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Rounders is one of the bat and ball sports that evolved from cricket. It has some simialrities to American baseball. The childrem we spoke with rather thought it was baseball. At British schools it is primarily a recreational sport often used played during the summer term in the physical education classes by both boys and girls. Sometimes the boys play it at morning break. It is used rathervlike kickball in America. Commonly the coed-schools will use this as a sport that boys and girls can play together. It is also played by girls as a sport with inter-school competitions. Here the competitions seems not as competitive as some of the other sports.
The object of rounders is to get a sun-tan, according to Miss Miller that is! We had lots of good players: Leah as 4th post, Laura as backstop, Nina as 3rd, Sari as 1st, Rachael, Charlotte and Catherine as deeps, Bashy as a bowler -- in other words we had a brilliant team. Lucy came up from the B team for several matches. We had a very good season, except for the first match aganst King's Hall. Although rounders is a very important game, in a certain match against Wells, cricketers decided that our pitch was a patch on which to stampede! Unfortunately, due to bad weather, severl matches were cancelled, but of course the highlight of any match is tea -- sandwiches, squash and lovely iced buns! Colours were awarded to Katherine Bashforth, Rachel Crossley, Sari Giraud and Leah Vaughan Read.
Katherine Bashforth and Leah Vaughan Read, Junior Wyvern (Queen's College Junior School), 1989-90.
We began the season very well, better than I had hoped, especially with the U.13 side who seemed to pick up their skills from the previous year without too much trouble and wsere soon playing as a team. Vanessa Bennett proved to be a steady bowler, with Vicky Bealby (backstop) and Jenny Bower (1st base) completing this important triangle. Deep fieldersm neading accurate and reliable ling-distance throwing, are always hard to find, but Sally Dann and Debbie Mason more than proved their worth in this respect, with Helen Bland doing an efficient job at 4th base. We had good wins against St Hugh's (h) and Foremarke (a) and were delighted to hold Ranby to a draw at home, though we lost to them away later in the season. We lost form a little later in the term, buton the whole the girls played well, with thought as well as skill, backing each other up reliably and trying to take harder catches more often. Sally and Vicky received their colours, both fully deserved. ....
The Bramcote Magazine, Autumn 1984.
