The Record 2009 - Keble College - University of Oxford

Keble College: The Record 2009
cameos and athleticism in the field, but the champagne moment
must go to 2 nd XI stalwart Phil Robinson for a memorable hattrick
versus Lincoln. The season ended with a comprehensive
victory for a JCR XI over the MCR in the Paul Hayes match,
the first victory in several seasons.
Cricket (MCR)
Peter Hall
Dancesport
Amy Sutherland
Basketball (Mixed)
Tim Griffith and Matt McKay
At the mid-way stage of the MCR cricket season, the usual
rollercoaster of results and emotions has been experienced.
Emerging from the winter doldrums took us longer than other
teams, leading to defeats in our two opening matches. Since
then, however, we have managed to pick up our game, winning
the next three matches. Season’s highlights include a superb 96
from Vice-Captain Omar Chaudhry from just 15 overs and a
thrilling, last-ball victory over the previously unbeaten Osler/
Green/Templeton team. Success in our last two games will
guarantee a top-half finish in the table and provide a platform
for us to defend the Paul Hayes trophy.
This has been another highly successful year for Keble’s
Dancesport Club. The weekly classes have been well supported
throughout the year with a mixture of undergraduates and
postgraduates coached by Bruce Richardson, one of the Oxford
University coaches. When it came to Cuppers in Trinity
Term we were able to pull together a brilliant team made up
of novices as well as more experienced dancers who had spent
the year representing the University in competitions — thirtyeight
dancers in all — demonstrating the club’s enthusiastic
membership. Everybody trained really hard prior to Cuppers
with each couple mastering either the Waltz, Quickstep, Cha
Cha Cha or Jive. On the day itself Keble performed excellently,
with five couples making it to the final round of their dance.
The standard at Cuppers rises every year, and for the first time
there were more than five colleges with a squad big enough to
rival Keble. Despite this, we managed to come second only to
Hertford who had an incredibly strong team. Bryony Frost and
I have thoroughly enjoyed being Dancesport Captains this year
and we have every faith in the future Captains and their ability
to ensure the continuing success of the club.
Keble College fielded its first full basketball team for several
seasons this year. With a small but dedicated team, seeing
tutors playing alongside a close knit group of the new intake,
Keble managed some surprising wins, finishing the Michaelmas
League just 1 point short of making the top division for the
next term. Struggling with outdoor winter training, the team
returned in Hilary looking less prepared than many rivals, yet
managed to come away with victories against one or two of the
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