THE EIGHT8 tournament at Malvern College saw 10 preparatory schools play with determination and skill well beyond their years.

In a keenly-contested final, Worcestershire’s Abberley Hall played the debutants Cumnor House from Surrey.

The scores were extremely close, producing a thrilling finish.

Cumnor House won in the end but Abberley Hall made them play their best cricket.

Packwood Haugh from Shropshire beat St Hugh’s from Oxfordshire in the Plate competition.