Thursday 21st April 2005
Sport
Shooting: Mark McArdle (Sc) was selected as a member of the UK Cadet Rifle Team to tour the Channel Isles in August, to compete in the Jersey Championships.
Fives: In the National Schools Championships: Ed Cloke (WW) reached the last 16 in the U14 singles; Tristan Fabes (CH) reached the final in the U16 First Plate competition; Alex Rothnie (JH) reached the quarter finals, and Chris Jones (CH) reached the last sixteen in the Senior singles. Alex and Chris also reached the semi-finals of the Senior doubles, losing to the top seeds.
Rugby: Rob Springall (HS) played scrum-half for the England U18 side which won the Home Nations championship.
Academic
The team of Jeremy Poon (FH), David Pigott (CH), Tom Warrener (SH) and Alex Davan Wetton (SH) represented Kent at the Royal Society of Chemistry Top of the Bench competition on 16 April. Each of the 30 teams were regional champions, and our team came 4th (our previous best in the competition was 8th) behind Stamford Endowed Schools, St Aloysius College and Bradford Grammar. In addition David Piggott won a salver for the best individual performance, for scoring 100% on one section.
Graeme Paterson (MH) has been awarded an Army Scholarship.
OT News
Golf: The OT Golf Team scored a singular triumph in retaining the Halford Hewitt trophy at Royal Cinque Ports GC on 10 April, beating Rossall 4 - 1, the first time we have won it two years running. Also notable was the 100th Hewitt match (a win!) for Geoff Clay.
Rowing: Two Mathematicians with Tonbridge associations represented Cambridge in the Boat Race over Easter: James Orme (FH 1997 - 2002) rowed in Goldie; and Emma Davis (KJD's daughter) coxed the Women's lightweights.
Academic: Ben Baulf (HS 1998 - 2003) and James Naylor (SH 1998 - 2003) both gained firsts in the Classical Honour Moderations at Oxford; James also won the Comparative Philology prize.