FERNHURST Cricket Club is celebrating a famous championship victory by its youngest team.

In their first year of competitive cricket, the Fernhurst Falcons U8s (pictured) have won the Berkeley Sports Two Counties League.

Victories over Farnham and Frensham propelled them to a nine-point lead at the top of the table. Big hitting and pace bowling drew admiration but not as much, according to one of their coaches, as their sunny attitude.

The win highlights the success in recent years of Fernhurst’s youth policy. Saturday mornings at the Rec are now over subscribed in most age groups and the club says that big numbers are crucial if the men’s team is to continue its rise in the I’Anson divisions. Fernhurst CC 2016 junior award winners were:–

U6: Alfie Shellard (best player) and Joseph Knox (most improved)

U8 Foxes: Seb Shepherd (best) and Rowan Williams (most improved)

U8 Falcons: James Vigar (best) and Dominic Ortlepp-Atkins (most improved)

U10: Louis Eden/Jack Kidd (best) and Henry Eden (most improved)

U13: Sam Meier (best) and Jude Unwin (most improved).