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| From the Elthamian | | | GAD Retires | |  | Mr. G. A. D. Calderwood retired in July, after 41 years' teaching service at Eltham. He had relinquished his full-time appointment in 1972 but since then had generously continued on a part-time basis, mainly in the Junior School.
From his arrival in 1933, Mr. Calderwood played a tremendously active part in school affairs. At first teaching History, he moved by degrees into sole responsibility for French with junior forms, in which sphere his successes were outstanding. His association with Moffat House began early, and for a large part of his career he gave inspiring leadership to House affairs.Shortly before the war, he took charge of Rugby football, and was a fine Games Master for many years subsequently. His notable performances in Gilbert and Sullivan productions became legendary. | A reunion lunch of O.E's in his honour was held on Summer Old Boys' Day, and later a presentation was made by the President of the O.E.A. in the presence of a great gathering of Elthamians.
Elthamians past and present thank Mr. Calderwood for his many years of fine teaching, for his magnificent leadership in school activities, and for the warmth of his friendship.
We wish, for him and for Mrs. Calderwood, great happiness and contentment in active retirement. |
As You Like It | Reviews were obviously more hard hitting in those days! We have found the review from the Elthamian and one from the local press. To balance the reviews there are two letters written by members of the audience. |  |  | Review by R.P. Moon from The Elthamian
Any review of Shakespeare's `As You Like It' must consider the difficulties involved in its presentation, for it is both complex and demanding on audience and actors alike. Some knowledge of the play and understanding of the ideas presented in it are essential for any real appreciation, as it can seem rather meandering and confused when seen for the first time. The reactions of some sections of the audience gave the impression that they were rather bewildered by what was going on: on Thursday night the audience were less than enthusiastic, though on Friday they remained quiet and attentive despite the fact that there were some technical problems with the lighting. Special mention in this connection must be given to Simon Hanna who was in charge of the lighting for this and virtually every other dramatic event in the school this year.
A performance of this quality deserves much fuller criticism than can be given here (and certainly deserves more constructive criticism than was given in the local press), though it can be said that the actors were rarely less than competent, and sometimes very good indeed. Edward Cox played Orlando, and though Shakespeare admittedly makes this character rather two dimensional, Cox did well with what he was given. Jenny Cook (Rosalind) and Anna Disley (Celia) were excellent, while Alistair Stewart put in a convincing performance as the dastardly Oliver. Adam Hunt's interpretation of Jaques, the philosopher who maintains a world-weary pose, was particularly enjoyable, as was Andrew Mercer, as Touchstone. Other memorable contributions were made by Russell Lewin (Silvius), Ann Hyland (Phebe) and Jane Howie (Audrey); to write about the whole cast would take too much space: suffice it to say that much of the acting was of a very high standard.
As usual, much of the credit for success of the play must go to Mr. A. Barnard, whose past productions have been of a similar high standard. Mr. M. Jones' decor (especially the Forest of Arden scenery) was exceptionally good, and if the production team can get the technical side of things together, next year's school play could set even higher standards. | |  |  |  | | |
"AS YOU LIKE IT" by William Shakespeare | Orlando | Edward Cox | Adam | Paul McCarroll | Oliver | Alistair Stewart | Dennis | Martin Parker | Charles | Simon Wilson | Rosalind | Jenny Cook | Celia | Anna Disley | Touchstone | Andrew Mercer | Le Beau | Andrew Hawthorn | Duke Frederick | Mark Ayres | Courtiers .. | Robert Dodsworth, Michael Hills,Peter Mudd | Duke Senior | David Lockington | Amiens | Michael Winter | Lords | Guy Collins, Michael Higginson, Christopher Wright | Servants | William King, Martin Parker | Corin | Mark Brunton | Silvius | Russell Lewin | Jaques | Adam Hunt | Audre | Jane Howie | Sir Oliver Martext | Robert Dodsworth | Phebe | Ann Hyland | William | Michael Hills | Pages | Charles Truelove, David Easterfield | Jaques de Boys | Peter Mudd | Hymen | Antony Barnard | Music by | CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT | Designed by | MALCOLM JONES | Directed by | ANTONY BARNARD |
| |  | U13s or U14s ? Back Row: Guy Wheatley, Paul Cloke, Simon Crabbe, Ian Smith, Richard Ryall
3rd Row: Gareth Evans?, Andrew Kruszewski, Vaughan Fullegar, Richard Bond, Ian Greenstreet, Richard Porteous
2nd Row: Nick Mayhew, Andrew Teague, Tim Frost, Duncan Linscott, Ian McKernan, Kris Sen, Miles Edmonds
Front Row: Ian Waller, Andy Pearce Thanks, Miles Edmonds and Kris Sen | |
HOUSE REPORTSThere was no Report for Chalmers in the Elthamian.CAREYAlthough this year's results reveal that the house has not succeeded in raising itself from last year's position at the bottom of the table, there are in certain individual results indications that the future of Carey is not entirely without hope. We have again shown that our main strength lies in the non-sporting activities: we have won in the debating, drama and music competition, and there have been signs during the year that in the sporting competitions too, our standard is being slowly raised. The juniors won the swimming, for example, and the house as a whole scored a remarkable victory in the athletics, an achievement made possible largely through the spirited work of Dr. Neuff in athletics standard points.
