SPORTS
The Summer Term saw the welcome return of a busy sports programme, featuring cricket, tennis, athletics, sailing, basketball and even an Ultimate Frisbee Tournament. After a 2020 sports season that was severely curtailed, it was wonderful to be playing both inter-school and House matches once more and, towards the end of the term, to have good numbers of spectators attending the fixtures. Cricket was back in full swing, with Tonbridge fielding five First Year teams, three in the Second Year, three ‘Colts’ teams in the Third Year and no fewer than seven teams across the Sixth Form. There was a lively programme of House matches, while the School had plenty of success in the inter-school cup competitions. The U16As had a fine win against Harrow in the ESCA National Cup South Final. The U15As matched this success with a win in the Kent (Miskin) Cup Final, while the U14As reached the final of the Kent (Oliver) Cup, to be played in September. The First XI competed in Finals Day in the HMC T20 National competition. * We’re looking forward to a busy sports programme in the Michaelmas Term, which will include inter-school fixtures in rugby, football, badminton and fencing. In addition, boys will be competing in swimming, sailing and shooting tournaments, and in the Rackets National Schools’ Championship. Congratulations from all at Tonbridge to Zac Nwogwugwu (HS4), who broke the School’s Senior 100m record with a recorded time of 10.81s in a race at Bromley on 6 June.
