Sport 1957-58
Athletics
Inter-School Sports Athletics Champions 1958
Back Row L-R: Ward, Griffiths, Ackroyd, Randall, Mr. Tate, Lockett, Harrow, McKenzie, Snookes
Middle Row L-R: ?, Taylor, Allen, Sugden, Brennan, Moseley, Valentine, Morrisey, Davies,
Front Row L-R: Johnson, Thorpe, Gibson, Smith, Parkin, Pead, ?
Ken Johnson went on to captain the England Junior Rugby XV.
YORKSHIRE SCHOOLS' A.A.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS
At this year's meeting held in Leeds on June 14th the School gained firsts in the Junior and Senior Pole Vaults. Griffiths won the Junior event against keen competition with a vault of 9ft. 11in. (The School record is 9ft.) Snookes was the winner of the Senior section with a vault of 9ft 3in. (The School record is 9ft. 1in) We congratulate them on their success.
YORKSHIRE SENIOR (Men's) A.A.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS
Held at Bradford on May 31st, this year was the first time that the School had been represented at this Senior meeting. In winning the 440yards from the previous Yorkshire Champion, Moore gave his best performance so far with a time of 50.9 seconds. Once again we congratulate Moore on his achievement and we hope that this will be the first of many successes for him in Senior Athletics.
L.M.Tate
Rugby
The 1st XV Team: J. Cooper, S. Beaumont, B. Moore, G. Boycott, P. Lockett, D. Toulson, G. Trueman, C. Appleby, A. Ardron, T. Parkinson, T. Pickering, P. Douglas, C.S. Garbett, H. Widmore, J. Wild.
Back Row L-R: Mr. Taylor, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Tate
Third Row L-R: Brennan, Cooper, Boycott, Parkinson, Garbett, Ardron, Rigott
Second Row L-R: Lockett, Douglas, Appleby, Moore, Wild, Beaumont, Widmore
Front Row L-R: Toulson, Trueman
Match Record 1st XV: Played 16 Won 15 Lost 0 Drawn 1 Points for - 337 Points against - 43
2nd XV: Played 15 Won 6 Lost 9 Drawn 0 Points for - 119 Points against - 124
The 1st XV, undefeated this season, has produced rugby of the standard expected of Hemsworth Grammar School. The play of both backs and forwards was excellent, with all the newcomers showing encouraging form. Of the more experienced team members, Appleby and Toulson deserve special mention, for their play has been outstanding. We reached the peak of our form just before Christmas when nine of our side were chosen to represent a South Yorkshire Schools' Team against a Huddersfield side in a county trial at Barnsley. The opposition included many fine footballers from the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, but we won fairly comfortably, 22 points to 11. For the School team, however, the highlight of the season was the Heath game, which ended in a draw after a spirited battle.
The 2nd XV has had a moderate season only, but the side has frequently been weakened when players have been called upon for 1st XV duty. The Colts XV, the Junior XV and the new Under 12 XV possess players who clearly have the makings of fine footballers, and who, with the necessary experience and coaching, should do well.
The credit for this season's achievement must be given to Mr. Tate and Mr. Taylor. On behalf of the players I would like to thank them for the great help, encouragement and advice they have given to senior rugger enthusiasts. I would also like all members of staff concerned with junior rugby to know that their work and interest are greatly appreciated. The teams are grateful too to Mr. Rhodes for taking such great care of the pitches, and to Mrs. Tate and the girls who helped her, for preparing refreshments.
Repeat Colours were awarded to : Moore, Appleby, Toulson and Pickering.
Full Colours go to: Douglas, Ardron, Wild, Trueman and Garbett.
ILKLEY SEVENS
On March 29th a team consisting of Wild, Toulson, Trueman, Appleby, Ardron, Douglas and Moore represented the School at the annual Seven-a-side Tournament at Ilkley. 34 schools were competing, and the side gained distinction in this strenuous type of rugby by reaching the semi-finals. We were beaten 13-0 by Heath Grammar School, who went on to win the final.
