THE AYMESTREY MAGAZINE AUTUMN 1960 " TIEF " " Ti e f " r e a c h e d t he a ge of 9 0 o n J ul y 29t h.

. T he oc c a s i on wa s cele brat ed wit h a lunch party at Ayme stre y f or betwee n t we nty and thirty members of her family; and the O.A.A. Committee sent flowers from the Association. She has asked that the following message should be printed: " I am indeed grateful to all those who made it such a wonderful day. Very early in the morning I received from the O.A.A. the most wonde rful bunc h of crims on ros es I ha ve e ver se en, whic h ga ve me immense pleasure; and more flowers, visits, presents, letters and telegrams f o l l o w e d . I ha v e t r i e d t o a n s w e r e v e r y t h i n g, b u t i f I ha v e m i s s e d anybody, I hope they will forgive me and take this message as a token of the gratitude and delight that I feel." OLD BOY NEWS I . N. B. M c G o wa n wa s m a r r i e d i n A ug us t , a n d i s no w ba c k a t work in Rhodesia. H. E. R. Jerram has been promoted Accident Manager in his insurance company; he lives at Killara, New South Wales. J. S. Colling is a broker on the Stock Exchange in London. D. B. M. Board, armed with a third in mathematics at Cambridge and a diploma in education, with distinction, at Reading, has been for sonic time an education officer in the Far East, first in Malaya and now in Hong Kong. He was married in 1953 to Miss Mary Woo Mei-Wen, who is a B. A. of Hong Kong Uni ve r si t y wi t h a n Oxf or d di pl oma i n education. They have a son, born in 1957. J . N. T hor ne l y a n d A. G. M . Sl a t t e r b ot h wo r k f or t he B. B. C. Overseas News Service at Bush House. J. S. Morley has a daughter, born in May. J. She w has take n a post as assi sta nt over seer on a s uga r est ate in Trinidad. C. J. and O. A. Mayfi eld ar e bot h engaged, Chri stopher to Miss C. A. Roberts and Oliver to Miss C. A. Belgrove. Christopher is refereeing and coaching Rugger at R.A.F., Halton. W. B. Stallard was placed in Class II, Division II, in Part I of the Law Tripos at Cambridge. He represents his college at athletics and has bettered 20ft. in the long jump. C. M or c om got a t hi r d i n Pa r t I of t he Na t ur a l S c i e nc e Tr i po s a t Ca m br i dg e , a n d h a s n ow g on e o ve r t o L a w, w hi l e hi s br ot he r i s reading Industrial Management. Christopher recently spent a night with David Ellis in a tent on the summit of Snowdon. M. A. T. Walker got a second in geography at Oxford, and N. R. Bomford a second in history. O. G. M. French and P. D. L. Thomson have met at the All Nations Bible College at Taplow, where they are both training in missionary work. N. Helsby is apprenticed to English Electric. He was a prefect at Wellington and passed S level in Physics, and goes up to Keble College, Oxford, next year to read engineering. P. B . H. Birks passed A level Greek, Latin and history at Sidcup Grammar School, and has won a State Scholarship, hoping to go up to 3

Bristol University next year. Meanwhile he is teaching at Aymestrey. J. S. Sherwood has represented Glenalmond at athleticsjumping and middle distance running. A. P. J. Parry played cricket for his house at Uppingham, and is a corporal in the C.C.F. His brother won the Under 16 100 yards, and was second in the 220. D. B. D. Ellam got eight 0 levels at Radley and rowed for his Social, his crew making a record for the course. The family are shortly going to Australia. C. N. Todd was in the Shooting VIII at Blundells last ter m. M. J. Stokes was in the Under 15 Cricket XI at Rossall. W. T. Burrows has been taking solo parts in the choir at Felsted, and is in his house junior shooting team. A. Duncan has shot for the Cadet Pair at All Hallows. R . I . C . Tu r ne r p l a ye d i n J u ni o r C o l t s c r i c k e t a t Wr e k i n, a n d beat the junior record in hurdles. R. H. M. Tildesley represented his house Under 16 at hurdles at Uppingham. G. M. X. Evans is, so far, in the 1st XV at Oundle. A. M. Gosling has settled with his family near Melbourne. D. H. Snell has played cricket and swum for his house at Wycliffe. Among those who have recently visited the School have been W. E. Speirs, S. Rodgers, C. Rodgers, G. Garnham, J. D. Wall, C. Scovell, Miss V. H. Douglas, T. Bates, W. Robbins, T. J. Mills, D. C. F. Banks; a nd we ha ve al s o hea r d f rom Lt. - Col. H. G. Ogde n, D. R. Thom a s, D. C. Grant Duff, M. Green and D. N. Wilson. SCHOOL NOTES The following have left: R. H. Collins. Came September, 1954. Shooting Colours (Bromsgrove). D. W. Henry. Came September, 1954. Prefect, Leader of Greys, Soccer XI 1959, Rugger XV 1959-60, Cricket XI 1960, Shooting Colours, (Warwick). G. K. Lean. Came September, 1955. (Sherborne). D. J . Tr ott e r. Cam e Se pt e m ber, 1956. Pre f e ct , Soc c e r XI 1959, Rugger XV 1960. (Radley). New Boys: J. B. Baddeley, R. M. White. M i s s L . E. Bu t l e r a nd M r. G. C . J o ne s h a ve l e f t t he St a ff , a n d the ir pl a c es a r e bei ng t a ke n by Mi s s E. E. M a tt he ws a nd M r. P. B. H. Birks. In the July examination of the Associated Board, A. J. Powell passed in Piano, Grade IV, with merit. PRIZES Form VI: P. R. M. Conner, A. J. Powell. Form V: D. J. Trotter. F o r m I V: N . C . H . M c N e i l , P. M . A s h w e l l , R . S . M i l l s , J. H. Blundell. Form III: N. A. K. Brown, W. A. Hart. Form I: G. A. R. Green, N. P. Keeble, M. Aldersey. Music: Piano--A. J. Powell, P. A. Baddeley; violinW. A. Hart. 4

