Squash

Match Results.

1st VIII v. Monmouth School, 699-759. Won. v. Victoria College, 746-754. Won. v. Worksop College, 742-765. Won. v. Giggleswick School, 753-759. Won. v. Shrewsbury School, 764-760. Lost. v. Pocklington School, 772-770. Lost. v. Ampleforth College, 768-767. Lost.

2nd VIII v. Giggleswick School, 708-710. Won. v. Pocklington School, 737-723. Lost v. Ampleforth College, 751-736. Lost.

"A" TEAM v. St. Bartholomew's Grammar School, 678-727. Won.

It is not possible yet to assess the effects on Shooting of the new C.C.F. arrangements. None have so far been felt, nor are any anticipated next term, as sufficient new members of promise have joined the Club. But in the long run the more limited intake to the C.C.F. is bound to narrow our field of recruitment, and it may not be easy to maintain our Standards.

Largely speaking this has been a successful term. The new courts, the weather (unfavourable to all but Squash players, it seems) and the marked progress of some of the School's players have all contributed to the success. Although one can look forward to better teams in the next few years, this year's side under the captaincy of P. W. Shepherd, has had more than its share of glory. No St. Peter's team, for instance, has ever done as well as this year's did against Barnard Castle, the foremost Northern Squash-playing school. When one considers that Barnard Castle, after a Southern tour, returned home with wins against Brentwood and Merchant Taylor's and a 3-2 defeat by Tonbridge, reputedly the country's leading school side, losing to Barnard Castle 3-2 is no disgrace. Shepherd, in fact, recorded the best win of his career when he defeated B. Patterson, the Barnard Castle No. 1, a very talented player and a finalist in the Evans Cup. Added to this he twice beat J. E. Fawcett, the York R.I. player. Perhaps his one disappointing performance was at Hymer's College, when he failed to beat C. I. M. Campbell, the Hymer's No. 1. Victory for him (he lost 3-2) would have clinched the match for the School, but he failed to rise to the occasion. However, Shepherd is a vastly improved player, both in consistency and in temperament, and any success the team has had is in no small way due to him. He has entered for the Drysdale Cup and he may do well.

K. W. Headlam, the School No. 2, has not had an easy passage, firstly because he is outgraded at 2 and secondly because he has met some very 29

good second strings. However, he, too, is much improved and he has a pleasant array of shots. What he lacks is consistency; with it he would be a very useful player.

R. D. Harding, the School No. 3, has still, at the time of writing these notes, not recovered full mobility after the broken leg he sustained in October last. Lacking the mobility necessary to his game, he has suffered from loss of confidence and his game has often appeared stereotyped. However, at the end of the season the tide seemed to have turned and one looks forward to seeing his powerful game once he is physically fit again. Certainly no player in the School hits the ball as sweetly as Harding on the backhand and although he is still small and light, it is not this but rather his leg that has handicapped him this season.

P. F. Nettleton, the fourth string, has lost few matches and he is learning rapidly how to control his natural inclination to play shots. Physically he has developed this term and he now moves more quickly about the court. At best he has a delightful touch and a ready ability to wrongfoot his opponent. However, on occasions—against Leeds University for example—he still beats himself. He must learn that Squash is not a game in which one can afford to give an opponent the least chance to assert himself.

J. J. Vooght has lost only two first team matches this term; he has improved out of all recognition, shows immense promise and may well become an outstanding player. He has an ideal temperament and gives an inferior opponent no scope at all. Allied to this he has a wide range of shots, an extremely powerful forehand volley and considerable variation.

Of these five players, Harding, Nettleton and Vooght will all be at School for two further years at least. D. R. Baxter looks ready for First team Squash and there is a nucleus of useful players in J. A. Eatough, D. J. Emsley, G. A. Willstrop, W. J. Roebuck and T. C. Mitchell, besides the promising 13-year old, N. G. A. Morris. One of these should make a more than adequate No. 5.

From now on there will be a steady infiltration into the Senior School of proficient players from St. Olave's which will no doubt lead to a further raising of Standards. There are at present between 50 and 60 Squash players from 8-13 years old in the Junior School and this must be for the general good of School Squash. A Senior and also a Junior tournament were successfully completed this term: the results in the finals were: Senior : P. W. Shepherd beat P. F. Nettleton, 9-2, 9-4, 9-6. Junior: D. R. Baxter beat N. G. A. Morris, 9-3, 9-7, 9-1.

Vooght, unfortunately, had to scratch from the competitions at crucial stages.

RESULTS:

v. Staff. (Home). P. W. Shepherd lost •to M. Willstrop, Esq., 3-0. K. W. Headlam lost to D. Kirby, Esq., 3-0. R. D. Harding lost to A. E. R. Dodds, Esq., 3-2. P. F. Nettleton lost to G. D. Crain, Esq., 3-0. J. J. Vooght lost to R. F. Harding, Esq., 3-0. Lost 5-0.

1st V v. Bradford G.S. (Home).

K. W. Headlam beat D. White, 9-1, 9-0, 9-3.

P. F. Nettleton beat B. Pursglove, 9-3, 9-2, 9-5.

R. D. Harding beat R. A. Crossley, 9-2, 9-3, 9-0. J. J. Vooght beat J. White, 9-1, 9-3, 9-1.

N. G. A. Morris lost to M. Smith, 5-9, 7-9, 9-5, 9-1, 9-10. Won 4-1.

1st V v. York R.I. (Away).

