The Silver Rook

TheSilver Rook is our internal club competition, held during the second half of the September-to-June season each year.

The Silver Rook Trophy was purchased by the club in 1900.  It was won outright in 1905 by Mr Townson, who returned it to the Club in 1933 to become the permanent trophy for the best Club player, on level terms. The most frequently recorded winner of the trophy is Jeremy Fraser-Mitchell (9 times and still going), followed by Mike Lexton (7), David Drakeford (5-in a row) and Norman Lavers (5).

Each year the competition rules are varied slightly, depending - amongst other considerations - on the number of club members entering the competituion.  Rules, pairings and results for the 2011/12 competition are available here. 

The Silver Rook winners "roll of honour" is as follows.

YearWinnerDetails
2011 Lexton, M J Details
2010 Winter, J Details
2009 Majer, C Details
2008 Fraser-Mitchell, J Details
2007 Fraser-Mitchell, J Details
2006 Lexton, M J Details
2005 Fraser-Mitchell, J
2004 Lexton, M J
2003 Lexton, M J
2002 Lexton, M J & Fraser-Mitchell, J
2001 Simmons, J T
2000 Fraser-Mitchell, J
1999 Fraser-Mitchell, J
1998 Fraser-Mitchell, J
1997 Simmons, J T
1995 Fraser-Mitchell, J
1994 Prendergast, C
1993 Fraser-Mitchell, J
1992 Drakeford, D
1991 Drakeford, D
1990 Drakeford, D
1989 Drakeford, D
1988 Drakeford, D
1987 Roberts, R
1986 Turner, C A
1985 Turner, C A
1984 Whitworth, B
1983 Leake, J & Simmons, J T
1982 Lexton, M J
1981 Lexton, M J
1980 Nellist, J R
1979 Turner, C A
1978 Watson, C H
1977 Turner, C A
1976 McSheehy, C J
1975 Slade, R A
1974 Watson, C H
1973 O'loghlen, J W
1972 Slade, R A
1971 Parkes, P
1970 Watson, C H
1969 Watson, C H
1968 Lavers, N H S
1967 Henley, J A
1966 Ainsworth, N L
1965 Udris, J
1964 Henley, J A
1962 Thornton, P A
1961 Henley, J A
1960 Norris, E F
1959 Torry, A W
1958 Lavers, N H S
1957 Wright, D H
1956 Lavers, N H S
1955 Daniel, F W
1954 Green, H
1953 Green, H
1952 Minke, K
1951 Lavers, N H S
1950 Lavers, N H S
1949 Green, H
1948 May, F R G
1947 Palfrey, E J
1946 Fairchild, E J
1945 Bunce, C A
1944 Bunce, C A
1943 Bunce, C A
1942 Webb, R E
1939 Drown, A E
1938 Daniel, F W
1937 Daniel, F W
1936 Fairchild, E J
1935 Webb, R E
1905 Townson, E
1904 Stead, H A
1903 Townson, E
1902 Mitchell, E R
1901 James, P O
1900 Townson, E

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