Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
Round the Island Race
Category: News, SportsOn 27th June, The King’s School, Canterbury entered three 45ft yachts into the Round the Island Race, competing against over 1,500 other boats. Of the three King’s boats, the OKS yacht won in 9hr and 10mins. The pupil boat placed second in 9hr and 41mins with the parents finishing two minutes later. This was the fourth time that King’s has taken More »
1st XI captain takes on the Aussies!
Category: News, SportsPiers Richardson (6a, Mitchinson’s), 1st XI captain and Kent Academy cricketer, bowled to the Australian touring side in the nets at the St. Lawrence ground on Wednesday last week, ahead of the tourists’ four day match against Kent. Piers then acted as 12th Man on the first day, spending much of the time in the More »
Two centuries as King’s hit high note
Category: News, SportsTwo 1st XI boys scored hundreds in a match against Haileybury this week. Oliver Tikare, fresh from scoring 100 not out on Saturday 20th June against Sutton Valence School, backed it up with a very well-constructed 121. Matthew Barker, batting in his new position at number two, scored 165 not out – the highest score from More »
Sports: Summer Term Week 7
Category: News, Sports16th June Cricket 1st XI v Sevenoaks (won by 82 runs) 40 overs *King’s 270-3 (Heywood 116, Richardson 65, Tikare 59) Sevenoaks 188-5 U14A v Tonbridge (lost by 5 wickets) U14A v Benenden (1st) 20th June Girls’ Tennis U15A v St. John’s (lost 4-5) U15B v St. John’s (Lost 3-6) U14A v St. John’s (won More »
Sports: Summer Term Week 6
Category: News, Sports9th June Cricket U15A v Chislehurst & Sidcup (won by 26 runs) 20 overs *King’s 175-6 Chislehurst & Sidcup 149-9 U15B v King’s School Rochester (lost by 66 runs) 25 overs King’s Rochester 166-2 *King’s 100 Rounders U15A v Walthamstow Hall (lost 28-22) U14A v Walthamstow Hall (won 26-12) 10th June Rounders U15B v Kent More »
Sports: Summer Term Week 5
Category: News, Sports23rd May 2015 Rowing The King’s School v National Schools’ 1st IV won gold Boys’ VIII won the D final 30th May 2015 Rowing The King’s School v Gravelines 1st VIII came 3rd in Senior VIIIs race Girls IV came 1st in their event Swimming Regionals Joe Shailer came 3rd in the 50m backstroke (U17) More »
A rowing gold for OKS Tom Ransley
Category: News, SportsFormer pupil, Tom Ransley (Marlowe House 1999-2004), recently won gold at the European Rowing Championships in Poznan with Nathaniel O’Donnell, Alan Sinclair and Scott Durant. Tom’s most recent success comes after winning bronze at the 2012 London Olympics as part of the men’s eight team. He also had the opportunity to carry the Olympic torch More »
Double rowing success for the King’s Fours
Category: News, SportsOver the first weekend of half term the National Schools Regatta took place in Nottingham. The top boat, the boys Four of Harry Nichols, Charles John, Angus Forbes, Tommie Trelawny-Vernon coxed by Rosie Fuest, came through the time trial and in their semi raced maturely to come in second behind St Edwards. But confident of the training More »
James Odgers wins Bronze at Fencing Championships
Category: News, SportsThe King’s School, Canterbury had 4 talented fencers qualify for the National Youth Fencing Finals hosted by EIS Sheffield. James Odgers (School House) won 4 out of 5 fights and was ranked 10th. He continued to win through the successive rounds, steadily beating Jack Cafaro of Wales 15-9 and then Theo Edwards from the Eastern More »
Sports: Summer Term Week 4
Category: News, Sports12th May 2015 Cricket U15A v St. Edmund’s (won by 159 runs) 25 overs *King’s 256-5 St. Edmund’s 97 U14A v St. Edmund’s (won by 3 wickets) 25 overs *St. Edmund’s 143-9 King’s 147-7 Rounders U15A v St. Edmund’s (won 19 – 11) U14A v St. Edmund’s (won 19 – 4) Girls’ Tennis U14A v More »