Varsity Match History
1971-2 Cardiff (incorporated within the relays competition of BUSF, with the total time of two 3-man teams counting) Cambridge beat Oxford 1972-3 Newcastle (within BUSF, as above) Cambridge 1 (Dave Cundall 41:55, Steve Thomas 36:10, Tim Helliwell 36:29) 114:34; Oxford 1 (Dave Rosen 42:33, G Van Hee 35:27, A Thompson 39:55) 117:55; Cambridge 2 (John Armstrong 51:37, D McKerrow 45:13, Paul Armstrong 39:44) 136:34; Oxford 2 (S Dutfield 67:46, A Eldred 44:44, C Johnson 40:57) 153:27 Cambridge 251:08, Oxford 271:22 1973-4 28.11.1973 Ivinghoe Woods, Bucks organiser Roger Smith (Oxford 9.5km allowed 6 1. Dave Rosen (O) 60:52 Half-Blues) 2. Dave Cundall (Emmanuel, C) 67:04 3. Paul Armstrong (Christs, C) 70:16 4. John Armstrong (Christs, C) 71:14 5. M Forrest (O) 73:02 6. Tim Helliwell (St. Catharines, C) 76:25 Cambridge 284:59, Oxford 293:23 Cambridge team John Armstrong, Paul Armstrong, Dave Cundall, Tim Helliwell, John Hurley, Steve Thomas 1974-5 12.3.1975 Great Wood, Hertford organiser Tim Helliwell planner Roger Smith 1. Tak Sugiyama (O) 54:00 2. David Rosen (O) 56:27 3. Andy Carstairs (Sidney, C) 59:40 4. (O) 5. Charlie Daniel (C) 67:35 6. (O) Oxford 242:12, Cambridge 267:53 Cambridge team Paul Armstrong, Andy Carstairs, Charlie Daniel, John Hurley, Dave Henstock, Charlie Patrick 1975-6 14.2.1976 Tockholes, Lancs organiser Gerry Charnley ?8.8km 1. Tak Sugiyama (O) 57:30 2. David Roach (O) 59:17 3. Charlie Daniel (C) 62:20 Oxford 254:52, Cambridge 272:57 Cambridge team Andy Carstairs, Charlie Daniel, Martin Green, Dave Henstock, John Hurley, Dave Kingham 1976-7 5.2.1977 Cannock Chase ?organiser Peter Palmer 1. Hilary Beck (O) 54:58 2. Tak Sugiyama (O) 57:08 3. Charlie Daniel (C) 60:58 4. M Day (O) 63:25 5. David Roach (O) 66:40 6. Graham Nilsen (Fitzwilliam, C) 75:59 Oxford 242:11, Cambridge 302:49 Cambridge team John Corrigan, Charlie Daniel, Dave Hanstock, Dave Kingham, Graham Nilsen, Rob Wedgwood 1. Allyson Reed (Newnham, C) 42:03 2. C. Jamieson (O) 51:13 3. Jane Carter (C) 54:45 4. Jean MacKenzie (Darwin, C) 63:04 5. H Cruickshank (O) 63:25 6. A Shiel (O) 76:15 Cambridge 159:52, Oxford 190:53 Cambridge team Jane Carter, Julie Castle, Jean MacKenzie, Allyson Reed 1977-8 11.2.1978 Leith Hill, Surrey (Cambridge 1. Chris Hirst (St. Johns, C) 51:17 allowed 4 2. Hilary Beck (O) 54:32 Half-Blues) 3. Graham Nilsen (Fitzwilliam, C) 62:20 4. Dave Kingham (St. Johns, C) 65:58 5. John Bland (O) 66:00 6. Pete Haynes (Queens, C) 68:47 Cambridge 248:32, Oxford 267:02 Cambridge team Pete Haynes*, Chris Hirst*, Dave Kingham*, Graham Nilsen*, Keith Tomkins, Rob Wedgwood 1. Allyson Reed (Newnham, C) 49:18 2. Mary Ockenden (Churchill, C) 53:32 