Category: Reports
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4 goals see 4th XI to 4th win of the 23/24 campaign
By Ishan Patel Hampton’s 4th XI recorded their fourth win of the season, at home, thanks to a clinical hat-trick from Ted Clark. The first half began with a spell of play in which Esher dominated. After beating Hampton’s right-back the visitors’ left-winger cleverly slid a pass across the face of an open Hampton goal,…
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Hampton’s U18 Basketball team bounce back with dominant 40-point victory
By Rishi Vijayan ‘You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again’ Now, I admit that it’s somewhat unlikely that 5-time NBA championship-winning head coach Pat Riley had the mighty Hampton School U18A basketball program in mind when he delivered…
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Brilliant attacking display by U12Bs hands them their fifth win from six
By Harry Morris Goal! From the kick off, Hampton got the ball and rapidly won a corner, which was bolted into Robert Wrigglesworth, who passed it to Yule Choi who smacked it into the corner. 1-0 Hampton and the game had hardly started! Hampton dominated the possession for the next five minutes, but were unable…
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U15As keep strong Elgin League campaign going with narrow 1-0 win
By Alex Watson After a disappointing group stage exit in the Elgin League last year, Hampton U15As have begun the season determined not to allow history to repeat itself. Despite a 3-1 defeat against Bedes School, they have been in great form in the competition, with wins against Whitgift, Eton, Bradfield College and Ardingly. Their…
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Entertaining match gives U12Bs their first rugby win of the season
By Rey Jaiswal Jogging onto the 3G pitches, I gritted my teeth and clenched my fists as I set my eyes on the match ahead. This battle was against Caterham School in the later part of Friday afternoon. The rugby U12B team hadn’t won a proper match yet, so we were determined to make it…
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Resilient display by U12Bs gives them 2-0 victory over Sutton Grammar
By Harry Morris Hampton’s U12Bs got off to a sluggish start on Friday with Sutton Grammar School’s A-team’s relentless attacks putting Hampton under constant pressure. Hampton were lucky not to have let in a goal or two and their players struggled to create many chances or pressurize the opposition defence, with Sutton dominating possession. If…
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U12Ds lose out in tightly-contested affair with Berkhamsted
By Theo Payne With their recent win over Sutton Grammar School still fresh in their minds, the U12Ds took to the field on a sunny morning in Berkhamsted, hoping for another triumph. The game started energetically, with the opposition launching regular, threatening attacks down the left wing. It wasn’t long before a precise cross was…
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U12Cs denied by late winner for Forest School in 4-3 thriller
By Alex Barkus It was a sunny morning as the U12 A, B, C, D and E football teams piled on the coach – eager to play and find success for their teams against Forest School. It had been a long journey to North London and the anticipation was building. The U12Cs were led by…
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U15Bs come back strong to confidently win 5-1 in opening ESFA game
By Arun Crowe After a long, gruelling Wednesday at school, the Hampton U15B team were reinvigorated by the prospect of an ESFA 1st round tie against Coombe Boys’ School. With the sun shining on pitch 2, the match kicked off with Hampton determined to make it through to the next round. However, they faced an…
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1st XV Overcome Injury Woes to Finish 7th at St Jo’s
By Harry McLusky and Sam Ho The pinnacle of any school’s rugby season, St Joseph’s Festival brings together 16 1st XVs from across the country in an epic two-day showdown between some of the best teams in the UK. Starting with the group stages on Saturday 21 October, teams would be filtered into four different…
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Confident 3-0 win by U14As sees them through to the County Cup 2nd Round
By Tom Scrimshaw Hampton’s U14 A-team began their 2023-24 County Cup campaign at home against Harris Academy Merton on Thursday afternoon. The team were looking to kick off their cup run in style after their excellent start to the new season under new coach Mr Harry Hooper. After a resounding 7-0 win on the weekend,…
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U12Bs continue winning streak with comfortable victory over Forest School
By Harry Morris The game started well for Hampton as within the first five minutes, William Potter got the ball about five meters past the halfway line, before feeding a beautiful pass to Jasper Townley who went one-on-one with the goalkeeper, slotting it into the bottom right corner. Soon afterwards, Hampton won a corner, Mika…
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U12As defeated by strong Epsom College rugby side
