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SCHOOL NOTES
SUMMER 2015
COMMENT
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1st XI Cricket
A heavy reliance was placed firmly on the shoulders of Russell to get the bulk of the runs and to be
regularly amongst the wickets. He didnt disappoint, racking up a total of 351 runs at a mightily impressive
average of a touch over 50, coupled with finishing as leading wicket taker. Instrumental with 57* in the only
success of the season, an 8 wicket victory over Bishopsgate, Russell proved he will certainly be a player
to watch in his final year.The other highlight of the season was a battling draw against quite possibly the
best side we played. Hall Grove set an improbable target of 183 from 34 overs but a surge of resilience
raced its way to the forefront of the match.Teetering at 81-5 with plenty of overs remaining, the usual
late order collapse seemed to be on its way and an early conclusion to the match would be had.
However, Hawkey and Boer put together a remarkable rearguard action against some hostile bowling to
inch their way closer and closer to a most unlikely draw. It was left to number 11, Zakhir ma. to see out
the final over and complete what was an astonishing escape from defeat. Hopes that this result would lead
to a further upturn in fortunes quickly evaporated when outplayed in successive matches against Ludgrove,
Woodcote House and Milbourne Lodge where Russells well complied knock of 72 was in vain. A final day
defeat against Horris Hill completed what will go down as a forgettable season. At times, the boys showed
that they could be capable of competing. However, on too many occasions, when some real quality was
needed to pick up a key wicket, snaffle a half chance, or dig in and put together a score, we often fell a
little short.
Team From: Hopton ma. (C), Russell, Goschen, Hawkey, Efemuai, Kim, Ker, Maldonado, Zakhir ma.
Boer, Beckwith-Moore, Cluff
M.P.G
SCHOOL NOTES
FORM PRIZES
VI
Russell, Buxton, Lazaro
VIa
Bekar, Beckwith-Moore, Goschen
V
Efemuai, Hopton mi, Zakhir ma
Va
Boer, Preston ma, Jegede
IV
Wilson,Avakyan, Lewis ma
IVa
van Heusden, Lamb, Bianchi
III
de Carlos, Hobbs, Boscawen
II
Senior min, Jackson mi
I
Allen
Camping
This summer has provided some fantastic conditions for school camping, apart from the rather stormy
first weekend for forms I to III! The boys who have attended have really enjoyed sleeping out in the
schools commodious bell tents, near to the Orchard. The boys have constructed basic survival shelters
out of natural materials, built fires, played capture the flag, toasted marshmallows and told ghost stories
around the fire. The most popular event however has been the air rifle 'tin can' shoot to win their
precious marshmallows! It has been great fun and hopefully will continue to be a popular feature of the
summer term.
A.T.M
French Day
Gardening Club
Charity Day
V.G
House Singing
Competition
The House Singing Competition on June 25th
was a lovely evening with the standard of entries
higher than ever before. We were pleased to
welcome Mr Richard Coppack, the Head of
Music from Ashdown House School who gave
some very valuable comments to each of the
soloists, and judged the competition for us. He
said it was a very close call with the standard
being so high, but the overall winners of each
class were Coen for the Junior Solo class, and
Hopton mi for the Senior solo class.The House
Song class was a close run affair. This year's
theme was 'Songs from the Shows' and the
houses had been practising hard in the weeks
prior, but on the night the prize went to Girdlestone for their version of 'Circle of Life'. Well
done to them, but also to the other three houses
who all gave very creditable performances.
S.J.L
Parents Choir
As well as pigs we also have our very first Beehive
filled with 60,000 bees working hard at producing
delicious golden honey which will be extracted
later on in the term. The boys have had the
opportunity to put a bee suit on and get up close
and personal with the beehive, looking inside and
doing inspections.
J.M.W.P
House Competition
What a great term for the house competition!
One point separated Girdlestone and the
winners Crabtree in one of the most exciting
competitions for a long time.We celebrated with
a delicious meal of duck pancakes, butterfly lamb
and melting chocolate pudding. House elder
Malhame gave a soulful last speech urging the
house on to more victories in the terms to
come.Thanks to Darren and his team for such a
wonderful meal and to the boys in the House
for their outstanding efforts throughout the
term and for making sure to show their show
ups, it always makes such a difference.