3. Jean MacKenzie (Darwin, C) 60:38 4. C Jamieson (O) 62:58 5. A Shiel (O) 82:41 6. H Cruickshank (O) 98:46 Cambridge 163:28, Oxford 244:25 Cambridge team Anna Adler, Jean MacKenzie*, Mary Ockenden*, Allyson Reed** 1978-79 10.2.1979 Shear Water, near Warminster, Wilts organiser/planner 1. Chris Hirst (St. Johns, C) 66:10 Charles Daniel 2. Mark Elgood (O) 67:14 3. Hilary Beck (O) 70:19 4. Dave Kingham (St. Johns, C) 73:14 5. Graham Nilsen (Fitzwilliam, C) 79:56 6. John Dauty (O) 80:13 Oxford 298:38, Cambridge 299:39 Cambridge team Pete Haynes, Chris Hirst*, Dave Kingham*, Graham Nilsen*, Andrew Parker*, Gavin Smith 1. Allyson Reed (Newnham, C) 45:40 2. Mary Ockenden (Churchill, C) 57:32 3. Jean MacKenzie (Darwin, C) 59:51 4. Hilary Dooris (C) 62:35 5. H Cruickshank (O) 71:31 6. Anna Adler (C) 73:56 Cambridge 163:03, Oxford 275:21 Cambridge team Hilary Dooris, Jean MacKenzie, Mary Ockenden, Allyson Reed 1979-80 9.2.1980 Devil's Punchbowl, Hindhead, Surrey org. Rob Wedgwood 1. Chris Hirst (St. Johns, C) 66:51 planner David Roach 2. Dave Nevell (O) 3. Kevin Harding (C) 73:37 4. Pete Haynes (Queens, C) 74:27 5. Malcolm Patterson (O) 6. John Dauty? (O) Cambridge 295:20, Oxford 301:32 Cambridge team Hugh Buchanan, Kevin Harding*, Pete Haynes*, Chris Hirst*, Dave Kingham*, Andrew Parker 1. Mary Ockenden (Churchill, C) 56:27 2. Allyson Reed (Newnham, C) 58:30 3. (O) 4. (O) 5. Alison Moore (C) 66:26 6. Hilary Dooris (C) 77:01 Cambridge team Anna Adler, Hilary Dooris, Mary Ockenden*, Allson Reed* 1980-1 21.2.1981 Haggside, Sheffield organiser Mike Burton (Cambridge 9.1km allowed 6 1. Martin Elgood (O) 67:16 Half-Blues) 2. Dave Kingham (St. Johns, C) 70:46 3. Dave Nevell (O) 76:32 4. Kevin Harding (Christs, C) 76 5. Hugh Buchanan (Clare, C) 79 6. Pete Haynes (Queens, C) 82 Cambridge 309:54, Oxford 331:22 Cambridge team Hugh Buchanan*, Kevin Harding*, Pete Haynes*, Dave Kingham*, Rob Wedgwood*, Simon West* 6.2km 1. Allyson Reed (Newnham, C) 72:11 2. Val Belton (C) 81:51 3. N Meadows (O) 83:12 Cambridge 243:42, Oxford 279:38 Cambridge team Val Belton, Hilary Dooris, Liz Makin, Alison Moore, Allyson Reed 1981-2 6.3.1982 Frensham, Surrey 1. Dave Nevell (O) 70:38 2. Quentin Harding (Sidney, C) 76:31 3. Mark Fettes (Corpus, C) 77:43 Cambridge 315:32, Oxford 344:42 Cambridge team Mike Burton*, Mark Fettes,* Pete Haynes*, Kevin Harding*, Quentin Harding*, Simon West* 1. Allyson Reed (Newnham, C) 50:38 2. Cathy Kelly (Fitzwilliam,C) 53:28 3. Karen Birkinshaw (Newnham, C) 62:42 Cambridge 166:48, Oxford 245:35 Cambridge team Val Belton, Karen Birkinshaw, Gail Hutchinson, Cathy Kelly, Allyson Reed 1982-3 5.3.1983 Headley Heath, Surrey 11.1km 1. Quentin Harding (C) 71:08 