Sports 1954-55 Boys Boys’ Tennis

Photo from Brian Ardron. Some names have been provided by Terry McCroakam. Thank you. Back Row L-R: Eddie Lowe, Mr. C. Owen, Peter Smith, Lockett Front Row L-R: Ronnie Smethurst, Brian Ardron, Howard Peel, Brian Toulson, John Farnsworth, Peter Donaldson, Tony Pickering This season, the second in which matches have been played against other schools, the team has shown much greater strength than that of last season. In spite of the small numbers who have been coming to practices on Wednesday evenings, the general standard of tennis seems to be improving, and in future seasons we look forward to beating our arch-enemies, Ackworth and Wakefield. We may even beat the staff! Results Percy Jackson’s (Home and Away) School Won. Normanton (Home) School Lost. Ackworth (Home and Away) School Lost.

Rugby 1st XV

Back Row L-R: Mr Leonard, Terry McCroakam, Brian Ardron, Norman Yates, Riding C., Michael Downes, Geoffrey Marston, Mr. Hamilton Front Row L-R: Ronald Smethurst, Don Maltby, William Greasley, Christopher Butcher, Walter Hebden, Terry Dillon, Trevor Trueman, William Baxendale, Brian Moore 1st XV.

This year, although the 1st XV has not had an excellent season, it has been fairly successful. The weather has led to the

cancellation of five fixtures. There were odd occasions when a bit more ‘devil’ might have come from the pack, but, on the whole, the side has played quite well as a team, and not, thank goodness, as a set of individuals. Although some of the lads went to the Yorkshire Trials at Christmas, no one was fortunate enough to obtain his place in the County Team. For the statistically minded:- Team P W L D 1st XV 14 9 5 0

2nd XV 12 3 7 2

Colts XV 9 9 0 0 Under 14 XV 4 3 1 0 Junior XV 5 2 3 0

Rugby 2nd XV

Photo from Bryan and Malcolm Thomas. Some of the names have come from Michel Copley and Terry McCroakam. Thank you. Back Row L-R: Michael Nurney, Alec Wall Middle Row L-R: Colin Thomas, George Thompson, Michael Copley, Barry Longden, Eddie Lowe, Roy Homer, White B., Terry McCroakam, Arthur Tickle Front Row L-R: Jeffrey Curran, Peter Donaldson, Tony Pickering, Dave Hodgson, Colin Appleby, Jeffery Hudson, Alan Vaughan-Birch 2nd XV

The 2nd

XV. has not had a very good season, losing most of its matches, but we are hoping for better results next year.

Rugby Colts XV

Back Row L-R: Melvyn Snookes, Roland Hawcroft, Ronald Stansfield, Stubbs W., Mr. Taylor, Nunn D., Tony Parkinson, Jim Wild, Gary Jordan Front Row L-R: Barry White, Stanton E., Howard Taylor, Alan Vest, Brian Toulson, David Sumnall, Thomas Cocks, Kenneth Bramham, Victor Unwin Colts XV The Colts, under the inspired leadership of Toulson, are to be congratulated on an excellent performance throughout the season. This 1

st XV side of the future has won all its matches. Well done!

Rugby Under 14 Team

Back Row L-R: Waring, John Sudworth, Melvyn Snookes, Peter Sell, Mr. Colley, Colin Hellewell, Ralph Winstanley, William Johnson, M. Crofts Front Row L-R: Malcolm Halstead, Jon Lamprey, Baker, John Mansfield, William Bartle, Geoffrey Trueman, J. Anderson Under 14 XV. and Junior XV. The under 14 XV has won the majority of its matches, whilst the Junior XV has not been quite so successful, having only two victories from five matches. In these two sides we have a few good youngsters, who, we hope, will show the same interest when they reach the senior part of the School. Once again, thanks go to Mr. Rhodes, for his wonderful work on the pitches, thus producing the standard we have come to expect at Hemsworth Grammar School. Thanks also to the kitchen staff for devoting its time to the teams on Saturday mornings. Finally, on behalf of all the teams, we would like Messrs. Leonard, Taylor, Swinbank, and Colley, to know that their interest on the field is greatly appreciated.