Brian Moore. UV1A
COLTS RUGBY
Match Record: Played 15 Won 7 Lost 8 Points for 132 Against 202
The Colts have not had a very successful season, as the record shows. This is not entirely due to scarcity of real ability and skill; the team has frequently been weakened by injury, by players being given South Yorkshire trials and also by the loss of Tibble and Horner who left School. There was a pack of hard-working forwards led by the vice-captain, Matthews. His fine physique and ubiquity helped him to score many tries; he was also our chief goal kicker. Atkins had a good season and Kemp emerged as a capable hooker.
Wigglesworth has made a fine scrum-half and gave good service to his fly-half and captain, Cuthbert. Apart from a weird passing technique which needs reform, the latter has played well and skippered the team sensibly. Hawcroft and Griffiths are making very useful centres and Wilson and Conway speedy wings outside them, while Hooley has done his best at full-back.
The following have played: Backs: Cuthbert, Griffiths, Wilson, Conway, Wigglesworth, Hooley, Vodden, Herbert. Forwards: Matthews, Manifield, Kemp, Toon, Atkins, Coggins, Edwards, Bassinder, Eden, Anderson, Morrissey.
Sheffield 'Nines' : We failed to retain the cup, being defeated in the first round by a strong, bustling team.
South Yorkshire XV: Cuthbert and Matthews not only played in the matches against Leicestershire, South Wales and Nottinghamshire but were selected as Captain and pack leader respectively.
UNDER 14 XV
Match Record: Played 11, Won 6, Lost 5, Points for 123, Against 95.
The team had a fairly successful season, showing promise in many of their matches of intelligent three-quarter play, though the forwards were often scrappy and lacked cohesive teamwork. The team started the season badly by narrowly losing to Wath and Wakefield. They were beaten later by Rothwell and lost to Wath in the return game. Soon afterwards, however, they defeated Barnsley 34-0, and went on to win their matches against Spurley Hey, Doncaster and against Rothwell in the return fixture.
Parkin (captain), Bond and Valentine were the outstanding three-quarters, while Daley was prominent among the forwards.
If the team can learn to play together in future, they may become a formidable side.
UNDER 13 XV
Match Record: Played 8 Won 5 Lost 2 Drawn 1 Points for 120 Against 49
The Under 13 XV, clearly feeling the benefit of their few matches together last year, have had a successful season. They have been well-led by Farthing at scrum-half but their main scorer has been Woolley, a strong running centre and a good goal-kicker. Richards, the leader and mainstay of the forwards, has received good support, especially from Cooper and White in the line-out. Sugden has had a good season at full-back and Davis has proved a determined runner on the left wing.
The team has always looked better in attack than in defence: the tackling has been rather weak but on occasions the ball has passed well along the line of the backs. At other times, however, the passing has been head-high and passing on our own line cost us the game against Spurley Hey. We lacked the service of both our regular wingmen when we suffered our other defeat, 9-8 by Wakefield.
Netball
Summary
1st Team Played 4 Won 4 Lost 0 Scored 50 goals with 24 against.
2nd Team Played 2 Won 0 Lost 2 Scored 4 goals with 15 against.
Junior Team Played 1; Won 1; Lost 0; Scored 9 goals with 8 against.
The Team : Gloria Farnsworth (captain), Centre Defence, Margaret Bloore (vice-captain) Defence, Sylvia Gaskell, Attack, Isabel Snowden, Goal Shooter,
Margaret Penny, Centre Attack, Julia Street, Centre, Pamela Hall, Goal Defence.
Colours were awarded to Gloria Farnsworth and Margaret Penny
Repeat Colours went to Margaret Bloore.