2. Andrew Clark (O) 75:00 3. Mike Burton (C) 76:10 4. Pete Haynes (Queens, C) 83:10 5. Ian Cameron (Emmanuel, C) 84:08 6. Alistair Harding (C) 88:11 Cambridge 314:36, Oxford 353:39 Cambridge team Mike Burton*, Ian Cameron*, Roger Geere*, Alistair Harding*, Quentin Harding*, Pete Haynes* 6.7km 1. Karen Birkinshaw (Newnham, C) 64:14 2. Jo Kanssen (New Hall, C) 68:56 3. Nicky Meadows (O) 70:13 4. Cathy Kelly (Fitzwilliam, C) 79:30 5. Val Belton (Emmanuel, C)80:36 6. Sarah Kelly (O) 80:48 Cambridge 212:40, Oxford 270:52 Cambridge team Val Belton, Karen Birkinshaw*, Jo Kanssen*, Cathy Kelly*, Sarah Wood 1983-4 10.3.1984 Shining Cliff, Derbyshire 7.5km 1. Quentin Harding (C) 59:05 2. A Clark (O) 63:25 3. Ian Cameron (Emmanuel, C) 67:32 4. Nick Lawrence (St. Catharines, C) 68:23 5. D Reid (O) 70:15 6. Tony Burton (St. Johns, C) 73:02 Cambridge 268:02, Oxford 300:08 Cambridge team Tony Burton, Ian Cameron, Alistair Harding, Quentin Harding, Nick Lawrence, Richard McMahon 4.3km 1. Sarah Kelly (O) 60:05 2. Karen Birkinshaw (Newnham, C) 62:44 3. Jo Kanssen (New Hall, C) 64:43 4. Val Belton (Emmanuel, C) 65:25 5. C Smith (O) 76:45 6. Suzanne Harding (St. Catharines, C) 79:40 Cambridge 192:48, Oxford 235:50 Cambridge team Val Belton, Karen Birkinshaw, Jenny Grenfell, Suzanne Harding, Jo Kanssen 1984-5 16.3.1985 Ringwood Forest, Hampshire organiser/planner 8.6km Chris Hirst 1. Quentin Harding (Sidney, C) 59:53 2. Ian Cameron (Emmanuel, C) 61:30 3. Tony Burton (St. Johns, C) 62:59 4. Phil Conway (O) 65:08 5. Jon Forster (Emmanuel, C) 68:15 6. Colin Smith (St. Johns, C-B) 70:13 Cambridge 252:37, Oxford 292:51 Cambridge team Tony Burton*, Ian Cameron*, Jon Forster*, Quentin Harding*, Nick Lawrence, Jon Taylor 4.8km 1. Cathy Smith (O) 43:49 2. Jo Kanssen (New Hall, C) 50:12 3. Suzanne Harding (St. Catharines, C) 52:37 4. A MacMillan (O) 54:11 5. Heather Walton (O) 57:52 6. Alison Kempson (O) 59:33 Oxford 155:52, Cambridge 167:37 Cambridge team Susan Done, Jenny Grenfell, Suzanne Harding, Jo Kanssen 1985-6 26.4.1986 Formby, Lancs 9.9km 1. Rob McMillan (O) 57:29 2. Peter Rathjen (O) 68:49 3. Dave McIntyre (O) 70:39 4. Alan Velecky (O) 71:01 5. Jon Forster (Emmanuel, C) 71:39 6. Nick Lawrence (St. Catharines, C) 71:49 Oxford 267:58, Cambridge 294:47 Cambridge team Jon Forster*, Neil Gostick, Nick Lawrence*, Colin Smith*, Jon Taylor, Mike Tyszka 6.4km 1. Rona Yard* (Girton, C) 62:42 2. Araba McMillan (O) 72:07 3. Cathy Smith (O) 80:34 4. Alison Kempson (O) 90:25 5. Susan Done (C) 95:02 6. Gill Tweddle (Newnham, C) 102:36 Oxford 243:06, Cambridge 260:20 Cambridge team Susan Done, Jo Hunter, Gill Tweddle, Rona Yard 1986-7 25.4.1987 Rheola, near Swansea, South Wales