Writing: P. M. Ashwell. Art: J. F. Goulding. Shield: Best All-round Games PlayerF. T. Tuthill. Fielding Cup: C. P. R. MacRae. Swimming Cup: R. B. D. Ellam. INTER-COLOUR COMPETITION WORK: 1 Greens, 48; 2 Greys, 32; 3 Blues, 20. Mentions: Blues: Powell A. 34-3, Mills 41-7, Hart 41-6. Greens: Conner 57-0, Goulding 42-3, Ellam 36-0, Lloyd 39-1, Ashwell 49-1, McNeil 46-5, Perry 41-4, Aldersey 31-5, Green 31-3. Greys: Trotter 46-0, Blundell 40-5, Brown 57-4, Keeble 35-2. DISCIPLINE: 1 Greys, 45; 2 Greens, 28; 3 Blues, 27. Mentions: Blues: Powell A. 20-0, Chandler J. 18-0, Woodcock 11-0, Chandler T. 12-1. Greens: Conner 12-1, Ellam 17-1, Lloyd 14-1. Greys: Henry 23-0, Trotter 24-2, Tuthill F. 26-4, Tuthill H. 14-2. GAMES: 1 Greys, 37; 2 Greens, 33; 3 Blues, 30. Cricket Cup: Greys. Swimming Cup: Greens. Athletics Cup: Blues. TOTAL: 1 Greys, 114; 2 Greens, 109; 3 Blues, 77. CRICKET MATCHES M ay 21s t. AYM EST REY v. THE FAT HERS. Batting first, the School appeared, as usual, overawed by the size of their opponent s, at le ast to the e xte nt of doing silly thi ngs, and t wo wickets were down for five runs. But then Mayson settled down to hold one e nd f ir m whi l e J a y pl a ye d a good i nni ngs . The pa rt ne r s hi p put o n 5 0 r u n s a n d J a y ' s 4 0 i n c l u d e d a s i x a n d s e v e n f o u r s . A n o t h e r good partnership followed between Tuthill and Powell, and the School eventually declared at 120 for six, scored in 95 minutes. When the Fathers went in, Tuthill and Conner bowled well and, aided by some very good catching, they carried all before them for a time. Mr. Powell proved the mainstay of the Fathers' batting and he received noble support from Chandler, promoted Honorary Pa for the afternoon. The School's catching, however, really turned the scale. Conner, Tuthill, Gallimore and Powell all holding good ones. AYM ESTRE Y Mayson lbw b Powell .... 10 Henryb Jay .... .... 5 MacRae c and b Fowler .... 0 Jay hit wkt. b Jay .... 40 Tuthill b Gallimore . ... 24 Powell not out ... .... 26 Gallimore c Collins b Gallimore .... 6 Conner not out .... .... .... 3 Extras.... .... 6 Total (for 6 wkts. dec.) 120 Bowling: Jay two for 21, Fowler one for 10, Herbert none for 17, Collins none for 11, Hart none for 13, Woodcock none for 19, Powell one for 14, Gallimore two for 9. 5

THE FATHERS Mr. Barber c and b Conner .... 4 Mr. Collins b Tuthill .... 1 Mr. Hart b Conner .... .... 0 Mr. Gallimore b Tuthill .... 1 Mr. Herbert c Powell b Conner .... 5 Mr. Powell not out .... .... 40 Mr. Fowler c Powell b Conner .... 0 Ashwell c Gallimore b Powell .... 3 Chandler c Powell b Fisher T. ....14 Mr. Woodcock c Tuthill b Gallimore 1 Mr. Jay b Tuthill .... .... .... 6 Extras .... 4 Total .... 79 Bowling: Tuthill three for 10, Conner four for 15, Powell one for 5, MacRae none for 8, Fisher N. none for 18, Fisher T. one for 11, Gallimore one for 3, Mayson none for 5. Wednesday, May 25th. AYMESTREY v. ABBERLEY HALL, away The first School match was a poor performance for us. Abberley were an older, more experienced side, and a very good one; and many of our players were clearly overawed to be playing away, on a big ground, with no " supporters." But when allowances are made it must still be admitted that we were rather feeble. Against accurate but not very terrible bowling, most of our batsmen were overcome by nerves and did silly things. Mayson R. showed courage and conc entr ation in def ending st outl y for a n hour, though he onl y pl a ye d t wo good a tt a c ki ng s tr oke s ; and Tut hi ll a ls o t ri e d har d a nd played the good balls well, but he missed many scoring chances. The other batting was weak, and the running between the wickets slow and unenterprising. The Abberley ground fielding was first-rate. Their batting, too, was excellent, what little they needed, and they s c o r e d m o r e t h a n t w i c e a s f a s t a s w e d i d . Tu t h i l l f o u n d t h e b a l l s wi ngi ng s o m uc h i n a hum i d a tm os phe re t hat he c oul d not c ontr ol his direction, though he did produce one really excellent ball. Unluckily, one of his deliveries kicked nastily and hit Jay in the face so that he had to leave the field, but this made little difference to the course of e v e n t s . M a y s o n R . w a s t h e b e s t o f o u r b o w l e r s . T h e f i e l di n g w a s patchy and revealed our lack of experience and teamwork. AYMESTREY Mayson R. lbw b Hardy .... 9 Ashwell b Mordaunt .... 3 MacRae st Butler b Hardy .... 4 Jayb Hardy .... .... .... 6 Tuthill c Blair b Hardy .... 19 Powell b Mordaunt .... 0 Gallimore c Hardy b Samuda .... 6 Conner st Butler b Cobb .... 2 Henry not out.... .... 2 Fisher N. b Hardy .... 0 Trotter b Prideaux-Brune 0 Extras.... .... 7 Tot al.... .... 58 8

