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Schools Matches ETON v RADLEY Thurs 15th March 1st pr : W.Hopton & C.Stefanowicz beat Strang & Holbech 15/8, 15/1, 15/4, 15/3 4/0 Colts A : H.Nicholls & E.Morrison beat Holbech & Manners 15/1, 15/2, 15/3 3/0 Colts B : H.Britton & R.Collins lost to Hackett & Birkmyre 6/15, 9/15, 18/13, 5/15 1/3 J-Colts : H.Faber & A.Burgess beat Norton & Donger 15/6, 15/1, 15/3 3/0 Yearlings A : F.Hutley & N.Tsukanov lost to Buckley & McAllister 15/8, 2/15, 10/15, 7/15 1/3 Yearlings B : H.Pelham & L.S-Sackville beat Mombiot & Brownlee 17/15, 15/9, 15/5 3/0 ETON v ST.PAUL'S Thurs 8th March 1st pr : W.Hopton & C.Stefanowicz beat D.Tristao & A.Griffiths 4/15, 15/4, 15/7, 15/7, 15/10 4/1 2nd pr : G.Maltby & T.Higson beat T.Johnson & G.Barnes 15/12, 15/0, 17/14 3/0 Colts : H.Nicholls & E.Morrison beat M.Hine & G.Barnes 15/6, 16/17, 15/6, 5/15, 15/6 3/2 J-Colts A : H.Faber & A.Burgess lost to E.Kay & H.Matson 13/18, 15/9, 11/15, 15/10, 6/15 2/3 J-Colts B : F.Hutley & N.Tsukanov lost to T.Chase & A.Edmonds 5/15, 8/15, 15/12, 12/15 1/3 Cheltenham vs. Wellington Tuesday 6th March 1st Pair Cooper & Harney bt Young & Sarna 4-0 15/1 15/1 15/7 15/1 2nd Pair Mason & Palmer bt Durandt & Bowring 3-2 15/4 11/15 15/10 5/15 15/2 J/Colts Clarke & Owen lost to Pickard & Hopcroft 0-3 7/15 10/15 4/15 Yearlings Mason & Sandbach lost to Davidge & Boobbyer 1-3 15/0 9/15 14/17 15/17 ETON v WELLINGTON Thurs 1st March 1st pr : H.Nicholls & E.Morrison beat E.Young & V.Sarna 8/15, 15/8, 15/9, 8/15, 14/17, 15/5, 15/5 4/3 2nd pr : T.Higson & W.Murray lost to L.Durrandt & F.Bowring 14/17, 12/15, 15/11, 15/4, 15/17 2/3 Colts : J.Hopton & H.Britton beat N.Jupp & J.Rendell 15/0, 15/3, 15/2 3/0 J-Colts A : H.Faber & A.Burgess lost to N.Hopcroft & C.Pickard 0/15, 4/15, 15/11, 10/15 1/3 J-Colts B : T.Witherow & F.Hutley beat G.Hamilton-Fairley & M.Tulley 8/15, 16/14, 15/6, 15/13 3/1 Yearlings : H.Burgess & N.Tsukanov lost to A.Boobyer & P.Davidge 10/15, 1/15, 1/15 0/3 ETON v HARROW Thurs 22nd Feb 1st pr : W.Hopton & C.Stefanowicz beat G.Querl & G.Crawley 15/1, 15/9, 15/5, 5/15, 15/1 4/1 2nd pr : G.Maltby & M.Barber beat Jones & Galbraith 15/8, 18/13, 15/13 3/0 3rd pr : W.Murray & F.Briance lost to L.Faber & Dundass 7/15, 8/15, 13/18 0/3 Colts : E.Morrison & H.Britton beat Phillips & Berrill 15/9, 15/11, 16/17, 15/11 3/1 J-Colts : H.Faber & H.Pelham lost to T.Faber & Marlow-Thompson 5/15, 15/8, 6/15, 0/15 1/3 Yearlings : A.Burgess & F.Hutley lost to Marlow-Thompson & Selmon 5/15, 0/15, 17/14, 15/9, 8/15 2/3 ETON v WINCHESTER Thurs 8th Feb 2nd pr : W.Murray & J.Hopton beat J.Brembridge & A.Gunasakera 15/7, 15/2, 15/4 3/0 Colts : E.Morrison & H.Britton lost to Knight & Portz 15/8, 1/15, 11/15, 10/15 1/3 J-Colts A : H.Faber & F.Hutley lost to C.Portz & B.Stevens 6/15, 6/15, 1/15 0/3 J-Colts B : T.Witherow & H.French lost to T.Wild & M.Black 3/15, 4/15, 2/15 0/3 Yearlings A : A.Burgess & H.Pelham beat T.McWhirter & R.Madden 15/1, 15/11, 15/4 3/0 Yearlings B : H.Burgess & L.Stopford-Sackville beat B.Graves & R.Apperley 15/10, 14/18, 10/15, 15/8, 15/3 3/2 Yearlings C : N.Tsukanov & R.Sullivan lost to F.Green & T.Meek 11/15, 15/7, 6/15, 6/15 1/3 MARLBOROUGH v ETON Thurs 1st Feb 1st pr : G.Adair & J.Gibson lost to W.Hopton & G.Maltby 6/15, 0/15, 5/15, 7/15 0/4 2nd pr : H.Staight & J.Chiltern lost to M.Barber & C.Stefanowicz 3/15, 7/15, 3/15 0/3 3rd pr : J.Staight & J.Ohlson lost to W.Murray & H.Britton 8/15, 15/4, 7/15, 10/15 