OB Spring Matches 2023 will be remembered for two things: the first OB ladies’ netball team returning to Bradfield to play against the current College 1stVII and the number of people in the Warden’s Room after the OB vs CollegeXI football game who wanted to say thank you to Luke Webb before he leaves the College at the end of the Summer Term.
The football was played on a slick pitch after a morning of heavy rain but was no less of a spectacle which was played in a friendly spirit. The CollegeXI came out 6-2 winners thanks to a number of penalties in front of many supporting parents watching from the sidelines as some of their sons represented the College for the final time as pupils.
Down in the Sports Hall a keen group of OBs convened to take on the College 1stVII netball team and enjoyed a fiercely contested but friendly match. It was a wonderful opportunity for OBs to get back into the sport they had loved while at Bradfield with some having not picked up a ball in the ten years since leaving the College. A huge thank you to Yolanda Arber (I 17-22), Laura Beardmore-Gray (M 14-16), Lexi Bell (K 14-19), Luci Bell (K 16-21), Charlotte Denton (I 12-16), Caitlyn Earwaker (J 12-17), Grace Millar (J 16-21), Sophie Spooner (M 09-14), Chloe Stevenson (J 16–21) and Tara Wood (J 12-17) who put in spirited performances as OBs. The well-drilled College team may have run away with the result, but the OBs enjoyed their game with Chloe even playing GK and marking her younger sister!
Thank you for all the alumni coming back to College. For anyone wishing to join any of our OB sports teams, please check out our Bradfield Society website under the Clubs section or email bradfieldsociety@www.bradfieldcollege.org.uk