Burton lbw b Conner Butler b Tuthill Hardy not out Bailey not out Extras Total (for 2 wkts.)

ABBERLEY .... .... .... .... .... ....

9 1 22 15 14 61

Bowling: Tuthill one for 8, Conner one for 14, Mayson none for 2, Powell none for 13, Fisher none for 8, MacRae none for 2. Wednesday, June 1st. AYMESTREY v. THE LICKEY HILLS, home. This was an odd game of cricket, very exciting in the end, which neither side really deserved to win. Put in to bat on a hard wicket, our op e ni ng p a i r de s e r v e d c r e di t , a nd w e r e o ur o nl y ba t s m e n t o do s o The bowling was very fast one end and reasonably accurate, and lively but inaccurate the other. Ashwell played his defensive strokes badly but had all the luck in the world, and lie did play some good attacking shots, hitting five fours, most of which good fielding would have made s i n gl e s . M a ys o n, a f t e r s t a yi ng i n a n h our f or 10 r un s a t Ab be r l e y, excelled himself with an innings of 80 minutes for three runs. He never tried to score, but he did defend stubbornly and pluckily against really fa st bowling. The other batsm en had no luc k c ertai nly, but des erved none, and we were all out for 40. Our performance in the field was quite different. The bowling was fairl y sound, t he gr ound fiel ding good, a nd the c atc hing ve ry good. Conner caught a hard return drive splendidly, Jay held an acrobatic catch, a n d Tut hi l l di d a s pl e nd i d pi e c e of f i e l d i n g f or a r u n- out . Bu t t h e margin wa s not quit e bi g e nough and the si de not quit e exper ience d enough to know how to keep the runs down at the end when every one counted, and The Lickey just scraped home by one wicket. Mayson lbw, b Mucklow .... Ashwell b Vaughan .... .... Henry b Vaughan .... Jay lbw b Vaughan .... Tuthill lbw b Vaughan Powell c Cole b Vaughan .... Gallimore b Mucklow MacRae c Wathes b Vaughan Conner not out .... Fisher b Mucklow Trotter b Mucklow .... Extras .... Total AYMESTREY .... 3 23 0 0 0 0 .... 5 3 .... 2 .... 0 0 4 40 7

Pierce lbw b MacRae Small c MacRae b Conner Wathes c and b Conner Vaughan c Jay b MacRae Mucklow b MacRae .... Newbould lbw b Conner Parker run out Ringrose lbw b Mayson Metcalf not out Cole b Conner Bell st Jay b Mayson .... Extra .... Total ....

THE LICKEY .... 2 0 .... 4 5 .... 4 1 9 1 .... 19 0 0 1 46

Bowling: MacRae three for 7, Conner four for 23, Mayson two for 15. Saturday, June 4th. AYMFSTREY v. THE ELMS, home. Going in first, The El ms batt ed fa st and att racti vel y. Over ha lf t hei r r uns c a m e fr om t hei r r e a di ne s s t o r i s k a c r os s- ba tt e d bl ow t o mid-wicket off anything they could turn into a full tossa risk which cost them several wickets but which was amply worth it. Our ground fielding was fairly good, MacRae and Gallimore held good catches, and most of the bowling was adequate; but the inexperience of a young side was evi de nt in no one's knowing how to avoid a ba tsma n's str ong point s and play upon his weaker ones. The Elm s de cl a r e d at 100 f or s i x, l ea vi ng us am pl e ti me t o get t hem . We di d we l l e nough f or a t im e a nd ha d 31 runs on t he boa r d for the loss of two wickets at tea-time. The tea interval, however, was too much for Ashwell, who was again our top scorer and batted better tha n in the pr e vi ous m at c h. J a y a nd Tut hi ll pl a ye d s l owl y but wi t h determination for a while, but just as the latter had hit two really good shots and appeared to be getting set, he snicked a catch to the wicket keeper. Jay used his feet and watched the ball, but was putting too much right hand into his shots, losing power and pulling across the ball. With his departure our resistance collapsed and our last man was out to the fifth ball of the last over. THE ELMS Burke c Gallimore b Mayson .... Usher c Jay b Conner Gayer b Mayson .... Westcott lbw b Mayson Tadman c MacRae b Conner Plant c MacRae b Fisher T. Hutton not out .... Whitaker not out .... .... Extras.... .... Total (for 6 wkts. Dec.) ... .... .... .... 4 9 13 7 18 39 .... 1 0 9 100