This has been a very successful year for the first team despite the small number of fixtures; we won all our matches, but we are very sorry that two with Pontefract, our old rivals, were cancelled. The second team has not won any of its matches although the team members tried hard. More experience, good hard practice and team-work rather than individual play should remedy this fault. The Juniors won their only match and amongst them there is the ability to play Netball well. I hope they will endeavour to maintain the high standard of Netball shown by the first team this year.
Gloria D.Farnsworth
Girls' Hockey Notes and 2nd XI photo
Photo supplied by Jacqueline Leonard. Thank you, Jacqueline.
Back Row L-R: Janet Marston, Patricia Cockburn
Middle Row L-R: Doreen Tyrrell, Patricia Lockett, Miss Walker, Christine Grahame, Mary Ellis
Front Row L-R: Margaret Birkin, Pamela Rushworth, Janice Hellewell, 4, Gail Picken
Summary
1st X1: Played 11, Won 4, Lost 5, Drawn 2, Goals for 20, Against 27.
2nd X1: Played 9, Won 4, Lost 4, Drawn 1.
Junior X1: Played 5, Won 1, Lost 3, Drawn 1.
The First Team:
N. Carlile, Goal Keeper, M. Wright, Left Back, J. Kelly, Right Back, G. Birch, Left Half, V. Higham(captain) Centre Half, C. Jordan, Right Half, S. Butcher, Left Wing, E. Toulson, Left Inner, S. Staunton, Centre Forward, D. Lumby, Right Inner, D. Hughes, Right Wing.
This year the 1st and 2nd elevens have had a reasonably successful season while enthusiasm in the junior team ranks has been particularly noticeable. The senior teams have shown some reluctance to appear at evening practices, and it is hoped that members of these teams will make special effort to practice consistently next season.
This season, a lively match was played between the 1st X1 and the Staff; after a hard battle the Staff were victorious. The 1st X1, however, did beat the Boys' X1 in a match played at Christmas.
Miss Walker and the Staff who have helped with weekend matches - Mesdames Whittaker, Sharpe, Lumb, Misses Hampshire and Harrison, Messrs. Bulley and Sale- have our thanks and appreciation for the time they have given up. As always, Mr. Rhodes, who has cared so diligently for the pitches against great odds this winter, must be thanked
The Hockey Rally was held on April 20th at Percy Jackson's School, Doncaster during the first week of Hemsworth's Tennis season.
V. Higham (Captain)
Boys' Hockey
Photo supplied by Norman Hughes and Frank Morley. Thank you!
Back Row L-R: Jim Evison, Graham Guest, 3, Mr. Losasso, Mr. Hamilton, John Abbott, Ron Brett, Sam Whitehouse
Front Row L-R: Neil Sumpter, Colin Nye, 3, Eddie Hambleton, Porter, Pete Lockett, Norman Hughes
The Boys' Hockey team was formed last year (1956-7) and during this season we were able to play our first fixtures with other schools. It has been difficult for all concerned, as practices and matches have often been cancelled or postponed because of bad weather and poor attendance.
Our only fixtures this season have been with the Girls' X1 and Fulneck Boys' 1st and 2nd elevens. Out of a total of four matches-two against the Girls and two against Fulneck- we managed to win only one, but in spite of this we have gained some very useful experience for the future. The matches against Fulneck were especially rewarding, giving us an insight into the game and showing us how hockey can be played when it is played with skill.
Boys' Hockey was not a recognised game at Hemsworth but, like true pioneers, we have worked hard and, in the fixtures with Fulneck, we have had some reward for our labours. All our thanks go to Mr. Losasso for his work and tuition. Next season we hope that the difficulties which face new teams will be left far behind, and that we will have a more successful season with many more fixtures. We are all looking forward to it!
E. Hambleton UV1S
Cricket 1st XI
Photo and names supplied by Sid Kenningham. Thank you, Sid.
