Vol. CXXVI No. 1 September 15, 2012 ASL

THE HARROVIAN
Vol. CXXVI No. 1
www.harrowschool.org.uk/theharrovian
September 15, 2012
ASL
Andrew Lee retires this summer after 37 years on the Hill. He
is currently best known as the Senior Master, a role he has filled
under various titles since 2001, but through the years since
1975 he has inevitably carried out a huge number of jobs, most
notably House Master of West Acre from 1989 till 2001.
As Senior Master, Andrew was
in effect the third in command at
Harrow. As he used to explain
to new boys in their induction
sessions which he organised, “If
the Head is swept off the bridge
of the good ship Harrow during a
storm, the Deputy takes over. If the
Deputy is then swept away, I am
in charge.” In reality, his position
meant that he was responsible
for a large number of vital yet
unglamorous aspects of running
a large and complex institution
such as Harrow, especially
those essential to meeting the
statutory requirements imposed
by successive governments over
recent years: safeguarding, health
and safety, child protection and
so on.
In carrying out these roles, he
has been noted for his carefully
considered, completely objective,
common-sense advice on the
most sensitive issues. He has
been a fundamental part of the
Pastoral Support Committee since
its inception, being the vital link
with the Medical Centre and local
Children and Families’ Services.
He has been totally up to date
with the relevant legislation on
child protection and health and safety and has seemed to have
an instinctive feel for the interpretation of legislation as it may
affect the school. His judgement about whether a developing
issue was serious and required immediate intervention or if, in
fact, it was much more straightforward and simple than that,
was always sound and those around him felt solidly confident
in his assessments.
Colleagues always felt re-assured, too, by his ability to
articulate his interpretation of the evidence and the conclusions
he had drawn from it – even if involved a significant number
of technical terms.
A large part of his Senior Master role was in developing
the non-sporting activities of the school. His wide experience
of Harrow helped him in this work, as he had oversight of
Wednesday afternoon activities: HRC, Community Service, D
of E, Conservation and so on. The recently-introduced Remove
Service and Skills programme for Wednesday afternoons has
been another of his developments. In addition, he has been
responsible for links with the Shepherd Churchill Hall, encouraging
the Food Committee to become an effective voice for boys.
He has worked tirelessly to improve the general atmosphere
of the dining hall over some years and members of the CDH
staff have commented that boys
are much more respectful of them
than might have been the case in
the past.
The fact that Harrow earned
an “Outstanding” grading in all
six of Ofsted’s categories for
inspecting schools in their recent
visit bears testament to the quality
of ASL’s work. There has been a
transformation for the better in
Harrow’s pastoral care over the
last forty years, and this would not
have happened without Andrew’s
determination, resourcefulness
and political skill. He would no
doubt be most pleased, of every
achievement in his professional
life, to be credited with this
advance, as his inherent decency
and determination for the good
of the boys has been directed
to this aim. It is through these
qualities that he has rightly gained
everyone’s respect by being a man
of quiet integrity and dedication
to the cause of Harrow.
Andrew’s earlier experiences
at Harrow prepared him for this
vital role in a number of ways.
He was involved in Community
Service from its inception in
anything like its current form in
1979, only stepping down from this role when he went into
West Acre in 1989. There was more time and opportunity to
carry out a range of activities than is the case today, and ASL
enjoyed being involved with them himself and encouraging
Harrovians to look outside the four walls of the school to see
what they might be able to do for those around us, especially
the younger and the elderly who might be less privileged than
ourselves.
In addition, of course, his House Mastership of West Acre
brought him a wealth of experiences of the ways of Harrovians.
It is recorded that he did not have an easy introduction to
the House, with a number of coincidental troubles in his first
few years – nevertheless, he overcame these problems with a
determination to do the right thing. Through these strengths, he
very quickly became greatly admired, respected and appreciated
by boys and parents alike. One of his distinctive approaches
as a House Master was to debate and discuss problems with
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troublesome boys. He never suggested any hint of surrender to
them, but sought to see that common sense and decency won
out at the end of the day. He challenged adolescents with a
patience many teachers find it hard to keep and was unparalleled
in making recalcitrant boys reflect upon the consequences of
their actions.
ASL’s own schooling was at the Nobel Grammar School,
Stevenage and then Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge,
where he read History and then completed a PGCE. He has
always enjoyed teaching History and had the ability to inspire
boys to find, analyse and assess sources. Industry, scrutiny,
reading and critical analysis were the pillars upon which historical
enquiry with ASL were based – and which helped many boys
to acquire the skills they needed for university. His ability to
see many sides of an argument and his willingness to join in an
intellectual joust have made him a natural to add Government
and Politics to his portfolio in recent years. He also made time
to fit into his schedule in more recent years a post-grad Diploma
in Management Studies at Westminster University.
Before taking on West Acre, Andrew tutored in The Head
Master’s and The Park, and since then he has worked in
Newlands. He has coached Rugby, soccer, athletics and rowing
– playing a typically full role in running a 24 hour a day
school. We gather that Andrew was a more than useful Rugby
player and in the days when Beaks v Boys Harrow Football
was outside the Health and Safety remit, he was frequently a
defender too many for aspiring 1st XI players. In recent years,
he has proved a gritty distance runner, completing a number
of Marathons for the Eating Disorders Association in memory
of his daughter, Helen.
Throughout his career, Andrew’s wife Gill has been a constant
support and encouragement, notwithstanding her own full time
and very demanding role as Director of Midwifery at Northwick
Park Hospital – a job which has brought her into contact with
generations of Harrow mothers, who have benefited from her
kindness and professionalism.
She and Andrew are now retiring to their home in north Norfolk,
where he has a range of activities planned from continuing to
work for the Independent Schools Inspectorate to driving steam
engines on the North Norfolk Railway and getting involved in
looking after their first grandchild, Thomas.
KMW
Rendalls House Master, and former Head of Geography, Karl
Wilding leaves Harrow this summer to take up the post of Deputy
Headmaster at Uppingham School. This is an excellent career
move for him and it is no surprise that such an energetic and
successful schoolmaster should be recruited for this demanding
role – though it is a sad loss to Harrow to wave him and Jennie
goodbye.
Karl came to Harrow as Head of Geography in 2000. His
previous post had been at Woldingham, and his experience
of working in a girls’ school was clearly another part of
his appeal to the co-educational Uppingham. He arrived at
Harrow to take over a department full of senior beaks, who
would clearly need careful handling, as well as another new
boy – AKM – for whose induction to teaching, and the life of
the boarding house in Rendalls, Karl was responsible. It was
Karl’s administrative ability as well as his talent for getting the
most out of every individual that made him the ideal person to
take on these duties. He was always looking for ways to build
upon the department’s strengths so that it could move forward
in its achievements.
He has been a highly committed form room master throughout
his time here and has always maintained great enthusiasm for
his subject. Year after year, boys have enjoyed the passion
with which he teaches and the sound preparation of his lessons
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which ensures that his pupils get good grades in public exams.
However, he also manages to inculcate academic skills which
will benefit the boys for years to come after leaving Harrow.
They have always been delighted to find that they are up to
KMW for Geography.
Karl took on Rendalls in 2004 at relatively short notice when
MLM became Deputy Head here. The fact that the two men have
similar approaches to the job in some ways made the transition
easier, and MLM remembers spending a lot of time with Karl
comparing clipboards in the run-up to that September. Indeed
the clipboard lived on in Rendalls as a vital guide to planning
the complexities of each day right through to the final Call
Over of last Summer Term.
Taking on a boarding house must be a daunting prospect for
anyone, but KMW has been an outstanding House Master who
has maintained high standards in all areas. This has been achieved
through a number of personal qualities and professional policies
which have been employed through the last eight years.
