Simon Langley 2.0

Further to my article on the Worksop College rugby team of 1941 the following may also be of interest. The 8 results below are the only ones that can be found, the remaining 6 (probable opponents would have been C.S. Harden’s XV, Old Worksopians, Rosslyn Park Colts, Waterloo ‘A’, Blackheath ‘A’, Wrekin College) are unknown…

Rest of England team versus the Home Counties
M.G. Locket (Downside), R.D.N.Fabricius (Solihull), L.F.L. Oakley (Bedford), J. Carmichael (Worksop College), P. Parker (Bedford), S.T. Thoebold (Haileybury), A. Fairbairn (Haileybury), A.C.W. Abrahams (Bedford), A.G. McCullum (Imperial Service College), G. Lamb (Clifton), J.H. Hartridge (Oundle), H.D. Jennison (Worksop College), M.J. Sussey (Rugby), J.P. Sawtell (Radley), T.A.S. Anderson (Worksop College)

The Rest won the match 34-11 with Carmichael scoring 3 tries and Anderson converting 3.

By the end of the season the Worksop College XV had played 14 matches and won 14. The team had scored a total of 403 points, and conceded only 13 (not 389 & 12 as was widely reported). N.M. Hall the stand-off half (fly half) had scored 129 points. Bedford School were also unbeaten winning 12 games, scoring 354 points and conceding 26.

Back row (left to right) - R.V. Thompson, E.R. Holliday, J.M. Taylor, T.B.Greenwood, C.H. Ewart, W.G. Briggs
Middle row (left to right) - P.J. Walker, E. Hall, C.S. Harden Esq, G.S. Joss, D.F. Bachelor
Front row left to right) - P. Carmichael, T.A.S. Anderson, H.D. Jennison (Captain), N.M. Hall, J.B. Millar

Cuthbert’s College was the original name for Worksop College and Crown was the former name of Talbot House, just in case you were interested…

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The 1937 Worksop College athletics sports were pretty unique, mainly due to the fact that J.S. Pinkney (Shirley 1934-1938) equalled or broke College records in the three sprints. It is worth bearing in mind that this was 1937 and that Pinkney’s times of 10.2s, 23s and 53.8s for the 100y, 220y and 440y (11.1, 22.9s, 53.5 for the metric equivalents) were quite exceptional. Rather ironically Pinkney’s strongest event was the long jump, the one event he did not break a record at the sports. Pinkney had however jumped 21ft 3in (6.45m) earlier in the season, this record lasted until 1980 and even now has only been bettered by 35cm (D. Dykes 6.80m, 2008)

Pinkney, P.E. Rhodes (1934-1939) and A.L. Evans (Shirley 1934-1940) were all excellent sportsmen. Pinkney and Evans both went on to gain international rugby caps, the former also played for The Rest at cricket and gained Cambridge Blues at Cricket and rugby.

100 yards
1 - J.S. Pinkney, 2 - P.E. Rhodes, 3 - P.L.S. Griffiths
10.2s - equals schools record

220 yards
1 - J.S. Pinkney, 2 - P.E. Rhodes, 3 - L.A. Stredwick
23.0s - new school record

440 yards
1 - J.S. Pinkney, 2 - A.R. Hill, 3 - A.M. Harvey
53.8s - new school record

880 yards
1 - C.C. Rees, 2 - J.R.M. Tomkins, 3 - H.H. Monks
2m 09.8s

Mile
1 - J.R.M. Tomkins, 2 - C.C. Rees, 3 - P.K. Harrison
4m 52.9s

120 yards hurdles
1 - A. Stredwick, 2 - D.C.C. Wakefield, 3 - D.D. Forbes
16.0s (new school record)

Long jump
1 - J.S. Pinkney, 2 - A.L. Evans, 3 - J.S. Ingham
20ft 6in

High jump
1 - E.R. Bangor-Jones, 2 - G.P. Carmichael, 3 - P.E. Rhodes
5ft 3in

Cricket ball throw
1 - J.B.C. Teale, 2 - G.J. Cripps, 3 - P.E. Rhodes
97y 2in

Mile relay (1 x 440 yards, 4 x 220 yards, 1 x 440 yards)
1 - School House, 2 - Shirley
3m 30.2s

Senior victor ludorem
J.S. Pinkney (Shirley)

Sports flag
Shirley