Back Row L-R: Gerald Ackroyd, Mr. Sale, Maurice Randall, Mr. Hamilton, Peter Sell, Mr. Tate, Mr. Taylor
Middle Row L-R: Eddie Hambleton, Frank Morley, Geoff Trueman, Geoff Boycott, Sid Kenningham, Peter Douglas, Jim Wilde
Front Row L-R: Geoff Cartledge, George Baum
Playing Record
HGS 58 (Boycott 27) Kings School Pontefract 73 (Boycott 8 for 20) Lost
HGS 102 (Boycott 59) Castleford GS 125 Lost
HGS 114 (Boycott 60, Morley 21) Ackworth 45 for 7 (Wild 6 for 20) Drawn
HGS 143 for 4 (Boycott 105) Rain stopped play.
HGS 46 Wath 44 (Wild 5 for 17, Randall 3 for 20) Won
HGS did not bat; Thorne 27 for 3 Rain stopped play.
HGS 55 Mexborough 58 for 7 (Boycott 4 for 22) Lost
HGS 129 (Boycott 48, Morley 44 Old Hilmians 50 for 5 Drawn
Averages (Batting)
Boycott 7 innings, 1 not out, 325 runs, highest score 105, average 54.2.
Morley 6 innings, 3 not out, 117 runs, highest score 44, average 39.
Trueman 6 innings, 0 not out, 48 runs, highest score 25, average 8.
Averages (Bowling)
Boycott bowled 57 overs, 15 maidens. He took 17 wickets for 122 runs, making his average 7.2.
Wild bowled 59.5 overs, 20 maidens. He took 8 wickets for 159 runs making his average 7.95.
Randall bowled 35.2 overs, 11 maidens. He took 8 wickets for 86 runs, making his average 10.75.
This year five matches had to be cancelled because of heavy rainfall and as a result the First X1 has not enjoyed a successful season. We began with eight regular team members: Cartledge, Sell, Morley, Hambleton, Kenningham, Trueman, Wild and Boycott, but were without the valuable services of last year's captain, Moore. Some of last year's members have not done as well as we hoped and many newcomers have been tried without success. At the beginning of the season we were without a regular wicket-keeper but Trueman has admirably fulfilled expectation.
On behalf of the team I would like to express my appreciation to Messrs. Tate, Taylor and Sale for the time and effort they have spent in coaching the team; and to Mr. Rhodes for his careful preparation of our wickets; to Connolly for his work as secretary; to Sell for acting as treasurer, and finally to our scorer, Ackroyd.
G. Boycott. VS
Tennis
After three unsuccessful seasons - the last match was won in 1954 - the first tennis team has at last begun to regain its good reputation. We began the season well by winning the first match and looked forward to a very successful season, but, after this good start, we lost the next five. At the end of the season, however, we redeemed ourselves and won the last two matches. Now that a break has been made in the run of defeats, and confidence restored, I am sure more successes will follow quickly.
Colours were awarded to Gloria D. Farnsworth (Captain) and Pat White
Gloria D. Farnsworth UVIA
Rugby 2nd XV
Photo and names supplied by Sid Kenningham. Thank you, Sid.
Back Row L-R: Geoff Cartledge, Dave Nye, Ray Noble, John Smith, Peter Sell
Middle Row L-R: Hickenbottom, Dave Ward, Billy Valentine, Mr. Tate, Tony Kelly, Peter Richmond, Phil Steele
Front Row L-R: Frank Morley, Bob Vickers, Billy Bartle, Sid Kenningham, Terry Deeley, Melvin Snookes, 7
2nd XV: Played 15 Won 6 Lost 9 Drawn 0 Points for - 119 Points against - 124
The 2nd XV has had a moderate season only, but the side has frequently been weakened when players have been called upon for 1st XV duty.
Rounders
Back Row L-R: Ellen Toulson, Pam Rushworth, Mrs. Whittaker, Dilys Hughes, Georgina Sawby
Front Row L-R: Jacqueline Leonard, June Darcy, Carol Jordan, Ann Makin, Mary Ellis
Some names from Dilys Hughes. Thank you, Dilys.