Firstly, Karl has a great eye for detail and excellent
organisational ability. These qualities have ensured that problems
have been anticipated and everything has worked in an efficient
manner, greatly to the benefit of boys, parents and masters.
His notices planning ends of terms, or grand occasions such
as Churchill Songs or Lord’s, have been like works of art in
their own right, and Rendallians have responded to the careful
attention given to their organisation by trying to live up to the
expectations of their House Master.
Also, Karl has always had high expectations of the boys in
the house. He has nurtured excellence in all areas of house life
and many boys have benefited from his drive to succeed. He
has consistently fed the boys messages about the importance of
scholarship and therefore maintained solid academic momentum
through the years. It is striking that this has been possible whilst
fostering caring relationships between the boys, and teaching
them the value of good interpersonal skills. His emphasis on
the significance of living in a community and doing all one
can to foster positive relationships in all areas has allowed
the boys to show, or in some cases to learn, the consideration
and empathy that will stand them in good stead for the rest
of their lives.
Further, he has known the boys in the house well and been
able to encourage the more diffident, while challenging any boy
who appeared to be diverging from the straight and narrow.
Boys and their parent both know that KMW actually cares about
them and is always willing to go the extra mile on their behalf.
Boys have appreciated the respectful and considerate manner
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in which he deals with them and have had the feeling that he
is there to support them through their Harrow School days so
that they can be as fulfilling as possible. Parents have always
known that their sons have been in safe hands with Karl and
that the house has a warm and happy environment, while its
members are nonetheless pushed to achieve their potential in
a wide variety of areas.
KMW has also taken trouble to build his team – of beaks as
well as boys. Whether coming to him with a question to ask, a
problem to discuss or just a joke to share, everyone has been
assured of his attention and interest, no matter how busy he
must have sometimes been. All kinds of people have felt valued
and lucky to be working with him, and learning from him. It is
noteworthy that Rendalls has been an unofficial training ground
for future house masters, with not just AKM going on to take
on a house, but also ERS and, from next year, MGJW, too.
Karl and Jennie have been indefatigable hosts and great
friends to many members of the Harrow community over the
years and will be much missed on the Hill. We are sure, though,
that his welcoming smile, with his organised, professional
approach and great attention to detail, will make him a success
at Uppingham. We wish him all the luck in the world in this
new endeavour.
CPB
Chris Bates is one of the masters who has been attracted by
the possibilities suggested by going to Hong Kong to help start
up the new Harrow International School. He has been a hardworking and successful Biology beak here and an outstanding
Assistant House Master, and now goes on to become a founding
House Master working for MLM.
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He quickly earned a reputation of being very hard-working on
behalf of his boys and an organiser of appropriate house trips
for each age group in the house – ranging from paintballing
to big curry nights. He encouraged boys to aim for the best
they could achieve across the range of their interests, as that
was his approach in everything he did. His experiences here
should, therefore, be a valuable stepping stone to running his
own show in Hong Kong.
In the wider school context, he has been typically busy,
taking a hand in rugby, Harrow Football and cricket coaching,
as well as, apparently, soccer, where his great size and supertanker turning circle did not make him a natural. By contrast,
his fitness led him to be a very successful head of the Royal
Marines Section of the HRC, a role spreading well beyond the
few hours of each Wednesday afternoon parade. He earned
Harrow-wide fame in leading the recent expedition to the
Mount Everest Base Camp – one of the most adventurous, yet
also highly successful, trips of recent years. Other tours he has
been involved in include the Outcasts Rugby tours, Harrow
Football tours, Science Department outings and climbing Mount
Kilimanjaro – an impressive list which speaks volumes for
Chris’s enthusiasm and involvement with the wider educational
aims of the school.
Chris’s work in the Biology Schools has also been impressive.
He has been an efficient and organised beak, who has enthused
many Harrovians with a love of life sciences. He has a light
touch in his teaching, but encourages all his students to take
their work seriously and to do as well as they can in public
exams.
We hope not to lose touch with him as he remains within
the wider Harrow family for this next exciting stage of his
career.
DLH
We are very sorry to have to say goodbye this summer to Dan
Llywelyn Hall, a valued and widely experienced member of the
Art Department. Dan began at Harrow in 2005, with a year out
from 2007 to 2009, and has brought huge skill and exhibition
experience to his students here.
CPB has been on the Hill for five years, coming from work
in life sciences, focusing on biotechnology and contract-based
research. He had taken a degree in Biology and Education at
York University, so inevitably seemed destined for the teaching
profession in which he seems such a natural practitioner.
He has always cut a dapper figure here and his taste for
hand-made suits should be well catered for in Hong Kong,
though he has had to leave his big, black Range Rover in
the care of fellow biologist, MJMR, for fear of adding to the
already considerable pollution in Hong Kong. More than that,
though, he has always been a popular figure, both with boys
and beaks, who responded well to his open, positive, cheerful
and fun-loving nature. These qualities made him a good choice
to be poached from Elmfield, where he was the Assistant House
Master for two years, to become the first Assistant at Lyon’s.
Although he keeps in close touch with his Welsh roots, he first
came to this part of the world to take a degree in Illustration
at the University of Westminster. Since then he has also done
some teaching at Salvatorian College and been closely involved
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with the Scout movement in Harrow Borough.
As an artist, he first made a splash when he was selected as
the Singer and Friedlander/Sunday Times Young Artist of the
Year in 2003. His work was then seen widely over London when
his picture of The Last Tommy, Harry Patch, was chosen as
the poster image for the 2009 BP Portrait Award, in which he
was a finalist. This picture now hangs in the Victoria Gallery
in Bath, Harry Patch’s home town. Dan’s work is also to be
found in the Royal Collection, the Imperial War Museum and
the National Museum of Wales, among many other public
galleries and private collections.
As a teacher, Dan is specially good at opening the eyes of
his pupils to different possibilities. His own work, as one critic
describes it, “blurs definitions between abstract and figurative
art” and he actively seeks to avoid directing students to work
in the style of any other artists, but to explore their own ideas
and ways of doing things.
His own exhibition experiences – especially his work on the
Hill, where he has staged an impressive show with SNP in the
Pasmore Gallery, and “Juxtapositions”, his personal responses
to some of the watercolours in the Old Speech Room Gallery
– have encouraged Harrovians to see what dedicated work can
achieve, and to rise to the challenge themselves – whether in
paint or in printing (another of his particular interests.)
Dan is leaving now to focus on his own work in his South
Harrow studio and to prepare work for forthcoming exhibitions.
We thank him for his efforts here and are sure we shall hear
more of his endeavours in the future.
TRC
Tom Cobb, who was no stranger to Harrow having worked here
as a gapper a few years ago, has completed a two-year stint this
summer as a post-graduate assistant in a number of departments,
while completing a teacher training programme.
He came back to Harrow directly from Loughborough
University and has played a key role in the sporting programme,
especially coaching rugby, but also taking soccer and cricket
teams as well as looking after swimming this season during
RDB’s sabbatical.
As a tutor in The Park this year, Tom’s work with the Shell
year was much appreciated as he had the ability to talk to the
boys in a way that got straight to the issue. He was noted for
a terrific no-nonsense style accompanied by an unmistakable
twinkle in his eye – qualities which made him popular with all
ages in the school. He also had the energy and enthusiasm to
take on evening duties undaunted, even after a full day teaching
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girl’s PE at Harrow High School, where he carried out some
teaching practice.
He was always interested to learn more about the school
and about education generally and adds that he has thoroughly
enjoyed his time back at Harrow. The experiences he has had
here have solidified his desire to work in teaching. His next
post is to be Head of Rugby at Cumnor House School.