B o w l i n g : Tu t hi l l n o n e f o r 3 , C o n n e r t w o f or 2 4, M a y s o n t h r e e for 30, MacRae none for 16, Fisher N. none for 12, Fisher T. one for 6. 8

M a y s o n b Gayer .... .... .... Ashwell b Gayer .... .... .... Henry b Gayer Jay c and b Evans .... Tuthill c Tadman b Evans .... Powell run out .... Conner not out Gallimore lbw b Evans MacRae c and b Usher Fisher T. run out Fisher N. b Usher Extras Total

AYMESTREY .... 2 ... 18 .... 7 15 13 .... 9 .... 2 0 2 .... 0 .... 0 8 76

Wednesday, June 8th. AYMESTREY v. THE LINK, home. Things went right for us from the beginning of this game, but we played well and deserved victory. MacRae bowled one of the opening batsmen round his legs, and the other was then splendidly run out by a smart return from Powell at cover which Jay took well. This was just the tonic we ne ede d; it put the whol e side on its toe s and we ne ver re laxed our grip on the game. Conner and Ma cRae bowle d st eadily, and the catching, ground fielding and wicket-keeping were all good; very little was given away and The Link were all out for 23. We lost two wickets cheaply, but then Henry and Jay saw us into the lead. They had a little luck before they settled down, but they then put on 52 r uns toge t her, m a ki ng s om e good s hot s and r unni ng wel l between the wickets. We de c l a r e d a t 8 3 f o r s i x a n d p u t T h e L i n k i n a g a i n , s t a r t i n g with our change bowlers. Fisher began well, but later bowled far too many leg balls; but Mayson bowled very well, keeping a fair length and turning the ball sharply. The fielding was again good and we looked like achieving an innings victory, but the last-wicket pair played pluckily and survived the final four ovens. THE LINK (First Innings) Warr run out .... .... 2 Jeffries b MacRae .... 0 Barnett lbw b MacRae .... 1 Charles c Tuthill b Conner 6 Rolls c Tuthill b Conner .... 1 Barrett c Jay b MacRae .... 1 Owen c Tuthill b MacRae 10 Jacomb hit wkt. b Conner 1 Langford b Conner .... .... 0 Harding st Jay b Conner .... 0 Payne not out .... 0 Extra 1 Total 23 Bowling: Conner five for 8, MacRae four for 14. 9

THE LINK (Second Innings) Warr c Tuthill b Fisher .... .... Jeffries st Jay b Fisher Barnett c and b Mayson Charles c Gallimore b Mayson Rolls hit wkt. b Mayson .... Barrett c Henry b MacRae Owen c Jay b Mayson Jacomb b Mayson .... Langford not out Harding c Jay b Mayson Payne not out .... Extra Total (for 9 wkts.)

.... 0 .... 0 .... 4 14 .... 1 2 .... 0 0 .... 14 0 ... 2 1 38

Bowling: Mayson six for 7, Fisher two for 17, MacRae one for 3, Conner none for 10. AYMESTREY Mayson c Warr b Jeffries .... Ashwell run out Henry b Warr Jay b Barnett Tuthill lbw b Jeffries Powell b Warr McNeil not out Total (for 6 wkts. Dec.) 0 7 30 34 8 4 0 84

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Saturday, June I I th. AYMESTREY v. SEAFORD COURT, home. The fortunes, and the virtues, of both sides fluctuated widely. Seaford batted elegantly but rather slowly, and for an hour our bowling, fielding a nd t ac t ic s we r e al l bel ow the s ta nda r d of t he pr e vi ous m at c h; t wo important catches went down and the ground fielding was untidy. MacRae and McNeil were exceptions. With 50 on the board for three wickets, Seaford looked very comfortable, but we began to wake up. The bowling tightened; Conner, MacRae and Tuthill took good catches; two were well run out by Powell; and Seaford were all out for 79, the last six wickets having fallen for 23. We w e r e l e f t t o s c o r e a t r a t h e r o v e r a r u n a m i n u t e , b u t f o r a long ti me we we re woe f ull y s l ow, onl y ge tt i ng one run pe r over or less and refusing all sorts of easy singles. Eventually Henry began to brighten things up, hitting strongly on the leg side; but there seemed to be little realisation by the team as a whole that boundaries would do the trick and singles would not, while as time went on wickets did not matter. Tuthill batted and ran well, hitting some really good shots, and w he n t he l a s t ov e r be ga n w e n e e d e d 1 2 r u ns . P ow e l l hi t a f our off the first ball and was well caught in the gully off the next; Gallimore got a two and a single; Tuthill's next shot was stopped, and we needed a foul to tie off the last ball. Tuthill smashed it to mid-wicket, but it was just stopped and it was only a single, and that was that. 10

SEAFORD Blakey c Tuthill b Mayson Yoxall b Tuthill .... Vaughan-Spencer b Conner Reeves b Conner .... Charles c Conner b MacRae Coulson run out .... Miller (i) c and b MacRae Tinkler b MacRae .. Miller (iii) b MacRae Williams not out Gillman run out Extras T o t a l . . . . .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 22 3 2 0 23 0 0 14 1 1 4 9 79

