CROSS COUNTRY
Master in Charge: AJA Williams Captain: CE Stone
With our Cross Country Captain injured and only three full-time senior runners, it was always going to be a challenging term, but a number of part-time runners enthusiastically contributed and we were able to turn out Senior and Junior teams for most matches. Hugely encouraging for the future was the number of Shells running, the U15s finishing first in the Vale Championships against tough opposition (State and Independent schools). Freddie Thackray finished in third place individually.
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FIVES Fives at Radley has experienced something of a renaissance this season, as both courts have been fully refurbished and are fit to play on once again. An influx of new kit as well as coaching expertise in the form of NWM has seen a much improved take-up of the game among the younger years. The senior group for this season has comprised Felix Barbour (F Social), who brought his experience through from previous years, together with Arthur Woyka (A Social, captain) and Charlie Rothbarth (H Social), both new to the game this year, and Hugo Halford-Harrison (D Social), ably playing a couple of year groups above his level. The enthusiasm these boys have generated has been infectious, and
Master in Charge: DL Cox Captain: AJdelaF Woyka
their encouragement of the junior players has been fantastic to see. The Shell Fives tournament in the Lent term was very well attended, with John Peers (A Social) bringing his Eton Fives experience to the fore in a strong victory. While the standard of playing within Radley has improved greatly, matches against other schools have served to remind us that there is no substitute for real, on-court experience. A squad of eight Shells played against Winchester early on in the season, and found the opposition to be quite a handful, recording only one victory for T. Boulton (H Social) and J. Walker (K Social). The seniors and Shells then played Tonbridge and put up a
worthy fight, but were beaten by 14 games to 6 – notable singles victories for us included C. Rothbarth (H Social) and F. Barbour (F Social) in the seniors, and F. Horler (B Social) and R. Curtis (B Social) for the Shells. The final match of the season was against St Paul’s, with the more experienced side once again coming away with the spoils. However, the individual improvements made by each of the boys this year has been superb, and lays the foundation for future success.
THE RADLEIAN SPORTS SUPPLEMENT
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