GJR and JW
During the Summer Term we were very lucky to have been
able to call upon two vastly experienced beaks to cover a
term’s teaching here. Graham Ryder took on RDB’s teaching
in the Biology Schools while he was on sabbatical, while Dr
John Wheaton covered SJA’s maternity leave in the History
Department.
GJR retired from
John Lyon School
in 2008 as Director
of Studies and Head
of Biology. He
comments that he
has really enjoyed
getting back to his
roots in teaching his
subject and avoiding
all the admin that
previously came his
way. His divisions
GJR
have reported
enjoying his clear but challenging lessons. He adds that he
has been much impressed by the way that Harrow is such a
well-oiled machine in which everyone seems to know what is
expected of them and gets involved with such commitment.
He is looking forward to returning to an active life of travel
with his wife and keeping himself busy with his professional
photography business.
JW also worked,
among other
places, at John
Lyon, where he was
Head of History
for six years.
Since he retired
from that post,
he has done two
periods at Harrow
International,
Bangkok, and two
previous spells
of cover here in
1995 covering for
JRB’s sabbatical
JW
after he came out
of Elmfield, and between 1998 and 1999 for CJT, who was
working on his great histories of the Crusades and of Harrow
School. John comments that he has appreciated how welcoming
his four divisions have been to a new, if not young, teacher.
John will remain in touch with Harrow as a great supporter
of talks here for the Alexander, Palmerston and Trevelyan
Societies, as well as being a regular figure on the golf course
and an increasingly busy Harrow School tour guide.
We owe both these gentlemen a debt of gratitude for coming
to help out with such generosity and skill.
Exituaries of other leaving beaks will appear in future
editions.
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Gwen Nunn
We are sad to have to report the passing, on 24 July, at the
age of 92, of Gwen Nunn. Mrs Nunn, who worked for over
thirty years with her husband Gordon, the Manager of the
Harrow School Bookshop, will be remembered by generations
of Harrovians. Mrs Nunn's two sons, Colin and Malcolm,
attended the John Lyon School and Colin was President of
the Old Lyonian Association from 1999 to 2003.
Here & There
We offer congratulations to two couples from the Masters’ Room
who have been married during the summer: SDF and Camilla
Morrow who married on 21 July in Hungerford, and JLR and
Rachel Meadows who were married in Cambridgeshire on 4
August. Deputy Head Groundsman Lee Mashalsay was also
married to Samantha in Chapel.
We also record with pleasure the following births to members of
the Masters’ Room during the summer: Alfred (Freddie) Harvey
to RJH and Lauren born on 11 July in St Mary’s, Paddington;
Thea Hanson to JAH and Jenny, born on 27 July at Northwick
Park; Theodore Thomas to JOT and Katherine, born on 23 July,
also in Northwick Park.
Aristo Sham, Moretons, is currently taking part in the Leeds
Piano Competition. He has also been appointed a ‘Young
Steinway Artist’. This means that he can visit any Steinway
dealership in the world and ask for a room and piano to use
for practise. Also, if he is performing and Steinway deem the
venue/event suitable, they will provide the piano.
In addition to the current exhibition of photos by Sir Cecil
Beaton in the OSRG, the Imperial War Museum London is
currently staging a show called Cecil Beaton: Theatre of War
which concentrates upon his wartime work for the Ministry of
Information, though there are photos Beaton took throughout his
life. Both shows display the beauty and variety of his work.
Chamber Music Concert
for Spirewatch
St Mary’s Church
7.30pm 22 June
There were two Russian works in this concert on the evening
before Lord’s in St Mary’s.
The opening work was the mighty Piano Trio No 2 in A minor,
Op 50 by Tchaikovsky of which we heard both movements Pezzo
elegiaco and Tema con variazioni played by Victor Sun, West
Acre, violin, and recent OH James Lo, cello, and Aristo Sham,
Moretons, piano. This huge work is not so often performed
because of its monumental size. Here, however, was a wholly
convincing performance which captured all the piece’s many
expansive moods.
The second work was the String Sextet in D minor, “Souvenir
de Florence”, Op 70 by Tchaikovsky. This consists of four
movements Allegro con spirito, Adagio cantabile e con moto,
Allegretto moderato and Allegro vivace. The players were DNB
and, Richard Chen, OH, violins, Victor Sun, and Theodore
Mould, Bradbys, viola, together with James Lo and another
recent OH, Rafi Colman, cellos. Their playing was lively and
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cheerful throughout, bringing out the tuneful, singing nature of
the music which captures Tchaikovsky in a rare happy mood.
This was a free concert but with a retiring collection for
Spirewatch, the charity dedicated to St Mary’s Church run by
The Friends of St Mary’s. The audience was small, but very
appreciative of the hugely talented players we heard.
New Directions
Twentieth Century Music
Speech Room
29 June
This series of concerts is created to present twentieth century
music to Harrow’s concert-going classes and broaden their
education. On this occasion, we were also offered the wonderful
opportunity to hear Aristo Sham, Moretons, perform the Third
Piano Concerto of Prokofiev.
Three curtain-raisers to this main event presented music by
two giants of twentieth century music: Alban Berg and Arvo
Pärt. The String Orchestra, directed by DNB and conducted by
DNW, gave the first and last movements of the Lyric Suite by
Berg, remarkably rich, complex and in the conductor’s word
“dirty”. Bracketing this, we hear Pärt’s Fratres and Cantus in
Memory of Benjamin Britten. There are always those who are
won over by the idea of this numinous and spiritual music,
just as there are always those who just find it a bit dull and
aimlessly repetitive.
As if these were not wonderful enough offerings in their own
right, and would be massively impressive alone in almost any
other setting, clearly the most substantial and anticipated piece
was the Prokofiev. The full orchestra of some sixty players, on
this occasion and at this time of year inevitably considerably
stiffened by friends, beaks and professional players, made a
fabulously luscious sound to accompany one of the most naturally
gifted and hard-working pianists of his generation.
It is only necessary to reflect how astonishingly privileged
we are to be here to witness such amazing music played in
Speech Room by a Harrovian. The range and power of the
musical experience was just wonderful.
Cross-Curricular Lecture Series 9
OSRG
5 September 9.10pm
SLM
Too Many Cooks? Collaboration in 21st Century Theatre
ADT introduced the ninth series of Cross-Curricular lectures
which will be on the theme of collaboration. He commented
that he was very happy to arrange another series, and was
pleased to note that as well as beaks and outside speakers, there
were some boys giving lectures this term. The objective of the
lectures remains the same, though – to take a theme and look
at it from as many perspectives as possible.
SLM, newly-elevated Head of Drama, was lucky enough to
lead off this series with a review of collaborative elements in
modern theatre.
She opened her review by explaining that collaboration had
long been an essential of the theatre, citing such famous examples
as the work shared between Chekov and Stanislavsky, Brecht
and Weil, Lloyd-Webber and Rice, and Mendes and RussellBeale. Indeed, she added, many here have experienced such
collaborative efforts in the Ryan Theatre.
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However, in the main part of the lecture, SLM considered four
main examples of collaborative effort in recent times. Firstly,
Rupert Goold’s brilliant if flawed Decade, a complex work
exploring reactions to the destruction of the Twin Towers in New
York; secondly the hugely successful War Horse, an unlikely hit
in some ways which came out of the work of National Theatre
Studios; thirdly the very influential company Frantic Assembly,
whose work such as the boxing-inspired Beautiful Burnout with
the National Theatre of Scotland brought new audiences; and
lastly the Opening Ceremony of the recent Olympic Games in
which Danny Boyle brought so many elements together in his
stunning and critically acclaimed work.
Each was assessed for the success it achieved, the withering
critical reception of Decade contrasting with the world-wide
success of War Horse, for instance.
There were a number of interesting and thought-provoking
questions at the end of the lecture before ADT explained
his “loyalty card” scheme, by which those Harrovians who
attended the whole series of lectures might be rewarded at the
end of term.
