This was the final chance to represent Latymer for our departing upper sixth: Tom Lazarus, James Murdoch, Tom Savage, Cameron Sell and Zakhir Tunda. They gave their all on the hottest day of the tour thus far, and several of them played both games, testament to the commitment they have all shown to Latymer cricket over the last seven years.
In our early morning fixture, Kelvin Brenner's 20, Tom Carson's 19, and Luke Ginty's positive, well-worked 37 saw us recover from 34-5 to post a defendable total of 127 from 20 overs. In the field, we kept fighting (with Angus Lintern's consistent energy being particularly commendable), but we ultimately could not contain the class of the opposition batsmen. It was a similar story in the second fixture after lunch: four players made double figures, but struggled to convert these into big scores, though Joe Gregory's quick-fire 22 gave us a respectable score. Our biggest bowling threat came from Tom Savage, who showed real class today and justifiably earned three wickets whilst wearing the Latymer blue for the final time.
Today's opponents play cricket 365 days a year; partly due to the climate, partly due to their absolute passion for the sport. Living in England, Latymer students can never hope to achieve the former, but if they take even just a slice of the Sri Lankan fanaticism for the sport home, then this tour can be considered a whole-hearted success.
In a change from an excess of cricket stats, and in lieu of yesterday's word-heavy blog entry due to issues uploading photos, a photo essay follows. It should help in illuminating the Foundation of Goodness' origins and vision; I hope their convincing execution of this vision is clear to see.
