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The Golf Report
The Reynard Golf Trophy the attire for the day. The course was The Grafton Morrish Public
Friday 5th July 2013 in excellent condition and provided a Schools Qualifier
real test of golf, especially for those
Leicestershire Golf Club who were seen dusting off their clubs Sunday 12th May 2013
on the first tee!
On a sunny Friday in July (which Gog Magog, Cambridge
made a change!), the Leicestershire Myles Halley (75) was the eventual
Golf Club kindly played host to the winner of the coveted Reynard Golf On 12th May, the Old Ratcliffian Golf
Old Ratcliffian Golf Society, which Trophy and was delighted to accept Society once again put out a team of
gathered once again to contest the it. Jack Hancock, a current student their best golfers to compete in this
Reynard Golf Trophy. The competition at Ratcliffe and a rather useful golfer highly-regarded competition. The
was fierce as everyone was keen to (noted for future years) retained the standard was high - unfortunately,
seize the trophy, the silver fox, from Ratcliffian Shield for the second year not from us - and we were unable to
the hands of the outgoing President, running with a wonderful display of qualify for the finals in September.
Abe Mee (92). Old and new ORs golf. All the competitors stayed for However, as expected, we had great
were present, ready to take on old supper and a catch up at the bar to fun, despite a little rain, and vowed
adversaries and pals over eighteen discuss the good, the bad and the to return next year with some better
holes of enthusiastic competition. downright ugly golf that had been players and a hope of qualifying
witnessed over the afternoon.
through to the finals – when does Jack
We started with lunch before teeing Hancock leave school…?!
off in the early afternoon. The weather Those that took part were: Paul
was glorious and shorts were certainly Carter (60), Richard Gamble (64), John Astill (89)
Bernard Murphy (67), Myles Halley Golf Captain
(75), Chris Della Porta (79), David
Brunton (79), Andy Yell (82), James
Gillick (88), Mike Meredith (89),
John Astill (89), Paul Nielson (90),
David Reynolds (90), Abe Mee
(92), Varinder Gill (99), Lindsay
Buckenham (00), Simon Marsden,
Jack Hancock and Alex Jarvis. We
look forward to seeing you all again
next year.
Paul Nielson (90), David Reynolds
Myles Halley (75), centre, wins the (90), John Astill (89) & James Gillick
Reynard Golf Trophy (88)
The Rik Hughes Cricket Cup
A 20-20 Cricket Match
Sunday 8th July 2013
Old Ratcliffian Old Ratcliffian
‘ Young Guns’ ‘ Golden Oldies’
Josh Simpson (09) Ben Stephens (96)
Freddie Bainbridge (08) Karl Smith (97)
Oli James (12) Darryl Abeysundera (96)
Sam Nightingale (student) Louis Massarella (92)
Josh Breen (student) Warren Birchall (97)
Tom Foulds (07) Ed Gamble (95)
Tom Allen (13) David Cox (08)
The teams
Rishi Soni (13) Mark Snutch (97)
James Waddington (student) Lee Buckby (97) This year saw the second annual Rik Hughes 20-20
cricket match for the Old Ratcliffians. Unlike last year,
Will Hoare (student) Jack Nightingale (student) the game was played in beautiful sunshine. Two teams
of Old Ratcliffian cricketers, bolstered by a couple of
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T
The Golf Report
The Reynard Golf Trophy the attire for the day. The course was The Grafton Morrish Public
Friday 5th July 2013 in excellent condition and provided a Schools Qualifier
real test of golf, especially for those
Leicestershire Golf Club who were seen dusting off their clubs Sunday 12th May 2013
on the first tee!
On a sunny Friday in July (which Gog Magog, Cambridge
made a change!), the Leicestershire Myles Halley (75) was the eventual
Golf Club kindly played host to the winner of the coveted Reynard Golf On 12th May, the Old Ratcliffian Golf
Old Ratcliffian Golf Society, which Trophy and was delighted to accept Society once again put out a team of
gathered once again to contest the it. Jack Hancock, a current student their best golfers to compete in this
Reynard Golf Trophy. The competition at Ratcliffe and a rather useful golfer highly-regarded competition. The
was fierce as everyone was keen to (noted for future years) retained the standard was high - unfortunately,
seize the trophy, the silver fox, from Ratcliffian Shield for the second year not from us - and we were unable to
the hands of the outgoing President, running with a wonderful display of qualify for the finals in September.
Abe Mee (92). Old and new ORs golf. All the competitors stayed for However, as expected, we had great
were present, ready to take on old supper and a catch up at the bar to fun, despite a little rain, and vowed
adversaries and pals over eighteen discuss the good, the bad and the to return next year with some better
holes of enthusiastic competition. downright ugly golf that had been players and a hope of qualifying
witnessed over the afternoon.
through to the finals – when does Jack
We started with lunch before teeing Hancock leave school…?!
off in the early afternoon. The weather Those that took part were: Paul
was glorious and shorts were certainly Carter (60), Richard Gamble (64), John Astill (89)
Bernard Murphy (67), Myles Halley Golf Captain
(75), Chris Della Porta (79), David
Brunton (79), Andy Yell (82), James
Gillick (88), Mike Meredith (89),
John Astill (89), Paul Nielson (90),
David Reynolds (90), Abe Mee
(92), Varinder Gill (99), Lindsay
Buckenham (00), Simon Marsden,
Jack Hancock and Alex Jarvis. We
look forward to seeing you all again
next year.
Paul Nielson (90), David Reynolds
Myles Halley (75), centre, wins the (90), John Astill (89) & James Gillick
Reynard Golf Trophy (88)
The Rik Hughes Cricket Cup
A 20-20 Cricket Match
Sunday 8th July 2013
Old Ratcliffian Old Ratcliffian
‘ Young Guns’ ‘ Golden Oldies’
Josh Simpson (09) Ben Stephens (96)
Freddie Bainbridge (08) Karl Smith (97)
Oli James (12) Darryl Abeysundera (96)
Sam Nightingale (student) Louis Massarella (92)
Josh Breen (student) Warren Birchall (97)
Tom Foulds (07) Ed Gamble (95)
Tom Allen (13) David Cox (08)
The teams
Rishi Soni (13) Mark Snutch (97)
James Waddington (student) Lee Buckby (97) This year saw the second annual Rik Hughes 20-20
cricket match for the Old Ratcliffians. Unlike last year,
Will Hoare (student) Jack Nightingale (student) the game was played in beautiful sunshine. Two teams
of Old Ratcliffian cricketers, bolstered by a couple of
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