo On 18 September, we hosted the first canoe polo tournament of the academic year. Six teams battled it out in a round robin format with one of the Abingdon teams narrowly beating Malvern College to the top spot. Later in the term, our skills were honed further in a joint training session with Bath University Canoe Club. The team spent the first 2 hours refining skills with the groups looking at dribbling, attack and defence, shooting and goal keeping. They then went on to play a minitournament with mixed teams. It was a very enjoyable afternoon with everyone improving their technique. A good shot Congratulations to 5th Year Will Canter for securing a silver medal in the recent Junior British Shooting Shotgun Series Final. This is a particularly fantastic achievement, given this is only Will’s 2nd full season in the sport and considering he is competing in the U21 category!
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