Bowling: Tuthill one for 7, MacRae four for 31, Conner two for 14, Trotter none for 10, Mayson one for 6. AYMESTREY Mayson b Coulson.......... Ashwell b Yoxall Henry b Coulson Jay c Yoxall b Coulson Tuthill not out .... Powell c Yoxall b Coulson .... Gallimore not out .... Total (for 5 wkts.) .... .... .... .... 7 7 30 0 15 9 3 76

Wednesday, June 15th. AYMESTREY v. THE LICKEY HILLS, away. Again our batting failed. We did not enjoy the best of luck; but it was mainly a matter of nerves and there was nothing in the bowling or fielding to give excuse for our being put out for our lowest score of the season. Mayson alone batted with anything like determination. Fortunately our bowling and fielding were up to form and kept us in t he ga m e wi t h a c ha nc e f or s ome ti me . Wit h fi ve of our oppone nt s out for 21 we were doing well, but the sixth wicket pair chanced their arm by hitting out and we had not enough runs to play with, losing in the end by five wickets. The catching was good, and Jay did well behind the wickets with two men stumped and two caught. AYMESTREY Mayson c Pierce b Johnson Ashwell c Metcalf b Vaughan Henry lbw b Vaughan Jav b Parker .... Tuthill b Johnson Conner lbw b Cole - Powell lbw b Cole .... Gallimore c Pierce b Cole .... McNeil b Johnson .... Lewis not out .... MacRae c Small b Mucklow Extras Total .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 12 2 0 3 1 0 0 6 0 0 9 4 37 11

THE LICKEY Johnson st Jay b Conner .... 0 Pierce c Jay b Conner .... 1 Wathes b MacRae .... .... 6 Vaughan c Tuthill b MacRae 8 Mucklow b MacRae .... 6 Cole c Mayson b MacRae .... 0 Parker c Tuthill b MacRae 16 Ringrose st Jay b Conner .... 15 Metcalf c Jay b Mayson .... 3 Watson not out .... 1 Small not out .... 5 Extras .... 11 Total (for 9 wkts.) 72 Bowling: Conner three for 23, MacRae five for 30, Mayson one for 8. Wednesday, June 22nd. AYMESTREY v. SEAFORD COURT, away. Our opponents had most of the luck and thoroughly deserved it. The y we nt for t he bowl i ng f r om the st a rt , hit t i ng t he bal l ha r d a nd running well between the wickets, and the first two wickets put on 76 runs. Our fielding was not exactly. bad, but it lacked thought and plan and spirit; and our bowling was much the same, though it is hard on slow bowlers when stumping chances are made and then thrown away. The b a l l wa s f r e que nt l y hi t i n t he a i r b ut a l wa ys f e l l o ut o f r e a c h, not through bad field setting, but just by ill fortune; Conner held the only possible catch there was. Most of our batsmen got themselves out by bad play. Tuthill and Jay took part in a good partnership which put on 48 runs; but then Jay once more attempted to pull an ordinary straight ball and was bowled, and soon afterwards Tuthill, who had played a really good innings with some excellent shots, was out to a ball which hit some inequality and n e v e r r o s e a n i n c h. T hi s w a s g e n u i n e i l l - l u c k, b u t t he r e s t o f o ur performance was mainly poor. SEAFORD Bl ake y b Conner .... .... Yoxall b MacRae .... Reeves run out .... Charles lbw b MacRae Vaughan-Spencer b MacRae Tinkler not out .... Coulson run out Miller c Conner b MacRae ........ Williams b MacRae Extras.... .... Total (for 7 wkts. Dec.) .... ... .. .... .... .... 47 15 11 15 1 18 2 0 2 18 121

Bowling: Conner one for 27, MacRae five for 34, Mayson none for 35. 12

Mayson lbw b Hampton Ashwell b Yoxall Henry b Coulson Jayb Reeve, .... .... Tuthill b Hampton .... Powell c Williams b Reeves Conner lbw b Hampton Chandler c Charles b Tinkler Callimore b Reeves .... McNeil b Reeves MacRae not out Extras Total

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AYM ESTRE Y 2 2 4 27 23 0 6 7 11 0 0 5 87

June 25th. AYMESTREY v. ABBERLEY HALL, home. A ba d end to a ba d seas on. Abberl ey were a very str ong batti ng side, probably the strongest we have seen for ten years; we bowled fairly well and fielded very well most of the time, and achieved a creditable performa nce in keeping the ir sc ore down to 90 in 105 minute s eve n i f w e c o u l d n ot g e t t h e m o ut . B y c o n t r a s t , t he y w e r e n o t a s t r o n g bowling side; but we won the melancholy distinction of making Aymestrey's lowest score for at best 25 years. Thanks to good bowling by MacRae and Conner, and a nice catch by M a ys on, we got t hre e good wi c ket s down for 13, and f or a l ong p e r i o d a f t e r t h a t t h e b a t s m e n w e r e k e p t t i e d d o w n b y g o o d w o r k on the pa rt of t he whol e s i de . The n t he bowl i ng be ga n to ge t l oos e and the fielding slackened, and they were able to score more quickly. In our inni ngs, Tuthill was tr uly unlucky to recei ve at once the exact counterpart of the ball he got in the last matchone that never r os e an i nc h, a nd t he onl y ba ll t hat be ha ve d i n t his wa y the whole after noon. The re st of the side alm ost totall y fail ed to sc ore off the not infrequent hittable balls, and got themselves or each other out in the most pathetic way and without loss of time. ABBERLEY Burton lbw b MacRae .... 7 Butler c Mayson b Conner 4 Hardy b MacRae .... .... 1 Bailey lbw b MacRae .... 24 Blair not out .... 24 Prideaux-Brune not out 25 Extras .... 5 Total (for 4 wkts. Dec.) 90 Bowling: Conner one for 20, MacRae three for 22, Mayson none for 21, Fisher none for 16, Tuthill none for 6. 13