Reflections of a “Games Maker”
JAH offers a few Olympic reflections
London has changed. This summer may have been a damp
squib weather wise, but the biggest show on earth has come
to town, had a rest, then started up again. Even the die-hard
friends of mine who swore blind that they would have nothing
to do with the Games had gone quiet very quickly after the
opening ceremony. Those who managed to lose out in the
massively over-subscribed ticket ballots mostly found tickets
for something one way or another before the Games started, and
those who got nothing for the Olympics have been hoovering
up Paralympics tickets, just to be in the park, to see our superheroes in action and be a part of it.
It was a real treat to see many colleagues and locals out
supporting the Olympic torch as it came through our high street
in late July, with the flotilla of loud entertainment surrounding
it. For many people, seeing the torch in their locality (and
wading three or four people deep to get a glimpse of it) was
the moment the Games came alive for them. For children, the
slightly perplexing looking mascots, Wenlock (named after
the first Wenlock Olympic games held in 1860, some 36 years
before the first of the modern era Olympic Games in Athens),
and Mandeville (named after Stoke Mandeville – the birthplace
of the Paralympics) proved to be mostly a hit (yet a terror to
some who hated the Cyclops look). My 3-year old daughter
especially loved them, and London even embraced them through
the Mayor of London’s discovery trails, where 82 of these
mascot statues have been placed on coloured trails showing
off particularly interesting parts of the city. We managed two
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of the 3 mile trails, but I know families who have got close to
visiting all of them, such is their appeal.
The doom-mongers had protested about it, claiming what a
waste of money £9 billion would be, how the weather would ruin
everything, London’s transport would implode, people wouldn’t
want to come, and there would be mistakes galore.
Nothing could have been more wrong. Yes, we may well
have to wait to see how London and the UK really benefit
economically from future investment and final sales of assets,
but the net cost to tax-payers will be much lower than the £9
billion, and may ultimately end up being a net winner. The
Athletics stadium legacy is still undecided, but it will go to a
good home, and I for one liked the original Spurs plan to turn
it to a football stadium and develop Crystal Palace to be the
world class athletics venue it once craved to be.
What really excited me was not just how much the national
press got behind the British success stories and near misses,
but how we had two weeks of constant positive news, not
the usual sniping, attacking, and doom and gloom that has
descended on us for too long. If the Jubilee taught us anything
at all, it is that Britain can throw great street parties, embrace
celebration and loves a good news story. Long may we live
in a land where headlines are positive, and we can bottle this
feel-good factor that started back in June and has carried us
through the bleak mid-summer.
People up and down the country have been there (some 6
million of us), or watching the TV (umpteen million of us),
becoming armchair experts on canoe slalom, parallel bars, 10m
platform dives, double sculls rowing and whatever floated our
boats when it involved British success stories. How many of
us have even bought Olympic gold medal winners’ stamps,
or visited a golden post-box? How many of us have done the
Mobot?
If Beijing was amazing for our medal haul, it was certainly
good at keeping secrets too. How many outside the real sports
fans had clocked Bradley Wiggins for how good he was before
this year? While Chris Hoy and Becky Adlington stole the
limelight after Beijing, Brad had clocked up 5 medals already
at Olympics, 3 of them gold, yet took till this year’s Tour de
France and Olympic gold to really hit the big time. If there
was an odds-on favourite for the BBC’s SPOTY award, it
must be him.
I recently asked my friends to name their top 5 moments from
the Games this year, and I ask readers the same questions.
Here are mine:
5) Ben Ainslie: "He shouldn't have made me angry"
4) Bradley Wiggins win - surely the SPOTY favourite
3) Mobot and U-Bolt doing each other's signatures
2) Katherine Grainger finally winning gold (after 3 consecutive
silvers) and her tears on the podium
1) Gemma Gibbons: "I love you mum", as she won a judo
medal, having recently lost her mum.
For some, the excitement of the Games started on July
27th when the party began (even if we all wished Sir Paul
McCartney hadn’t been invited). For others, the journey began
months, years or Olympiads ago. In 1986, the Commonwealth
Games came to Edinburgh, and a very excited 9 year old was
taken to the Games pool to watch an afternoon of swimming.
The day was made even more special when, half-way through
proceedings, Charles and Diana came into the section and sat
two rows behind our family. There began my fascination for
the Olympics, as I couldn’t wait to see the next Games in
Seoul in 1988. Fast forward a few Olympiads, to 2000 when
I took two weeks off work just to watch the entirety of the
games in Sydney. At that moment, I knew I had to go and see
it live. So, come 2004, I found myself on a midnight budget
airlines flight to Athens. Arriving with no sleep at 04:00 was
not a problem, as the adrenalin of getting to the rowing lake
to watch British medals being won, awarded and then paraded
made me feel so proud to be British. I also managed to join
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the Dean Macey (GB Decathlete) fan club during his stirring
effort that narrowly missed out on a medal, and sat in the upper
reaches of the stadium (not far from BJL) to watch Dame Kelly
Holmes strike gold and then see our 4 x 100m relay team beat
the Americans by 0.01 seconds to the gold medal. Standing up
in a huge stadium belting out one’s own national anthem is a
moment to treasure, just like standing up to sing it in the Royal
Albert Hall – a feeling of being truly proudly British.
So, it was no surprise that I (being a self-confessed kit junkie)
bought the London 2012 bid jacket and proudly strolled out
to Trafalgar Square on July 6th 2005. A day when the whole
square stopped at lunchtime and Steve Cram, Kelly Holmes
and a host of other stars stood in front of a big screen pointing
to Singapore and our expectant bid team awaiting their fate.
Silence descended on the square as Jacques Rogge opened the
envelope and uttered those immortal words “The Games of the
30th Olympiad, have been awarded to the city of ………….”,
and what seemed like a minute’s pause before “LONDON”
was delivered and the crowd around me erupted into carnival
atmosphere of delirium. I was there, and couldn’t have believed
we managed it (at least for the unbelievable budget set at the
time).
Like all those in and around the country, time stood still the
day afterwards, when I sat glued to the tv watching the events
of the 7/7 bombing unfold, scarcely believing that I had ridden
that underground route 24 hours earlier. Even today, seeing
one of the survivors of those atrocious attacks compete for
GB in volleyball at the Paralympics brings much hope to many
who suffered and still suffer to this day from similar barbaric
attacks and a story of amazing courage that quite rightly has
been trumpeted through the media.
From then on, it was always on my mind that I wanted to
be involved in the Games in whatever small way I could. I am
never going to be an athlete, but I was determined to work to
support the Games as well as see as much of it as possible.
The door finally opened two years ago, and I duly spent the
three hours filling in all the online questionnaires that made
up the London 2012 volunteer application form. From then on,
it was a waiting game – those of us called to Games Maker
interviews would be told several months after that, and maybe
more than a year further on, so we were encouraged to sit
tight and watch this space. For those waiting on AS or GCSE
results, for university offers and decisions, I can tell you a year
or more is a long time to wait. But, finally the interview offer
came through in July 2011, and I booked a slot straight after
term ended. Then the waiting began again – only this time we
knew it would take only 6 months before we received a go /
no-go for launch. Christmas came early for me, and December
2011 provided me with news that I had been accepted to be a
Driver – one of nearly 5000 selected to drive the BMW 3 and
5 series round London, chauffeuring Games family members.
Yes, for much of the Olympic party, I was dressed in red and
purple, sat in my brand new BMW annoying taxi-drivers in the
central London Games Lanes, transporting the good and the great
from one venue to another. In reality, the role wasn’t anything
like as glamorous as it could be made out to be, as we got to
know the M4, A12 and London Heathrow car parks pretty well
such was the organising committee’s massively over-zealous
desire to provide transport opportunities everywhere and all day
and night in case someone in the family wanted a ride.
