Last Friday Ollie Pope stepped out at Lord’s for his England debut, minutes after being presented with his cap by Alec Stewart. A listing of OCs who have sadly passed away in the last 2 years. It was clear in his final year he would go on to bigger and brighter things. Pope scored his maiden List A half-century on 7 May 2017 against Sussex. Of the three, it is 20-year-old Pope’s ascent that has been the quickest. He then top scored in the first innings of the second test with 61* and then followed this up with his maiden Test century for England in the third Test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth. He made it look very easy.”. Pope then toured South Africa but missed the first test through illness. Ollie, who has had a successful season for both Cranleigh school and Surrey Academy, was also recently selected for England U19s. GU6 8QQ, Telephone: 01483 542135 | Email: vli@cranleigh.org, New pitch at heart of £450,000 investment. In the second Test at Hamilton, Pope made “I've also not played any Lions white-ball cricket yet so it is a chance to show the white-ball skills that I've got in some matches. “It is disappointing not to play, but I've got to realise I'm only 20 years old and you've got to bide your time until the next chance comes along and when it does I've got to take my opportunity the best I can. “There was one time when I was cooking a roast dinner and he said: ‘Have you ever heard of Yorkshire pudding?’ I said I’ve heard of it, but I don’t know how to cook it,” said Ellsmore. In 2016, he was still playing school cricket for Cranleigh. Having watched many schools matches this summer I am pleased to report that the standard of cricket programmes and the level of passion for the game is as high as ever.”, Telephone: 01483 273666 He was happy around the barbecue with the other lads from the team, or sitting watching sport in the lounge with the dogs on his lap.”. I didn’t think it would happen this quickly though. He is a right-handed batsman who sometimes plays as a wicket-keeper. "A cracking lad," says Batty, and a lad whose maturity comes across when he is asked about his meteoric rise from club cricket to Tests in a matter of months, a rapid elevation he maintains he was simply not expecting. Just recently, it has been the case that if England think you are good enough, then you are very definitely old enough. In his UVIth he scored 120 against Tonbridge which included some wonderful ramp and scoop shots. “We would do a lot of sessions on the bowling machine with him wanting the speed up to at least 90 miles per hour, 10 or 15mph quicker than it would be for most good schoolboy players. If you’re good enough, you’re old enough. Mr Welch said: “It’s a brilliant outcome for grass roots cricket when players that have been a big part of local sport are recognised on the international stage. Surrey, During the 2017/18 winter, he was selected for the ECB's overseas placement programme in Australia whereby he played for Campbelltown-Camden District Cricket Club in the NSW Premier Cricket. On 26 August 2016, he signed a two-year professional contract with the English club, Surrey. It was a proud moment for his family as well as Stuart Welch, Cranleigh’s director of cricket, who spoke about watching him develop while at the School. “It was funny because he asked about my daughters, the dogs and how I was going. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Last Friday Ollie Pope stepped out at Lord’s for his England debut, minutes after being presented with his cap by Alec Stewart. It was a proud moment for his family as well as Stuart Welch, Cranleigh’s director of cricket, who spoke about watching him develop while at the School. His academics always came first but his housemaster (Andy Logan, who was at Lord’s to see his debut) and Surrey’s Gareth Townsend managed his overall programme very well.”Welch, who was assistant head coach at Lord’s until coming to Cranleigh in 2004, added: “I’ve seen the likes of Alex Tudor, Hamish Marshall and Ross Taylor come through. The right-hander has had a prolific summer – his 684 runs in Division One of the County Championship bettered only by Surrey team-mate Rory Burns – following a similarly successful winter in Australia. When Pope learned of his England call-up, Ellsmore was one of the first people he called. Read more about our Safeguarding Policies. His academics always came first but his housemaster (Andy Logan, who was at Lord’s to see his debut) and Surrey’s Gareth Townsend managed his overall programme very well.”, Welch, who was assistant head coach at Lord’s until coming to Cranleigh in 2004, added: “I’ve seen the likes of Alex Tudor, Hamish Marshall and Ross Taylor come through.
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