October 2013 Links The Association www.theora.co.uk Cricket www.oldrutscricket.org.uk Football www.oldruts.co.uk Rugby www.oldrutsrugby.com Old Rutlishians’ Association Orbit Newsletter Thu 17th Oct Rugby Coaches/ First Aiders Curry and Social 18:30 Fri 18th Oct ORAFC v Rutlish School K/O 16:00 Sun 27th Oct Rugby First Aid Course 10:00 to 18:00 Thu 31st Oct RWC 2015 Precloser Event 19:00 Our Chairman Writes Our President Writes An eventful couple of months since the last edition has seen several changes at the Club. The season has changed - Soccer and Rugby replacing Cricket on the Grounds. The Cricket Club had an amazing season with success throughout, some excellent victories and spectacular individual performances! A pity that the Grand Final was rained off because the way they were playing it would have been a stroll in the park with victory assured. We now have to wait until April, I believe. I also hear that the end of season dinner was a raucous affair with the usual suspects involved. Talking of noisy events we seem to have upset the neighbours – again. I know that the main cause was an outside letting that spilled out onto the road afterwards but we need to make sure that when we have an internal gathering that we act responsibly and leave as quietly as possible. In the dead of night sound carries much further than during the day and each member must take responsibility for their own actions. We are putting in a system of allowing revellers to remain in the Bar after an event while waiting for cabs which might help reduce noise levels. Noise will be monitored both inside and out so that we can comply with our licensing requirements. Please co-operate with any staff member who have been instructed to act in our best interests. Elsewhere in future editions you should find a report of goings-on at the Executive Committee. We have been asked to be more transparent in our deliberations and I hope that you will find what we talk about to be as riveting as we do. Our Ground Manager, Perry Keene, along with his trusty assistants have been busy changing over the netting posts. You will notice that the new poles have been erected which took a considerable effort but I think you will agree look worth it. The new posts, 10 in number, cost in excess of £2500 plus the cost of erection which shows how much we have to spend to keep things up to scratch. Hopefully they will last for 20-30 years (Perry assures me !!) but we still need to invest in another 20 in due course. A number of people have expressed a desire to help the Association financially over and above their membership subscriptions. Some time ago the ORA set up the Vice Presidents Scheme for just this purpose. It is open to anybody. In this issue you will find an explanation along with a Standing Order form. If you feel able to support us further please just complete and return and we will do the rest. With our Editor’s imminent deployment, we are on the lookout for a replacement. No experience is necessary as full training will be forthcoming plus as many contributions that you could possibly want. If you are interested please let either Greg or any Committee member know. Geoff Aldis Winter Opening Hours Monday 7pm -11pm Tuesday 7pm-11pm Wednesday 6pm-11pm Thursday 6pm-11pm Friday 7pm-11pm Saturday 12pm-11pm August Bank Holiday Monday heralded my third attempt at completing a Presidential Cricket Match and it was a case of ‘third time lucky. As an instructor of the Wimbledon Ball Boys I had tentatively mentioned the possibility of putting out a President’s BBG XI (consisting of instructors and ex- and current Ball Boys) which was met with limited enthusiasm. However, thanks to the help of Jon Mapp we managed to get enough players to play – the club achieved similar numbers and it was ‘game on’!! (You have to realise that the club was on tour in Bournemouth and many others on holiday.) Kevin Foster captained the club team and having won the toss put us in to bat – 35 overs later we had achieved a very respectable 182-5 with Samir Khan 53 n.o. Ollie Fox 40 & Jon Mapp 30. However, the highlight of the innings was watching that future centre court ball boy Fraser Trimmings score 27 of the most entertaining runs you could imagine. The Club replied in a very positive fashion with 5 penalty runs for the ball hitting the wicketkeeper’s helmet before it had been struck by a bat and then Ossie Bashiri failing to make his ground (not having faced a ball) thanks to a Rob Lever return to the keeper’s end. come off! Sat 2nd Nov Blood ’n Gutsfest and Fireworks PM Sun 17th Nov ORAFC Surrey Cup Legends K/O 14:00 Fri 22nd Nov Rugby Quiz with Mike Stallard 19:00 Sat 23rd Nov Past Presidents Dinner TBC Sat 30th Nov Reunion Lunch TBC
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Skipper Craig ‘Wally’ Wellstead creating havoc and mayhem with Poplar Road pedestrians. Rugby captain Dave Ruddock set the chase with 17 off the first over but it was left to Gary Forge to guide the team home with two balls to spare. Great fun as usual. Wicked Week-End So on to Super Saturday – more elsewhere but congratulations to the 1sts & 3rds. Then Sensational Sunday at Valley End with the Trust Team retaining their Surrey crown for the second year running. The match against Bromley away (Kent Champions) in a challenge match was cancelled due to inclement weather and will now be played in March next year. The Cricket Section’s Dinner will be on 27th September in the main hall with guest speaker Jack Russell – tickets from Alix Butler or Joe Riches.
