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Cricket was the first sport ever played at Framlingham College. Our pupils have had the privilege of playing cricket in the shadow of the castle since the opening of the College in 1865, when a team of Masters and Boys took on a Town and Neighbourhood XI. From those humble beginnings, the College never looked back and has pursued a progressive and ambitious cricket programme ever since.
We are rightly extremely proud of our long cricketing heritage at Framlingham College going back to 1865, with many pupils going on to play for county cricket, such as David Larter (England & Northants C.C.C.), Ashley Cowan (Essex C.C.C.), Rob Newton (Northants C.C.C.) and Freddie Heldreich (Northants C.C.C.), as well as Hollie Dring-Richardson (Essex C.C.C.) and Sophie Singer (Kent C.C.C.).
Future Proofing Cricket
Maintaining our position at the forefront of schools' cricket in the region will only happen if we are able to attract high class coaches, recruit pupils with an ambition in the sport and crucially maintain a high standard of cricketing facilities.
As part of our efforts to modernise our cricketing programme at Framlingham, we are launching a new initiative aimed at raising circa £135,000 to support, as a priority, the redevelopment of our outdoor nets at the Senior School, whilst also funding a new pavilion at the Prep School.
With additional funding we would also seek to update the outdoor nets at the prep school.
Phase 1: The Cycling & Running Centurians - Sunday 12th October 2025
During phase 1 of our Centurian Challenge a small group of parents, OF’s and staff cycled 100 miles from Lords cricket ground back to the College, in addition to which our Prep School Headmaster, Simon Roche, took on the extraordinary feat of running the 100 miles non-stop in 24 hours!! together raised more than £77,500. This success was made possible through a legacy and generous match funding from a prep parent, which was matched by contributions from across our prep school community. These funds have enabled the commissioning of a new Prep School pavilion.
Take a minute to watch Simon's incredible 100-Mile Run
Phase 2: Endurance 'Net' Challenge - Friday 13th & Saturday 14th March 2026
Continuing the Centurian theme, we now look ahead to Phase 2; a 25-hour endurance cricket net challenge. Taking place from 11:00 on Friday 13 March to midday on Saturday 14 March, our senior school pupils, staff and Old Framlinghamians will come together to complete a combined 100 hours of batting across four nets. Our goal for this phase is to raise a minimum of £60,000. We have already secured a very generous £25,000 grant from the Society of Old Framlinghamians and are now seeking support from OF’s and senior school parents to get us over the line, so we can fund the redevelopment of our outdoor net facility.
We realise that with recent changes to VAT on school fees and the subsequent economic pressures this has created that not everyone within our community will be in a position to support, however, if you are able to at any level, not only will your support go towards providing wonderful new cricketing facilities, it will without a doubt contribute to generating lifelong memories for our current pupils as well as those for years to come at both the prep and senior schools.
Thank you in advance for any support you are able to provide.
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Crucial Facilities: Outdoor Nets Senior School
The proposed outdoor nets facility at the Senior school will be strategically located near the existing cricket nets and will feature a high-quality, 34m x 22m cricket surface. The A-Base is a premium ECB-approved non-turf cricket pitch system designed to deliver consistent, high-performance playing conditions. It features a robust layered construction, including compacted aggregate bases, an underpad for shock absorption, and a durable tufted playing surface. Engineered for longevity and weather resistance.
The surface will be equipped with six lanes, two of which will incorporate training lines woven directly into the artificial turf, providing a crucial, immediate visual guide for both batters and bowlers to refine their accuracy, technique, and tactical awareness in a controlled, repetitive environment. Two further lanes will feature a tan-coloured surface combining the durability of artificial turf with the aesthetics of a traditional, well-prepared wicket. These surfaces are designed for, and often endorsed by the ECB to ensure high performance and low maintenance, with the added benefit of providing a better contrast for the white or red cricket ball, helping batters pick up the line and length of the ball more effectively.
Crucial Facilities: Prep School Pavilion
There has been a requirement, for a few years now, to renovate our pavilion at the Prep School. Having researched various options, we have received a design which we believe will provide pupils and parents with a wonderful space to entertain whilst hosting visiting schools / teams.
The structure of the pavilion will consist of a 6m x 2m treated timber wall framing alongside:
Hand cut treated 4m x 2m roof • Painted timber feather edge exterior wall cladding • Plastisol coated corrugated roof sheeting • Green oak front framing • Timber painted front balustrade or black metal estate fence • Galvanised guttering and down pipe • Oak topped low walls • Open fronted slatted bench seating around the entire interior walls.
We're aiming to raise £140,000.00. So far we've raised £102,205.00
