First round Halford Hewitt loss to Eton

Nearly 30 OCs, together with the headmaster and Mike Payne, gathered at Deal
last week to support our Halford Hewitt team in our 70th appearance at this
notable competition organised by the Public Schools Golf Association. Drawn
against a young Old Etonian side, the team battled against a cold and strong
northerly wind to lose 1½ to 3½ in the first round. Sadly Marcus Ferguson-
Jones was unable to play, so Tony Whitty led the team consisting of John
Davies, Martin Riddiford, Oliver Rosenberg, Mike Crane, Richard Williams, Luke
Parry, Adam Kendrick, Mark Connelly, and Abeed Janmohamed, with Matthew
Hansford acting as team coach. In the final, Tonbridge beat Merchant Taylors
3-2, having overcome a strong Bradfield side in the semis. In the Prince’s Plate
we disappointingly lost to St. Bee’s. It was good to see Adam Kendrick come
down from university during his finals to play his first HH. We hope this will
encourage more young OCs to boost our aging team. David Willis

Halford Hewitt Trivia

In the Halford Hewitt Anderson Scale, Cranleigh is rated 26th compared to
Eton at 5th. The average points per year for the OCs is 1.042 compared
with Eton at 2.269.

In “The Small Scale” Cranleigh is 34th (out of 64 schools) compared to
Eton at 11. The points difference was 92.7.

Our record of results in the 70 years we have been playing is:
Round 1 24; round 2 25; round 3 12; quarter finals 7; semi final 1, final 1.
We have never won the competition but came closest in 1968, losing to Eton 2-3. John Davies played in that match and is still playing 30 years later!

Cranleigh draw Eton in Halford Hewitt

Cranleigh have drawn Eton in this year's Halford Hewitt which will take place
at Deal on Thursday April 2. The match is scheduled to kick-off at 3.35, the last
match of the day and may have to carry-on to the Friday.

Cranleigh lost on the 20th hole to Eton in the 1968 final. We are determined to have our revenge this year and encourage as many supporters as possible, so please come and join us for a great day’s golf and companionship.

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Golfers thrashed in Halford Hewitt

The OC golfers suffered a drubbing in the opening round of the Halford Hewitt, losing by 4½ - ½ to Merchiston. Malvern beat Harrow 4-1 in the final.