Old Cranleighans featured in both the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics. The highlight came when Greg Slade (Cubitt 2020) and Andy Lapthorne won silver in the wheelchair tennis. Greg also reached the quarter-finals of the singles competition. Izzy Petter (South 2018) and Will Calnan (Cubitt 2014) both featured for GB hockey but both men’s and women’s sides were knocked out in the quarter finals.
In cricket, Ollie Pope (Loveday 2016) was appointed captain of the England side for the three-Test series against Sri Lanka. Earlier in the summer he scored 121 and 51 in the 2nd Test v West Indies, winning the Player of the Match award. Tom Lawes (Cubitt 2021) was sidelined for the early part of the summer but returned to the Surrey side in the second half of the summer. Yousif Majid (North 2022) featured in all of Surrey’s Metro Bank Cup matches, while Adam Thomas (Loveday 2024) made his Surrey debut in the same tournament. Adam broke the School record for runs in a season, becoming the first person to pass 1000. Alex French (Cubitt 2025) played for England U19s while Molly Barbour-Smith (Martlet 2025) was part of the Scotland side who qualified for next year’s ICC Under 19 Women’s T20 World Cup.
In rugby, Ireland international Sam Arnold (East 2014) returned to the mainland, signing a new contract with Newcastle Falcons. Jamie Barden (Cubitt 2018) has again been representing Englandin the HSBC Sevens.
In athletics, Will Barnicoat (North 2021) continued to attract attention, improving his time in the 5000m by 26 seconds with an impressive run in Paris in early July and shortly afterwards recording a PB in the 3000m at the Diamond League meet at the London Stadium.
The OCCC failed again to make much of a mark in the Cricketer Cup. A super unbeaten 115 by George Ealham helped us to a one-wicket first-round win over Marlborough but we were well beaten by Haileybury in the second round. The cricket week, played under leaden skies throughout, was once again enjoyed by all.