organiser/planner Ian Cameron 1. Steve Nicholson (Jesus, C) 69:53 2. Rob McMillan (O) 72:02 3. B Stansfield (O) 82:28 4. Jon Forster (Emmanuel, C) 84:10 5. Peter Rathjen (O) 84:40 6. Phil Slingsby (Emmanuel, C) 86:02 Oxford 325:35, Cambridge 334:16 Cambridge team Jon Forster*, Ian Jones, Diarmuid MacDougall*, Steve Nicholson*, Phil Slingsby*, Mike Tyszka 1. Ann Heyworth (Robinson, C) 70:18 2. Alison Kempson (O) 72:48 3. Esther Crawley (O) 86:35 4. Jenny Grenfell (O) 88:04 5. H Walton (O) 88:52 6. Mel Rachman (Peterhouse, C) 93:05 Oxford 241:52, Cambridge 257:22 Cambridge team Jackie Butcher, Ann Heyworth**, P Coutts, Mel Rachman*, Gill Tweddle* 1987-8 16.4.1988 Alderley Edge (Cambridge 1. Steve Nicholson (Jes., C) 64:15 allowed 2. Simon Bourne (Sid., C) 66:52 Discretionary 3. Jon Forster (Emma., C) 68:16 Full-Blues) 4. Dan Duke (Emma., C) 70:45 5. Roger Thetford (O) 74:13 6. Phil Slingsby (Emma., C) 76:15 Cambridge 270:08, Oxford 312:27 Cambridge team Richard Baxter*, Simon Bourne*, Daniel Duke*, Jon Forster*, Steven Nicholson*, Philip Slingsby* 1. Ann Heyworth (Robinson, C) 59:12 2. Rona MacLeod (O) 69:15 3. Esther Crawley (O) 75:38 4. Wendy Gaisford (Darwin, C) 76:02 5. Jenny Grenfell (O) 87:58 6. Jane Barrance (Trinity, C) 90:18 Cambridge 225:32, Oxford 232:41 Cambridge team Jane Barrance*, Wendy Gaisford*, Ann Heyworth*, Mel Rachman, Gill Tweddle 1988-9 11.3.1989 Roseberry Topping, Cleveland organisers Gill Tweddle & 8.0km Jon Forster planner Chris Wright 1. Steve Nicholson (Jesus, C) 58:57 2. Ricky Baxter (Churchill, C) 63:58 3. Simon Bourne (Sidney, C) 65:04 4. Simon Hunt (O) 66:43 5. Steve Wilson (O) 70:37 6. Ben Hartman (Robinson, C) 72:05 Cambridge 260:04, Oxford 285:33 Cambridge team Ricky Baxter*, Simon Bourne*, Ben Hartman*, Steve Nicholson**, John Seaston*, Mark Walmsley* 6.0km 1. Jenny James (Sidney, C) 54:36 2. Ann Haley (Robinson, C) 61:21 3. Jenny Leonard (O) 69:49 4. Jenny Grenfell (O) 71:14 5. R MacLeod (O) 75:57 6. Lucy Norton (Sidney, C) 78:18 Cambridge 194:15, Oxford 217:00 Cambridge team Ann Haley*, Jenny James*, Lucy Norton, Heather Peel, Liz Robertson 1989-90 21.4.1990 Strines, South Yorkshire Planners : Justin Williams / Steve Wilson (Oxford) Organisers : Steve Wilson / Rachel Hunt (Oxford) Sponsored by BRITISH AEROSPACE DYNAMICS LTD Manned Controls : John Emeleus / Ant Walker (Oxford)! Mens (7.90km 365m) ------------------ 1. S Bourne (C) 62.01 2. P Warren (O) 65.59 3. R Baxter (C) 67.15 4. B Hartman (C) 69.25 5. S Hunt (O) 70.08 6. D Phillips (O) 75.20 Team 1. Cambridge 276.57 2. Oxford 292.07 Cambridge team Richard Baxter*, Chris Beecham*, Simon Bourne*, Paul Curzon*, Ben Hartman*, Colin Smith* Womens (5.48km 265m) -------------------- 