While the appreciation for Games Makers throughout and
especially at the end of the Games was really good to see,
the super-humans are those who volunteer week in, week out
around the country – those for whom their work goes unnoticed,
unrewarded and often taken for granted. We had it easy, got
noticed, got our rewards and had a really amazing time of it.
But the real story of the Games should be how we look out for
long-term volunteering opportunities and seek to acknowledge,
respect and cherish those who do this out of sheer love and
devotion to others and their causes. Most of them don’t want
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rewards, don’t want the limelight, they just want to keep doing
what they love. They are the real heroes.
The C3L6 Chemistry Competition
The C3L6 competition, run by Cambridge University Chemistry
Department, took place at the end of the Summer Term. The
competition is designed to challenge L6th chemists after
their AS papers. The top award is called the Roentgenium
Award (element under gold on the Periodic Table….). Last
year, Takehiro Fujita, The Knoll, was one of three candidates
nationally to score full marks. He is going to Clare College to
read Natural Sciences.
The results from this year have recently been announced.
There were 4296 students entered. The highest scoring candidate,
with a score of 57/60, was Adam Butterworth, Lyon's. He, and
two other Harrovians (Richard Oh, The Head Master’s, and
Philip Leung, The Park, were in the top 0.9% of the candidates,
and were each given a Roentgenium Award. All three have
been invited this summer to St Catharine’s College and the
University Chemical Laboratory for a residential course, 31
August to 3 Sept.
In total, Harrovians were awarded 3 Roentgenium (top 0.9%),
2 Gold (next 6.7%), 7 Silver (next 14.5%) and 20 Copper
awards (next 38%).
The Rattigan Society
The Rattigan Society had its first theatre trip of the term on 6
September as a group of 15 eager boys accompanied SLM and
WJCG to the Old Vic to see Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen.
The play was in early previews but seemed remarkably
slick and extremely well directed. The recognisable faces of
Sheridan Smith and Adrian Scarborough, both known to many
of the boys from television appearances, gave outstanding,
effecting performances in a beautifully designed production
of the complex piece. Played out swiftly over 24 hours,
Ibsen’s startlingly resonant play is a thrilling portrayal of the
free-spirited Hedda Gabler (Sheridan Smith). Railing against
a life of crippling convention, Hedda Gabler cuts through the
lives of everyone in her orbit. The shocking final scene made
everyone jump out of their seats as blood splattered all over
the glass walls of the set.
All agreed it had been a very enjoyable first trip of the term.
The next Rattigan Society trip will be to see Chariots of Fire
and boys should look out for the sign-up sheet in the SCR as
places will go quickly for this popular adaptation.
Pre Season Rugby 2012
The sight of the Hill after a summer away was a more pleasant
experience for those of us who had gone above and beyond
ourselves in leaving the sun bed for the gym. For the rest it
seemed to promise little in the way of enjoyment.
Having been welcomed into the sports hall by JJC and having
proceeded to pick up some new kit, we nervously awaited
news as to our first commitment of the camp. True to form,
we were swiftly informed that the rather daunting prospect
of an “England” fitness test beckoned. Visions of sweat and
vomit immediately seized the mind. And so, the rather reluctant
trudge down to Ducker 1 commenced. Nonetheless there was
already an underlying sense of camaraderie in the face of such a
momentous task, and it was nice to see boys of all year groups
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spurring each other on throughout. One didn’t have to look far
for further inspiration, rubbing shoulders with international
players and coaches alike. Once this formality finished, we
headed off for lunch, pleased to have sometime to exchange
memories of the summer and our respective conquests.
The afternoon consisted of a brief skills session, with all
involved conscious to pick up a rugby ball before launching
into the encounter with KCS Wimbledon the following day.
Despite the rather arduous trek up Football Lane or across
the Head Master’s garden if you were bold enough to risk
the wrath of SAH, I think it’s fair to say that Druries served
to provide a welcome sight at the end of a long day in the
blistering heat.
The morning of the second day consisted of preparing for
the aforementioned match. Indeed KCS proved to be worthy
opponents and it was hardly surprising to learn that they had
already had the best part of a week’s training to rival our
solitary beasting. Nonetheless all involved put up a formidable
effort and, although it doubtless took sometime to shake off
the cobwebs, the result was a resounding success. Having said
that, the euphoria was swiftly exchanged with a myriad of aches
and pains that made any seated position in bill room nigh on
unbearable. With this in mind everyone welcomed the chance
to go for a paddle and listen to the rather feminine shrieks of
those on the receiving end of JJC’s hose down.
With little time for some R and R beyond the basic eight
hours sleep, we set about preparing for the presence of
Norwich School (colloquially know as JBH’s old place) and
the Zimbabwe international side, the next day. With everyone
feeling suitably battered and bruised, we were glad to here that
the match would consist of four quarters, with one half against
each school, and an intermediate period in which Norwich
and St Johns would have a chance to play each other. In some
regards this essentially played into our favour in that St Johns
probably had one too many gallops into the extremities of the
Sunley. Once again the strength of the squad was highlighted
in the performance, effortlessly exchanging one entire fifteen
for another and coming out victorious.
With three victories, some serious graft and a substantial
barbeque behind us we were afforded the next morning for
some team building before we crawled back to our respective
caves in the tranquil countryside. Needless to say paintballing
was an interesting concept and proved to be of a certain comedy
value. As one can imagine the chance to “hunt” Mr Jones and
Mr Walsh or Harry Glover in his weirdly appropriate tutu didn’t
go amiss. Indeed even if fatigue set in early, one relished the
opportunity to shoot fellow member of the year from behind
before sniggering profusely in the safety of one’s barricade.
All in all pre season proved to be a necessary reminder of the
positive prospects the season holds and the job that, as of yet,
remains unfinished. Our thanks to all who made it possible.
Athletics
Three Harrovians were selected to compete at the English
Schools’ Athletic Association Championships at the end of last
term and travelled up to Gateshead to represent Middlesex at this
prestigious competition. They achieved the following results:
KC Bassey, West Acre
(current ranking: 24)
U15 discus
10th place
Daniel Hubble, Lyon’s
(current ranking: 4)
U15 Pole Vault
9th place
Joel Harvey, West Acre
(current ranking: 5)
U17 200m
3rd place
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Cricket
1st XI Report 2012
The 1st XI are judged by most, unjustly, on one game at Lord’s.
This is an inescapable fact. More than ever before, 2012 will be
remembered for the incredible spectacle served up at the home
of cricket, and as a result, the XI will go down in legend as a
great team. But what does the real record actually say about
this Harrow team in a summer term that will also go down as
the wettest in living memory?
Well, they were good, but not great. They finished second in
the Cowdrey Cup, beating Wellington, Charterhouse and Eton,
but losing in disappointing fashion to Radley and Tonbridge.
A record of nine wins and six defeats could easily have been
better, but with the team ravaged by injuries, especially after
half term, and with the emergence of an even stronger school
circuit as schools like Malvern and Whitgift become county
academies, it represents a pretty good effort. There is a sneaking
suspicion that an 11-4 win/lose record would have more accurately
reflected the talent within the side.
For the first time since pre-season training was invented,
Harrow did not go abroad to Malta or Spain. Global warming
seduced them into staying at Harrow, and the wind and rain
swept in from the west, and at the time of writing (early July),
had still not abated. Three early matches were completely
lost to the weather and others were played in drizzle and on
boggy outfields. Nevertheless, Harrow made a promising start
by beating Wellington, Charterhouse and MCC. Viresh Patel,
new into the lower sixth, looked a class act with ball and bat,
but made the fatal error of running the 100m sprint in house
athletics. The resulting pulled hamstring stayed with him all
term, and although he managed 11 crucial overs at Lord’s
when no more than 60% fit, his absence was a big factor in
Harrow’s inconsistency.
