Angling 2016/2017: We had a couple of days on the River Test in May this year at Leckford on the John Lewis Estate Water. Peter Kleeman & Tom Manderson were also fishing and we had a great time. 2017/2018: A day’s fishing was organised by Chris Manderson on the River Test on the Longstock Estate Water in May 2017. Chris was joined by Jamie McCartney, the much acclaimed sculptor. We had hoped for a larger number of Old Westminster fishermen but the weather may have had something to do with the low number attending. However, both Jamie and Chris had a most enjoyable day and an excellent lunch (plus a good number of fish). If any OWW would like to join the Society, then please contact Chris on 0777 152 2215 or cmanderson@comitfs.com Access to good beats on the River Test is becoming increasingly difficult so an early declaration of interest is necessary. Chris Manderson (GG, 1957-62)
Tennis 2016/2017: This season had a rocky start getting knocked out of the D’Abernon Cup in the round robin stage. However, we played four excellent friendlies, held our fourth Alec Melville Cup doubles tournament, and enjoyed fantastic events at The Garrick, The All England and Elysee. Marc Baghdadi and I suffered a hugely disappointing round robin defeat in the D’Abernon Cup, finishing the top team in our group by games, but frustratingly losing two matches in extremely tight tie-breaks, which meant we went out of the competition. We hope more of our first team players are available next year to secure a better result.
We managed to play four friendly matches this season before the courts were re-surfaced in July. Three matches against the Old Wykhamists ended in a win, a draw and a loss; and we unfortunately lost in a thoroughly enjoyable match against The Bar. All matches were great fun and thank you to all the members who played this season including Jimmy Notaras, Simon Clement-Davies, Giles Atkinson, Chris Anguelov, Caspar Melville and Matt Webb. This year’s Alec Melville Cup doubles tournament was a real highlight as ever. The much coveted trophy was deservedly won by Caspar Melville and Giles Atkinson, who beat Rupert Coltart and Darius Latham-Koenig in the final. We had our first mixed doubles semi-final with Hettie Williams and Jimmy Notaras losing to me and Iona Seligman. It was also great to have so many recent leavers joining, including Darius, Jerome Kamm and Demetris Ioannides. A huge thank you as ever to Matt Webb for again organising this excellent event. On the social side, we started the season with a wonderful pre-season dinner at The Garrick Club in February thanks to our host Duncan Matthews, Honorary President. We also enjoyed another very special day at the Wimbledon Championships thanks to our hosts Nick and Alex Perry. This is always a massive highlight of the season! Jimmy Notaras organised our end of season dinner at Greek restaurant Elysee for the second year running. Always huge fun and a real high note to end on! As ever, Saturday morning sessions at Vincent Square run year round weather permitting and our Wednesday evening sessions run from April to August. Please come and join us or feel free to get in touch if you want more information. We hope to see you on court! Tristan Vanhegan (HH, 1994-99), Club Captain
ISSUE 2017/18
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