St Ambrose College in Cheshire recently enjoyed its annual celebration of a golden cricketing summer when the school took on the battle-hardened players from the Marylebone Cricket Club, better known as the MCC.

Consisting of top local club cricketers, the MCC sends teams to schools across the country to share their love of the game and ensure the game continues to be played in the right spirit. Though the young men from the Hale Barns Catholic grammar school stood toe-to-toe with their more seasoned rivals they still came up just short.