By Alex Pheasant All of the U12s got on the coach to travel to Epsom College away. We knew this was going to be a tough game, so we had been training hard in preparation for the match. When we arrived, we got changed into the Hampton colours (black and yellow) and ran out onto…
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U12Ds cruise to victory in opening game vs Alleyn’s
By Theo Payne In their first ever sports fixture as Hamptonians, the U12Ds played out a comprehensive 16-2 win over Alleyn’s School thanks to a brilliant all-round performance. On a sunny morning on the playing fields of Alleyn’s School, the U12Ds took to the pitch for the first time in Hampton shirts. Hampton started…
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U12Bs overcome St Thomas’s despite late scare
By Harry Morris The game started well for Hampton as after about ten minutes, as Jayen Li got the ball on the wing and quickly passed it to the striker, Oscar Connell, who dragged the defenders to the right, before cutting his shot away into the bottom left corner. Soon after, the ball fell to…
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My First Ever Rugby Game at Hampton
By Reyansh Jaiswal The U12 Rugby A and B teams had their first ever school match on Saturday 23rd September, hopefully the first of many to come over the next few years. On the morning of the game, the teams boarded the coach with a sense of pride and determination to represent Hampton. Everyone was…
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U14As Fall Just Short of Victory in Opening Game
By Tom Scrimshaw Hampton’s U14 A-team kicked off their 2023-24 season at home against Glyn School on Saturday. With the sun beating down on the 3G, Hampton were certainly fired up for the occasion and with new members of the team playing their first games for the school, everyone was looking to impress at the…
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Joshua King: A Generational Talent
By Omer Demiral Many talented footballers have graced the prestigious fields of Hanworth Road over the course of Hampton School’s 466 year history, although perhaps none as impressive as 16 year old England wonder-kid Joshua King. From the iconic setting of the 3G to the ever so slightly more notable surroundings of the world-famous St…
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U14Bs Overcome RGS to Make it Seven from Seven
By Alex Watson Hampton School won the toss and elected to bowl Royal Grammar School Guildford 100 all out (20.3 overs) O. Krikorian 17 (18) A. Watson 3-12 A. Powers 14 (11) J. Youster 2-9 C. Hughes 14*…
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J14 Crews Show Promise at Star Regatta
By Patrick Moroney Almost the entirety of the J14 squad left on Saturday morning to go up to Bedford for Star Regatta. The regatta was unlike the usual time trial, followed by six lane final races, that we were used to at Dorney for national events, instead taking a knockout format. Crews are drawn against…
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Success for J14 Crews at National Schools Regatta
By Patrick Moroney On the final day of exam week the J14A (bow to stroke: Billy T, Aiden H, Jack H, Archer J, Zach K, Oliver S, Patrick M and Will L coxed by Johnny R), B (bow to stroke: Boris D, Daniel T, Alex P, Matthew W, Leon M, Azam A, Thomas L and…
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Cricket First XI Overcome Reed’s School in Dramatic Fashion
By Harry McLusky Despite the lack of sun and freezing temperatures (certainly unsuitable for cricket!) the 1st XI came out victorious against Reed’s School, winning by 2 wickets in a tense match, which culminated in a nail-biting finale. Playing only their second home game of the season so far, the 1st XI was looking to…
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Excellent Bowling Display from Hampton U14Bs Leads Them to Impressive Win Against Reeds
By Alex Watson Hampton U14B 137-8 (30 overs) Steffan Hilmy 43 (59) Ollie Williams 14* (9) Charlie Moffatt 13 (22) Alex Watson 13* (12) Reeds U14B 110 all out (25.4 overs) Ameya Mathur 3-28 Ollie Williams 2-17 Alex Watson 2-32 Tom Boardman 1-8 Coming off the back of two straight wins to kickstart the season, the Hampton U14Bs were looking in good shape. On a slightly overcast day at…
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Hampton First XI Regain Their ESFA Title 4 Years On
By Josh Hood and Vishal Saha The stage was set for a nail-biting finale as the 2022/23 1st XI took to the pitch for the final time, determined to reclaim Hampton their ESFA title. Certainly not lacking support, the boys had the backing of over 700 fans, overpowered in quantity but certainly not noise by…
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U14Bs with Routine Win over Harrow to Maintain 100% Record
By Alex Watson Harrow U14B- 123/9 Shivang Shukla 3/29, Jaipaal Ghotra 2/17 Hampton U14B- 124/4 Stan Amor 58 (59) On a warm, sunny afternoon, the Hampton cricket U14B team made the journey to Harrow School to play their second match of the cricketing season, coming off the back of a narrow game against Merchant Taylors’,…
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Cross Country Season Review
