OLD KING’S CLUB KING’S COLLEGE SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER 123 2016 1 / OKC NEWSLETTERDECEMBER / DECEMBER 2016 CONTENTS 01 WELCOME 02 DRINKS & DINNERS 17 ACCREDITED ACTIVITIES

25 MEMBERS’ NEWS 28 KCS LODGE 32 ACT OF REMEMBRANCE 34 DEATHS & OBITUARIES 38 CLUB SHOP 40 FACEBOOK

Front cover: Richard Criddle (OK 1986) at the East India Club.

DATES 28 23 20 25 JANUARY MARCH JUNE JUNE 2017 2017 2017 2017

AGM DUEL DAY DINNER CAREERS EVENING SPORTS (COMMEM) DAY

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2 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 WELCOME

2016 has been a busy year for the Old King’s Club and its many constituent parts. Major social events like the Duel Dinner at the Savile Club, drinks at the Oriental Club and of course the Annual Dinner at the school have drawn together the keen supporters of the club’s various sporting activities and – even more pleasingly - members of all ages who have not connected with the King’s community since leaving school. It is good to see King’s College School’s shield gracing the stairwell of the East India, Devonshire, Sports and Public Schools’ Club at long last (see cover and page 14). Work is nearly complete on transforming the Club into a company limited by guarantee to achieve a more modern structure and limit our exposure to risk. We are most grateful to David Tilles (OK 1971 & Vice-President) and Travers Smith LLP for their pro bono work. ALEXANDER MALMAEUS (OK 1984) [email protected]

1 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 2 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 14 SEPTEMBER 2016 DRINKS Members of the Old King’s Club were invited to drinks at the historic Oriental Club. OKs of all ages came out in force.

3 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 4 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 5 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 19 NOVEMBER 2016 2016 ANNUAL DINNER The Annual Dinner was held in the Great Hall at the School and was well attended by OKs from 1946 to 2016. The Head Master proposed the toast to the Old King’s Club, Margaret Hunnibal was the guest speak- er and our President Micky King proposed the toast to King’s College School. A fine meal was prepared by Chris Hull’s team and music was played by the John Burnett-Hall jazz ensemble. Many thanks to Heidi Lissamore and the Dinner Committee for their hard work and to the School for their sponsorship. The floral table centrepieces were donated to Arthur House, a residential care home in Wimbledon, with whom the King’s College School Lodge is developing a supporting role.

6 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 7 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 8 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 9 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 10 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 11 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 12 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 13 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 Moiz Ali (OK 2015) pointed out that King’s College School’s shield was missing from the impressive array in the stairwell of the East India, Devonshire, Sports and Public Schools’ Club. Hon. Treasurer Richard Criddle (OK 1986, front cover & above) quickly arranged for a shield to be commissioned.

14 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 15 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 10 JULY 2016 SINGAPORE DINNER On Friday 10 June 2016, a dinner was held for Old Boys currently resid- ing in Singapore. The event was attended by seven OKs and there was a range of leavers from 1990 to 2005. The evening provided a great opportunity to reminisce about the good old days in SW19. It is hoped that events such as this can be held more often in the future.

Photo: Richard Smith (OK 2002), Charles Warren (OK 2002), Phil Shah (OK 2002), Zafer Djabri (OK 1990), Richard Blackwell (OK 2005), Henry Defriez (OK 2004) and James Kilner (OK 2002).

16 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 21 JUNE 2016 CAREERS EVENING Volunteers from the Old King’s Club, chosen by pupils of the Lower 6th Form, gave two half-hour seminars to small groups. This was preceded by drinks, supper and a chance to get together with fellow members of the Club. The next Careers Evening will be held on June 20, 2017.

26 JUNE 2016 SPORTS DAY The first annual Old King’s Club Sports Day, the successor to Commem- oration Day, was held at the School to coincide with the annual OKC v. School cricket match. OKs enjoyed a fun and action-packed afternoon, which featured 5-a-side football, fencing, family swimming, a picnic and tea at the cricket pavilion. The Old King’s Club beat the School’s 1st XI by 4 runs in a terrific Twen- ty20 Cricket match. Barney Oates (OK 2012) was 30 not out 2 for 16, Alex Hughes (OK 2016) 19 not out & 1 for 11, Jake Hennessey (KCS 1st XI) 64. The final score was OKC 160 for 5 against KCS’s 156 for 9. The second annual Sports Day will be held on 25 June 2017, when even more activities will be added to the programme. oldkingsclub.org.uk/sportsday

17 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 FOOTBALL The Old King’s Football Club has continued its remarkable success story with a strong start to the 2016/2017 season. On the pitch, the 1st XI has enjoyed a solid start to the season with victories over Old Etonians (4-­0), Old Harrovians (2-­0) and Old Brent- woodians (3-­2), balancing out narrow defeats to Old Carthusians (1-­3) and Old Forresters (1-­2), traditionally the league’s two strongest sides. With players returning from injury and two cup runs about to begin in the AFA Senior Cup and the historic Arthur Dunn Cup, the early signs bode well for the Club’s flagship team and its new captain, Alex Angel (OK 2010), who has taken over the reins this year from Nick Perry (OK 2003). Following their championship-­winning season in 2015/16, the 2nd XI have embarked on their first ever term in Division 2 of the Arthurian League - ­the highest possible level for a 2nd XI within the Arthurian League structure. Even at this early stage of the season, the side have certainly seen some tough tests but learned from harsh defeats to West- minster and Lancing to secure a brave 4-­3 win over Haileybury (where we came from 2 goals down) and a draw that could so easily have been a win against Eton. With this momentum, the Club’s second side are optimistic of pushing for a top-­half finish in the division. After last year’s introduction in the cup competitions, the newly formed 3rd XI have made their league debut in Division 5 South. Under the stewardship of Jack Smith (OK 2005) and Felix Parrack (OK 2010), there have been some positive early signs with a strong win away to Old Harrovians 3rd XI and an excellent draw against Old Amplefordians 1st XI. With a raft of new, young players there is a fantastic sense of opti- mism surrounding the 3rd XI and their maiden journey in the Arthurian League. Off the pitch, the club continues to benefit from the fantastic support shown by the Old King’s Club. The 1st XI are playing in a brand new kit featuring the Old King’s Club logo. Membership has increased once again with record attendance at Monday night training (nearly 30 OK’s attending) and with 3 teams up and running we are regularly seeing over

18 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 40 OK boys out playing football together on a Saturday. We hope to also launch our veterans’ team this season in the over 35’s cup competition, and have a healthy array of social events to look forward to! You can keep up to speed with the Club and all 3 teams through our Facebook group, on Twitter, or on our website.

MIKE TILLES

19 / OKC NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2016 CRICKET The third annual Old King’s Club cricket day organised for former staff and King’s cricketers of the 1960s took place at Lord’s on 27 June. 36 attendees enjoyed the facilities of two adjoining boxes for the second day of the Middlesex versus championship match. The cricket seemed to be o