Mayson b Prideaux-Brune .... .... .... Ashwell c Butler b Burton .... .... Henry c Bailey b Burton .... .... J a y r u n out .... .... .... .... .... Tu t h i l l b Hardy .... .... .... .... Gallimore b Hardy.... .... .... .... Powell lbw b Hardy... .... .... Chandler b Blair........ .... .... Conner c Samuda b Blair .... .... MacRae c Hudson b Prideaux-Brune Fisher not out .... .... .... .... Extras.... .... .... .... Total ....

AYM ESTRE Y 2 .... 3 .... 0 0 0 0 6 0 .... 0 .... 0 0 3 14

July 16th. AYMESTREY v. THE OLD AYMESTREY ASSOCIATION. After some of the poor displays earlier on, it was pleasant that the team produced one of their better efforts against the Old Boys, and it was an interesting game with some good cricket and an exciting finish. The main feature of the School's innings was the fact that Ashwell ca rrie d his ba t for 30; he pl aye d som e pec ulia r shot s and had s ome luck, but he watched the ball and made some good strokes as well. It was a severe blow that Tuthill continued his run of misfortune by somehow continuing to play on to a high full toss which he did not know how to cope with; but Jay, Gallimore, MacRae and Fisher all hit a few good shots; and, aided by an occasional piece of generosity in the shape of a wild throw or a reluctance to bend down quickly enough, the score reached just 100. The Old Boys' batting was better than it has sometimes been known to be . Phi l li ps , as be fi t te d t he onl y m a n pr e s e nt who ha s pl a ye d at Lords, was top scorer; but plenty of others made good strokes as well as a few more original ones. The School's bowling was steady and the fielding good; only one catch went down and Powell was responsible for a smart run out, throwing down the wicket from cover. From 60 for two the Old Boys declined to 97 for nine, but Trotter, antedating his status as an Old Boy by four days, stuck it out with Coley J. and made the winning hit, Mayson lbw b Coley G. .... .... Ashwell not out .... .... .... He nr y c Col e y G. b P hi p ps Jay st Coley J. b Phillips Tuthill b Phipps J. Gallimore b Coley G. .... Powell c Coley J. b Phillips Chandler run out Co nn e r r un out .... .... .... MacRae c Routh b Massey .... Fisher b Coley G. .... .... .... E x t r a s . . . . .... .... Total .... AYM ESTRE Y .... 8 .... 30 3 .... 10 0 .... 9 .... 1 2 .... 4 .... 8 7 19 100 14

Bowling: Phipps J. one for 8, Morley none for 6, Phillips two for 11, Routh none for 7, Coley G. three for 10, Phipps G. one for 6, Massey one for 4, Billingliam none for 29. OLD AYMESTREY ASSOCIATION Massey c Powell b Conner .... .... 14 Billingham b Conner .... 6 Phillips c Powell b Fisher .... 27 Routh st Jay b Tuthill .... ... 22 Phipps G. run out .... .... 2 Coley G. st Jay b Conner 9 Morley lbw b MacRae .... 9 Phipps J. c MacRae b Conner 1 Coley J. not out .... .... 3 Lean run out .... 0 Trotter not out 2 Extras 9 Total (for 9 wkts.) 104 Bowli ng: Conne r four f or 12, Ma cRae one for 32, Ma yson none for 17, Fisher one for 20, Tuthill one for 11. SWIMMING It was a good term's progress in swimming. The standard at the top was not high; six boys completed the life-saving tests, but too many we r e apt j ust t o m es s about at t his s t a ge . I n the M i ddl e a nd Lowe r parts of the School, however, the great majority of boys worked well, and out of thirteen who could not swim at the beginning twelve had learned by the end and the remaining one was very near it. Colours were awarded to Ellam and Banks, and others to do well were Fowler, Barber, Woodcock, Clark, Benten, Lloyd, Chandler T., Powell P., Alderse y and Gr ee n. Blues were just ahe ad of Gre ens in tests, but Greens won the swimming sports easily and so were awarded the cup, the individual cup going to Ellam. The swimming sports results were: SENIOR 50 yards: 1 Tuthill F.; 2 Ellam; 3 MacRae. One length: 1 Ellam; 2 Tuthill. Life Saving Rac e: 1 Collins; 2 Tuthill ; 3 Ellam. Underwater: 1 Collins; 2 Fisher T.; 3 Trotter. Diving: 1 Mayson D.; 2 Ellam, Fisher. JUNIOR 50 yards: 1 Ashwell; 2 Banks; 3 Barber. One length: 1 Banks; 2 Dowson; 3 Ashwell. Diving: 1 Ashwell; 2 Fowler, Tuthill H. BEGINNERS One length: 1 Beard; 2 Aldersey; 3 Powell P. RELAY 1 Greens; 2 Greys. ATHLETICS The weather was kind, both in allowing standards and heats to go smoothly, and especially in keeping just fine enough on Sports Day itself though there was much rain about at the time. Standards went quite well. Those who obtained all their standards we r e Powe ll A., M a c Ra e, Ba r be r, Ma ys on R., Ba nks, Cha ndl e r T., Ashwell, Fisher N., Tuthill F., Tuthill H., Steadman, Fowler and Beard; and those who got more than they did last year were Chandler J., Barnes, Ellam, Fisher T., Lloyd, Wright, Perry, Henry, Gallimore, Lewis and Coates. Blues won this part of the competition narrowly from Greys. 15