Finally, it should be noted that the difference between third and fourth positions this year is considerably smaller than that of last year. This, together with the evidence that there is a strong junior section which is to move up the school, gives us every reason to believe that Carey can vastly improve upon its present position in the years to come.
Our thanks are due to Dr. Neuff, to whom we wish every happiness in his forthcoming marriage, and to Messrs. Roche and Mazowiecki for their continued encouragement. We hope that the present trend of improvement will lead to renewed effort next year. LIVINGSTONEAs is so often the case, our performance in the House Competition this year seems to have depended less on inherent ability than on the hard work and enthusiasm which have been devoted to some activities, and the lack of interest which has prevailed in the case of others.
Some of our best performances came from our Middle teams in Swimming, Rugby and Hockey, where Livingstone led the field in each activity. The persistent efforts of Frost and Teague ensured that we attained almost twice the score of our nearest rivals in the intermediate class at swimming. The excellence of these results would seem to suggest that the very poor athletics score for the same age group was more a consequence of lack of enthusiasm than of shortage of talent. The very able leadership of Nick Jones ensured an equally successful performance in the senior cricket, while the excellence of the junior Cross Country results demonstrates that effort and persistence can matter just as much as innate talent.
It is perhaps too easily forgotten that the ability to field the right number of participants for an activity can often count significantly in favour of the house. Our tolerable performance in Chess was often the result of full attendance, while we owe the music results as much to the people who bothered to attend auditions as to the excellent individual performances of Philip Poon and David Lockington. Debating, especially, is an activity where willingness to take the plunge is often more important than rhetorical flare; it is difficult to believe that the very poor result in the junior age group is a true reflection of our ability in this section of the house.
Some of the hardest and most original work lies behind the 97 points won in the Drama competition. Credit is due not only to Simon Ward for undertaking the daunting task of writing a play for the competition, but also to Mark Brunton for organising the efforts of the younger actors, and to himself and Nigel Pitman for their leading performances. We were perhaps unfortunate that so much effort did not carry more weight in the final result.
Livingstone has had a modest year in terms of points gained and competitive success, although figures in a table conceal the continual effort of many people in the often tedious business of organising house events, dedication without which outstanding individual performances would not be possible. MOFFATAt the end of this school year, which has seen another notable performance from the House resulting in our retention of the House Championship, it would seem appropriate to record our thanks to those involved in the running of Moffat House. Mr. Grace, in his second year as Housemaster, has encouraged in his own special way the idea of `having a go'. Certainly if we are to retain the House Championship next year, even fuller co-operation must be shown throughout the House, and the efforts of the less athletic amongst us in the sphere of standards cannot be underestimated. Our thanks too to Mr. Johnson and to Mr. Hodgson.
The performance of the juniors throughout the entire range of activities has been very encouraging for the future, with victories in rugby, cricket, tennis and music. The Middle section enjoyed successes in chess, cricket and tennis, and produced good performances in rugby, hockey, cross country and athletics. The Seniors were successful in hockey and gymnastics, with Paul Haftke winning the Achilles cup. Although the Seniors did not win so many events outright, it should be remembered that rarely were they in third or fourth place.