A.T.M
B.C
2nd XI Cricket
I can't remember the last time a cricket season was
so much fun. This team really bonded and gelled
and worked together as a genuine team should. We
won only the one game against Milbourne Lodge
and managed a draw versus St George's early in the
season, otherwise we lost our matches. The difficulty
Against Woodcote, away, the top three all scored 50 in a total of 216 of 20 overs! We used ten bowlers
back at them and it was good to see Davies and de Carlos in the wickets. Senior mi. made three run outs!
With three games to go Brambletye gave us what looked like a sterner test with a total of 150.With runs
from Senior ma., Hopkins ,Buxton, Hopton mi. and Hinchliffe, though we got through in only 15 overs with
the loss of 3 wickets. Our closest game came against St.Andrew's, Pangbourne.We did not bat well and
without Senior's 53 and a very good performance from Lewis ma. we would have struggled. It was close
all the way in their reply but an outstanding team performance in the field kept our record intact.
The final game of the season was a celebration of all we had achieved. We batted first and declared at
195-7 with 64 for Buxton, 63 from Senior ma. and 33 from Hopkins.They were never going to get close
to this and another fivefer from Buxton wrapped up was what an amazing term.
This season will live long in the memory;not just for the fact that they won but also for how they played the game.
Team From: Buxton (C), Senior ma., Hopkins (wk), Hopton mi., Hinchcliffe, Lewis ma., Senior mi., Coen,
Davies, Lamb, Crewe-Read, Hobbs, de Carlos
T.A.C.N.D
3rd XI Cricket
The 3rd XI cricket team have made excellent progress this summer term. The boys benefited hugely
from the brilliant training sessions set up by the visiting Hampshire County coach, Paul, early in the
season. The boys repeatedly rehearsed bowling, batting and fielding drills and these early sessions were
key in laying the foundations for future success. Of the first four games the team achieved an impressive
three wins. The improvement of the team led to our better players deservedly moving up to the second
XI and subsequently our last two games did not go our way. The penultimate game at Ludgrove was a
demonstration of resilience and endeavor and in a nail biting final over, the team narrowly fell short of a
draw by two balls. Aside from the positive improvements made I have been particularly impressed by the
team spirit displayed that has made this season so enjoyable.
Team From: Desmond, Zakhir mi, Lazaro, Jonas (Wk), Dyachenko,Tirado, Sasson, Bekar (C), Klein, Boyo,
Preston ma, Jegede, Dixon
A.T.M
Under 9A Cricket
Under 9B Cricket
The boys started the term with excitement and anticipation. The lack of fixtures and subsequent
cancellations left us with only 3 fixtures for the term which is never enough to have a fair crack of the
whip.We never got going but with a few more games I feel a win was just round the corner. We came
very close in an exciting game at Ludgrove. They scored 71 and we fell just short with 62. It was a game
the boys took a lot of confidence from after a heavy
defeat to Bishopsgate a few weeks earlier. Many
weeks past before we played our final game, our first
at home, against Horris Hill. We were hit hard by
chicken pox but we managed to get a team out
however we didn't really do ourselves justice and
lost heavily. Our concentration was not on the
game and all the boys would agree we should have
done a lot better. Stand out performances this
season would include 25 scored by Dawson and
Bhardwaj at Ludgrove and Guest-Gornalls bowling
which was accurate and hard to pick up by the
opposition all term. The team has enjoyed training
and practising and I hope they go into next year with
the same attitude and enjoyment for the sport.
Team From: Arden-Norris,Tkachev, Kuanyshev mi., Bhardwaj, Dawson, Ropeid, Rotenberg,Affram, GuestGornall, Richmond, McGreal, Horton mi.
J.M.W.P
20/20 Trip to
Hampshire v Essex
at the Rose Bowl
Cricket Ground
Sports Day
We were blessed with glorious weather for what
was a fantastic and very exciting Sports Day.
Records tumbled and both victor ludorums were
hotly contested, only being won in the last race of
the day in the case of the Middle School.The
grounds and track looked absolutely magnificent
and huge thanks must go to T.M.E.D and A.J.N.D.
for their extremely hard work.
