Figure 1.--Virtually every prep school had ping pong tables and they normally are well used. It is a very popular free time activity. Schools often organize school tournamentscompetitions, some times the masters even take part.
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Figure 1.--Virtually every prep school had ping pong tables and they normally are well used. It is a very popular free time activity. Schools often organize school tournamentscompetitions, some times the masters even take part. |
Table tennis ia popular game at many schools. Quite a number of schools have a table set of that the children can use in their free time. There commonly are boys waiting patientkly to take their turn. Some schools arrange matches with other scgools and there ofen are energetically contested intra-school matches. There is also the England Prep School Championships.
Another successful year with only one match lost. In the England Prep School Championships Marshall played exceptionally well, winning five consecuative matches to reach the semi-finals. where he lost to the eventual champio. Edu reached the last 32 in the same competition. Marshall won the able Tenni Cuo, defeating Edu in the final.
SJC, The School Record (Beachborough School), September 1979.
During two weeks of the winter term an open handicap championship was organised with an entry of 48 handicaps ranged from minus 25 to plus 15 with several members of the staff competing for the honours. Mr. Hudson and Mr. Millward found their handicaps too much in looosing in the last eight to Guy Barrett and Jeremy Plastow respectively, leaving Mr. Skertchley and the 'dark horse'. Mr. Vickery to represent the staff in the quarter finals. After very exciting and close fought mtches the four semi-finalists emerged. In the first semi-final Fergus Torrance edged out Mr. Skertchly and in the second match Keremy Plastow was a convincing winner over Gary Bell. In the final, both players made a nervous start with Plastow convincingly taking the first game. Torrance fought back to level the match at one-all and the stage was set for an exciting finish. In the final game the lead see-sawed from Plastow to Torrance with Plastow holding out to take the winner's trophy in a nail-biting finish.
John Millward, The Wheasheaf (Pownall Hall), 1980.
Itvhas been a comparatively uneventful year fot table tennis. Much of this is my fault, I must admit. What has taken place has largely been at the insligation of Alex King, the team's captain. The Carr-Hill Singles Cup competition was finalised by him. After an exciting lengthy final, he was victorious against Plang Lot, anothervery able player. Just prior to this we were privileged to receive a demonstration of table tennis skills by the Sussex Under Nineteen fitst and second players, hosted by Mr Gilbert Garrett. The evebt was very kindlyarranged and organised by Mr Buzzard. My thanks go to the players, Mr. Grrett and Mr Buzzard for providing an absorbing and instructive evening enjoyed by many of our own aspiring players. Ther has been no Collins Doubles Cup competition this year, regretably owing to the uncertsinty of its return. Hpefully tge competition may be stsaged in the Autumn term. It is only in a cup's repeated handing-down that past winners may be remembered for their achievements. Colours were awarded this year on a potential basis to Nicholas Castle, Jonathan Dean, Jonathan Keymer (Carey); Alexander King, Nicholas Walker (Grenfell; James Doust, Plang Lot (Livingstone); Jesse Anscombe and Alexander Hinton (Mowll).
JDC, Great Walstead Magazine 1987.
The table-tennis knock-out took place as usual during the weeks preceeeding Christmas; the Junior, Middle and Senior finals took place one evening during the last week of term. Although the Junior final was mnot cquite up to the standard of previous years the Middle and Senior finals were of the bes standard I have seen at Bramcote for some time. The Junior competition was won by Adam Tinsley who just managed to beat Andrew McMurdo. There were several 'lucky' or 'unlucky' net cords and 'efges' which punctuasted the match and were most frequent in the deciding mastch itself. Both boys showed splendid agression but both had weaknesses, particilarly on the back-hand. The Middles final was a great tactical affair between Rupert Dook and David Johnson. There was some superb 'cat and mouse' rallies and some powerful smashes from both boys. Had a draw been possible it would certainly have been fairer for the eventual loser. The Senior final was the best I've seen and all credit to both boys for such a fine match. Some of Simon Hall's retrieves were truly remarkable but Bryan Hyslop restricted him to only a few of his desvestating smashes. The championship was in the balance right up to 19-16 in Bryan's favour in the final game.
The Bramcote Magazine, Autumn 1978