We feel that attention should be drawn to those seniors who are now leaving the House and moving on to other things. Andy Edwards, the House Captain, and Mark Ayres have both been invaluable assets to the House throughout their school careers, and we would particularly like to thank them and wish them, along with all the other leavers, success and happiness in the future. This year sees the retirement of Mr. G. A. D. Calderwood after 41 years' service to the school. We would like to thank him very much, on behalf of the House, for all his efforts as Housemaster of Moffat, his term of office ending with a hat-trick of victories in the House Championship. He made the point that it is not winning but participating that is important; he provided us with an excellent example of how to do both. We wish him and his wife every happiness in their retirement.
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A36 |
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A37 |
Dave Theobald |
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Kevin Hook |
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John Charley |
A40 |
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Tim Button |
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Malcolm Melville |
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A Brown |
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Tim Browne |
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Graham Howie |
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Nigel Bull |
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Robert Todd |
A50 |
Richard Barton |
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Dave Goad |
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Charlie Truelove |
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Nick Youngs |
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Paul Craven |
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A62 |
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A28 |
Kevin Trethewey |
A63 |
Mike Williams |
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A29 |
Rowland Lynn Evans |
A64 |
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A30 |
Nigel Pearce |
A65 |
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A31 |
Paul Kenyon |
A66 |
Neil Broughton |
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A32 |
Dave Evison |
A67 |
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A33 |
Richard Burke |
A68 |
Mat Wright |
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A34 |
Andrew Milnes |
A69 |
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A70 |
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B1 |
Andrew Howat |
B36 |
Andrew Wenban |
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B2 |
Roger Kidney |
B37 |
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B38 |
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B4 |
David Potter |
B39 |
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B40 |
Simon Steer |
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B41 |
Andrew Curry |
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B7 |
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B42 |
Steve Ollive |
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B8 |
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B43 |
Steve McCarroll |
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B9 |
Francis Hammond |
B44 |
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B10 |
Raymond Finnis |
B45 |
Mark Edmonds |
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B11 |
Patrick Murray |
B46 |
Tim Barker |
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B12 |
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B13 |
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B48 |
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B14 |
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B15 |
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B16 |
Mukesh Haikerwal |
B51 |
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B17 |
Martin Hannaford |
B52 |
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B53 |
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B19 |
Colin Keyse |
B54 |
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B55 |
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B21 |
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B56 |
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B22 |
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B57 |
Colin Melville |
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B23 |
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B58 |
Guy Wheatley |
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B24 |
Jon Hobbs |
B59 |
Michael Bayne |
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B25 |
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B60 |
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B26 |
Richard Mash |
B61 |
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B27 |
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B28 |
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B63 |
Duncan Reid |
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B29 |
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B64 |
Andrew Smith |
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B30 |
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B65 |
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B31 |
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B66 |
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B32 |
Chris Honey |
B67 |
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B68 |
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B69 |
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B70 |
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C36 |
Christopher Porteous |
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C37 |
George Higgins |
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C3 |
Stephen Midgely |
C38 |
John Linscott |
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C4 |
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C39 |
Alan Neuff |
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C5 |
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C40 |
Malcolm Jones |
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C6 |
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C41 |
John Crilly |
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C7 |
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C42 |
Stuart Norman |
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C8 |
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C43 |
Antony Barnard |
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C9 |
A Bowen |
C44 |
Henson Davies |
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C10 |
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C45 |
David Jones |
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C11 |
Guy Collins |
C46 |
Martin Tayler |
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C12 |
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C47 |
Henry Chambers |
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C13 |
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C48 |
Ray Cullen |
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C14 |
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C49 |
Gordon Teichmann |
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Mr Frost |
C52 |
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John Shuttleworth |
C53 |
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C19 |
Dr Schavo |
C54 |
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C20 |
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C55 |
P McQuibban |
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C21 |
Jerry Lydon |
C56 |
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C22 |
Nicholas Roche |
C57 |
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C23 |
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C58 |
Richard Porteous |
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C24 |
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C59 |
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C25 |
David Keysell? |
C60 |
Kevin Watkins |
