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Old Packwoodian cricket match More and more OPs are entering as the realisation sinks in that it is going to be an annual event and this year we had a good number of players without resorting to bribery and corruption. Who knows, next year we might manage to field two teams or even a mini tournament?! For the first time this year we had an old girl playing – in fact, captaining a team. Thank you very much Sarah Wood. The teams were roughly divided into the ‘Young’ and the ‘Very young’! Those playing for the ‘Young’ team, all of whom left before 2003, included a good number of 2002 leavers thanks to Richard Draper and it was great entertainment to see the likes of Jos Lovegrove-Fielden, James Shelmerdine and Henry Greeves back on the 1st XI pitch – who will forget Shelly going for a boundary with every shot in his Union Jack helmet? Unfortunately for the ‘Young’ the ‘Very young’ included one ringer – a current parent, Rhys Williams, who is particularly good at scoring runs… A promising start by Captain James Clarke, and brother Charlie, didn’t quite go on long enough and soon the wickets began to tumble. Inevitably Tom Newman was bowled by his brother Will who then went on to take an incredible four wickets very quickly – luckily Packwood tea, with a fantastic selection of cakes, was on hand. The ‘Very young’ team, needless to say, had more recent cricketing experience on the whole and in fact, their secret weapons, Jamie Humes and Freddie Earlam, who are both still currently playing for Shrewsbury School 1st team, had to be kept down at the bottom of the batting order.
However, Sarah Wood had her team in hand in hand. Having taken the catch of the day herself in the first innings she masterminded the batting and particularly good innings from Ed Trevor-Jones and James Tilley among others brought the afternoon to an end. Curry from our local Indian restaurant in Baschurch and a few pints of Station Bitter, were meant to finish off the day but an impromptu football game between the current boarders and remaining cricketers ensued and kept everyone well amused until bedtime – this time the ‘Youngest’ team were the winners! Teams: The ‘Young’: James Clarke (Capt), Charlie Clarke, Richard Draper, James Shelmerdine, Henry Greeves, Jos Lovegrove-Fielden, Tom Newman, Ben Shaw, David Taylor, Mike Taylor The ‘Very young’: Sarah Wood (Capt), Alasdair Dougan, Henry Bridge, Jo Allan, Ed Trevor-Jones, Will Newman, James Tilley, Ed Bridge, Freddie Earlam, Jamie Humes, Rhys Williams. FB
News of Old Packwoodians 1958 David Brooke is still living in Christchurch, New Zealand but visited the UK for a family wedding last year. He is heavily involved with the Salvation Army Advisory Board and the local cricket club and church. 1960 Andrew Killick has now retired after a lifetime teaching Classics, Chess and Music at Yarm School and is thoroughly enjoying going to a wide variety of events. 1966 Jo Millington is enjoying retirement and recently visited Ruyton XI Towns. 1968 Richard Crewe-Read has recently been promoted to Lt. Colonel. 1969 Richard Montagu has moved to a new oil firm based in London. 1971 Alan Montagu has moved to Andover but commutes to London. He is now a Consultant connected with banking. 1972 John Roe returned to a Penn University classroom with a new mathematics course splendidly named “Winding Around”. He is very active with rock-climbing, playing the guitar at his church, and blogging. He has found his Packwood Latin very useful.
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1974 Tom Davis is a chartered surveyor. He had his own business in the North West in partnership but is slowing down a bit at the moment having to fight off Parkinson’s disease. Huw (1974) and Guy (1972) were involved in the family business. Eventually they had factories in Derbyshire, Thailand and China. They sold the business in 2008. Guy spent a year in China supervising the building of the factory and Huw travelled the world selling the products to the foundry and jewellery casting business. They are all keen and good golfers. 1975 Anthony Barnett has made many trips to India helping his architecture business develop its presence. Many of his early projects out there are now coming to fruition. Penelope Davies is giving a plenary address to the Classical Association this year at their AGM, as one of the foremost experts in monuments, graves, tombstones and funerary affairs, having written many learned volumes on the matters. She often works with another famous Old Packwoodian, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, in Rome and Herculaneum and remains a Yale Professor. 1977 Nicholas Barnett is still involved in teaching a growing number of future pilots, aged from 14-75, to realise their dreams. Katherine Rollason came back from New Zealand for a short visit with her 16 year-old son, Jack.
1980 Verity Kerfoot and her husband have adopted a 6 year-old boy in New Zealand. Ben Mowll is very busy with work but still managed to sell 16 paintings when he held a successful exhibition at his home. He also had five paintings picked for the Royal Society of Marine Artists exhibition at the Mall Gallery in London. James Skelton enjoys his work as Group Financial Director at Selfridges. Sam Boyes (nee Stephens) has a son, Bobby, who is now 9 and thoroughly enjoying Packwood. Her sister Clare’s son and daughter are entered for 2015. 1981 Sam Dewhurst is still a housemaster at Uppingham. 1982 Joshua Mowll has returned from Switzerland to live at his house in Southsea, Portsmouth, but he expects to move towards London. He has plenty of freelance graphic work. 1983 Charles Burgess has now moved from Singapore to Zurich. 1985 Robin Bennett is still involved with building three houses in Dodleston and is hoping to move into one before next Christmas. He has a two year old daughter and he sees a lot of Justin Roberts and Mark Charlesworth.