Winchester College
Sunday, 17th November 2024
STOP PRESS 16 players from 6 schools competed in the first staging of the Schools Winchester Fives Doubles Championship on the new courts at Winchester College. A familiar game for those from Winchester and Radley, less so for the competitors from Alleyn’s, Marlborough, St Paul’s and Stamford.
Over the course of a busy day, with four courts at the organiser’s disposal, there was time for the main knock-out competition, and for a first and a second Plate, all dominated by Winchester and St Paul’s. It was the St Paul’s 1st pair who carried off the trophy at Winchester’s top pair’s expense, 22 years after the competition was inaugurated by David Barnes, who was present to witness this new phase of the competition.
Report to follow
Scores
1st round: St Paul’s 1 bt Radley 3 15-0; Alleyn’s 2 bt Radley 1 15-7; Winchester 2 bt Marlborough 2 15-0; Stamford 1 bt Radley 2 15-1; Alleyn’s 1 bt Winchester 4 15-2; Winchester 3 bt St Paul’s 2 15-4; Marlborough 1 bt Alleyn’s 3 15-5; Winchester 1 bt Stamford 2 15-0
Quarter-finals: St Paul’s 1 bt Alleyn’s 2 11-0, 11-2; Winchester 2 bt Stamford 1 11-2, 11-2; Alleyn’s 1 bt Winchester 3 11-6, 11-3; Winchester 1 bt Marlborough 1 11-0, 11-0
Semi-finals: St Paul’s 1 bt Winchester 2 11-6, 11-5; Winchester 1 bt Alleyn’s 1 11-1, 11-5
Final: St Paul’s School 1 (J Ferro & F Hammond Giles) bt Winchester College 1 (J Chan & A Cloke Browne) 11-4, 10-12, 11-2
1st Plate: Winchester College 4 (T Munaretto Day & D Vorobev) bt St Paul’s School 2 (N Cortas & Z Okada) 11-9, 11-5
2nd Plate: 1st Winchester College 3 (Z Goulding & P Mannion-Miles); 2nd Stamford 1 (C McNaughton & C Sharpe)
The champions from St Paul’s
Finalists before play commences
How it ends
Practising hitting the buttress
Winchester warming up
The final in progress
Busy day’s play
Action photos
