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Martyrs Reports
Boat Club
The 2015 Wallingford Head of the River,
while frustrating for the school boats, was a
new dawn for the Martyrs Boat Club. Not
one, but two crews raced in the aptly named
‘St Edward King and Martyr’ over the two
divisions albeit relying on the magnificent
Hamish Roots
(B, 1993-1998),
Dave
Lambourn
(E, 1999-2004) and
George
Kitovitz
(H, 1999-2004) rowing twice. With
a combined age of 290 (a fifth of which was
the bow-man) the crew in the afternoon
raced as Masters B – an event they won if
only by dint of no opposition. They were
however the fastest Masters crew on the
Hockey
Haileybury Sixes
The Martyrs arrived with a strong squad on
a sunny day at Haileybury, mostly fit, and
raring to defend our position as reigning
champions.
Andrew Baggs
(A, 2000-2005)
captained the side as usual, and along with
familiar seasoned pros from previous years we
were pleased to welcome two new Martyrs,
Calvin Dickinson
(C, 2010-2015) and
Gero
Traem
(A, 2012-2014), both from last year’s
School 1st X1, who would both impress
throughout the day. We started strongly
in our pool fixtures seeing off Wellington,
before moving up a gear for Sherborne and
St Edward’s King and Martyr
Haileybury Sixes 2015
Full results:
Won 6 - 0 vWellington
(Shipperley (2), Kerr-Dineen, Dickinson,
Swainson, Joyce)
Won 9 - 0 v Sherborne
(Baggs (3), Kerr-Dineen (3), Shipperley (2),
Blanchard)
Won 5 - 0 v Dean Close
(Baggs (2) Joyce (2) Kerr-Dineen)
Won 3 - 2 v Tonbridge
(Shipperley, Joyce, Kerr-Dineen)
Semi Final:Won 3 - 2 v Framlingham
(Shipperley (3))
Final:Won 4 - 1 v Tonbridge
(Blanchard (2), Joyce, Shipperley)
Team:
Andrew Baggs
(captain),
Tom
Armstrong
(C, 2000-2005),
Archie
Blanchard
(C, 2008-2013),
Calvin
Dickinson
,
Jasper Joyce
(H, 2005-2010),
Will Kerr-Dineen
(G, 2003-2008),
Rupert Shipperley
,
Peter Swainson
,
Gero Traem
. Manager:
Philip Blanchard
water, but with the handicapping system
applied, were second to an even older
Upper Thames crew. The younger boat
was far too highly ranked due to recklessly
winning too much as youths and had to
compete in the open. Senior event but
impressed with a top 25 placing overall. Both
boats beat Sabrina (Shrewsbury School), the
only other Alumni boat in the competition.
Racing in a howling gale and, at times, very
rough water, watermanship was more
highly prized than fitness – which played to
Martyrs strengths and with superb steering,
they negotiated the course impressively.
The Crews (from bow): Less Old:
Will
Morgan
(B, 2008-2013),
Ed Nurick
(E,
2000-2005),
Hamish Roots, Dan Cadoux-
Hudson
(C, 2001-2006),
Cam MacRitchie
(H, 2006-2011),
George Kitovitz
,
Ben
Smith
(F, 1999-2004),
Dave Lambourn
,
cox
Nic Cadoux-Hudson
. Not so Young:
JohnWiggins
(MCR),
Dave Lambourn
,
Hamish Roots
,
George Kitovitz
,
Andy
Bird
(A, 1991-1996),
Dave Burton
(C,
1998-1993),
Hamish Floyd
(F, 1988-1993),
Mike Lambourn
(E, 1997-2002), cox
Emma
Searle
(D, 2005-2007).
JohnWiggins
(MCR)
then Dean Close. In our final pool game
we met stronger opposition in Tonbridge.
However they could not prevent us going
three up quickly, before mounting a come
back to 3-2 as we took our foot off the
gas.
Peter Swainson
(F, 1995-2000) led
a calm re-grouping, as we played out the
final few minutes to make sure we topped
our pool and qualified for the Semi-Finals.
As has been the case in previous years,
the Haileybury all day breakfast sat rather
heavily after the break, and was almost
our un-doing as we started very sluggishly
against a good Framlingham side. These
games are short, and at 2 goals down with
8 minutes to play we were in some danger
of going out. We needed a plan B, and that
was
Rupert Shipperley
(H, 2006-2011),
who lit the burners and scored a hat-trick
to see us through. So to the Final, where we
faced Tonbridge a second time. Having been
run close in the pool game, we made no
mistake this time with a dominant all round
performance. Their keeper played a blinder,
but we had too much quality everywhere,
and ran out comfortable victors to win the
trophy for the third consecutive year. It’s
a great little tournament, Haileybury are
generous hosts and we look forward to
defending our title again next year!
Philip Blanchard
(A, 1977-1982)
M A R T Y R S