1. J James (C) 56.32 2. H Birkenshaw (C) 70.47 3. J Leonard (O) 71.41 4. L Allen (C) 79.14 5. L Partridge (C) 85.55 6. J Evans (O) 87.53 Team 1. Cambridge 292.28 2. Oxford 345.00 Cambridge team Lucy Allen, Hilary Birkinshaw, Jenny James, Lucy Partridge 1990-1 28.4.1991 Eartham Forest, Sussex organiser/planner 13km Nick Lawrence 1. Paul Warren (O) 76:31 2. Ben Hartman (Robinson, C) 77:47 3. James Pearce (O) 78:49 4. Keith Graetz (Emmanuel, C) 84:38 5. Simon Bourne (Sidney, C) 85:40 6. Simon Hunt (O) 85:58 Oxford 328:34, Cambridge 337:34 Cambridge team Chris Beecham*, Simon Bourne**, Keith Graetz*, Mark Gray*, Ben Hartman*, Rob Staples* 8km 1. Heather Monro (Jesus, C) 55:26 2. Jenny James (Sidney, C) 56:25 3. Moira Hadwen (O) 66:48 4. Lucy Partridge (Girton, C) 70:29 5. Jenny Leonard (O) 76:32 6. Josie Evans (O) 78:14 Cambridge 182:20, Oxford 221:34 Cambridge team Jenny James, Heather Monro, Lucy Partridge, Heather Peel 1991-2 14.3.1992 Bentley Woods, near Coventry Organiser Jon Cross 11.3k 1. James Pearce (O) 72:12 2. Keith Graetz (Emmanuel, C) 80:43 3. Tim Lenton (Robinson, C) 80:54 4. Nigel Wright (O) 85:14 5. Paul Warren (O) 85:51 6. Simon Hunt (O) 87:30 Oxford 330:47, Cambridge 357:20 Cambridge team Alistair Bould, David Bowman*, David Craig*, Keith Graetz*, Tim Lenton*, Martin Potter* 6.4k 1. Heather Monro (Jesus, C) 46:08 2. Moira Hadwen (O) 61:08 3. Jo Brett (Churchill, C) 64:04 4. Lucy Partridge (Girton, C) 66:01 5. Tamsin Barnes (Girton, C) 84:53 6. Ruth Hambleton(O) 89:16 Cambridge 176:13, Oxford 243:01 Cambridge team Tamsin Barnes, Jo Brett, Heather Monro, Ainsley Normand, Lucy Partridge 1992-3 13.3.1993 The Clent Hills, Birmingham Organiser Simon Bourne 9.0k 1. James Pearce (O) 60:27 2. Keith Graetz (Emmanuel, C) 61:54 3. Tim Lenton (Robinson, C) 64:15 4. Dan Marsden (Jesus, C) 67:11 5. Paul Warren (O) 70:56 6. David Bowman (St. Caths., C) 72:40 Cambridge 266:00, Oxford 288:00 Cambridge team David Bowman*, John Davies, Keith Graetz*, Tim Lenton*, Dan Marsden*, Martin Potter 7.2k 1. Moira Hadwen (O) 59:50 2. Jenni Adams (O) 68:47 3. Lucy Partridge (Girton, C) 71:24 4. Lucy Wilson (Newnham, C) 78:24 5. Nicky Best (Emmanuel, C) 81:02 6. Ruth Hambleton (O) 82:30 Oxford 211:07, Cambridge 230:50 Cambridge team Nicky Best*, Lucy Partridge*, Tania Scott, Karen Vines, Lucy Wilson* 1993-4 12.3.1994 Loughrigg Fell Organisers: Nigel Wright and Jo Scott 10.1k 1. Tim Lenton (Robinson, C) 75:48 2. Nick Barrable (O) 79:52 3. Keith Graetz (Emmanuel, C) 80:01 4. Ben Reynolds (St. Caths., C) 85:05 5. John Quayle (O) 87:48 6. Jon Skittrall (O) 91:16 Cambridge 344:24, Oxford 365:09 Cambridge team Loz Colyer*, John deMain*, Keith Graetz*, Tim