Cricket

King Edward VI School, Southampton (KES) has an outstanding reputation as one of the top cricket playing schools in the South.

Our Cricket Club has developed over a number of years producing some excellent teams and becoming one of the most respected cricketing programmes in the region. Since joining the school in 2018, Head of Cricket, Alex Penn has pioneered and championed the integration of girls into the already highly successful Cricket programme at KES. Enjoyment and equality are at the heart of every decision made and the school are putting out 14 girls teams matching the 14 boys teams put out each weekend. Facilities at KES are exceptional, resulting in KES being featured in The Cricketer Schools Guide of the top 100 Senior schools for cricket in the UK since 2019. In 2022,2023 and 2025 the U15 boys reached the Regional Finals Day of the Inspire Sport National 40 Over Cup, with the U14 boys and U15 girls in 2025 winning the County Cup the latter also coming second at the ECB U15 Girls Indoor Cricket Competition.

THE CRICKET PROGRAMME AT KES

· Over 6 hours of training a week, including one-to-one sessions with our Head of Cricket or Cricket Professional

· Entry into National competitions alongside a busy fixture card, playing a variety of formats

· 4 beautifully-maintained grass cricket squares and use of a Bola bowling machine with automatic feeder

· Quality cricket coaching throughout the year including a winter programme delivered by Chris Wheeler (Hampshire 1st XI Coach), and the School’s Head of Cricket, Alex Penn

· Excellent relationship with County Cricket Pathways, and Hampshire Cricket as their Education Partner for the past 6 years with a significant number of boys and girls progressing to academies and beyond in recent years

· Extensive pre-season and touring programmes with a tour to Sri Lanka planned for 2027

· All 1st XI Ladies and Home fixtures are live streamed

· Year-round athletic development programme, personalised to each individual within our performance gym

OE CRICKETERS

· Simon Francis (Somerset CCC)

· John Francis (Somerset CCC)

· Ian Brudswager (Hampshire CC and Southampton FC)

· Joe Weatherley (Hampshire Cricket, Southern Brave and England U19 Captain)

· Greg McKenzie (Hampshire Disability)

· Sanya Khurana (The Netherlands)

· Kamran Dhariwal (Gloucestershire CCC)

· Ben Mayes (Hampshire Cricket and England U19’s)

A number of our former and current students have represented counties at 2nd and 1st XI levels as well as junior pathways, academies and a number of international honours.

If you would like to follow the school’s fixtures in the Summer then below are the links below:

Play Cricket - King Edward VI School, Southampton

Live Stream - KES Sport | Cricket - YouTube