Stuart Meaker celebrated his recall to the Surrey first team by taking career-best figures of 5 for 48 against Gloucestershire at The Oval on the third day of the County Championship Division Two match. Remarkably, it was the first five-for by a Surrey seamer at The Oval for four years and only the second by […]
A very successful meeting of the Surveyors’ Club was held at Piccolino’s off Regent Street on 23 April, around a buffet lunch. It is about 20 years since Paul Jackson (2 North, 1964) founded this Club. It has almost 130 members now, and almost 50 attended this latest gathering. It is, of course, more than fun – […]
Once again Cranleigh endured a rather disappointing Halford Hewitt with a first round defeat to Rugby 3½-1½. Hopes were high following numerous trials including the new Sunningdale fixture but the OCs were comfortably outplayed on the day. Marcus Ferguson-Jones and Frazer Moore secured the only full point, and it looked at one stage as if […]
Mike Bundy (2&3 South, 1979) qualified from Guy’s Hospital Medical School in 1984 and then settled back in Cranleigh as a General Practitioner in 1990. He became the School Medical Officer in 2002 and introduced a Sports Injury Clinic at the Medical Centre at the School with regular physiotherapy and podiatry. At the same time […]
Sophie Scott (1&4 South. 1992) writes I have spent the past 12 years working as an Osteopath in professional Sport. Since graduating from the British School of Osteopathy in 1998 I toured the USA, Canada and Australia for two years as the sole medical practitioner to an Irish Dance Company- great fun and a giant leap […]
From April 1, Thames Ditton will be managed by JJ Griffin, replacing Ed and Alison Breton who, as we all know, have moved into the world of golf. JJ will be known to many of you, by sight if not name, as he plays for the OCRFC BXV, although in an ill-advised outing for the […]
We are delighted to report Sam Langmead (2 North, 2000) and his co-rower James Dennistoun completed the Atlantic Rowing Challenge 2009, Heart Of The Warrior crossing the finishing line in Antigua on March 30. Langmead’s achievement is all the more remarkable given that he stepped in at six weeks’ notice when Dennistoun’s original partner had […]
Congratulations to Rich Hume (2 North, 2000) and university friend Tom Barnes, on completing their trans-Atlantic row. Their boat, Red Arrow, crossed the finishing line in Antigua at 22.17GMT on March 17, with a crossing time of 72 days, 8 hours and 43 minutes and to escort them over the finish line was ex ocean rower […]
Around 50 Old Cranleighans and a few current Cranleighans attended the annual-when-the-committee-remembers dinner at The Alma in Wandsworth. For the first time three awards were made – Batsman of the Year, Bowler of the Year and Player of the Year. There was also an auction to raise money for the Friends of Tim Evans Trust […]
Fifty-five days at sea and Red Arrow, the boat containing Rich Hume (2 North, 2000), has gone 2012 miles and has 554 to go before reaching the finishing line in Antigua. Heart of the Warrior, which is co-rowed by Sam Langmead (2 North 2002) still has 1130 miles to go. In his latest blog, Rich writes: “I […]