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C26 |
Chris Bradnock |
C61 |
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C27 |
Anthony Earl |
C62 |
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C28 |
Bernard Grace |
C63 |
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C29 |
Nicholas Bray |
C64 |
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C30 |
Colin Johnson |
C65 |
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C31 |
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C66 |
Piers Benn |
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C32 |
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C67 |
Jeremy Nunns |
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C33 |
John Somerville-Meikle |
C68 |
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C34 |
Mr Stybnix (lab attendant) |
C69 |
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C35 |
Frank Hodgson |
C70 |
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D43 |
Andrew Caswell |
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D11 |
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D53 |
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D19 |
Steven Gale |
D54 |
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D20 |
Lawrence Boyd |
D55 |
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D21 |
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D56 |
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D22 |
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D57 |
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D23 |
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D58 |
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D24 |
Andrew Wyatt |
D59 |
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D25 |
Mike Windsor |
D60 |
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D26 |
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D61 |
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D27 |
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D62 |
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D28 |
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D63 |
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D29 |
Mark Allen |
D64 |
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D30 |
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D65 |
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D31 |
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D66 |
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D32 |
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D67 |
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D33 |
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D68 |
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D34 |
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D69 |
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D35 |
Kevin Morel |
D70 |
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E1 |
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E36 |
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E2 |
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E37 |
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E3 |
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E38 |
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E4 |
James Bishop |
E39 |
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E5 |
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E40 |
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E6 |
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E41 |
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E7 |
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E42 |
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E44 |
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E10 |
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E45 |
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E11 |
Keith Booker |
E46 |
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E12 |
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E47 |
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E13 |
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E48 |
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E14 |
Steven Harlow |
E49 |
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E15 |
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E50 |
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E16 |
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E17 |
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E18 |
Robert Mills |
E53 |
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E19 |
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E54 |
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E20 |
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E55 |
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E21 |
P Cronje |
E56 |
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E22 |
Andrew Barton |
E57 |
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E23 |
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E58 |
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E24 |
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E59 |
William King |
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E25 |
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E60 |
Mike Harvey |
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E26 |
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E61 |
Tim Dungate |
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E27 |
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E62 |
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E28 |
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E63 |
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E29 |
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E64 |
Christopher Stones |
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E30 |
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E65 |
Mike French |
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E31 |
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E66 |
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E32 |
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E67 |
Colin Brunton |
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E33 |
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E68 |
Eric Johnston |
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E34 |
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E69 |
Andrew Burry |
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E35 |
David Beaty |
E70 |
Marc Shawyer |
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F1 |
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F36 |
M Wenban |
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F2 |
Jeremy Clarke |
F37 |
Giles Cordwell |
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F3 |
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F38 |
Andrew Lee |
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F4 |
Adrian Clancy |
F39 |
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F5 |
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F40 |
Jay A Bhatt |
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F6 |
Ian Waller |
F41 |
Paul Battle |
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F7 |
Miles Edmonds |
F42 |
Julius Bannister |
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F8 |
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F43 |
Peter Richards |
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F9 |
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F44 |
Andy Moore |
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F10 |
Nick Mayhew |
F45 |
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F11 |
Ian Greenstreet |
F46 |
Andrew Pearce |
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F12 |
Andrew Plant |
F47 |
Andrew Teague |
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F13 |
Nick Jones |
F48 |
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F14 |
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F49 |
Stuart Adair |
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F15 |
Tim Frost |
F50 |
Mike Woodhouse |
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F16 |
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F51 |
