The Record 2009 - Keble College - University of Oxford

The Life of the College
W1, that was not to be. However, 2 nd VIII, the Kebelles, were
awarded blades for bumping the 2 nd VIIIs of Worcester, LMH
and Oriel and 1 st VIII of Regents Park.
None of this would be possible without considerable support
from Old Members of the Keble Rowing Society and our
generous sponsor Neptune Investment Management who
provided a new Filippi eight, ‘Neptune’s Daughter’ whom we
have been working all year to deserve!
Women’s rowing is on the up — five Keble rowers are looking
to trial for the Blues to race Cambridge in March, returning to
the Keble boat in Trinity. We aim to make the first division in
Eights and will continue to work at enhancing the reputation of
Keble rowing both within Oxford and without. I leave the club
in the capable hands of new Captain Anna Fox.
Cricket (JCR)
George Dean
For the 1 st XI , a third placed finish in the top division of the
college league, the highest in recent memory, must be seen a
successful season. However, after losing only one match (by
just a wicket) after second week, we were disappointed that
our disastrous start to the term had prevented us from really
challenging for silverware. Success was built on the wise old
heads of opening pair Simon Quinn, who headed both the
averages and total runs scored, and Tom Ouldridge, and
a reliable middle order of John Askham, Bartlett-Marques
and Mark Conway. The bowling was led by Rajan Vig and
supported by the clever middle-over bowling of leading wicket
takers Bartlett-Marques and Conway. The season’s highlight
was undoubtedly the hard fought 23-run victory over fierce
rivals Balliol, with individual moments of brilliance from
Matthew McKay (5 wickets vs Lincoln), Luke Browne (69 vs
Lincoln), Quinn (96 vs Somerville) and Graham Cochrane (79
vs Balliol). Particular thanks to those who helped out when
short and those who played almost every week (Ouldridge,
Quinn, Bartlett-Marques, Askham, Conway, Vig, Menuwan
Weerasinghe). Thanks also to the sterling work of groundsman
Adrian Roche, and our kind sponsors, Wood Farm Bakery.
The 2 nd XI had an enjoyable season, with performances
varying from the sublime to the ridiculous. Particular credit to
Menuwan Weerasinghe, who, whether with bat, ball or gloves,
led the team with distinction, freshers Jonny Cornford and
Matthew McKay who provided a fearsome new ball pairing,
and Sam Waite, Paul Gillard and Oakley Cox who all provided
useful runs. All-rounder Joel Stockton also deserves a mention
for his deceptive and effective spin bowling, lusty batting
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