I n t he f i na l s Di vi s i on I ha d n ot b e e n e x pe c t e d t o r e a c h a hi g h level, and on the whole they did creditably. Colours were awarded to Ma ys on D. and Tut hill F. In Di visi on II, Ma ys on R. ra n a fast 220, Gallimore did well in the high jump, and Powell A. showed excellent form in the hurdles. Division III did best of all: Barber's time for the 100 equalled that of Division I, and Fisher N.'s high jump was very good. Blues just kept their lead in spite of the Greys winning all the relays, the competition being very exciting and close. D I V. I 44 0 y ards : 1 M a y s o n D. ; 2 Tut hi l l F. ; 3 P e a t e . 68 s e c s . 100 yards: 1 Mayson; 2 Butterworth; 3 Henry. 13 secs. Hurdles: 1 Tuthill; 2 Chandler; 3 Mayson. High jump: 1 Chandler, Mayson; 3 Henry, Fisher T. 4ft. lin. Long j ump: 1 Henry; 2 Tuthill ; 3 Chandler. 12ft. 3i ns. Cricket ball: 1 Tuthill; 2 Trotter; 3 Mayson. 58 yards. DI V. II 220 y ards: I M a ys on R.; 2 Powe l l A.; 3 J a y. 30 s e c s. 100 yards: 1 Powell; 2 Mayson; 3 MacRae. 131 secs. Hurdles: 1 Powell; 2 Mayson; 3 MacRae. High jump: 1 Gallimore; 2 McNeil; 3 Mayson. 4ft. 11ins. Long jump: 1 Powe ll; 2 McNeil; 3 M ays on. 12ft. tins. Cricket ball: 1 Powell; 2 Gallimore; 3 Wright. 51 yards. D I V. III 100 yards: 1 Barber; 2 Fisher N.; 3 Banks. 13 secs. Hurdles: 1 Barber; 2 Tuthill H.; 3 Fisher. High jump: I Fisher; 2 Banks; 3 Barber. 3ft. Ilins. Long jump: 1 Barber; 2 Fowler; 3 Steadman. llft. Tins. Cricket ball: 1 Barber; 2 Fisher-, 3 Ashwell. 44 yards.

DI V. IV 80 yards: 1 Bear d; 2 Cha ndl er T.; 3 Perr y. 11 see s. Hurdles: 1 Beard; 2 Perry. High jump: 1 Chandler; 2 Beard; 3 Grimshaw. 3ft. 5ins. Long jump: 1 Beard; 2 Chandler; 3 Perry. 10ft. 5ins. Cricket ball: 1 Brown; 2 Green; 3 Powell M. 38 yards. CAMP First Minnow: Hurry up; they've come. Second M.: Who ? Those Sc out s ? Coo, wait for me. Thir d M.: And me; up by the ol d st ump, isn't it ? Hurray, free food for a week. Come on; Scouts, Scouts, Scouts. Mummy, what are Scouts ?Humans, dear, more or less. Not the sort with waders and rods; these have bare legs and they swish things in the river and food comes off. I got two peas last year, and masses of potato. I like porridge best. What about that bacon stuff ?Yes; tea leaves aren't so good, though. I hope that one with muddy legs is there again. Oh yes, I remember: called Tuttleff, or something; Russian, I suppose. You c a n ni bbl e a wa y t he m ud on his l e gs and you f i nd tr e ac l e a nd butter and things underneath. Do we have to pay anything ?No, you just keep them happy by letting them catch you in mugs and frying pans; they always let you go and you get food enough for weeks in return. Swim up. boys; come on; Scouts, Scouts, Scouts . . . That's one view of the matter, anyway; and Scouts are supposed to do a good turn to somebody. But it hardly gives a clear picture of the whole thing; and, since a detailed description of the entire week would fill a book, it may be better to give an account of a single typical day, 16