The run-in to half term was a struggle. At Tonbridge the
batting disappeared, while at Dulwich the bowling ran into the
batting whirlwind that is A. Alleyne, and he made 145. A poor
performance on Speech Day led to a half term record of four
wins and three defeats, and the jury still out. But in truth it
had been a strange half; the weather had meant it had all been
very disjointed, and there had been no chance to practice in
the middle and get into a rhythm. The bowlers could not hit a
line and length and build up any sort of pressure on batsmen.
The seam attack of Lalit Bose, Hamish Macintyre, Arthur Boyd
and Andrew Turner, all had their moments, but would still bowl
one or two really bad balls an over. Dhiren De Silva and Max
Fosh bowled the spin in Patel’s absence and amid the carnage
at Dulwich, Fosh managed 11 overs of left arm spin for just 33
runs, and even Alleyne treated him with respect. He continued
to bowl well through to half term.
The batting was also stuttering. Nick Castleman promised
much early season, and Boyd made a fluent 80 at Dulwich,
but only Mikey Cousens and Robbie White put more than one
big score together. On occasions, like MCC, Tonbridge and
Harrow Wanderers, there was collective failure. As so often,
the Radley game, on the Saturday before Lord’s, seemed pivotal
to the season. The Cowdrey Cup was in the balance with three
teams at the top level on points. If Harrow could defeat Radley
and Eton, they would almost certainly win it. But with Bose,
Cousens and Patel absent, the batting again struggled, with only
Tom Morgan, on debut, and Turner, showing any resistance. In
fact, so well did Morgan bat, bowl and catch, Lord’s selection
now became very difficult.
The I Zingari game two days before Lord’s is always important
for practice before Lord’s, but this time it became a crucial
fitness test for Patel, Cousens and White, the keeper, who had
a cracked bone in his thumb. Harrow were fortunate in having
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a top class deputy, James Lawson Baker, who had kept against
Radley and now would share the keeping duties against I Zingari.
In what turned out to be a superb game of declaration cricket,
all came through unscathed, but the bowling, especially the spin
of Patel, Fosh and Morgan, looked ordinary. For the record,
Boyd made his first ever hundred in Harrow’s 298 for 7, Bose
opened the batting as he had done for the first time on Speech
Day, and I Zingari made 293 for 8 in return!
The miracle that was Lord’s happened. It was not a dream.
The bowling just about hung on to restrict Eton to a score that
though huge, looked like being even more formidable. Castleman
was immense as captain, the walking wounded, Patel and White,
got through impressively, and then Bose displayed the early
judgement of length and quick eye that set up an improbable
win. Hector Whitrow had taken bowlers apart before, on Speech
Day last season and in Cape Town in 2010, but this Lord’s
innings was not a hitter getting lucky – it was carried out with
the precise calmness of a top surgeon.
But what would happen now? There were six more games
against tough opposition, games that would define Harrow as
good, ordinary or just a poor side who happened to win at
Lord’s. Injuries really kicked in now. Patel’s school season was
over. White was still in pain behind the stumps. Boyd cracked
a bone in his foot and Turner dislocated a shoulder. Whitrow
had played with a fatigue syndrome and was now spent. Bose’s
stiff back meant that he could not bowl. Without Castleman’s
drive and leadership Harrow could have disappeared without
trace but he was helped by two huge efforts from Bose and
Macintyre.
Bose simply carried on where he had left off at Lord’s. He
followed that 118 up with 114 v Malvern, 72 v Whitgift, 41 v
Somerset College, and 94 v Winchester. He was just ruthless
on anything short. Macintyre was the last seamer left standing,
and he rose magnificently to the challenge of being the leader
of the attack. In five games he took 14 wickets for 120 runs in
47 overs, scored big lower order runs and took a miracle catch
on the boundary to effectively end the Winchester hopes of a
victory. He took an amazing 6 for 7 at Hampton in a master
class of left arm swing bowling. It all meant that Harrow won
4 and lost 2 of the games post-Lord’s. A very good Malvern
side were beaten along with Hampton, Somerset College, and
Winchester, but Bedford and Whitgift proved too strong for
the injury-ravaged school team. But there were silver linings.
Morgan Ward, after holding the fielding together single-handedly
at times, finally contributed significantly with the ball after losing
his radar early season, and youngsters like Cameron Mahon,
Guyan Ratnavel, Shailen Assani and Fred Ruffell all impressed
when stepping in to help in the last two weeks.
With only three players leaving, the future looks good for
next year. Bose bowled with real fire at times and should be
the leader of a useful attack. Turner’s bustling in swing often
showed real penetration while Boyd’s away swing was often
the pick of the attack. Macintyre came strong late season, when
Ward also started to pitch his gentle in swing from round the
wicket. But all the seamers suffered from inconsistency at
times, and will have to be more accurate if Harrow are to build
pressure and flourish next season.
Patel’s off spin looked classy and he will be the man to
build pressure in the middle of an innings. Fosh did well to
meet most of his challenges and usually produced economical
figures, but there is still a lot of work for him to do to get
more control and get batsmen driving. Morgan took 4 for 22
on a sunny last day of the season with his left arm darts, and
that is the style and consistency he must take into next year
rather than the slow lobs he was sometimes prone to bowl. De
Silva’s leg spin is promising but needs more tempo and drive
to really threaten. These spinners will all be pushed hard by
Guyan Ratnavel.
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The batting was boosted by Bose when he was promoted to
open. White and Cousens are technically good and are highly
rated, but they did not score the runs that they are capable of.
There were glimpses of excellence, especially early season when
Cousens made 111 not out and White 86 against Charterhouse,
but both need to show a bit more patience and be prepared to
graft, especially for that first 50. Boyd opened before Bose
came up and was more fluent and confident than previously.
He improved so much against spin that he looked just as good
in the middle order. Apart from Whitrow’s knock at Lord’s,
the lower order did not score enough runs. Turner and Ward
should score significant runs but it has not happened yet. Turner
showed his potential with a careful 29 v Radley. Macintyre
only came good late season.
Like the batting and bowling, the fielding had great potential
but wavered mid-season when catches went down too regularly.
At his best, White was excellent behind the stumps, as at
Lord’s, but too often he seemed to lack energy and motivation
in other games. Lawson Baker has great hands and bounce, and
now needs to work on his footwork standing back. Ward was
the stand out fielder, controlling extra cover with easy grace
and secure hands, and this helped him retain his place in the
side. Macintyre and Turner were swift boundary fielders while
Cousens remained well above average in the slips.
In an age of rampant egos and self promotion, Nick Castleman
was a breath of fresh air. His selfless devotion to the team and
their welfare shone like a beacon throughout a tough season.
His one driving motivation was for Harrow to win games of
cricket, and his integrity stood firm despite his own struggles
with form. He is a model for future captains to follow.
AVERAGES
BATTING
L Bose
ME Cousens
RG White
AW Boyd
HWD Whitrow
VM Patel
HDL Macintyre
NMT Castleman
ARG Turner
MP Ward
Inn N.O
13
0
16
3
16
2
12
0
12
4
6
1
11
5
16
1
11
4
12
2
Runs
595
593
474
384
243
102
100
245
102
102
Aver. Strike Rate
45.8
96.4
45.6
86.4
33.9
56.5
32.0
57.8
30.4
91.7
20.4
58.0
16.7
73.0
16.3
55.3
14.6
68.0
10.2
61.5
(Also Batted – TCR Morgan 5-0-46-9.2, DJ De Silva 6-2-22-5.5,
MA Fosh 6-2-8-2.0, JD Lawson Baker 4-1-20-6.7, GD Ratnavel
1-0-5-5.0, FWA Ruffell 1-1-15-0, CM Mahon 1-0-5-5.0, SJS
Assani 1-0-2-2.0)
BOWLING
VM Patel
L Bose
HDL Macintyre
TCR Morgan
ARG Turner
AW Boyd
MP Ward
DJ De Silva
MA Fosh
O
47
91.3
131
51
92.5
75.4
70.4
39.4
95.1
M
2
11
17
2
8
9
8
2
9
R
170
332
451
229
391
306
309
208
341
W
10
17
20
10
17
13
12
5
6
Econ.