Lenton*, Martin Potter*, Ben Reynolds* 5.7k 1. Jenni Adams (O) 63:36 2. Lucy Wilson (Newnham, C) 73:45 3. Karen Vines (Darwin, C) 78:05 4. Ruth Hambleton (O) 85:27 5. Pauline Sinclair (O) 87:59 6. Kate Kilpatrick (O) 102:44 Oxford 237:02, Cambridge 281:56 Cambridge team Kate Bridger, Emma Smith, Karen Vines*, Lucy Wilson* 1994-5 11.2.1995 Cannock Chase Organisers: Lucy Partridge 10.2k and Tim Weigand 1. Keith Graetz (Emmanuel, C) 75:32 2. Dan Marston (Jesus, C) 75:45 3. David Bowman (St. Caths., C) 85:30 4. Nick Barrable (O) 89:08 5. Eric Roller (Queens, C) 92:31 6. Andy Hodgson (C) 98:23 Cambridge 329:18, Oxford 409:17 Cambridge team David Bowman*, Keith Graetz*, Andy Hodgson*, Matt Mahr*, Dan Marston*, Eric Roller* 7.2k 1. Jenni Adams (O) 69:20 2. Lucy Wilson (Newnham, C) 86:30 3. Helen Christopher (C) 104:17 4. L Worsley (O) 106:00 5. Karen Vines (Darwin, C) 112:23 6. Pauline Sinclair (O) 117:37 Oxford 292:57, Cambridge 303:10 Cambridge team H Christopher, Karen Vines, Lucy Wilson, H Winkelman 1995-6 17.3.1996 Franchard, France Organisers: 8.9k 1. Duncan Archer (O) 57:06 2. Matthias Mahr (Rob., C) 71:22 3. Petr Luksan (Darwin, C) 72:44 4. Dave Currie (O) 75:26 5. Steve McDonald (O) 75:55 6. Tom Mitchell (O) 77:23 Oxford 285:50, Cambridge 301:11 Cambridge team Loz Colyer*, Alistair Hindle*, Andy Hodgson*, Petr Luksan*, Matt Mahr*, Eric Roller* 6.1k 1. Ann Collyer (C) 55:03 2. Jenni Adams (O) 64:17 3. Nicky King (O) 65;08 4. Viv Kaye (Emma., C) 68:47 5. Sarah Murty (Sidney, C) 74:41 6. Karen Vines (Darwin, C) 81:08 Cambridge 198:31, Oxford 223:15 Cambridge team Ann Collyer**, Viv Kaye*, Sarah Murty*, Lindsay Pyrah, Karen Vines 1996-7 15.3.1997 Silver Howe, Lake District Organiser: Loz Colyer 9.4k 1. Eric Roller (Queens, C) 64:00 2. Duncan Archer (O) 69:25 3. Andy Hodgson (Downing, C) 71:50 4. Tom Mitchell (O) 77:05 5. Alistair Hindle (Selwyn, C) 77:38 6. Rolf Crook (Corpus, C) 79:06 Cambridge 292:34, Oxford 318:09 Cambridge team Rolf Crook*, Alistair Hindle*, Andy Hodgson*, Matthias Mahr*, Simon Richardson*, Eric Roller* 6.3k 1. Christine Ashton (O) 50:35 2. Viv Kaye (Emmanuel, C) 57:03 3. Catherine Ashton (Clare, C) 58:21 4. Ruth Hammond (Churchill, C) 61:14 5. Isabel Isherwood (Queens, C) 66:25 6. Ruth Hollinger (Sidney, C) 67:34 Cambridge 176:38, Oxford 224:03 Cambridge team Catherine Ashton*, Ruth Hammond*, Ruth Hollinger, Isabel Isherwood, Viv Kaye*, NOTE ** Full-Blue *Half-Blue
Records courtesy of CUOC Senior Member Chris Thorne (St Catherines College, Cambridge) hence the slight Cambridge bias. If you have any additional information which could be used to rectify this please contact him.
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