Celebrating
Our Successes
Sporting, Academic and
Musical achievements 2017-18
Inspired by our historic win in the Halford Hewitt golf
tournament, we intend to highlight and celebrate our
annual successes in the sporting, academic and musical
spheres in each Journal henceforth.
Sporting
Achievements
2 017-18
Golf Cricket
Olly Dickman (K, 2015-) won the
prestigious international U15 Douglas
Johns Trophy with a score of five under
par over 36 holes, putting him six shots
clear of the competition and equalling
the course competition record. The Senior Colts were unbeaten
all season. Johnny Figy John (I, 2017-)
scored 1016 runs for Lords as well as
taking 33 wickets. He also represented
the UAE at U19 level and was selected
to play in the prestigious MCC Schools’
cricket match against the ESCA at Lords.
Sailing
Seniors were crowned champions of
the BSDRA National Team Racing
championships.
Karate
Six more boys have gained their black
belts this year bringing the school’s
total to nine 1st Dan and two 2nd Dan.
Basketball
Winchester won the Wellington
Invitational Independent Schools
Tournament, beating Wellington,
Eton, Bradfield, Harrow, Stowe,
Bishop Wordsworth and Pangbourne,
then Charterhouse in the final.
Fencing
Joe Donaghue (A, 2016-) and Dominic
Hare (H, 2014-) qualified for the Junior
Commonwealth Games representing
Scotland and Jersey respectively. Joe
also represented Team GB U17 team at
competitions in Austria, France and Italy.
Rowing
The first VIII attended the Metropolitan
Regatta, racing in the Academic Eights.
They won by one and a half lengths,
beating four university teams.
James Temple (C, 2009-14) was selected
to represent GB Rowing in rounds
1 and 11 of the 2018 World Cup.
Hugo Durward (E, 2012-17) was
awarded the British Rising Star award.
Fives
Tom Kidner (E, 2013-18) again won
the Open National Schools Singles
Championships becoming only the
second boy in the 55 years of competition
to win both major singles titles two
years on the run.
Football
Joseph Oluwabusola (C, 2016-) who is
already a key member of the ISFA U16
National Team and AFC Bournemouth,
was picked to represent Nigeria at
U17 level.