Wellington College Yearbook 2009/2010 | Page 62

62 ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? / ? ? ? ? 63 ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ?????????? t was a successful and eventful season for coming players such as Will Avrili [Bn], Ant Avrili [Bn] and Wellington Basketball this year. College again Perry Miles [T], the team can only improve in the coming years. hosted the pre-season inter-school tournament, Jack Gault in the Third Form has shown real potential and has as well as the inter-school prep school tournament for the already been an asset for the juniors, undoubtedly becoming ow match is still the final match of the in time a crucial part of the Wellington basketball team. excellent captain. There is some talent in the Third form, season and the staff vs. pupil match was fiercely competitive. Thanks to all the players in the teams in 2009, to Miss chiefly represented by Christopher Hancock [Wc] who has The seniors captained by Ben Bowtell [Hn] had Jenkins (assistant coach) and to the leaving the Upper Sixth been an absolute stalwart this season. Other stars include numerous wins, which included Eton (51-49), Bradfield (48- We Brian Jeong [Hg], Oh Min Kwon [Hg], Govind Nair [Wc], 47) and many more. The highest scorers of the season were defeated by Eton, Harrow and Abingdon, who were Timothy Wong and Jin Kai Law [Hg]. Finally, a huge vote were Ben Bowtell and Nash Hamami [Hg] both on 137 all very strong. But as the year wore on the team grew of thanks goes to the much loved Nikki Ramkrishna for her points. Other vital players included Kai Jin-Law [Hg] and in confidence and enthusiasm, managing convincingly to superb coaching skills. Paul Boscher Phil Vengrinovich [Hl], both whom were new to Wellington adminton is played in lively fashion here at defeat the very experienced Sports and Social Club Team, Wellington. The arrival of many more girls in which is largely composed of adults. The matches against College has given a tremendous boost to numbers. the Club organised by Alan Ridout are enormously popular We have up to 30 pupils who practise regularly on Tuesday and provide a great opportunity for our current pupils and Thursday afternoons. Some are serious; others come to meet visiting in for a knock about and a bit of College grapevine banter. The Senior Team, ably led from the front by Colman B Chui [Bl], had a mixed season. Early wins against the Oratory and Bradfield proved difficult to sustain. ows. Next year we retain Colman, our I first time. The Ben Bowtell and Nash Hamami. David Wilson this year. Henry Counsell [Bn] and Gudjon Bodvarsson [Bn] made an easy transition t