New war memorial unveiled on OC Day
The unveiling of a poignant new war memorial by leading British sculptor Nicholas Dimbleby (1 North 1964) in front of the Chapel was the focus of OC Day on July 1 […]
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Weather fails to dampen golfers
The 23rd OC Invitation Golf Day was held at the school on 1 June, and despite poor weather the course was in good shape and held up well […]
Cranleigh’s first match
On Friday, June 8, 1866 the School played its first proper competitive match when the Village doctor, Albert Napper, raised an XI to take on the Surrey County School on the Common. Three days later, on June 11, the first inter-school game was held when a team from Hurstpierpoint came to play […]
Cossetted from the outside world
Ninety years ago this month the country was paralysed for nine days by a General Strike, when almost two million worker, mainly in transport and heavy industries, stopped work in support of more than a million coal miners who were facing wage reductions and deteriorating working conditions […]
Glorious OCs run riot at Twickenham
The Old Cranleighans ran in eight tries to beat Buxton 50-0 in the final of the RFU Junior Vase at a sun-baked Twickenham in front of a large and vocal OC crowd. It was a game as one sided as has been seen at headquarters for some time […]
A weekend to remember
The 122nd Old Cranleighan Dinner, which had been sold out for months, proved to be a huge success. The 70-odd OCs who had got in early made the most of being able to stay in West (ladies) and Loveday (gentlemen). It was the first time in more than five decades that OCs had been allowed to stay at the School and the night passed off without incident […]
Cranleigh continue to shine in Halford Hewitt
Following on from last year’s run to the quarter-finals the OCGS squad went into the 2016 campaign in an optimistic mood. We reached the third round, losing to Shrewsbury after good wins over Merchiston and Canford. […]
OCRFC book place in Twickenham final
The OCRFC secured a place in the final of the Junior Vase Cup with a hard-fought 22-12 win over Widden Old Boys at the Memorial Ground, Gloucester. The win means that we will face Buxton in the final at Twickenham on May 7 […]
The challenge of the Korean War memorial
John Bowler (West 1949) won the Military Cross in the Korean War and was in London for the unveiling of a memorial to those who served in the conflict […]
Impressive Old Cranleighans beat London Welsh
The Old Cranleighan 1st XV turned in an outstanding performance to beat London Welsh 31-3 at Old Deer Park, winning the RFU Junior Vase London title and setting up a semi-final away at Widden Old Boys in Gloucester on April 9. The prize for the winners of that tie is a game at Twickenham on May 7. […]