OA News
Charles Fellows-Smith (66-75) and Dr Himanshu ‘Chief’ Patel (75-77) received their MCC caps from Mike Gatting at a Lord’s dinner in November. Charles became a playing member in 1985, made more than 200 appearances for MCC and ran the MCC match against Dulwich College for many years. Chief received his cap for 100 MCC matches. He took 6/36 for MCC against Dulwich College in the 2000 match and 4/45 in the 2013 fixture. Both played in the Cricketer Cup semi-final at Clifton in 1993 and regularly for the OAs for more than 30 years.
inspection of the College’s Combined Cadet Force.
Max Gilbert (05-09) completed a series of activities – including the Dragon Ride Wales and cycling between Land’s End and John O’Groat’s – to raise money for the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). Max’s final challenge was to complete the WSPA’s 2013 Romanian Bear Adventure, which involved hiking through the Carpathian Mountains to reach the WSPA’s bear sanctuary in Zărnești. Bradley Goldberg (07-10) signed for Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club in the summer of 2013. Having joined from Charlton Athletic, Bradley, a forward, scored in two pre-season games for Dagenham, before being sent out on loan to Bromley FC. Martin Griffiths (73-82) was the winner of engineering group Costain’s Achieving Excellence Award for Contribution to the Community for his work on traffic control and safety in local communities. Martin has worked at Costain for eight years. Actor Nigel Harman (86-89), well known for his roles in Eastenders and the West End production of Shrek The Musical , joined the cast of popular ITV drama Downton Abbey for its fourth series. He played Green, the valet of another new character, Lord Gillingham. At the end of the Summer term, cyclists Konrad Harradine (00-11) and Stephen Harrison (04-11) returned to Herne Hill velodrome to take part in a triangular competition against current pupils and members of staff. Rear Admiral Christopher Hockley (70-77), the Royal Navy’s Flag Officer for Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland (FOSNNI), was appointed CBE in the 2014 New Year Honours. Rear Admiral Hockley began his career as a Marine Engineering Officer and succeeded another Old Alleynian, Rear Admiral Martin Alabaster CBE (67-76), as FOSNNI in September 2011. As Master in charge of Rugby at the College, Sam Howard (85-92) oversaw the 1st XV’s second consecutive Daily Mail RBS Cup final victory, a 27-17 win over Northampton School for Boys at Twickenham in March. In August, Hamish Hughes (07-12) and Tom Kirk (07-12) cycled the 100 mile course of the 2012 Olympic road race, raising money for the Arkwright Scholarships Trust, which supports school pupils who wish to pursue Engineering and related studies at university. Matt Jessup (00-07) is founder and Artistic Director of For Short Theatre Company. The company produced Elihu Winer’s Anatomy of a Murder at Audit House in Blackfriars in July.
Chief Patel (right) with Mike Gatting
Charles Fellows-Smith with Mike Gatting
Gabriele Finaldi (82-84), co-director of the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, worked with Dulwich Picture Gallery on a joint exhibition, Murillo & Justino de Neve: The Art of Friendship. The exhibition, which ran between February and May, saw the gallery turned into something approaching a Sevillian church, featuring works by the 17th century Spanish artist, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. The exhibition concentrated on the relationship between the painter and his patron, the canon of Seville Cathedral, Don Justino de Neve. David Flatman (96-98), the former England, Bath and Saracens rugby player, is a pundit and commentator for BT Sport’s coverage of Aviva Premiership rugby.
Peter Franklin (46-50), a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners, has raised the ‘Agapanthus Peter Franklin’. The herbaceous perennial has generated much interest from the gardening world.
The ‘Agapanthus Peter Franklin’
Will Fraser (06-08), a flanker who plays his club rugby for Saracens, was named in the 2013 England Saxons squad and scored his first senior England try against Ireland Wolfhounds. Following another impressive outing against Scotland A, Will was called up to the England Six Nations squad for the games against Ireland and France. Colonel Keith Galbraith (61-69), a consultant general and colo-rectal surgeon and serving British Army officer, served as inspecting officer at the biennial
13
Made with FlippingBook flipbook maker