{"id":5969,"date":"2025-05-15T11:23:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/?p=5969"},"modified":"2025-05-15T11:23:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:23:23","slug":"1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/","title":{"rendered":"1st XI Bow Out of National T20 Cup After Regional Semi-Final Defeat to Huddersfield New College"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":5972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>1st XI Bow Out of National T20 Cup After Regional Semi-Final Defeat to Huddersfield New College - Queen Elizabeth Grammar School<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1st XI Bow Out of National T20 Cup After Regional Semi-Final Defeat to Huddersfield New College - Queen Elizabeth Grammar School\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Queen Elizabeth Grammar School\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-15T10:23:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"harry\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"harry\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/\",\"name\":\"1st XI Bow Out of National T20 Cup After Regional Semi-Final Defeat to Huddersfield New College - Queen Elizabeth Grammar School\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-15T10:23:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-15T10:23:23+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/#\/schema\/person\/748316c94dc52c0c74ce270e507180df\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Boys-U18A v Huddersfield New CollegePicture by John Clifton\/SWpix.com - 10\/05\/2025 - Cricket - Vitality T20 Women's County Cup - Yorkshire Women v Staffordshire Women - Weetwood Hall, Leeds, England -\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"1st XI Bow Out of National T20 Cup After Regional Semi-Final Defeat to Huddersfield New College\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/\",\"name\":\"Queen Elizabeth Grammar School\",\"description\":\"QEGS is one of the top independent boys\u2019 school. Our school offers a boy-friendly environment where every day is an adventure.s in the country and has been educating boys for over 400 years.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/#\/schema\/person\/748316c94dc52c0c74ce270e507180df\",\"name\":\"harry\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/099ebc11f894bb1b1114ea68686231b7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/099ebc11f894bb1b1114ea68686231b7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"harry\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/author\/harry\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"1st XI Bow Out of National T20 Cup After Regional Semi-Final Defeat to Huddersfield New College - Queen Elizabeth Grammar School","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"1st XI Bow Out of National T20 Cup After Regional Semi-Final Defeat to Huddersfield New College - Queen Elizabeth Grammar School","og_url":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/","og_site_name":"Queen Elizabeth Grammar School","article_published_time":"2025-05-15T10:23:23+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"harry","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"harry","Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/","url":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/","name":"1st XI Bow Out of National T20 Cup After Regional Semi-Final Defeat to Huddersfield New College - Queen Elizabeth Grammar School","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2025-05-15T10:23:23+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-15T10:23:23+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/#\/schema\/person\/748316c94dc52c0c74ce270e507180df"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"Boys-U18A v Huddersfield New CollegePicture by John Clifton\/SWpix.com - 10\/05\/2025 - Cricket - Vitality T20 Women's County Cup - Yorkshire Women v Staffordshire Women - Weetwood Hall, Leeds, England -"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/2025\/05\/15\/1st-xi-bow-out-of-national-t20-cup-after-regional-semi-final-defeat-to-huddersfield-new-college\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"1st XI Bow Out of National T20 Cup After Regional Semi-Final Defeat to Huddersfield New College"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/","name":"Queen Elizabeth Grammar School","description":"QEGS is one of the top independent boys\u2019 school. Our school offers a boy-friendly environment where every day is an adventure.s in the country and has been educating boys for over 400 years.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/#\/schema\/person\/748316c94dc52c0c74ce270e507180df","name":"harry","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/099ebc11f894bb1b1114ea68686231b7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/099ebc11f894bb1b1114ea68686231b7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"harry"},"url":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/author\/harry\/"}]}},"spectra_custom_meta":{"_edit_lock":["1747322539:20"],"_edit_last":["20"],"_thumbnail_id":["5972"],"header_image":["5970"],"_header_image":["field_60ec39e3fed21"],"header_text":[""],"_header_text":["field_60ec39f3fed22"],"header_content":[""],"_header_content":["field_6481a2d9e4e06"],"header_video":[""],"_header_video":["field_641c82f433453"],"homepage_images":[""],"_homepage_images":["field_65bb8ae4cbdea"],"button_text":[""],"_button_text":["field_66bcae71c25e6"],"button_link":[""],"_button_link":["field_66bcae7ac25e7"],"button_colour":[""],"_button_colour":["field_6819cc61bbfab"],"show_arrow":["a:1:{i:0;s:3:\"yes\";}"],"_show_arrow":["field_681b166991a32"],"post_content_0_wysiwyg_content":["<p data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"424\">After a fantastic start to the season, both in regular fixtures and cup competitions, the QEGS 1st XI cricket team faced Huddersfield New College (HNC) in the Regional Semi-Final of the National T20 Cup.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"591\">Buoyed by strong form and team spirit \u2014 despite exams and revision commitments \u2014 the squad headed into the match with high hopes, enjoying the early summer sunshine.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"921\">Batting first, HNC\u2019s openers put together a formidable 81-run stand, testing the QEGS bowling attack. The breakthrough came courtesy of Eldridge (3-20), who struck twice in quick succession. Despite QEGS efforts to slow the scoring, HNC capitalised on the final overs, finishing on an imposing 183-3 from their 20 overs.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"1216\">In response, QEGS battled admirably. A superb 122-run partnership between Hayes (77)* and Whyte (43)* kept hopes alive, but the challenge of chasing a large total proved too great. Credit to HNC for a disciplined bowling performance that ultimately saw QEGS fall 50 runs short.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1492\">While this marked the 1st XI\u2019s first defeat of the season, their efforts and achievements so far are to be applauded. The team now looks ahead to their next fixture against Woodhouse Grove on Saturday, with the final part of the season still to play for after half-term.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1546\">Well done to the squad on a strong campaign to date.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1546\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wgsf.fireflycloud.net\/qegs-event-photographs\/national-t20-cup-1st-xi-vs-huddersfield-new-college\">Photos<\/a>!<\/p>"],"_post_content_0_wysiwyg_content":["field_6101504d52250"],"post_content":["a:1:{i:0;s:7:\"wysiwyg\";}"],"_post_content":["field_610150165224f"],"show_on_foundation_site":["0"],"_show_on_foundation_site":["field_61af723bd88e3"],"title":[""],"_title":["field_60eda52c780c0"],"content":[""],"_content":["field_60f5820faa737"],"description":[""],"_description":["field_62b2dc8959b81"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":[""],"_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":["1"],"_uag_page_assets":["a:9:{s:3:\"css\";s:0:\"\";s:2:\"js\";s:0:\"\";s:18:\"current_block_list\";a:0:{}s:8:\"uag_flag\";b:0;s:11:\"uag_version\";s:10:\"1774534462\";s:6:\"gfonts\";a:0:{}s:10:\"gfonts_url\";s:0:\"\";s:12:\"gfonts_files\";a:0:{}s:14:\"uag_faq_layout\";b:0;}"],"wpb_post_views_count":["533"]},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-1024x683.jpg",1024,683,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true],"fullscreen":["https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-1920x1080.jpg",1920,1080,true],"page-header":["https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-1680x770.jpg",1680,770,true],"video":["https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-1280x720.jpg",1280,720,true],"80x80":["https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-80x80.jpg",80,80,true],"600x560":["https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-600x560.jpg",600,560,true],"card":["https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-600x405.jpg",600,405,true],"100x70":["https:\/\/assets.wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/JC250514013-100x70.jpg",100,70,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"harry","author_link":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/author\/harry\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5969"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wgsf.org.uk\/qegs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}