P. W. Shepherd beat J. E. Fawcett, 9-6, 9-1, 10-8. K. W. Headlam lost to G. Martin, 7-9, 5-9, 9-4, 9-5, 5-9.

R. D. Harding lost to N. J. Magson, 9-6, 4-9, 4-9, 5-9.

P. F. Nettleton beat J. A. Hannon, 9-5, 9-2, 1-9, 9-7. J. J. Vooght beat N. J. Magson, 9-5, 9-6, 9-4. Won 3-2.

1st V v. Hymer's College. (Away).

P. W. Shepherd lost to C. I. M. Campbell, 1-9, 9-3, 1-9, 10-9, 2-9. K. W. Headlam lost to C. Orriss, 6-9, 5-9, 2-9.

R. D. Harding lost to H. C. Symonds, 9-3, 4-9, 1-9, 5-9.

P. F. Nettleton beat J. A. Kirkup, 9-5, 9--1, 9-0. J. J. Vooght beat P. M. Williams, 9-1, 9-0, 9-2. Lost 3-2.

1st V v. Old Peterites. (Home).

P. W. Shepherd beat J. E. Fawcett, 10-9, 3-9, 9-3, 6-9, 10-8. K. W. Headlam lost to G. W. A. R. Alderson, 9-7, 3-9, 6-9, 1-9.

R. D. Harding beat C. W. Thompson, 9-6, 1-9, 9-4, 2-9, 9-2.

P. F. Nettleton beat M. W. Woodruff, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3.

J. J. Vooght lost to N. J. Magson, 5-9, 9-5, 9-1, 4-9, 4-9. Won 3-2.

"A" V v. Scarborough College. (Home).

R. D. Harding beat M. Conyers, 9-2, 9-2, 9-1.

P. F. Nettleton beat J. Monkhouse, 9-3, 9-7, 9-1. J. J. Vooght beat J. M. Thompson, 9-3, 9-3, 9-1.

D. R. Baxter beat K. Johnstone, 9-2, 9-3, 9-0.

N. G. A. Morris beat M. Mackay, 9-4, 9-2, 8-10, 5-9, 9-1. Won 5-0.

1st V v. Barnard Castle. (Home).

P. W. Shepherd beat B. Patterson, 7-9, 9-6, 9-2, 9-5. K. W. Headlam lost to M. Kirkland, 6-9, 4-9, 10-8, 1-9.

R. D. Harding lost to A. J. Davison, 5-9, 4-9, 7-9.

P. F. Nettleton lost to J. K. Wakefield, 9-3, 3-9, 6-9, 5-9.

J. J. Vooght beat P. E. Dennyson 10-8, 9-4, 5-9, 9-4. Lost 3-2.

1st V v. Leeds University. (Home). P. W. Shepherd lost to B. Kirkland, 9-2, 6-9, 8-10, 5-9. K. W. Headlam lost to F. M. P. Riding, 7-9, 8-10, 8-10. R. D. Harding lost to J. C. G. Wheeler, 3-9, 6-9, 9-10. P. F. Nettleton lost to N. Berry, 6-9, 9-0, 10-9, 3-9, 5-9. J. J. Vooght beat B. Pearhound, 9-0, 9-3, 9-7. Lost 4-1.

1st V v. Worksop College. (Home).

P. W. Shepherd beat A. G. Fry, 9-2, 9-6, 9-4. K. W. Headlam beat C. P. Marks, 10-8, 10-8, 9-3. R. D. Harding beat S. J. Bowen, 9-1, 9-3, 9-4. P. F. Nettleton beat B. A. Greayer, 9-0, 3-9, 9-3, 9-4. M. W. Wroe lost to P. M. J. Torkington, 9-10, 5-9, 1-9. Won 4-1.

Colts V v. Clifton L.T.C. (Home). J. J. Vooght lost to G. D. Craine, 0-9, 6-9, 9-3, 3-9. G. A. Willstrop lost to D. N. Snowden, 4-9, 7-9, 6-9. D. R. Baxter lost to H. J. Painter, 7-9, 4-9, 7-9. N. G. A. Morris lost to S. Rowling, 10-8, 5-9, 5-9, 6-9. J. A. Eatough beat W. Farrington, 9-0, 9-2, 9-5. Lost 4-1.

Colts v. Clifton L.T.C. (Away). D. R. Baxter lost to G. D. Craine, 9-7, 4-9, 10-8, 5-9, 2-9.

G. A. Willstrop lost to D. N. Snowden, 4-9, 7-9, 9-1, 9-8, 2-9.

N. G. A. Morris lost to H. J. Painter, 6-9, 6-9, 10-8, 10-9, 3-9.

D. J. Emsley lost to S. Rowling, 2-9, 3-9, 9-5, 9-4, 7-9. J. A. Eatough beat J. Addinall, 9-6, 9-0, 10-8. W. J. Roebuck lost to D. N. Snowden, 3-2. Lost 5-1.

Colts v. Worksop College. (Away). D. R. Baxter beat J. Hamilton-Hill, 2-9, 9-5, 5-9, 9-2, 9-7. J. A. Eatough lost to A. Wright, 6-9, 8-10, 7-9.

G. A. Willstrop lost to L. Knott, 7-9, 3-9, 9-7, 9-1, 2-9.

N. G. A. Morris beat P. Lord, 9-2, 5-9, 4-9, 9-2, 9-6. D. J. Emsley beat W. Potts, 9-4, 9-2, 9-2. Won 3-2.

Colts v. R.I. II. (Away). R. D. Harding lost to D. Taylor, 1-3. P. F. Nettleton beat J. M. Huntington, 3-2. J. J. Vooght lost to H. A. Pickup, 1-3. D. R. Baxter lost to D. N. Snowden, 1-3. N. G. A. Morris lost to D. N. Snowden, 0-3. Lost 4-1.