B.W.R.H
Senior School
100m
200m
400m
800m
70m Hurdles
Long Jump
High Jump
Javelin
Shot
Victor Ludorum:
1. Efemuai 13.34s.
1. Beckwith-Moore 29.72s.
1. Hawkey 1.10.10s.
1. Hawkey 2.39.13s.
1. Beckwith-Moore 11.52s
1. Hopton ma 4.17m.
1. Beckwith-Moore 1.22m
1. Hopton ma 14.78m
1. Iglesias Herraiz 9.09m
1st Beckwith-Moore
2. Beckwith-Moore
2. Efemuai
2. Hopton ma
2. Hopton ma
2. Hawkey
2. Hagg-Davies
2. Russell
2. Boam
2. Kim
2nd Hawkey
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Hawkey
Hawkey
Beckwith-Moore
Navarro
Hopton ma
Marshall-Lee
Hopton ma
Jegede
Sasson
100m
200m
800m
70m Hurdles
Long Jump
High Jump
Victor Ludorum:
1. Hopton mi 14.59s.
1. Hopton mi 31.47s.
1. Hinchliffe 2.40.86s.
1. Hinchliffe 12.56s
1. Lewis ma 4.28m.
1. Buxton 1.05m.
1st Hinchliffe
2. Lewis ma
2. Lewis ma
2. Jackson ma
2. Senior ma
2. Senior ma
2. Senior mi
2nd Lewis ma
3.
3.
3.
3.
3.
3.
Senior ma
Hinchliffe
Lewis ma
Buxton
Hinchliffe
Lewis ma
100m
200m
600m
70m Hurdles
Long Jump
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Motala-Evans
Motala-Evans
Motala-Evans
Allen
Field mi
Middle School
M.P.G
M.P.G
Junior School
Athletics
Boscawen 15.41s.
Boscawen 33.50s.
Lewis mi 2.07.50s.
Jackson mi 14.42s
Boscawen 3.54m.
Lewis mi
Lewis mi
Boscawen
Lewis mi
Lewis mi
Two district champions, three national finalists, five district placings. Overall victories in four out of five matches.
Seniors
Vs. Hall Grove lost,Vs. Bishopsgate lost,Vs.Woodcote lost,Vs. St.Andrews Pangbourne lost Vs.
Papplewick drawn.
This was always going to be a tough season for the seniors as we were not blessed with a particularly
strong group. However, to their credit they improved significantly over the season and there were
some notable performances from the team captain Beckwith-Moore, who remained unbeaten all
season in the hurdles and went to the nationals. Hawkey also ran beautifully in the 800m and Efemuai
recorded some good times in 100m races.
Juniors
Vs. Hall Grove won,Vs. Bishopsgate won,Vs.Woodcote lost,Vs. St.Andrews Pangbourne won Vs.
Papplewick won.
But for a very poor day at the office against Woodcote this would have been a sublime season.As it
was, the Under 11s were hugely successful and led in their efforts by Hinchliffe who was imperious all
season, winning the district athletics in the hurdles (12.50s) and also qualifying for the nationals in the
1500m. Something we think was last achieved 18 years ago. Lewis ma jumped beautifully and was a handy
sprinter in partnership with Hopton mi and Jackson ma won the district championship in an astonishing
run, setting a new school record (2.38.03s) only for it to be beaten in the last competition of the season.
Under 10
Vs. Hall Grove won,Vs. Bishopsgate won,Vs.Woodcote lost, ,Vs. St.Andrews Pangbourne won,Vs.
Papplewick won.
A superb season from the Under 10s was led from the front by Lewis mi and Boscawen, the former
remaining unbeaten in the 600m and the latter breaking two school records in the 100m and 200m.
Motala-Evans, Berridge and Field mi also showed much promise for the future
Team From: Beckwith-Moore (C), Lewis mi, Berridge, Senior mi, Motala-Evans, Jackson mi, Jackson ma,
Buxton, Hopton mi, Senior ma, Hopkins, Hinchliffe, Russell, Hawkey, Marshall-Lee, Hopton ma,Navarro
Del Aguila, Lewis ma, Efemuai.