By Henry Fagan The Hampton Cross Country team has flourished this year, from defending champions, shattered personal bests, and several debuts by the future of Hampton distance running, Mr Clarke couldn’t have asked for more in his final season coaching at Hampton. The first race was early in the calendar, with the team trekking all the way to Wimbledon Common…
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Badminton U12s overcome Isleworth and Syon School in convincing fashion
By Manav Krishna Kallamvelli Vasanth On Friday 3 March 2023, an U12A badminton fixture against the Isleworth and Syon school took place at Hampton School. Hampton emerged victorious having won 23 games, compared to Isleworth’s 13. This was the first and last badminton match for the Hampton Badminton U12s, and they were really looking forward…
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Chess Victory for Arik Kuzmis
By Arik Kuzmis First Year pupil Arik Kuzmis recently won a tightly fought match in a very competitive online chess tournament. Kuzmis played, not only with a very high level of accuracy, but also an almost perfect game to ensure that he overcame his opponent. He talks us through his impressive victory: Arik plays as…
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First XI make history, reaching ESFA Cup Final
Harry McLusky Having previously been unsuccessful in their ISFA cup semi-final only a month ago, Hampton looked to bounce back in the English Schools’ Football Association (ESFA) cup semi-final against Forest School on Wednesday. Anticipation filled the corridors of Hampton, as students eagerly awaited finding out if they would be getting the chance to see…
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U15As earn 2-0 victory over Dr Challoner’s Grammar School
By Daniel Mills On a sunny, Saturday morning the Hampton U15A team faced up against Dr Challoner’s Grammar School after Hampton’s impressive win in the Elgin League semi-final. The match started very evenly between the two sides with both defences defending well and not letting much past. Although Hampton were away, that didn’t make a…
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Hampton U14As advance in Surrey Cup with tense shoot-out win
By Alex Watson Last Thursday, the various members of the Hampton U14A team left lessons early as they headed out to F2 to play their Surrey Cup Round of 16 clash against Woking County High School. Filled with vigour, Hampton began the match on the front foot. Barely thirty seconds after kickoff, the Woking High…
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U15As book their place in Elgin League Final
By Daniel Mills After successfully winning the group, the Hampton U15A team faced up against a strong Highgate side that had finished second in their respective group. At home on F2, the match kicked off and Hampton were quickly on top, with constant pressure paying early dividends by the way of a corner. The ball…
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Josh King shines as Hampton fall just short
By Harry McLusky Fortune did not favour the Hampton 1st XI on Wednesday, as their magnificent ISFA cup run sadly came to an end at the semi-final stage, against a strong Royal Russell side, coming out on the wrong end of a 3-1 score line on the 3G. Previous meetings between the two sides positioned Hampton…
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Hampton break through resolute King’s side to pick up 4-1 win
By Alex Watson After a three week winter break, the Hampton U14As returned to the pitch to begin their second half of the season with a home fixture against King’s College Wimbledon. On a cold, frosty, winter morning, the boys could have potentially been slightly more up for it pre-match, and this became clear in…
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3-2 win sees U15A’s progression to semi-finals
By Daniel Mills On a cold Saturday morning the Hampton U15A’s arrived at school ready to face a strong Whitgift team. Other matches taking place on that morning were cancelled due to frosty pitches but the U15As’, having been moved to the 3G, went ahead given it was the deciding match to see who would…
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Solomon leaves his mark at Richmond Schools’ Championships
By Henry Fagan On Friday 2nd December, Hampton’s U20, U17, and U15 teamtravelled across the river to Richmond Park to compete in the Borough Championships, with the aim of qualifying for the Middlesex Championships after the new year. For those familiar with Richmond Park, the course was two loops of Sidmouth Wood; a 2.2km undulating route. Despite the rain the previous few days, the…
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Tough loss for U15Cs against Charterhouse
By Alasdair McIntosh At the start of the match Hampton dominated the midfield however they struggled to break through the Charterhouse defence. Although Hampton had had most of the possession, the first major chance of the match came from Charterhouse. Their right-winger had been left unmarked and after a through ball he was heading towards…
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Resilient U16As earn themselves a Fourth Round spot
