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          • Auvray, Ray
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          • Bowden, Peter William
          • Braund, Keith
          • Brewer, Kim Waldegrave
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          • Brown, Brian Hilton
          • Caldwell, John
          • Cooper, Paul
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          • Day, Jonathan
          • Deeks, Fred
          • Evans, Mike
          • Garnsey, John
          • Gibby, David
          • Glover, Mike
          • Granger, Jim
          • Grist, James
          • Gutsell, Cecil F
          • Harman, David
          • Heal, Colin
          • Hearn, Beverly Michael
          • Hinkly, Malcolm
          • Hinks, Alan L.
          • Hockin, Bruce MBE
          • Hocking, Geoff
          • Hopkins, Norman
          • Jewell, Anthony
          • Jones, Norman KC
          • Jones, Richard “Dai”
          • Laidler, James
          • Lamey, Terry
          • Latter, Duncan
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          • Sawtell, Ray
          • Shebbeare, John (b 1709, d 1788)
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          • Stevens, Sidney George
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Sports Teams

 

RUGBY

FIRST XV 1932-33

Left to right: Standing: Norman Morris, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, 

Seated: ?, Bill Cork, ?, ?, ?, Ernie Webb, ?

Other names believed to be in the picture are Gold, Clarke, Nancekivell, Pitt, Lemon, Cork, Perkins, Slade, Davy, Jenn, Trapnell, and Taylor. 

1933-4 Colts XV

 

First XV

1933-4 First XV

 

1934-5 First XV

Back row L-R: G J Norman, G Cork, , , , , Ron Slade, ,
Middle row last on R: R A H Hunkin

 

1946-7 Colts XV

Back row: D Bennet, G Waldron, P Palmer, T Bond, G Pidler, E Stoneman, Peter Johnston, K Beer, D Harding.
Front row: P Loughlin, M Bonetta, Mr E R Hewlett, T Bonetta (Capt), Rodney Beer, B Giddy, M Goss.

 

1946-7 First XV with Greg Norman

 

1951-2 First XV

Back row: William Cox, Michael Maybee, Alan Brown, Frank Featherstone, Keith Brand, Peter Popham, malcolm Hinkly, Beverley Hearn, John Caldwell, Leslie Taylor.

Front row: Rodney Lamey, Bunny Martin, [Greg Norman], Mike Polley (Capt), John Quill, Geoff(?) Turner.

 

1952-3 First XV

Back Row: Michael Bond, Reginald John Oke, ?, Lloyd Clarence(?) Lamb, Richard Adrian, Jeremy Jones, John Stanley Williams, ?, Brian Goodman, Brian Thomas(?) French

Front Row: David Edge, Rod Lamey, [Greg Norman], Beverly Hearn, John Caldwell, Malcolm Hinkly.

 

1953-4 First XV

Back Row: ?, James George (Timber) Wood, ?, Richard Adrian Jeremy Jones, Peter Popham, ?, Richard Gordon(?), John Stanley Williams(?), Malcolm Hinkly, ?, Peter Keene

Front Row: Reginald Oke, Brian Thomas French?, David Edge, John Caldwell, [Greg Norman], Alan Pope(?), ?

 

1956-7 First XV

 

1956-57 Colts XV

1957-58 Colts XV

Back Row: J Netting, P Durant, ?, C Ackland, D Stone, R Polley, Shugar, ?, J Whitfield, S Petherbridge
Middle Row: J Robinson, C Gibbs, D Morris, Mr Norman, M Poole, R Moses, A Harrison, J Becklake, J Taylor
Front Row: J Herring(?), ?

 

1958-9 Colts XV with Norman

Back Row: Bob Pooley, Michael O’Meyer, Bill Westlake, John Smith, Alan Bissett, Alan Stevens, Roy Cole and Roger Grigg, Mike Evans, Michael Cook.
 
Front Row: George Squires, Norman Heal, Michael Eastmond, Mr (Duke) Norman, Robin Polley, Brian Sugar, John Ackland,  Derek Whitfield.

 

1958-59 First XV

Back Row: R. Moses, H. Lee, A. French, H. Davis, R. Talbot, A. Marsh, F. Brittan(?), P. Brennan, R. Newton
Front Row: M. Poole, M. Powe, B. Smale, Mr. Chappell, A. Jeffrey, R. Prance, R. Brend, ?

 

1958-9 First XV with Chappell

 

Colts XV 1959-60

Back row L-R: K Braund, A Prance, A Heal, J Blaney, C Wensley, J Ingham, R Grigg, J Rowson, R Lee, D Hocking, M Farley.

