MERCHANT TAYLORS’ were the last of the schools to advance from the round of 16 in the National Schools Boys Under 18 T20, holding off Epsom in a tight contest in the London play-off. Batting first, Merchant Taylors’ posted 162, a total that looked competitive but far from secure. Epsom pushed hard in reply and remained in the hunt deep into the chase, but finished seven runs short.
That result earned Merchant Taylors’ a London and South East quarter-final meeting with Bede’s, but there the challenge proved far tougher. Bede’s produced one of the most...
