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Chairman's Bulletin 16 May 2025

Please remember that the OWA AGM takes place on Tuesday 3 June 2024 at 7 pm.

The OWA Website has been updated under AGM tab on the menu ribbon at the top.

It contains details of the meeting and various reports from each sports section, Lourdes Hospitalité, Chairman, Membership Secretary and Treasurer.

Where missing from the website page currently, they will appear in the coming days.

As you may already know, I will be stepping down and a new Chairman elected.

You will also find campaign documents for the candidates who have put themselves forward for the position of OWA Chair of which there are currently two, which places additional importance on members’ participation.

Cricket

A slow start to the season for 1s, 2s, 3s and 4s last Saturday, which will we hope will be remedied this weekend.

Last Saturday saw the opening game of the Division 2 league for the 1s but also their fairly convincing defeat at the hands of Old Ruts 1s who put on 296 versus our 144 all out.

It is of course too early to read anything into league positions, but the defeat leaves them at the bottom of the league in 10th spot.

In the Division 6 Central League, the 2s batted first and reached a total of 161 runs after 45 overs, but this was chased down relatively quickly by their opponents, Mitcham CC, who took only 30 overs to hit the target.

Again it is only just the start of the season, but the win took Mitcham to 1st place and put us one off the bottom in 9th.

The one ray of sunshine was the 5s who set a target of 152 after 35 overs, which their opponents Epsom CC 5s failed to reach, being bowled out for 151.

Mark Corea inflicting the most damage on 35 runs, and a respectable 21 runs from the OWA committee’s own Andrew Wijay, coming off 39 balls.

The win places them 3rd in the Division 12 East Central league.

Colts

The Junior section by contrast to the seniors had a tremendous opening to their various campaigns, winning 6 out of 8 fixtures.

Colts parents attending Sunday morning training and games should be aware that hot breakfast buns will be trialled next weekend and the weekend afterwards to see if there is the demand.

Please support this catering initiative if you can.

All results and fixtures can be seen on the OWCC Play-Cricket site

Football

Saturday

Congratulations to the 2s who have gained promotion and will be joining the 1s in the SAL Junior Division 4 South next season. They secured a 4-1 victory over second placed Allen Old Boys 4th last week, goals from Zeki Akdeniz, Kamran Khan and a brace from Andrew Ekumah to take his season total to 12.

That result means the OWs have taken second place in Junior Division 5 South.

Sunday

The Firsts managed to put their recent run of poor form behind them as 2 goals from Jordan Hall and scores from Owen Medwin and Sam Morrison gave them a 4-1 win against Inter Ham last Sunday

A win in their final game this weekend at New Malden Town would see the OWs achieve a very creditable third place in Division 5.

Have a good week.

Michael-Jon Andrews

Chairman

Tony Lee RIP

Very sadly, Tony Lee passed away peacefully in his sleep last Sunday night, 6 April.

Tony was an old boy of Donhead (1948-52) and Wimbledon College (1952-59). He joined the OWA after leaving school in 1959 and remained a hugely active and prominent member for the rest of his life.

During his lifelong commitment to the OWA, he Captained, Chaired and Presided over the Cricket Club, Rugby Club and OWA over many years. In 1970 he captained both the Rugby and Cricket first teams.

Above all else, however, he was a thoroughly decent, generous and friendly man.

Tony followed in his father’s footsteps as an OWA stalwart and took great delight in following the progress of his grandchildren through our junior sections.

He could not have avoided it to be honest as his daughter, Emma, and son in law, Roger Brosch were the founders of the Warriors.

Needless to state that Tony will be sorely missed by his wife, Sally, daughters Emma, Bernie, Gabs, Cath and son, Greg, his grandchildren as well and his many, many friends.

On behalf of the whole Association, our sincere and profound condolences go out to all of them.

Funeral Details

Tony's funeral mass will be on Wednesday 14th May at 12 noon, at St Petroc Shared Church, Church Street, Padstow, Cornwall PL28 8BG followed by a reception at The Cornish Arms in St Merryn, PL28 8ND.

All friends and family are warmly invited, please dress however suits you, colours are welcome.

There will be a private burial after mass.

The funeral mass will be streamed online and can be viewed using the following link

Stream the funeral mass live

There is no parking at the church. There is plenty of parking at The Cornish Arms for the reception.

No flowers please.

Donations in memory can be made instead at the retiring collection or online until 24 June 2025 at the link below

Donate in memory of Tony

For any further enquires, please contact RJ Bray and Son Funeral Directors, Egloshayle Road, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 6AD Tel 01208 812626

Charlie Hellings to run London Marathon in aid of St Raphael's Hospice

Charlie Hellings will be running the London Marathon on Sunday in aid of St Raph’s Hospice, inspired by the great care that they gave his good friend and fellow former Warrior Luca Buttaci.

Please give what you can to support Charlie by clicking the link and donating online, and big good luck from all of us to Charlie.

Donate to Charlie's London Marathon

Congratulations to the Old Wimbledonian Rams, Champions of the Surrey Conference League 2024-2025

Tom Bordessa's men won the title with a convincing 88-14 victory in their final game against Farnham 3rd XV.

They will now be promoted to the Surrey Alliance League next season.

Quig and the Presidents Lunch and Ladies Day 21/22 March 2025

Wimbledon College Hospitalité 2025 Newsletter now available

Read the 2025 newsletter

Wimbledon College Hospitalité Pilgrimage to Lourdes

22 to 26 August 2025

Wimbledon College Hospitalité are once again organising working and non-working trips to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes to run along side each other in August of 2025.

Please see the full article on the work they do and how you can get involved on the Hospitalité page.

3 minute film of the grounds circa 1929 . Clubhouse is where the chairs are. Click on the image to see on Pathe site.

OWA Big Prize Club

HAVE SOME FUN AND SUPPORT THE OWs, WARRIORS AND CRICKET COLTS

The OW Big Prize Club, a registered lottery, has six annual draws. The first prize in each draw is £1000 and there are three lesser prizes.

50% of BPC subscriptions is distributed as prizes and the remaining 50% supports the facilities for the OWs, the cricket colts and the rugby warriors.

Total prizes distributed in 2018 were c. £ 7600. Annual prize money increases with increased numbers of subscribers (the annual number of draws has recently been increased from 5 to 6 per year).

New subscribers are very welcome. Anyone can join and you can have as many "tickets" as you wish for yourself, your children or grandchildren. The BPC subscription is £10 pcm.

If you would like others to join the BPC please email owabigprize@gmail.com.

A big thank you to all that give their support via the BPC and good luck in future draws.

Best Regards.

Dave Doran

Big Prize Club Admin

Remembrance Page Now Available

Check out the Remembrance Page which remembers those from the College who died in the First and Second World Wars.

We have also updated the Notable Alumni page

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