Events
OA London Reception at Lord’s - 21 May 2013
Roger Knight and Dennis Breakwell William Bell, Christopher Morshead, Emma O’Dell, Charlotte Brown, Natalie Andrews
William McAlpine
James Excell, Robert Excell, Christopher Stafford, Dawari Kent, John Lee, Tom Bowring, William Bell Marco Fasoli, Richard Gore, Hilary McKegney,
Robert Woodman Pete McKegney, Duncan Battishill
Ben Barker, Peter Dossett, James Harrison Justin Chippendale and Tim Prior OA Chairman, Ed Hawkins, welcomes the guests
In a year when the fortunes of English cricket will be determined by
no less than two series against Australia, what better venue for the
OA London meeting than the Museum at Lord’s, the Headquarters
of Cricket, where the famous urn containing the Ashes is housed. A
good turnout of 100 OAs, current and former staff were delighted
to hear from Roger Knight, Chairman of Governors of King’s
Schools Taunton, former cricketer for three counties and former
Chief Executive and Secretary of MCC, of the continuing successes
and growing reputation of King’s cricket, as well as the fortunes
of OAs now contracted to Somerset or Worcestershire, and the
growing fame of Jos Buttler wearing England colours.
It was a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and to
reminisce made more poignant by the fact that four of our guests
L-R Ed Hawkins, Justin Chippendale, Bob Coupland, Steve Gray,
with over 150 years service were in their final term at King’s and
John Lee, Roger Mott, Pete McKegney, Richard Biggs, Bob Currie, that Francis Barnsley, our other guest, was in his final term at
Francis Barnsley King’s Hall.
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