By Omer Demiral Following their impressive 4-0 victory over rivals Charterhouse, Hampton’s U16A team faced St Peter’s Catholic School in round three of the prestigious ESFA cup competition. Hampton started off strong, dominating possession and forcing St Peter’s into their own half. However, throughout the first 20 minutes of the game, Hampton struggled to create…
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Hampton Prevail in 4-3 Classic
By Omer Demiral The previous two meetings between these sides saw a mixture of results with Hampton winning 2-1 away at Eton’s grounds, followed by a 0-5 loss in the return fixture at home. Hampton were looking to interrupt this trend of away victories as they hoped to get one over their rivals, hosting Eton…
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U13As progress after high-scoring ESFA Cup tie
By Tom Scrimshaw Hampton’s U13A team began their ESFA Cup campaign, away against ACS Cobham international school last Thursday. They were looking to match the incredible run of last year’s U13s squad, who went on to win the trophy. With the sun beating down on the Astro pitch at ACS Cobham, Hampton were certainly fired…
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Solid start for the U13A rugby team
By Jake O’Reilly On the 1 October 2022, the Hampton U13 A rugby team took to the field against St George’s Weybridge and secured their much needed first win. When the opening whistle blew, the ball was sent into the air and landed into Hampton hands. From there, the ball ebbed and flowed from each…
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6-0 triumph for U13As against Wilson’s
By Rahul Bansal and Tom Scrimshaw The U13 Football team kicked off their season at home with a scintillating, thumping 6-0 win against Wilson’s school. It was a cold autumn morning with not a cloud in the sky as Hampton kicked off at 10AM. A minute’s silence was observed to honour her majesty the Queen…
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Heartbreak for U16B Footballers in ESFA Final
By Josh Hood In the 2022 ESFA final, the Hampton U16B team narrowly missed out on silverware in a penalty shootout to Thomas Telford School after a 2-2 draw in normal time. On 10 May, the Hampton U16Bs travelled up to Stoke to play in the ESFA final at the Bet365 Stadium. Having warmed up…
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Athletics Team Success at Harrow
By Henry Fagan Almost exactly a month after the last athletics meet at Harrow School, the Hampton athletics team travelled to Harrow to compete against the top schools in the local area. Unlike the rather windy conditions of their previous visit, this time conditions were very still, with fast times predicted around the 400m track.…
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Victory for U14A Footballers in the County Cup Final
By Ollie Swetman Hampton U14A footballers played their last match of the season: the County Cup Final. Our opponents for the final were Grey Court School, a team that we have had close encounters with before, and the game took place at Dorking Wanderers Stadium, Meadowbank Lane. The match began with both teams keeping possession…
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Records Broken at Achilles’ Relay Track Meet
By Henry Fagan On 6 May 1954, Sir Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile at the Iffley Road track in Oxford. This was deemed one of the greatest sporting achievements ever. Only one member of the Hampton community has ever reached this mark: Mr Clarke. Almost 68 years later to the day, Hampton’s Athletics…
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U16Bs reach ESFA final with decisive 2-0 victory
By Josh Hood The Hampton U16Bs convincingly saw off Tunbridge Wells Grammar School to reach the ESFA final, as Joe Bolger scored both goals in a 2-0 affair. Overseen by an abundance of sunshine and a loyal legion of Hampton fans, the U16Bs kicked off their ESFA semi final at home on Wednesday 29 March.…
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Strong performance for Hampton athletes at English Schools’ Cross Country Championships
By Henry Fagan Two years ago, on Saturday 14 March 2020 (the date of the last championships), five Hampton athletes competed in the English Schools’ Cross Country Championships in Liverpool. Two years and three lockdowns later, three Hamptonians travelled to Kent to to represent Middlesex in the 2022 edition, and to challenge nearly 2,000 other…
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U14Cs complete comfortable 2-0 win in difficult conditions
By Alasdair McIntosh After a draw against Wellington College in their previous fixture, Hampton U14C team were determined to get a win. Their hopes became reality as they beat Whitgift School 2-0. The whistle blew to start the game and both teams were forced to get used to the wet and slippery conditions caused by…
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U14As succumb to 4-2 loss ahead of Elgin League final
By Ollie Swetman Having already played Whitgift School three times this season, Hampton U14A team took on their rival for the last time in a friendly match at home. The boys were going into this game with momentum due to winning both a quarter and semi-final against the opponents in the last month, yet it…