Hampton’s U17 cricketers have been crowned national champions after an exciting final against Rugby School at Edgbaston.

Hampton batted first with a brilliant opening partnership display from James S (55 runs) and Oliver K (38 runs) in the first wicket of 14 overs. Ashton C achieved 65 runs off 42 balls; Rohan M, 26 off 20 balls; and James E 27 (no) off 8 balls which took Hampton to  241 runs for 6 wickets in 35 overs.

A wicket for Hampton from the first ball and some disciplined bowling restricted Rugby to 149/7 in 24 overs, but then some late power hitting from their lower order batsmen took them to two runs to win. Man of the Match Rohan delivered a clever last ball which meant Rugby concluded on 241 runs for 8 wickets in 35 overs. With the match tied on runs, Hampton claimed victory on wickets lost.

The U17s now join the U13As in claiming a 2025 ECB national cricketing title. Director of Cricket, Mr Ami Banerjee, warmly praised the U17 players:

This has been a great, ongoing team effort where everyone in the squad has played their part, ensuring successes along the way against some of the UK’s top cricketing schools. Being named national champions is the perfect reward for the U17 team’s hard work and dedication and is the perfect end to their 2025 season.