Ian Lambert
Fielding took a very strange turn at times
with the ball being returned with flat,
accurate rolls received with heels together
and then the bowler being ‘fed’
Wimbledon style! Anne Rundle would
have been proud of us all. With penalty
runs dominating the scorecard Jon Mapp
went on the rampage with a 3 over spell
resulting in 3:1:1:3 analysis – he had to.
We then had the spectacle of the
Trimmings brothers at both ends – Ross
versus Ryan Patel and Fraser doing his
Alex Barnicott bowling impression at the
other – two more wickets fell quickly but
Hamad Khan steadied the innings at one
end and when Kevin Foster joined him
they both scored half centuries with some
style. Having created a precedent by
retiring my top scorer after his half
century these two gentlemen left the field
only to be recalled all too rapidly when
the replacement batters buckled under the
intense pressure the BBG bowlers brought
to bear. Even their return couldn’t do it
for the club and their luck ‘ran out’ on
two occasions leaving them 43 runs short
at 140 all out. Really enjoyable game
played in the best spirit of the game by
some very talented young cricketers –
much appreciated by the spectators and a
big thank you to all those who took part -
I hope we can do it again next year. My
thanks must also go to Pat Keene and all
her catering staff for an excellent tea.
More cricket I’m afraid but at least this
time it involves the other two major
sections – The Annual Soccer V Rugby
20/20 Cricket Match! The stalwarts of
these two sections arrived at 3.30 p.m. on
Friday 30th August primed and ready for
action. All had to bowl 2 overs apiece
(excepting the wicket-keeper) and no one
was allowed to remain at the crease
having scored 25 runs. Soccer batted and
despite many walking wounded needing
‘runners’ (I use the term loosely) scored
154 with five enormous sixes from
Reunion Lunch
It is with great pleasure that I have taken
over the organisation of the reunion lunch
from Doug Matthew and Frank Buggy.
The lunch will be held as usual in
November on Saturday 30th November
2013 in the main hall.
I look forward to welcoming all the
eligible members to the lunch where I
will have time to update attendees on the
School’s progress over the last year
which has been considerable. Also at the
lunch, Ian Lambert, as President of the
Association, will update us on the
progress at Polar Road over the last
twelve months.
Please keep the date free. I will be
sending out more information in the
coming weeks to attendees.
Peter A. Norrie
Chair of Rutlish Governors
Squash
The Old Rutlishians’ has a purpose built squash court with changing facilities and a spectator’s gallery. All members are entitled to book the court and play at no additional membership charge.
Tom Kelley 1935-40 Tom Kelley, a pupil at Rutlish from 1935-1940, recently died. Tom was from that generation which found itself fighting for king and country in the Second World War. At the age of 19 took part in the Normandy landings and survived the next year as the Allies advanced into Germany. He spent the night of his 20th birthday sleeping in a wet ditch outside the Dutch town of 's-Hertogenbosh prior to the action that liberated the town and killed one of his best friends. Veterans of the action returned to the town on many occasions, the last one marking the 65th anniversary which Tom also attended.Tom ended the war in the Middle East helping to contain the peace between the Jewish and Arab populations. He lived all his life in Merton and had become a regular member of the 1930 reunions and Vice President lunches at
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CRICKET set of Division 4 fixtures, it is clear that the 1st XI squad and club as a whole has much to look forward to in 2014. Team spirit, commitment, friendship and future potential will endure and who could possible bet against more success, tons, 5fers, run chases, booze ups and champers on the square next season. Certainly not me, it was worth every penny. Barney
Blood, Sweat, Tears and Expense: Old Rutlishians 1st XI Season Review Looking back, it's clear that it takes an incredible amount of blood, sweat, tears and match fees to get promoted. This season was no exception. There were close shaves, delicate strokes, sensational pulls and the old cliché of cricketers tying people up in knots with their old ball skills... but enough of Tim Sheehan's final month in London, let’s get on with the review… Poplar Road was treated to some quite sensational 1st XI scenes over the balmy summer months. By July our illustrious skipper, CD, had eventually faced up to a reality that had been staring him in the face for nearly two years: no, not that his wretchedly thin body looks like an ironing board with two strategically placed skittles for nipples, no of course not, something much more obvious... he eventually admitted that his bat was a complete plank. With the help of Patel and Co Cricket Supplies this was soon rectified and he saw the season out blocking slow full tosses to mid wicket with aplomb