A massive thank you to Jamie McManus for organising the inaugural Hale Pot yesterday in the amazing new Winchester College Sports Centre. 8 of the school boys were joined by 8 Old Wykehamists and 8 from the Wessex Fives Club forming 12 pairs in 2 groups. A round robin of matches produced many many close games (well done Jamie!) but in the end an old Wykehamists Shiloh Wu and Tim Boyes-Watson beat Will Akerman and Arthur James-Duff in a tight final. Amazingly, a fives tournament ran to time which gave us the added bonus of allowing us an hour of ‘resuscitation’ in The Wykeham Arms before being royally dined by The College. Having spent the afternoon playing in facilities built in 2024 we ate in College Hall which was built in 1394…. only at Winchester College! Speeches by the ever keen Rory James-Duff, Matt Hale and Jamie McManus (note to self Jamie….!) rounded off a really enjoyable day and one that we hope will be an annual event. Thanks very much to the Old Wykehamists who made it down despite Storm Darragh and Network Rail’s best efforts, and to Winchester College and their staff for looking after us so well.