B.W.R.H
A.D.V
Tennis
Music
The life of the Music department has continued on with its usual energy this term, and we have achieved
a great deal in terms of performance and exam results in addition to the day to day work that goes on
in the classroom.We had an Informal Concert on May 28th which was well attended and the standard of
performance by all the soloists was of a high level.We are pleased that the concerts are now streamed
live online so any parents who are not able to make the concert can watch from home. Following Long
Leave the focus was on the Summer Concert on June 27th which was a fantastic evening of music
following on from the Art Exhibition in the Sports Hall.All the ensembles that meet weekly had a chance
to play their pieces:The woodwind group, String Group, Brass Duo, and the Band, and it was the first time
our Training Choir sang in public, with the Chapel Choir concluding the concert. There were some
excellent solos and centre stage were our Leavers Hopton ma and Malhame who played and sang with
confidence and skill way beyond what we would normally expect of boys of their age. Both these boys
have achieved an exceptional amount this year and we wish them well in their next schools and hope they
continue to progress as they have been with us.
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Old Boys
Congratulations to Richard Gaskell on his
engagement, Alexander Leschallas, Rory
Scott, Oliver Gamble and Charles ScottHopkins on the birth of daughters, to Andrew
Leschallas, James Grant and Andrew
Johnston on the birth of sons, to Edward
Llewellyn on his appointment as a Privy
Councillor and we regret to announce the death
of Alexander Moynes.
We have had 17 entries for music exams this term, including Trinity Drum kit and Guitar exams, and we
were very pleased that Hopton ma scored a merit in his grade 8 piano at the end of last term.The Choir
have continued to work hard, singing at every Sunday Chapel service.
Thanks must go to all our peripatetic staff who are such a lovely team of people to work with and give
so much time and effort to encourage the boys.There will be some staff changes this term: we are sad
that Mrs Pakenham (piano and singing) , Mrs Frost (piano) and Mr Bryant (drum kit) are moving to other
posts, and I will be off to pastures new in my new post at a school in Malvern in September. A very big
thank you to all who have supported the work of the Music in the school since I have been here, and to
the boys for their efforts and hard work. It has been a pleasure to be part of Sunningdale, and I have lots
of very fond memories to treasure.
S.J.L
The ABRSM results from March 2015:
WILLIAM BOER
VIOLIN
grade 01
128
Merit
THEO COEN
SINGING
grade03
125
Merit
GABRIEL HOPTON
PIANO
grade08
121
Merit
LOUIS HOPTON
PIANO
grade05
120
Merit
HENRY PEARSON
SINGING
grade01
123
Merit
THOMAS SEAL
PIANO
grade04
103
Pass
FREDERICK SENIOR
PIANO
grade02
124
Merit
OLIVER SENIOR
SINGING
grade01
124
Merit
DANIEL TIRADO
SINGING
grade03
122
Merit
Declamation 2015
We were extremely fortunate this year to have the
finals of the Declamation judged by Mr Barber,
former Headmaster of Ludgrove. It was wonderful
that the boys were able to provide such an
impressive and entertaining evening of memory,
oratory, and performance. Particularly accomplished, I thought, and perhaps unlucky not to claim
first prize, were Davies and Crewe-Read mi who
spoke with real clarity, measure, and variation. But
there was no denying that Jackson ma and Delikatnyi
were worthy winners. Both performed flawlessly,
giving real weight to their readings, especially
Delikatnyi, whose performance of Lord Tennyson's
Ulysses was genuinely electrifying and will go down
as one of the great Declamation performances, and
a measure by which to judge future years.
A.D.V
Art Exhibition
The 'private view' was very well attended and the
parents commented of the variety of the work the
boys had produced. Giant figures inspired by Keith
Haring, one point perspective drawings, clay shoes,
abstract wire sculptures, Picasso bags, Japanese
cherry blossom pictures and monster eyes were
among the exhibits. It was a lovely evening for boys
to show what they had been working on.
Leavers 2015
The Leavers had three weeks packed with activities after Common Entrance.They went to France for a
few days where they enjoyed sand yachting along Omaha Beach. Back in England they had a tour of
Sandhurst Military Academy, jumped on board Concorde at the Brooklands museum, built rafts on
horseshoe lake and competed in a scrap challenge at school resulting in a kart race on Charlie Brown's
field.The leavers supper in the cricket pavilion on the last night of term was spent reminiscing about their
years at Sunningdale and brought tears to many.We will miss them hugely.
E.J.A.D
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