Squash

1st VIII v. Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Lost, 380-384. 1st VIII v. Victoria College, Jersey. Lost, 586-598. 1st VIII v. King Edward's School, Birmingham. Lost, 586-631. 1st VIII v. Sutton Valence School. Lost, 586-596. 1st VIII v. Dean Close School. Lost, 605-623. 1st VIII v. St. Edmunds' School. Won, 605-577. 1st VIII v. Wellington School. Won, 588-547. 1st VIII v. Denstone College. Lost, 591-613. Team and Averages :

J. A. Hannon (average 80.0), R. Parker (75.25), A. M. Baird (79.0), G. W. J. Griffiths (72.5), D. M. Findlay (75.75), R. I. Hunt (74.75), P. C. Knowlson (74.0), C. Frank (71.5).

The 2nd VIII did not meet with a great deal of success either, their results being :- 2nd VIII v. Victoria College, Jersey. Lost, 548-564. 2nd VIII v. Dean Close School. Lost, 571-586. 2nd VIII v. Denstone College. Won, 547-519.

The team consisted of :-

R. 0. Watson (Capt.) (average 67.0), D. L. Hourigan (73.5), G. M. Herring (73.5), N. B—Burgess (69.5), P. Jenkins (69.0), C. W. D. Green (67.75), D. Walter (67.75), R. J. Shardlow (69.33).

As the School courts were still out of repair, squash enthusiasts in the School again had to travel to the Railway Institute courts for a game. More boys than last term have made use of the facilities offered, and the two Squash Competitions aroused a keen interest in the School.

In the "Open" Competition the four "seeded" players all reached the semi-finals, in which two exciting matches were played. Fairweather beat Dennis 3 games to 0, although the latter offered more stubborn opposition than the score would suggest; it was the hard accurate hitting of Fairweather which gave him his victory. In the other semi-final Hannon beat Parker by the narrow margin of 3 games to 2. Hannon won because of his better training, for Parker monopolised and won the first two games only to tail off and lose as condition began to tell. It was, however, a good match. The final was, however, very disappointing, with Fairweather, last year's winner, winning very easily.

J. M. Booth won the Junior Competition by beating R. M. Hodgson 3-1 in the final. Booth, who beat his opponent through speed in the court, looked the better player on the whole, but unfortunately the standard of play in this competition was not very high, mainly through lack of practice.

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Two School matches were played this term, the School winning one and losing the other. Against University College, Hull, we won easily by 3 matches to none.

Results :-

Parker beat the Hull 1st String, 9-6, 6-9, 3-9, 9-3, 10-9. Hannon beat the Hull 2nd String, 9-2, 9-7, 9-2. Dennis beat the Hull 3rd String, 9-4, 9-0, 9-1.

Against the R.A.F. College, Cranwell, however, the School were up against much sterner opposition and were beaten in a good match by 3 games to 2.

Results:—

Fairweather beat the Cranwell 1st String, 3-2. Parker lost to the Cranwell 2nd String, 0-3. Hannon lost to the Cranwell 3rd String, 1-3. Dennis lost to the Cranwell 4th String, 1-3. Watson beat the Cranwell 5th String, 3-2.

The House matches took place at sporadic intervals during the term, the Grove eventually emerging as winners. In the first round The Grove easily beat Temple :—

J. A. Hannon beat C. D. Ryder, 3-0.

R. D. Watson beat K. Varley, 3-0,

E. D. Thornton beat D. Wilson, 3-0. In the semi-finals The Manor unexpectedly defeated The Rise :-

J. M. Booth beat S. H. Amos, 3-0.

J. G. Booth lost to R. Farrar, 3-0.

K. M. Ratcliffe beat D. Thompson, 3-2. In the other semi-final The Grove just managed to beat School

House :- W. H. N. Fairweather beat R. Parker, 3-0. P. J. Dennis lost to J. A. Hannon, 1-3. P. T. Baker lost to R. D. Watson, 2-3.

In the final The Grove easily beat The Manor :-

J. A. Hannon beat K. M. Ratcliffe, 3-0. R. D. Watson beat J. M. Booth, 3-0.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS SQUASH

Three members of the School team travelled to London during the Easter holidays to take part in the Public Schools' Squash Tournaments which were held at Surbiton.

In the Singles Competition W. H. N. Fairweather reached the second round by beating C. C. Mason (Malvern) (9-2) (9-0) (9-5), but he himself was then beaten by P. Everett (George Watson's) (7-9) (8-10) (2-9). J. A. Hannon was beaten in the first round by P. T. E. Lewis-Jones (Eastbourne) (6-9) (9-10) (8-10), and J. Young (Malvern) beat R. Parker (9-3) (9-7) (9-2).

The School pair (Parker and Fairweather) had a very good run in the Doubles Competition. In the first round they beat Chigney