Under 13 Team

Back Row L-R: Robinson S, David Nye, Peter Whitehead, William Valentine, Mr. Swinbank, Peter Douglas, Murphy, Richard Brennan, Philip Drury Front Row L-R: Nunn R, Jones W., Moxon M, Peter Lockett, Peter Richmond, Howard Widmore, John Cooper

Cricket First Team

Back Row L-R: Mr. Leonard, Roland Hawcroft, Ronald Smethurst, Mr. Hamilton, Geoffrey Boycott, Kenneth Bramham, Christopher Butcher Front Row L-R: Terry McCroakam, William Baxendale, Walter Hebden, Brian Moore, John Winter, Norman Yates, Arthur Tickle Another view

The image and some of the names come from Don Weaver. Terry McCroakam has also sent in some of the names. Thank you. Back Row L-R: Arthur Tickle, Geoffrey Boycott, John Winter, Ron Smethurst, Norman Yates, Terry McCroakam, Edwin Hambleton, Chris Butcher Front Row L-R: W. Baxendale, Walter Hebden, Don Weaver, Brian Moore, Roland Hawcroft Once again we have had a very successful season. The disadvantage of having no reliable spin bowlers was offset by the improved fielding of the 1

st XI, the most outstanding fielder being McCroakam. The team was composed almost entirely of all-

round cricketers and had eight potential bowlers in the side. Noticeable were the all-round performances of Tickle, Yates, Boycott, Moore and Hebden. Out of the 10 games played, 6 were won, 2 were drawn and 2 were lost. I would like to thank Hambleton for his unfailing support as twelfth man, Butcher for his work as scorer and Mr. Rhodes for his care of the pitches.

Results April 30 H.G.S. 60 (Boycott 24) Castleford 61 for 3. Lost by 7 wickets. May 7 H.G.S. 83 for 7 (Hebden 21) Thorne 80. Won by 3 runs. May 11 Ackworth 109 for 8 (Tickle 5 for 28) H.G.S. 83 for 9. Drawn. May 14 H.G.S. 116 for 6 (Yates 28 n.o., Tickle 23 n.o.) Wath 77. Won by 39 runs. May 24 H.G.S. 128 for 3 (Moore 67 n.o. Boycott 20) Silcoates 75 (Hebden 5 for 30, Tickle 3 for 3. Won by 53 runs. May 28 Old Hilmians 36 (Baxendale 5 for 7) H.G.S.40 for 1 (Moore 31 n.o.) Won by 9 wickets. June 11 P. Jacksons 85. H.G.S. 51. Lost by 34 runs. June 25 H.G.S. 97 (Weaver 38, Yates 25) Rothwell 72 for 6. Drawn. July 2 H.G.S. 82 (Tickle 38) Wath 44 (Tickle 4 for 5, Boycott 3 for 4). Won by 38 runs July 6 Fathers’ XI 44 (Baxendale 5 for 22) H.G.S. 47 for 4. Won by 6 wkts First XI Averages (to-date). Batting

Batting Inns Not Out Runs Average Moore: 8 2 168 28.0 Tickle: 8 3 116 23.2 Yates: 6 1 72 14.4 Weaver: 8 1 72 10.3 Smethurst: 4 2 20 10.0 Boycott: 8 0 75 9.4 Winter: 9 1 67 8.4 Baxendale: 6 3 17 5.7 Hebden: 9 0 49 5.4 Hawcroft: 4 0 19 4.8 McCroakam: 7 2 13 2.6 Bowling

Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Average Boycott 10 4 10 4 2.5 Tickle 49 17 78 19 4.2 McCroakam 9 1 34 6 5.7 Yates 38 9 82 10 8.2 Baxendale 88 22 216 25 8.6 Hebden 89 29 165 18 9.2 We would like to offer our congratulations to Boycott on his selection for the Yorkshire Schoolboys’ XI. He received his Yorkshire cap in the match against Derbyshire. Don Weaver, L6R (Captain).

Fielding Catches McCroakam 7 Weaver 4 Winter 4 Smethurst 3 Boycott 2 Dillon 2 Hawcroft 2 Moore 2 Tickle 2 Hambleton 2 Yates 1 Weaver (Stumped) 1

Cricket Second Team

Back Row L-R: David Sumnall, Alan Buckroyd, Roy Homer, Peter Hardy Front Row L-R: Fleet W., Michael Copley, Alan Vest, Don Maltby, Kenneth Bramham, Peter Donaldson, Barry Longden The Second XI has not been so successful, having won 1, lost 2 and drawn 1. This is partly due to the fact that the committee has been experimenting with new players with an eye to future first teams.

The Cricket Colts Team

Back row L-R: Peter Sell, Roy Mason, Mr. Stewart, Colin Hellewell, John Mansfield, Colin Moxon Front row L-R: John Sudworth, Frank Morley, David Sumnall, Malcolm Halstead, Peter Hardy, John Lamprey, Geoff Trueman The Colts XI won 2, drew 1 and lost 3 of their 6 games but each match provided entertaining cricket with close finishes. Sumnall and Hardy, Captain and Vice-Captain respectively were the most reliable batsmen and Mason, Hellewell and Hardy the most successful bowlers. Keenness was shown by many boys and there was always competition for places in the team.