for the information of parents and future campers. At 7 a.m. the S.M., who has forced himself to admit that it really is 7 and not 6, that it is not actually freezing, and that he can't think of any possible excuse for staying in bed, issues reluctantly from his tent a nd s wi s he s off t hr ough t he de w to ac t as knoc ke r- up. Pi ge ons a r e all asleep; a few prods with the toe at a sort of shapeless cocoon of blankets next the door, and a tousled P.L.'s head shoots startlingly out of the e nd wher e you thought hi s fe et were. Ea gle s are most ly awake, Butterworth trying to look as if he hadn't just been prodding or pinching or otherwise annoying somebody. Peckers again are asleep but don't take much stir ring and you a ctually get a " Good morni ng " out of them. Cuckoos are awake and, released from ten hours' silence, their tongues leap instantly into the loud argument which will last them all day. The S.M. potters off to the kitchen. And the Sc out s imme diate ly bound joyfull y f orth int o the fres h m orni ng air ? They do not. From one te nt come mutteri ngs, thumps and shakings of canvas, and a sudden yell, " MacRae, you clot, that's my shirt." Next door all is music, snatches of the " Pirates of Penzance " mingling with less classical airs: someone implores the Nymphs and Shepherds to come away, but it takes them a long time to do so. From the Peckers comes what Uncle Remus calls a " moust'us gigglement." Cuckoos are arguing. Peckers, having cooking to look forward to, are out first, Ashes are removed from the fires, leaving exposed embers still alive, on which the kindling, stored in the dry overnight, soon leaps into flame. The cooks fet ch the food and, remem beri ng with s udden guilt, go down to the river to wash their hands. The porridge was made last night and only needs heating, so they get to work on the bacon and eggs and on the spreading, or rather sort of plonking on, of butter and marmalade, while the tea billy, always forgotten at first, is suddenly recollected just in time. Meanwhile Eagles, being digging patrol, shoulder their spades and stray off to make a new refuse pit, into which will be emptied what Polly, for some reason of his own, insists on calling the " refuge buckets." Cuckoos, still arguing at long range, disperse to fetch firewood, Conner somewhat hampered by the fact that his glasses have come in half again. Pigeons rush up with a sudden burst of speed, remembering that the last to arrive will have to wash last night's cocoa-billy, the dirtiest pre-breakfast job, while the rest do the mugs or fetch water from the spring. The S.M., satisfied by 7.30 that the wheels are all turning, goes off to shave, returning at 8 to find all ready enough for the horn to be blown, whe r e upon Sc outs a ppea r fr om a ll qua rt e r s wit h m ir a c ul ous s pe e d. Porridge, two helpings with any luck; then the bacon and eggs, with the usual loud contempt on the part of Tuthill F. foi the clumsiness of those who can't fry an egg without bursting the yolk; then tea and bread and m a r m a l a d e ; a n d o ne by o ne we l i e b a c k w i t h a c o nt e nt e d s i gh a nd watch the kestrels over the Castle. There is a north-west wind, so they are on our side of the hill, where they can hover effortlessly on the updraught; and there are six of them this morning, wheeling, hanging and pouncing, and taking no notice of the two buzzards and four ravens who are there too. Grudgingly we heave ourselves on to our feet for washing up, for which we have a complicated but effective organisation dividing us into the four departments of collecting, degreasing, swilling and drying, and the whole job gets done in about twenty-five minutes. Then comes folding of bedding and tidying the tents, followed by the main wash of the day (soap compulsory) ; then parade, flag up, prayers, and criticisms and instructions for the day's jobs. These occupy two hours in the morning 17

and one in the afternoon. Preparation and cooking of meals is almost continuous; dinner today is boiled beef, potatoes, carrots and peas, followed by suet pudding and treacle, and tea is sausages and bread and jam. Fetching wood is almost as continuous; and there is water to be brought, milk, bread and letters to be collected from the Neuadd (with perhaps a visit to the tame fox thrown in), pit s to be dug, and per ha ps ste ps to be improved or repairs to the bridge to be carried outand a very good bridge it was too. There is a three-quarter-hour rest after dinner, and bathing before tea. Afterwards beds are made, porridge is cooked for the morning, and kindling collected and put in the dry. And then at last two hours free t i m e . S o m e w i l l g o u p t o t h e c a s t l e , p e r ha p s t o di g h o p e f ul l y f o r medieval remains, more probably to have stalking games or hysterical fights in the bracken; some make the journey to Alpine Bridge; some fish for minnows or bake clay pottery or make bows and arrows. Then the last horn blows, the flag comes down, and all snuggle into bed except the P.L.'s, who still have to take round the cocoa and biscuits; and then --good night. Only the briefest mention can now be made of the various events and characteristics of this year's camp. The weather was much better than in the last two years, with showers and drizzle most days, but hardly any heavy rain. Visitors' day was well attended; we filled every seat but one in the church and heard a most interesting sermon from a lay reader who told us something of the history of the church and castle and district; and afterwards we gave tea to our fifty guests. Monday's expedition was not as long as some we have had, but those who scorned a lift for the last lap covered 13 or 14 miles and all walked well with no trace of straggling, and it was somehow a lively, interesting and happy journey With twenty-five Scouts in camp it was the largest gathering we have ever had, and since only five had been before it might well have been a difficult and even inefficient one. No Old Boy was able to come and help and the S.M. was admittedly nervous at the prospect. There were weak points, of course, but they were astonishingly few, and the spirit throughout was admirable with the results that all learnt very rapidly, and long before it was over the camp was well above averageperhaps one of the half-dozen best the troop has ever had. O u r g r a t i t u d e m u s t b e e x p r e s s e d t o M i s s Wo r t o n f o r a l l h e r preparations of supplies, to Mrs. Brown at the Severn Arms. to Mr. and Mrs. Collard at the Neuadd and "Sixpence" too, and to Mr. Bufton of Cwm, our landlord; and especial point is lent to this last mention, since Mr. Bufton is leaving his present farm, so that this may be our last camp on this wonderful site. If it is, what a good one to finish with !

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