Summer 2016
Summer 2016
Academic Prizes—Ross Kiely, Tommy Hartley, Rafe Scott, Nat Lubbock, Joel Carne
From the Housemaster
JMW
And so another year in East House draws to a close. On Friday and Saturday we said our farewells to our current U6 leavers and wished them every success as they move on to pastures new. Almost all of them remarked to me how their time at Cranleigh seemed to fly by and they urged the years below them to seize every opportunity the school offers whilst they can. This has been another great term for East, with success coming in the house swimming and senior house golf. Our annual music evening was also a highlight for me. It is wonderful to see all the musical talent East boys have and great to see all of the year-groups getting involved. I have received quite a few call from talent agents following the public release of the East House Staff music video as well! We are very sad to be loosing three great members of the East team to rival houses next term. Dan Reed and Ian Rossiter are to become Deputy and Warden of Loveday, with Pete Bradnock becoming the new Deputy of Cubitt. They have all been fantastic in East and I wish them every success in their new positions. It has been a fantastic year in East and I thank you for all your support in our efforts to provide the best possible boarding experience to your boys. I hope you have a wonderful summer holiday and look forward to seeing you again in September.
Junior House Golf
Tom Campbell We played our first match against Cubitt, with a team of Jeff Olsen, Tom Campbell, Louis Halsted, Harry Hall and Lex Edwards. Two of our players won easily, and two lost badly, leaving the match in the hands of Harry Hall, who managed to come back from losing badly and win us the match, allowing us to make it to the finals.
In finals we had a different team, made up of Jeff Olsen, Tom Campbell, Louis Halsted, Ross Kiely and Will Granger, and once again two of our players won their games, and two of them lost theirs, leaving the fate of the match in the hands of our 5th player, who unfortunately lost. This put us in second place.
Junior House Cup: Piers Nicholls Senior House Cup: Matt Ludlow
House Badminton
Jamie Sherlock The senior house badminton, a highly anticipated event. It was a monumental occasion and spirits were high. The team consisted of none other than George Durston, Ben Larwood, Jamie Sherlock and Richard Eamey. Faced with a tough opposition in all games, both teams lost them all, yet it was a sterling effort worthy of a hearty congratulations. In the junior event Piers Nicholls and Sam Lubbock paired up and had mixed results. The other pair of Jeff Olsen and Edward Mao were triumphant in all bar one of their games, with East
House finishing a respectable second over-all.
House Cross Country
Joel Carne
A typically miserable English day greeted the cross-country runners this term, and in spite of the fact that the East boys’ forte isn’t generally in long distance ability, many bravely put their hands up to the task. The juniors began in full force, but up against some tough opposition found themselves fighting for every place. Special mentions go to George Legge and Will Grainger for sterling spirit. East house held some fierce competitors within the middle school and we were certainly in with a chance. Along with other highly ranked East members, Cal St. Johnson came in first by a considerable margin for the Upper Fifth to help us win that age group. Last but not least, the seniors topped off a hard but gritty performance securing a strong second place in the overall competition. Jack Taylor gave bookies’ favourite Harry de Blaby a run for his money by breathing down his neck in a pulsating sprint finish, but narrowly conceded 2nd place. Well done to all involved and those who came down to support in the dismal weather – bring on next year!
Summer 2016
Summer 2016 House Shields — Joel Carne, Ed Russell
“Man on the ground award” - Niall Richardson
House Tennis
Piers Nicholls
House Swimming
East went into this event as joint favourite with North. Both of us were evenly matched throughout the different year-groups. We started strongly, picking up first place in the senior medley relays and individual events; Tom Berry winning the backstroke and Max Fitzgerald the butterfly. In the juniors Will Grainger was the standout performer , winning the 50 meter freestyle.
Louis Halstead, Harry Hall, Jeff Olsen, Piers Nicholls, Samuel Lubbock, Frederick Esplen, Archie Grant, Henry Lewis, Rex Wilks and Joe Twyford all competed in Junior House Tennis. We started off well with only the first pair loosing meaning we beat Cubitt comfortably. Next we played North which was an equal battle, but East powered through to beat them as well. Without playing Loveday we were 2nd. All we had to do was beat Loveday in our final round of matches to win. Unfortunately Loveday seemed to be the dominant side as all pairs struggled to gain an advantage. Somehow we slipped, as we were joint with Cubitt. This led to a tense moment, since a dead heat in games had not happened in this event before. However, to decide who came second, the winner of the first pairs would decipher who came 2 nd. As Cubitt had beaten our first pair earlier on, they were granted 2nd place and East finished 3rd. Once again, as we say, “We Woz Robbed”!! In the seniors Ed Russell and Luke Sterry headed up a relatively injury hit East Team. East performed valiantly in the face of some very strong pairings from other houses, but alas it was not our day. Hopefully next year our form in racquet sports will be a little better.
RHV
It was great to see the likes of Ed Russell and Lex Edwards doing the best in the big house freestyle relay, where we finished a respectable 3rd. We then had a stroke of luck in the seniors freestyle relay when North were disqualified for a false start. The final event was the skins event, where 4 competitors compete in a stroke drawn from a hat, with the slowest person eliminated. It came down to Tom Berry vs Angus Burns from Cubitt. With backstroke being the final stroke, Tom carried East home, winning by half a length. East were champions. Special mention must go to Tom, Fitzy, Matt Ludlow and Rafe Scott for all of their efforts in competing and coaching other house members in this event. Well done EAST!!!
Junior House Cricket
David Hill
Our first game for house cricket was against Cubitt. We went into the match as big underdogs but our team spirit brought us together to win a very close match against are rivals. Huge credit goes to Ross Kiely for bowling a fantastic last over to win us the match. In the final we played another tough match against North. Unfortunately we lost to some very good batting but we left with our heads held up high for giving everything we could.
The East House Team 2016 Housemaster - Mr James Witcombe (JMW@cranleigh.org) Deputy Housemaster—Mr Rob Verdon (RHV@cranleigh.org) Warden—Mr Dan Reed (DCR@cranleigh.org) Matrons—Jen, Sue & Helen (EASTMATRON@cranleigh.org)
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Have a wonderful summer holiday from everyone here at East