Front row: C Dark, R Hunkin, R Cole, D Whitfield, Mr G J Norman (Master), R M Eastmond (Capt), G Squires (Vice Capt), J Smith, R Farley, D Staddon.

View Bideford Gazette News clipping here

 

1960 – 61 First XV

Back Row: ?, R Polley, J Becklake, J Smith, R Grigg, G Squires, J Morgan, M Eastmond, J Whitfield, Stevens, R Hunkin
Front Row: D Gale, P Durant, A Harrison, Mr Chappell, M Poole, R Moses, R Mounce, C Gibbs

 

1960 – 61 Bideford Chiefs

 

1962-63 Colts XV

Back row L-R: Jimmy Hopkins, Jamie Needs, John Short, Jimmy Jewell, Peter Reveley, Graham Proctor, Cork(?), Dave Bright, Robert Butler, Keith Lamey, Brian Mountjoy(?)

Front Row: Dave West, Mike Rawle, Roger Geen, Henry Chapman, Martin Petherbridge, Mr Crowther (Master), Chris Hold, Pete Nicholls, Andrew McKenzie, Ted Colegate.

 

Bideford Grammar School

1963 Colt 7-a-side N Devon Schools Champions

Back:
Gordon Parker, Michael Waters. John Bennett.
Front:
Graham Baker, Duncan Short, Alan Mackenzie, Graham Proctor,
Ted Colegate.

 

Bideford Grammar School

1963-4 Colts rugby

Back:
Rodney Waters, Gordon Parker, Duncan Short, Stuart Smithson,
John Bennett, Michael Waters, John Moore, ?, Ted Colegate.

Front:
Graham Baker, Graham Proctor, Roger Crowther (Master & Old Boy),
Alan Mackenzie, Roger Lean, David Webb, Peter Nichols.

 

Bideford Grammar School

1966-7 First XV

Back:
Alan Mackenzie, Geoff Giddy, Peter Petherbridge, ‘Sam’ Godfrey,
Michael Waters, John Bennett, Ted Colegate, ‘Pongo’ Edwards.
Front:
Chris Sawle, Bill Lamey, Graham Baker, Joe Chappell (Sports Master),
Keith Moses, (Capt), Anselm ‘Fritz’ Robinson, Keith Lamey, Stuart Dunn.

 

1967-8 Colts XV with Charles Hosken

 

CRICKET

 

1930s ? First XI 2

 

1930s ? First XI. 1

 

1930s (late) First XI Cricket with captain Norman

 

1936 First XI cricket

 

1950s Cricket Team

1953 Cricket

 

OBA Cricket scoring book 1948-50

 

OBA Cricket scoring book-1950-51

 

1953 First XI

 

Back Row: Brian Goodman (umpire), Robert Arthur Ridgeway French(?), ?, Michael Oke, John Land, Alan Pope, ?, Reed?, Dominy? (scorer).

Front Row: Beverly Hearn, Michael Bond, [Greg Norman], malcolm Hinkly, Peter Popham, David Edge.

OBA Cricket scoring book 1954-55

 

OBA- Cricket scoring book 1956-58

 

1957 Colts XI

 

1959 First XI with Stephenson & George Rice

 

1963 First XI with George Rice

1964 Colts XI with James Fraser

 

Bideford Grammar School

1964 Cricket XI

Back:
?, ? “Yogi” Dixon, John Short, Peter Petherbridge,?
Front:
Gordon Parker, Andrew Mckenzie, John Fraser (Biology Master),
Duncan Short, Graham Baker, Ted Colegate, Graham Mountjoy

 

1964 Colts XI with John Ayers & Fraser

 

1965 First XI

Back row L to R: ?, Alan Mackenzie, ?, Graham Baker, John Short, Gordon Parker, Pete Nicholls.

Front row: Duncan Short, ?, Keith Moses, C D Rosekilly (Capt), ?, ?, 

1971 First XI

Top row: D Mander, J Parkhouse, T Law, S Blackburn, P Cooper, C Allin
 
Seated – J Laidler, C Foss, Headmaster John Dare, A Green, A Drake, C Bastin
 
Only 10 players but Mander and Bastin formed a fierce opening attack.
 
Chris Allin I think went on to play for Devon as a very good spinner.
 
 
 

ATHLETICS

Bideford Grammar School

Back: Arthur Martin (b. 20 Nov 1935), John Champion, Leslie Cox.
Middle: Peter Beer, ?, ?, David Nancekievill, Rodney Beer, ?, ?, ?, Wey?, Beverley Hearn.
Front: Raymond Lacey, ?, Peter Diamond, Sidney Eastmond, Morris Holme, Brian Goodman.
 

 

Victor Ludorum Medals for Ted Colegate 1965-6 

 

 

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