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CROSS COUNTRY The sun shone on the alumni cross country race for the first time in a number of years, although the days of heavy rain preceding the event meant that the going was more than a little soft in places. Five OAs lined up along with 250 other harriers ten days before Christmas ready to tackle the tricky five-mile course over Wimbledon Common. The winner came home in a sprightly twenty-five minutes, while dusk was rapidly approaching as the final runner, who was in his seventies, crossed the finishing line. There were no trophies for us this year although Jerry Watson (71-78), Stephen Woodnutt (77-84) and Mark Hutchings (77–84) combined to bring us home 5th in the Chris Chataway Cup for Over 50s. Dan Wade (92–99) and David Gibson (89–94) completed the team. As always, everyone departed with promise to meet again next year as well as to run more and eat less over the festive period.
OLD ALLEYNIAN LODGE Most public schools have a masonic Lodge for their old boys and Dulwich College is no exception. Where we are exceptional is that we are able to hold all our meetings at our old school - usually meeting in the Old Library and dining in the The Terry Walsh Pavilion - for which we are very grateful to the College and its excellent catering staff. Regular meetings are held in April, May, October and December. Every October non- masonic guests, including representatives of the College, are invited to our White Table Dinner which is always a very convivial evening. The Lodge was founded in December 1920 - one of our founding members was Sir Ernest Shackleton (1887-1890) - so we are greatly looking forward to celebrating our Centenary in December 2020. Our current membership has an incredible age range from early 20s to early 90s. OAs and members of the College teaching staff are eligible to join. Freemasonry is sometimes called ‘the world’s oldest and largest fraternal organisation’ and the fraternity is open to men of all backgrounds and faiths: belief in a Supreme Being is the sole requirement, and all faiths are respected. It has existed at a national level for over 300 years, and has benefitted from royal patronage for much of this period: our current Grand Master is HRH the Duke of Kent. It is less secret than some might suppose: tours of Freemasons’ Hall in Great Queen Street take place several times a day. As an organisation, Freemasonry is very sociable and visiting other Lodges is encouraged. We are fortunate to be part of the Public Schools Lodges circuit. Charitable giving is also central to Freemasonry and the OA Lodge regularly gives to worthy causes, including donations to school-related charities. In order to join the Lodge you need to be proposed and seconded by current members, so if you do not know a member already, you are welcome to get in touch and we shall be pleased to meet you to discuss the application process and answer any questions you might have. If you are already a Freemason, you might like to visit the Lodge and may wish to become a joining member. If you are not a Freemason the OA Lodge is a good place to start your masonic journey. Please contact the Secretary, Sergei Subotsky (78-86) oalodge4165 @ gmail.com for further information. BASKETBALL The now annual basketball match between the OAs and the College took place back in September 2019. The OA team of Josh Proctor (07-14), TJ Agbo (06-13), Seb Pauwells (09-16), Ndu Uchea (03-10), Nam Le (02-13), Max Cloud (11-18), Michael Yu (13-18), Josh Lawrence (02-07) and Phillip Cloud (11-18) used their experience wisely scoring steadily from the first whistle. The school team responded with some exceptional play in particular from Femi Olowolagba bringing the scores almost level during the second and third quarter. In the end though it was the OAs who took the victory by 75 to 37. For information on joining the basketball team, get in touch with Michael Yu (13–18) yuj.michael @ outlook.com or the Alleyn Club office.
The next race is likely to be on 12 December 2020 leaving plenty of time to show New Year resolve. See you on the start line.
For details about joining, get in touch with the Secretary, Jerry Watson (71-78) thewatsonsroundhay @ gmail.com or the Alleyn Club Office.
OA CRICKET One gloriously sunny day, and immediately before the OA Reunion in June, the OAs played a 20/20 game against the College. The school batted first and scored a very respectable 160 total that proved just too much for the OAs, who despite a fine chase, fell short by a mere 11 runs. 2019 CRICKETER CUP V CRANLEIGH The first round of the Cricketer Cup was reduced by heavy rain to 30 overs. The Cranleigh innings was dominated by Jack Scrivens, who has played first class cricket, making 102 off only 47 balls having escaped being dropped twice early on. After their allotted 30 overs, Cranleigh had scored 236, a respectable but certainly chaseable total. A solid reply led by Tom Eadon (01-09) only faltered with a clatter of late wickets as Cranleigh held some fine catches, getting through in a tight finish by just 10 runs. Bill Athey The summer of 2019 will be remembered for many years to come and not least because the College bid a fond farewell to CWJ Athey. Bill, as he will always be affectionately known, served the College for 19 wonderful years principally as a cricket professional, although over that time he gave so muchmore. Bill was an outstanding sports coach across all sports, a brilliant PE teacher, a fine boarding house tutor but, above all, an honest man and a dear friend to so many at the College. It was therefore fitting that the 1st XI won their final game of the season, and Bill’s final game in charge. The boys did Bill proud this summer with some wonderful performances producing some fine wins against the likes of St Paul’s, Trinity, RGS Guildford, a wonderful draw against Whitgift and some fantastic moments of individual brilliance.
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