1/3 J-Colts : T.Pascoe & T.McCollum lost to H.Faber & F.Hutley 9/15, 14/17, 2/15 0/3 Yearlings : A.Kiely & A.Kidwell lost to A.Burgess & H.Burgess 15/18, 18/13, 10/15, 10/15 St Pauls vs. Wellington Thursday 1st February 1st Pair Tristao & Giffiths beat Young & Sarna 15/8, 15/2, 15/5, 9/15, 15/11 J/Colts "A" Kay & Chase lost to Pickard & Rendell 6/15, 8/15, 5/15 J/Colts "B" Matson & Edmonds beat Hamilton-Fairley & Davidge 15/8, 15/12, 15/2 Wellington vs. Radley Thursday 25th January 1st Pair Sarna & Hopcroft beat Holbech & Hackett 4-0 15/1 15/1 15/2 17/14 Colts Pickard & Hamilton-Fairley lost to Holbech & Manners 1-3 15/9 12/15 9/15 2/15 J/Colts Davidge & Boobbyer lost to Eccles-Williams & MacDonald-Milner 1-3 15/5 9/15 10/15 4/15 CHELTENHAM v ETON Thurs 25th Jan 1st Pr : Cooper & Harney lost to Hopton & Maltby 17/16, 5/15, 5/15, 8/15, 7/15 1-4 2nd Pr : Palmer & Mason lost to Stefanowicz & Higson 6/15, 15/10, 12/15, 3/15 1-3 Colts : Shiner & Wootton beat Morrison & Britton 15/8, 11/15, 16/17, 15/2, 15/12 3-2 J-Colts : Clarke & Owen beat Faber & Witherow Wellington College vs. Harrow 23rd January 2007 1st Pair Young & Sarna lost to Jones & Dundas 0-4 10/15 12/15 10/15 8/15 Colts Rendell & Hopcroft lost to L. Faber & Berrill 0-3 6/16 5/15 0/15 J/Colts Davidge & Boobbyer lost to Speelman & Murray 1-3 14/17 10/15 15/9 5/15 Tonbridge v Eton Thurs 18th Jan 1st Pr : Trigg & Hill lost to Hopton & Stefanowicz 5/15, 15/10, 15/1, 18/13, 12/15, 9/15, 11/15 3/4 2nd Pr : Maltz & Durell beat Higson & Briance 15/10, 15/12, 16/13 3/0 Colts : Shields & Spurling beat Morrison & Lebus 15/3, 16/13, 7/15, 5/15, 18/13 3/0 J-Colts : Ransom & Cowdrey beat Faber & Hutley 15/4, 15/4, 15/11 3/0 Winchester vs. Wellington 16th January 2007 Ist Pair Walker & T. Stevens beat Young & Sarna 4-0 17/16 15/9 17/14 15/11 2nd Pair A. Portz & Knight beat Bowring & Rendell 3-0 15/11 15/0 15/0 Colts Bremridge & Brown beat Haigh & Hamilton-Fairley 3-0 15/2 15/4 15/12 J/Colts C. Portz & B. Stevens beat Hopcroft & Pickard 3-1 15/8 15/5 14/17 15/4 Yearlings Madden & McWhirter lost to Boobbyer and Davidge 0-3 0/15 13/18 13/18 Marlborough vs. Wellington Thursday 11th January 2007 1st Pair G. Adair & J. Gibson beat E. Young & L. Durandt 4-1 8/15 15/8 15/0 15/6 15/6 2nd Pair H. Staight & J Chilton beat V. Sarna & F. Bowring 3-2 17/16 9/15 6/15 15/9 17/14 J/Colts A T. McCollum & T. Pascoe lost to C. Pickard & N. Hopcroft 1-3 6/15 15/11 13/15 3/15 J/Colts B T.McCollom & O.Watson lost to J. Rendell & G. Hamilton-Fairley 0-3 6/15 14/16 10/15 Yearlings A. Kidwell & A. Kiely beat P. Davidge & A Boobbyer 3-1 15/7 15/11 6/15 15/1 ETON v Charterhouse Thurs 23rd November 1st Pair : W.Hopton & G.Maltby beat H.Don & C.Smith 15/8, 15/5, 15/6, 15/5 4/0 2nd Pair : T.Higson & W.Murray beat J.Chandler & H.Don 15/12, 15/5, 15/5 3/0 Colts : E.Morrison & H.Lebus beat J.Rumball & S.Hartley 15/12, 15/4, 15/6 3/0 J-Colts A : H.Faber & J.Crichton lost to A.Rozier-Pamplin & S.Cox 12/15, 0/15, 4/15 0/3 J-Colts B : T.Witherow & H.French lost to A.Raeside & A.Don 12/15, 5/15, 1/15 0/3 Yearlings : A.Burgess & F.Hutley beat P.Corridan & F.Hamer 18/13, 8/15, 15/5, 15/11 3/1 Tonbridge vs. Wellington 28th November 2006 1st Pair Hill & Trigg beat Sarna & Young 4-2 15/4 15/5 12/15 12/15 15/8 15/8 2nd Pair A. Maltz & Shields beat Durandt & Bowring 3-0 15/2 15/4 15/9 Colts D. Maltz & Robinson beat Jupp & Haigh 3-0 15/7 15/10 15/9 J/Colts Ransom & Elliott beat Rendell & Pickard 3-0 15/10 15/7 15/2