Athletics The Guest of Honour for this year’s Sports Day was Mrs. A. B. Clegg, wife of the Chief Education Officer. As the result of the fine organisation of Miss. Parkin and Mr. Leonard, the Sports ran smoothly, and fine weather helped to make it a most successful day. This year the Championship and Relay cups were won by Price House and the Standards Cup was won by Talbot House. The Victrices Ludorum were Patricia Brooke (Junior) and Iris Turner (Senior) and the Victores Ludorum were Colin Hellewell (Junior) and Brian Moore (Senior). Lowe won the Mile Cup and Moore won the Senior Half Mile Plaque. The Intermediate Half Mile Cup was won by Mansfield. A feature of this year’s Sports Day was the number of records broken - fifteen in all. Some of these were recent innovations to the programme but notable record performances in well established events were:- V. Manning Senior Girls’ Discus 80 ft. 3 ins. E. Hirst Senior Girls’ Shot 28 ft. 4 ins. I. Street Inter Girls’ 220 yards 29.3 secs. Moore, B. Senior Boys’ 440 yards 53.6 secs. Moore, B. Senior Boys’ 880 yards 2 mins. 10.3 secs. Snookes, M. Under 15 Boys’ Pole Vault 8 feet 3¼ ins. Snookes, M. Under 15 Boys’ Discus 101 ft. 6½ ins. Yates, N. Senior Boys’ Discus 122 ft. 11 ins. Brennan, R. Junior Boys’ 220 yards 28.2 secs. Parkinson, T. Under 15 Boys’ Shot 39 feet 8½ ins. Cross Country 1955. Guest House won this year’s Cross Country Run. Downes (Senior) and Winstanley (Junior) repeated their successes of last year by winning the Junior and Senior events respectively. Brian Moore, 5A (Athletics Captain) We would like to congratulate Moore, B. on winning the Yorkshire Schoolboys’ Quarter Mile Championship for the third year in succession and wish him every success in the All-England Championships at Manchester on July 15 and 16 where he has again been chose to represent Yorkshire. W.J. Leonard Inter-School Athletics Huddersfield

Photo from Jacqueline Leonard. Some of the names have come from Dilys Hughes. Thank you. Back Row L-R: Eddie Lowe, Norman Yates, Mr. Hamilton, Michael Downes, Howard Widmore Fifth Row L-R: Miss. Parkin, Ralph Winstanley, Michael Batten, John Mansfield, David Hodgson, Peter Sell, Mr. Leonard Fourth Row L-R: Ron Hooley, Colin Moxon, Sykes Beaumont, Archie Ward, Melvyn Snookes, Richard Brennan, Roger Wilson Third Row L-R: Maureen Mathers, Jennifer J. Lindley, R. Britton, Edith Horbury, Jennifer B. Lindley, Pat Griffiths, Rhona Tatton Second Row L-R: Helen Foster, Julia Street, Sandra Thornton, Jean Nuttall, Valerie Manning, Pat Beevers, Jennifer Hayton, Mollie Hepworth, Jacqueline Leonard, Sheila Delbridge Front row L-R: Margaret Bloore, Susan Butcher, Molly Wright, Pat Brooke, Iris Turner, Brian Moore, Colin Hellewell, Bill Valentine, Trevor Trueman, Roy Homer, Dave King

After three years the boys again succeeded in winning the West Riding Championship Shield, defeating the holders, Normanton (runners-up) by 56 points to 55.5. The Intermediate boys won their group plaque, defeating Royds Hall (runners-up) by 22 points to 18. The record for the Inter Boys’ 220 yards was broken by Hellewell with a time of 25.7 secs., beating the previous record by 0.4 of a second. First places were taken by: Boys

Moxon (Junior High Jump), Trueman (Senior High Jump), Hellewell (Inter 220 yards), Moore (Javelin), Mansfield (Inter 440 yards). Inter. Boys’ Relay (Team: Winstanley, Widmore, Snookes, Hellewell). Girls R. Britton (Javelin). The Boys’ success was essentially the result of team effort. Twenty points were scored by individual first places but thirty-six valuable points were gained for other places by: Batten, Ward, Sell, Hodgson, Snookes, Brennan, Valentine, the Junior Relay Team (Brennan, Valentine, Beaumont, Wilson) and the Senior Relay Team. (Homer, King, Yates, Moore). For the Girls, S. Butcher and I. Turner gained place points. The teams were captained by: Girls: I. Turner (Seniors), P. Brooke (Intermediate), M. Wright (Juniors). Boys: Moore (Seniors), Hellewell (Intermediates), Valentine (Juniors). W.J. Leonard