3.6
3.6
3.4
4.5
4.2
4.1
4.4
5.3
3.6
Aver
17.0
19.5
22.5
22.9
23.0
23.5
25.7
41.6
56.8
(Also Bowled – CM Mahon 15-3-49-2, GD Ratnavel 20-277-3, SJS Assani 14-0-92-2, NMT Castleman 5-0-31-0, ME
Cousens 4-0-27-1)
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The School v Malvern College (55 overs)
26 June
Harrow won by 48 runs
Harrow
RG White, c Cadmore b Jones
...
L Bose, c Jones b Shah
...
...
ME Cousens, c Lacey b Wright ...
NMT Castleman, b Shah ...
...
AW Boyd, b Martin ...
...
...
HWD Whitrow, c Cadmore b Martin
TCR Morgan, c Smith b Jones
...
ARG Turner, run out...
...
...
MP Ward, run out ...
...
...
HDL Macintyre, run out ...
...
DJ De Silva, not out...
...
...
Extras ...
...
...
...
...
Total ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... 21
...114
... 29
... 12
... 38
... 12
... 17
... 24
... 0
... 9
... 0
... 32
...308
Malvern
T Cadmore, c Morgan b Ward
...
F Martin, lbw Turner...
...
...
M Jefferson, c White b Macintyre ...
M Drury, c and b De Silva ...
...
A Milton, c Boyd b Ward ...
...
C Lacey, c Boyd b Turner ...
...
C Harwood, c Castleman b Turner...
L Smith, c Morgan b Macintyre ...
A Jones, b Macintyre...
...
...
W Wright, not out ...
...
...
A Shah, c Cousens b Turner...
...
Extras ...
...
...
...
...
Total ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... 85
... 1
... 2
... 17
... 16
... 0
... 55
... 33
... 2
... 4
... 1
... 34
...260
Harrow Bowling
AW Boyd
TCR Morgan
HDL Macintyre
ARG Turner
DJ De Silva
MP Ward
O
8
5
10
8.5
6
11
M
0
0
1
1
1
1
R
43
32
47
40
45
46
W
0
0
3
4
1
2
Three days after Lord’s and the School became involved in
another real scrap. Missing Fosh and Patel through injury, Morgan
and De Silva came in after their sterling 12th and 13th man
duties at Lord’s. Bose once again dominated the Harrow innings
with 114 off just 125 balls. He got Harrow off to a such a flyer
that they had 105 off the first 20 overs. They never fell below
five an over as the middle order all scored at better than a run
a ball. Boyd and Turner contributed particularly fine cameos. A
total of 308 was fantastic considering that the Malvern attack
was perhaps the best we have seen all season.
But then Malvern got off to a flyer themselves thanks to
Cadmore. This classy player sped to 85 off just 67 balls and
Harrow’s depleted attack were struggling to contain him. The
score at tea was 143 for 3 off just 25 overs. But Ward was in
the middle of his best spell for a long time and when Cadmore
helped a long hop to a grateful Morgan at deep square leg
there was great rejoicing. Two excellent Boyd catches reduced
Malvern to 153 for 6 and Harrow, perhaps feeling the contest
was over, fatally eased off the gas.
Harwood and Smith started slowly to rebuild, and then
upped the tempo, until Harrow realised that they were back in
a game. In fact, rain had made the task tougher for Harrow as
the ball was wet. The game was decided by two more great
catches. Harwood and Smith were winning the game and did
not need to take risks but pressure is a strange thing. For no
apparent reason Smith lofted Macintyre to deep extra where
Morgan misjudged the catch before recovering to catch it low
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and behind him. Then Harwood tried to hit Turner into South
Harrow and Castleman made a superb catch running back over
his head. 248 for 6 had become 250 for 8 and this time the
match was over with seven overs still remaining – showing
how quickly Malvern had scored.
In truth this was another fine game of cricket but the squad
were looking weary. Would they cope with the difficult last
5 matches?
The School v Hampton (50 overs)
28 June
Harrow won by 9 wickets
Hampton
M Main, b Macintyre
...
...
O Friar, lbw Boyd ...
...
...
G King, c Whitrow b Macintyre ...
M Jones, b Macintyre
...
...
S Goodwill, b Macintyre ...
...
C O’Brien, c Whitrow b Macintyre...
G Harper, b Ward ...
...
...
M O’Brien, c Bose b Macintyre ...
G Tunnicliffe, c Boyd b Ward
...
H Comerford, c Cousens b Boyd ...
J Goodwill, not out ...
...
...
Extras ...
...
...
...
...
Total ...
...
...
...
...
Harrow Bowling
HDL Macintyre
AW Boyd
ARG Turner
MP Ward
MA Fosh
O
7
7
5
7
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
M
2
0
0
2
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
65 (28
R
7
27
16
9
6
... 0
... 0
... 8
... 0
... 7
... 0
... 27
... 0
... 5
... 0
... 0
... 18
overs)
W
6
2
0
2
0
Harrow School
RG White, not out ...
...
...
...
...
... 25
NMT Castleman, b M O’Brien ...
...
...
... 0
ME Cousens, not out...
...
...
...
...
... 40
(L Bose, AW Boyd, HWD Whitrow, TCR Morgan, ARG Turner,
MP Ward, HDL Macintyre, MA Fosh, all did not bat)
Extras ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... 1
Total ...
...
...
...
...66 for 1 (13 overs)
A master class in left arm swing bowling by Hamish Macintyre
settled this match well before lunch. The ball swung for all
the bowlers but Macintyre exploited the conditions best. Only
Harper showed any real resistance but once he had been bowled
by Ward trying to keep the strike the innings was effectively
over. Cousens and White scored the runs with few alarms after
Castleman went early.
The School v Whitgift
30 June
Whitgift won by 8 wickets
Harrow School
RG White, lbw Winslade ...
L Bose, b Shinwari ...
...
ME Cousens, b Shinwari ...
NMT Castleman, lbw Shinwari
TCR Morgan, c Sibley b Lloyd
HWD Whitrow, b Sibley ...
ARG Turner, b Sibley
...
MP Ward, b Winslade
...
HDL Macintyre, not out ...
CM Mahon, b Shinwari
...
MA Fosh, b Shinwari
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... 3
... 72
... 15
... 11
... 4
... 16
... 0
... 8
... 23
... 5
... 0
T H E
Extras ...
Total ...
H A R R O V I A N
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Whitgift
J Lloyd, c Turner b Morgan...
D Sibley, not out ...
...
J Winslade, c Bose b Cousens
G Dann, not out
...
...
Extras ...
...
...
...
Total ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... 27
...
...106
...
... 21
...
... 10
...
... 22
... 186 for 2
Harrow Bowling
HDL Macintyre
CM Mahon
MA Fosh
ARG Turner
MP Ward
TCR Morgan
ME Cousens
...
...
O
10
9
10
2
4.4
4
3
M
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
R
23
35
29
16
34
26
20
... 28
...185
W
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
With Boyd now out for the season and Bose not able to
bowl, Cameron Mahon came in for his debut and bowled tidily.