and a brand new Gray and Nichols wedged under his arm as he made his way back to the pavilion. With great Ruts tracks prepared each week, it goes without saying that a number of great moments were turned out on the square. It's a messy job preparing the pitch, but someone's got to do it and we all take our hats off to MIck, Chicky and Perry, so many thanks to them. One colonic underachiever that benefitted from our consistently good strips was Rory Pemberton. Although Roza missed out on at least 12 sixes in his knock against Egham, he more than made up for it in the final home game of the season versus EAHO CC. What a privilege it was to watch his maiden Ruts ton (second in the Surrey Championship); a clinical knock of excellence with the full array of shots that we all know he has. Not only did he wet our appetite for more next season, he also wet Egg's bed that evening. Woody's class was there for all to see in his 132* against Old Hamptonians. In chasing 189, he and the Aussie overseas foreign import Brad 'Karl' Bradders, batted quite superbly putting on 190 for the first wicket and winning the game, one of the true great partnerships witnessed at Poplar Road - even Perry tested out his new iPod camera picture phone and took a photographic representation for posterity. It was wonderful to see him and Lance gathered around the glowing magical device staring wondrously at what they had achieved - it was like a scene from 'One Night in a Museum' when the Neanderthal man waxworks discover fire and chase after Ben Stiller. Dan Wood also went a whole season without booting his stumps down, so congratulations to him too! This season Oxted CC proved themselves to be by far the third best team in Division 4. With an array of youthful talent on show, they certainly tried to demonstrate that teams don’t have to rely on foreign imports like Brad Karl Spiby to be successful in this league. West Indian Simon Jackson was important to their cause but certainly not vital,
pitching in with a mere 1032 runs at 86 in 17 innings. For the Ruts, essential runs were hit regularly by Egg (ave 40) and Shak (ave 40), this was especially evident in the Oxted run chase which almost guaranteed our promotion - it would have been much simpler if the skipper hadn't been triggered just after bringing up his 50 and Shack given out caught behind for 27. However, it didn't cost us in the long run, although it did ensure that I had to stare intently into the car park for 5 overs such was the tension on the sidelines. All was calm in the middle however, and when Bradders hit the winning runs there were ecstatic scenes from both players and supporters, a champagne moment of the season - great stuff. A special mention needs to go to Sal - 513 runs at 44 including a special ton against Kingstonian leading us to victory in tough conditions. Although Elsdon did not have such a prolific year as 2012, he still weighed in with vital knocks against Maori Oxshot and Old Emmanuel and of course his consistent top notch catching at slip. Ok, the bowling. It’s tough for me to look at subjectively as I only stopped sobbing on Tuesday evening. Sal did ok. I mean when you look at the stats, I took four 5fers, he took three. My strike rate was 23.76, his was 24.98, that's nearly 25 and 61% of my wickets were caught on the boundary... You get the picture, I bowled well. However, yes, Sal did manage to take one more wicket than me taking his total for the season to a league best 43. It cannot be denied that his wicket taking in the final stages of the season was relentless and at times unplayable. Something else quite remarkable happened by the end of June - James Shackleton decided that he was going to reduce his intake of high quality, rich, upper class dining fare on a Friday night and start to turn up on a Saturday fit to bowl. When he wasn't ambling in, ok, when he ambled in a little less than normal, he often bowled beautifully and took vital wickets. Considering he hurt his poorly little finger against Egham, he raced to 30 wickets at 12.4 and who knows, if he braved his injury and pulled his finger out (!) for the final games, he could have taken even more. Wimp. This serious cricket report is not the time or place to mention what he did to my spicey sausage treat during the final weekend of cricket. Rest assured it was uncalled for. Fiery young Richard contributed some good wickets to the cause with an especially attacking spell in the crucial Oxted game showing maturity and control. We are all excited about how he's going to develop over the coming seasons, and his bowling and batting should come on too! The future is really secure - Mappy, Evan 'Hips' Watson, Alex Reynard, Oliver Fox, Ringo Patel, Rossco and Nielson all settled in to various roles at different stages of the season, none looking out of place. I won't end this review bombarding you with cliches, but after all is said and done this season, at the end of the day, after all the dust has settled from a tense, hard
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