The Marlborough Blues OM Cricket match against the Hampshire Hogs at Warnford is going ahead this Saturday! Dom Brown (C1 2007-12) captains a youthful Blues side and his counterpart Tiger Foot will be skippering the Hampshire Hogs. There are rumours that BBC South might be in attendance as the 11am start means that this match […]
OMs are invited to join current pupils and their parents by competing in the Virtual House Journey, running from Monday 29th June (9am) to Friday 3rd July (12pm). The challenge is to walk, swim, run or cycle as many miles as possible across the week – with OMs competing for their affiliated House. Ivy House […]
Thank you to Jordan Butler (SU 2011-13) who sent in what we think might be the oldest photos of cricket being played at Marlborough. We think they are from 1865. Head over to MC Global Connect to see the rest. Photo credit – https://twitter.com/PictureSporting
Cricket Captains Confront Coronavirus with Charity Plan For anyone in the cricket community, summer and cricket go hand in hand. Legend has it that in June 1940 cricket was in full flow on the XI when a young Marlburian sprinted up the bank from the Summerfield direction and bellowed loudly across the ground “France has […]
Don’t forget to record any running you are doing with the Lockdown Alumni 5k challenge. If you are running a 5k as part of your daily exercise plan, simply do the run and then add all the details here on the spreadsheet for relevant week. You will see tabs at the bottom for the different […]
David Jenkins, who organises the Thames Hare and Hound alumni race which OMs entered last year, has set up a Lockdown Alumni 5k challenge. If you are running a 5k as part of your daily exercise plan, simply do the run and then add all the details here on the spreadsheet for relevant week. You […]
The Old Marlburian Golf Society season is now in full swing (pun most definitely intended). Their full fixture list can be seen here. If you enjoy golf and would like to be part of this sociable and inclusive group, send them an email at Secretary@OMGS.info or find out more on their website. As the previous […]
Congratulations to Archie Griffin (C3 2014-19) of Bath Rugby who has been included in the Wales U20 squad for the forthcoming Six Nations campaign. Sydney-born Griffin was a regular for the XV at Marlborough throughout 2017 and 2018, and after completing his A levels in the summer of 2019 took up a professional contract offer […]
Friday 21st February 2020 3.30pm Marlborough 1st XI v Boland Development U17 6.30pm Dinner Groot Drakenstein Games Club, Franschhoek We are delighted to invite you to join us at the Groot Drakenstein Games Club on Friday 21st February to mark the end of the Marlborough College Cricket Tour to South Africa. The February 2020 tour […]
The Marlburian Club has been invited to submit a team in the Alumni and Parent category of the Independent Schools Clay Pigeon Championships. The Championships will be held on 19th March 2020 at Holland & Holland Shooting Grounds, Ducks Hills Road, Northwood HA6 2ST. Further information can be found here. Please email marlburianclub@marlboroughcollege.org if you […]