What an exciting day, yesterday! It had it all – drama, food, sun and sport… The photos below feature the wonderful gift presented to Stephen Jones (the retiring Headmaster) by John Widgery on behalf of the OD Club, the OD lunch in the Refectory and cricket at Upper Maxton.

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OLD DOVORIAN CRICKET CLUB
Old Dovorians v Dover College
The Team
Jack Fuller – Gerard Grofton-Martin – Sunil Devalia –  Matt Jay –  Jack Woods – Ashley Burton – Antony Stanley –  Teddy Easthope – John Brasier – Andrew Walsh – Mike Walsh
Umpire: John Widgery
Scoresheet: ODs v DoverCollege 03-07-11

The AGM was held at Knole Park G.C., Sevenoaks on 8^th October 2010.  A new trophy was kindly donated to the Society by our President, Graham Turner.  The Turner Plate will be awarded to the winner of our Spring Meetings.  Richard Owen was elected Vice Captain and will start his three year term in October 2011.

We visited Walton Heath G.C. for our Spring Meeting this year.  On a fine spring day without much wind, Charlie Scott won the Turner Plate with a creditable 37 points.

Golfers relaxing after their round at Tandridge G.C. July 2010. Going round clockwise....Graham Turner, Jack Fuller, Rodney Kilbee, Maurice Gilby, Philip Barry, Mike Upton, Patrick King, Michael Walter, Richard Owen, Simon Pentecost, David Walter, Tony Pearlman.

At our Summer Meeting at Tandridge G.C. we had a record attendance of 19 people.  No rain for six weeks and an absence of fairway watering meant bone dry fairways and slick greens.  Jack Fuller was a clear winner of the Crescent Salver with 36 points, an admirable score in those conditions.

Andy Hitchcock won the Turnpenny Jug at Redlibbets with 38 points on a warm September day with a little breeze – ideal golfing weather.

We were treated to a beautiful autumnal day at Knole Park G.C.  Golfers in their shirt sleeves and an AGM held outside in the sunshine.  Quite a surprise for October!  Tony Röbin played some stunning golf to take the Dawes Cup with 41 points.  This score was just enough for Tony to take the BJ Salver (best 3 scores of the year) from the hands of Charlie Scott.

A warm September day at our Meeting at Redlibbets. Back from the left: Tony Robin, Graham Turner, Michael Walter, Tony Pearlman, Charlie Scott, Tony Kilbee, Patrick King, Sunil Devalia. Front row from the left: Richard Owen, Michael Upton, Andy Hitchcock.

For the third year running, it was encouraging to see our five trophies in four different pairs of hands.

As you can see, play to your handicap and you have half a chance of winning!  We had some marvellous weather and a total of 20 golfers (and some new faces) contributed to a very successful season.  One of the highlights of the season was Dover College winning the Triangular Match against King’s Canterbury and St Lawrence.  It was very fitting that we were clear winners of the trophy in this, the Centenary year of the fixture.

We meet with the Old Lawrentians for a full diary of fixtures in 2011 as follows:
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Friday 15^th April                     Spring Meeting at Littlestone G.C.

Friday 20^th May                     Triangular Match at Royal Ashdown Forest G.C.  [Note date-change]

Thursday 7^th July                   Summer Meeting at Tandridge G.C.

Friday 2^nd September            Late Summer Meeting at Redlibbets G.C.

Friday 14^th October                Autumn Meeting and AGM at Knole Park G.C.

We always welcome new members.  If you would like to join us please contact Tony Röbin on 01483 276959 or   tony.robin@btinternet.com

Tony Röbin (Captain)

We meet with the Old Laurentians at Tandridge on Thurs July 8th.

We always welcome new members. If you would like to join us please contact Tony Röbin on
01483 276959 or tony.robin@btinternet.com
Tony Robin (Captain)

The team celebrating the victory: (back, L-R), Charlie Scott, David Walter, John Turnpenny, Tony Robin, Graham Turner, David Norman, (front L-R) Mark Rumble, Jack Fuller, Richard Owen and Andy Hitchcock

Every year the ODGS have a triangular match against King’s School Canterbury and St Lawrence College. 2010 marked the Fiftieth Anniversary of the match and Dover College had only won the Douglas Jervis Salver seven times since the fixture began, the last time being in 2000.

However, on a cold spring day in April this year, Dover won this handsome trophy again….and by a comfortable margin! Dover 6.5 pts….King’s….3.5 pts….St Lawrence 2 pts.

Following the golf, thirty five people sat down to a sumptuous lunch at the Royal Ashdown GC and the Presidents of the relevant societies told of the history of the fixture, interspersed with old golfing stories! To mark the Fiftieth Anniversary, commemorative tankards were presented to those who had played in the original fixture in 1960, in our case John Turnpenny, our ex-President, and David Norman who had represented the team earlier in the day.

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