Julian Corben |
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F17 |
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F52 |
Kirk Buller |
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F54 |
Duncan Linscott |
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F20 |
Michael Hills |
F55 |
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F21 |
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F56 |
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F57 |
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F23 |
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F58 |
Nick Young |
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F24 |
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F59 |
Frank Williams |
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F25 |
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F60 |
Jackson |
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F26 |
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F61 |
Nick Hannan |
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F27 |
Doug Hamilton |
F62 |
Jeremy Ottman |
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F28 |
Simon Crabb or Oyler? |
F63 |
Tim Boxall |
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F29 |
Phil Dodds |
F64 |
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F30 |
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F65 |
Doug Bralsford |
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F31 |
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F66 |
Charlie Potter |
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F32 |
Andrew Beaty |
F67 |
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F33 |
Mike Taylor? |
F68 |
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F34 |
Andrew Kruszewski |
F69 |
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F35 |
Richard? Bond |
F70 |
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G1 |
Martin Messere |
G36 |
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Roger Bentley |
G37 |
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G3 |
Pip Collis |
G38 |
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G4 |
Larry Burke |
G39 |
Russell Lewin |
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G5 |
Peter Cheshire |
G40 |
Andrew Small |
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G6 |
Andrew Sentence |
G41 |
Rob Widecombe |
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G7 |
Andy Hawthorn |
G42 |
Andrew Cowan |
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G8 |
Mike Higginson |
G43 |
Mike Stevens |
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G9 |
Robert Ritchie |
G44 |
Jan Pearce |
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G10 |
Ian Hammond |
G45 |
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G11 |
Bill Soutter |
G46 |
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G12 |
Stephen Holness |
G47 |
Ian Smith |
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Jonny Newport |
G48 |
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Mike Osbourne |
G49 |
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G15 |
Peter Deering |
G50 |
Andrew Wilson |
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Stuart Jones |
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G17 |
Chris Thompson |
G52 |
Martin Shrimpton |
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G18 |
Mick Soar |
G53 |
Neil Sevitt |
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Paul Hodson |
G54 |
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G20 |
Pete Fotheringham |
G55 |
Mick Wheatley |
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G21 |
David Brown |
G56 |
Simon Churchill |
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G22 |
Julian Hawkins |
G57 |
Chris Peeling |
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G23 |
David Young |
G58 |
Paul Britten |
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G24 |
Phil Williams |
G59 |
Nick Stewart |
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G25 |
Mark Blowers |
G60 |
Mike Botevyle |
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G26 |
William Main |
G61 |
Clive Philpott |
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G27 |
Bob Dodsworth |
G62 |
Luis Sanguesa |
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G28 |
David Derby |
G63 |
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G29 |
Dave Constable |
G64 |
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G30 |
Roger Thompson |
G65 |
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G31 |
John Bralsford |
G66 |
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G32 |
Ramsey Abbassi |
G67 |
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G68 |
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G34 |
John Schofield |
G69 |
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G70 |
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H1 |
Robert Moon |
H36 |
John Taylor |
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H2 |
Peter Hawkes |
H37 |
Jones |
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H3 |
Matthew Knight |
H38 |
David Lockington |
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H4 |
Simon Wilson |
H39 |
Tim Slater |
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H5 |
Steve Jones |
H40 |
Graham Sievers |
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H6 |
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H41 |
Stuart Balfour |
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H7 |
Peter Callender |
H42 |
Mike Seabrook |
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H8 |
Peter Brannan |
H43 |
Ian Randall |
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H9 |
Howard Connell |
H44 |
Frank Edge |
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H10 |
Richard Maury |
H45 |
Lawrence Whiteley |
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H11 |
Geoffrey Murray-Rochard |
H46 |
Adam Hunt |
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H12 |
Dingle Clark |
H47 |
Nigel Honey |
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H13 |
Ed Cox |
H48 |
Paul Haftke |
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H14 |
David Evans |
H49 |
Vaughan Reynolds |
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H15 |
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H50 |
Clive Edwards |
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H16 |
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H51 |
Grant Hills? |
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H17 |
Bill Murray |
H52 |
Chris Paulson |
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H18 |
Peter Grimes |
H53 |
Simon Atkins |
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H19 |
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H54 |
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H20 |
Nigel Carter |
H55 |
Neil Tanner |
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H21 |
Rob Carson |
H56 |
? Talukder |
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H22 |
Stuart McKernan |
H57 |
Peter Wells? |
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H23 |
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H58 |
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H24 |
Jonathan Scopes |
H59 |
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H25 |
Guy Beckingham |
H60 |
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H26 |
Martin Newell |
H61 |
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H27 |
Paul Wright |
H62 |
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H28 |
Mark Burry |
H63 |
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H29 |
Jeff Skinner |
H64 |
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H30 |
Robert Ingram |
H65 |
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H31 |
John Brocks |
H66 |
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H32 |
Tim French |
H67 |
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H33 |
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H68 |
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H34 |
Philip Hayde? |
H69 |
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H35 |
Steven Chipping |
H70 |
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