The annual David Vaughan Trophy match ended in a 3-3 draw, meaning the Old Cranleighans retain the trophy for another year. But it took a win in the decider from captain Richard Winter to save the day […]
OCs retain David Vaughan Trophy
Rugby’s winning start
In the third article marking the centenary of Cranleigh rugby, we look back at the first full inter-school match when Epsom were well beaten on St Andrew’s. […]
The architect of Cranleigh rugby
The arrival of 26-year-old Welshman Charles Gower at Cranleigh in January 1916 set in motion the switch of Cranleigh from a relative backwater to a respected public school, a change achieved almost entirely through success on the rugby field […]
A history of Cranleigh rugby
A history of Cranleigh School rugby, from its low-key start in 1916 through the glory years of the 1920s, the revival in the 1950s to the remarkable success of the last few years. […]
Colonel Anthony Fowle dies aged 95
Colonel Anthony Fowle, who has died aged 95, took part in the Battle of the Imjin River in the Korean War and was awarded an MC […]
From tiny acorns …
On September 18, 1866, less than a year after the School had opened, the first formal picture of the boys of the Surrey County School was taken on the South Field after the inaugural Speech Day […]
Cycling from Perpignan to Barcelona
Alan Cope (Cubitt 2006) is one of a number of cyclists who will be peddling from Perpignan in France, up and over the mighty Pyrenees, to sun-kissed Barcelona, 24 hours later […]
Loveday headstone restored
The Old Cranleighan Society has restored the headstone of former Headmaster David Loveday after being told it had fallen into disrepair […]
Cranleigh rugby receives national recognition.
Cranleigh’s outstanding rugby season in 2015-16 was recognised with their nomination for the best rugby school award at the Crabbies National rugby awards 2016 held at Twickenham on Thursday, September 1 […]
The bloody month of July
While much has been written about the first day of the Battle of the Somme (July 1, 1916) when there were 19,240 British soldiers killed, the appalling loss of life continued for the remainder of the month. Twenty Old Cranleighans died in July, more than 10% of the total lost in the conflict overall; all but one of those fell in France. […]