Only Macintyre and Fosh supported him as a strong Whitgift
team reached their target in 43 overs. Sibley looked a class
batsman and scored a good century. Earlier, Harrow struggled
against two genuine quick bowlers in Winslade and Shinwari.
Bose again batted beautifully to maintain his form but had no
real support. Late in the day Turner dislocated his shoulder in
attempting a catch in the deep, worsening Harrow’s mounting
injury problems.
The School v Somerset College
1 July
Harrow Won by 7 wickets
Somerset College
J Hendersen, c Morgan b Mahon
4
L Lami, c Cousens b Mahon
3
E Moses, c Fosh b Ward
24
L De Genaar, st White b Ratnavel
19
P Carstens, lbw Morgan
8
J Freemantle, run out
50
O Nel, c Whitrow b Fosh
5
J Hardy, run out
33
J Sloan, not out
4
Extras
28
Total 178 for 8
Harrow Bowling
HDL Macintyre
CM Mahon
GD Ratnavel
MP Ward
TCR Morgan
MA Fosh
O
10
6
10
9
5
10
M
0
2
1
0
0
0
R
42
14
33
31
24
27
W
0
2
1
1
1
1
Harrow School
RG White, b Sloan ...
...
...
...
...
... 23
L Bose, c Hendersen b Sloan
...
...
...
... 41
ME Cousens, not out...
...
...
...
...
... 60
NMT Castleman, lbw Nel ...
...
...
...
... 14
HWD Whitrow, not out
...
...
...
...
... 28
(Morgan, Ward, Macintyre, Ratnavel, Mahon, Fosh)
Extras ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... 14
Total ...
...
...
...
...
...
... 180 for 3
September 15, 2012
Bose again got Harrow off to a lightning start in pursuit of
178. Cousens and Whitrow finished the job in the 35th over.
It was a good win considering the long injury list, with only
two bowlers from the Lord’s XI still remaining. Ratnavel made
his debut and bowled a tidy spell of off spin. Mahon, in his
second game, took the first two wickets. Ward and Fosh also
bowled valuable spells to restrict a young Somerset College
side from Cape Town.
The School v Bedford (50 overs)
Tuesday 3rd July
Bedford won by 115 runs
Bedford
J Thirston, b Morgan...
...
...
P McDuell, c Morgan b Ratnavel ...
J McDuell, c Sub b Macintyre
...
T Graham, b Ratnavel
...
...
A Sohal, b Ward
...
...
...
A Wharton, c Castleman b Macintyre
D Morecroft, b Assani
...
...
G Axon, c L-Baker b Macintyre ...
J Humphreys, b Macintyre ...
...
H Morecroft, not out...
...
...
G Wright, lbw Assani...
...
...
Extras ...
...
...
...
...
Total ...
...
...
...
...
Harrow Bowling
HDL Macintyre
SJS Assani
MP Ward
GD Ratnavel
MA Fosh
NMT Castleman
TCR Morgan
O
10
8
8
10
1
2
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
M
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Harrow
RG White, b Morecroft
...
...
NMT Castleman, c Axon b Wharton
ME Cousens, c McDuell b Graham...
TCR Morgan, st Axon b Graham ...
HWD Whitrow, c Axon b Humphries
JD Lawson Baker, lbw Graham ...
MP Ward, lbw Humphries ...
...
HDL Macintyre, st Axon b Wright...
SJS Assani, b Wharton
...
...
GD Ratnavel, c Wright b Thirston...
MA Fosh, not out ...
...
...
Extras ...
...
...
...
...
Total ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
R
28
52
42
42
16
21
42
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... 93
... 56
... 32
... 0
... 9
... 19
... 0
... 11
... 1
... 4
... 1
... 17
...249
W
4
2
1
2
0
0
1
... 32
... 0
... 20
... 0
... 1
... 5
... 14
... 32
... 2
... 5
... 0
... 7
...118
With Bose, Boyd, Patel and Turner out, Harrow badly needed
their top three to make runs, but they could not provide the
platform the team needed in chasing a big score. The damage was
done before lunch when Thirston and McDuell batted smoothly
to take Bedford to 150 for 0 off just 25 overs. Some of the
Harrow bowling bordered on the comic. Harrow fought back
well after lunch with Ratnavel making the initial breakthroughs
and Morgan bowling tightly. Assani on debut came back to bowl
a good second spell but Macintyre was the pick of Harrow’s
attack with figures of 4 for 28. Lawson Baker took over from
White behind the stumps when the latter aggravated his thumb
injury. There was some disappointing Harrow batting but the
squad is now at full stretch.
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T H E
September 15, 2012
The School v Winchester (50 overs)
5 July
Harrow won by 71 runs
Harrow
RG White, lbw Mills...
...
...
L Bose, run out
...
...
...
ME Cousens, run out...
...
...
NMT Castleman, b Portman...
...
HWA Ruffell, not out...
...
...
HDL Macintyre, not out ...
...
(Morgan, Lawson Baker, Ward, Assani,
Extras ...
...
...
...
...
Total ...
....
...
...
...
Winchester
D Escott, run out ...
...
N Green, c L-Baker b Macintyre
O Mills, c Macintyre b Morgan
L Gregory, c and b Morgan...
E Wylde, st L-Baker b Fosh...
P Rathod, c White b Morgan
A Sachak, st L-Baker b Morgan
H Sever, not out
...
...
W Dunger, c Fosh b Ward ...
H Portman, not out ...
...
Extras ...
...
...
...
Total ...
...
...
...
Harrow Bowling
HDL Macintyre
SJS Assani
MP Ward
L Bose
MA Fosh
TCR Morgan
ME Cousens
O
10
6
10
3
10
10
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
M
3
0
0
0
0
2
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
Fosh)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... 17
... 94
... 90
... 19
... 15
... 7
...
... 21
... 263 for 4
...
... 28
...
... 0
...
... 65
...
... 10
...
... 7
...
... 9
...
... 2
...
... 38
...
... 4
...
... 10
...
... 19
... 192 for 8
R
15
40
46
11
42
22
7
W
1
0
1
0
1
4
0
Harrow ended an eventful season winning in pleasant sunshine
against Winchester. Bose continued his great run of form and
H A R R O V I A N
seemed set for a third century before Cousens ran him out after
a stand of 109 which set up a big total. Fred Ruffell did well
to score a useful 15 not out on his debut and Cousens went
on to a good score. Winchester were quite well placed at 112
for 2 with Mills looking good, but a great catch by Macintyre
off Morgan on the boundary ended his knock. Gregory went
next ball and Winchester never recovered. Morgan completed
a great spell of left arm darts but Macintyre, typical of his last
few games, also had special bowling figures. The game quietly
petered out with Winchester well short.
Rugby
1st XV v Emeka Ilogu’s XV
8 September
In typical fashion, Emeka Ilogu’s XV, or VIII as it actually
was, arrived late and rather unprepared. Whilst the first XV
went through their rigorous warm up and drills with military
precision, the OHs applied their sun cream and scouted to find
some more players (which they did, eventually).
The game was scrappy but enjoyable for the spectators, the new
Lyon’s winger Shaquille Jack capitalising on the large amount
of loose ball to score four tries. Harry Glover, Rendalls, secured
a superb individual solo try, side-stepping the OH forward pack
before gliding through the middle and dotting down under the
posts. Morgan Ward, The Park, the captain of the Harrow XV,
Jamie Grist, The Grove, and Ade Omisore, West Acre, scored
the other tries of the rout. Final score 46-0.
Colts A v. New Hall School
Harrow won 45-14: D.L. Graham 2, Druries; O.R. James,
Newlands; R.B. Kawkabani, Moretons; S.J. Meeson-Frizelle,
Elmfield, 1, 4 con; C.T.M. Chritchley; Lyon's; M.G. Kendall,
West Acre.
Junior Colts A: Harrow won 43-12.
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