Eights 1982

MEN'S BUMPS WOMEN'S BUMPS

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Keble 193 202 Oriel 2 Oriel 191 186 Keble 3 Christ Church 174 168 Christ Church 4 S.E.H. 145 144 Worcester 5 Lincoln 143 142 S.E.H. 6 Wadham 141 131 Pembroke 7 Pembroke 130 128 Lincoln 8 Worcester 127 124 New College 9 Balliol 121 123 Wadham 10 University 114 121 University 11 Magdalen 111 118 Balliol 12 Exeter 109 115 Magdalen 13 New College 109 107 Exeter 14 Merton 107 103 Merton 15 Queen's 91 101 St Catherine's 16 Jesus 86 92 Jesus 17 St John's 85 90 St John's 18 St Catherine's 84 86 Osler House 19 Trinity 80 82 Queen's 20 Osler House 78 77 Brasenose 21 Brasenose 76 76 Trinity 22 Corpus Christi 72 72 Hertford 23 Hertford 69 70 Corpus Christi 24 St Peter's 65 69 St Hugh's 25 Wolfson 58 58 L.M.H. 26 St Hugh's 57 58 St Peter's 27 Somerville 56 56 Wolfson 28 L.M.H. 52 50 Somerville 29 St Hilda's 43 34 Mansfield 30 Mansfield 35 30 St Hilda's 31 Linacre 34 29 Linacre 32 St Anne's 25 20 St Anne's 33 Regent's Park 5 5 St Benet's Hall 34 St Benet's Hall 4 5 Regent's Park 35 St Antony's 2 2 St Antony's

STATISTICS College All Crews Men's Crews Women's Crews [ ]=ranking Crews Bps Avg Crews Bps Avg Crews Bps Avg St Catherine's 7[ 2] 13[ 1] 1.86[ 4] 5[ 3] 13[ 1] 2.60[ 2] 2[ 2] 0[12] 0.00[12] New College 4[19] 10[ 2] 2.50[ 1] 3[16] 6[ 5] 2.00[ 3] 1[15] 4[ 5] 4.00[ 1] Osler House 5[ 9] 10[ 2] 2.00[ 2] 3[16] 2[11] 0.67[12] 2[ 2] 8[ 1] 4.00[ 1] Pembroke 5[ 9] 8[ 4] 1.60[ 5] 4[ 7] 4[ 7] 1.00[ 9] 1[15] 4[ 5] 4.00[ 1] Oriel 7[ 2] 8[ 4] 1.14[ 9] 7[ 1] 8[ 2] 1.14[ 8] St Hugh's 4[19] 6[ 6] 1.50[ 6] 4[ 1] 6[ 3] 1.50[ 9] Hertford 5[ 9] 6[ 6] 1.20[ 8] 4[ 7] 6[ 5] 1.50[ 6] 1[15] 0[12] 0.00[12] Lincoln 7[ 2] 6[ 6] 0.86[10] 5[ 3] 0[15] 0.00[15] 2[ 2] 6[ 3] 3.00[ 5] Magdalen 4[19] 5[ 9] 1.25[ 7] 3[16] 8[ 2] 2.67[ 1] 1[15] -3[21] -3.00[24] Trinity 5[ 9] 4[10] 0.80[11] 4[ 7] 7[ 4] 1.75[ 5] 1[15] -3[21] -3.00[24] University 6[ 5] 4[10] 0.67[12] 5[ 3] 4[ 7] 0.80[11] 1[15] 0[12] 0.00[12] Worcester 8[ 1] 4[10] 0.50[13] 6[ 2] 2[11] 0.33[14] 2[ 2] 2[10] 1.00[10] St Benet's Hall 1[33] 2[13] 2.00[ 2] 1[29] 2[11] 2.00[ 3] Corpus Christi 4[19] 1[14] 0.25[14] 2[26] -6[26] -3.00[30] 2[ 2] 7[ 2] 3.50[ 4] L.M.H. 5[ 9] 1[14] 0.20[15] 3[16] 0[15] 0.00[15] 2[ 2] 1[11] 0.50[11] Jesus 5[ 9] 1[14] 0.20[15] 3[16] 3[ 9] 1.00[ 9] 2[ 2] -2[18] -1.00[17] Balliol 5[ 9] 1[14] 0.20[15] 4[ 7] -2[21] -0.50[21] 1[15] 3[ 7] 3.00[ 5] St Antony's 1[33] 0[18] 0.00[18] 1[29] 0[15] 0.00[15] Mansfield 2[29] 0[18] 0.00[18] 2[26] 0[15] 0.00[15] Linacre 4[19] -1[20] -0.25[20] 2[26] 3[ 9] 1.50[ 6] 2[ 2] -4[26] -2.00[20] Wolfson 4[19] -1[20] -0.25[20] 3[16] 2[11] 0.67[12] 1[15] -3[21] -3.00[24] Merton 4[19] -1[20] -0.25[20] 4[ 7] -1[19] -0.25[19] Brasenose 4[19] -3[23] -0.75[23] 3[16] -1[19] -0.33[20] 1[15] -2[18] -2.00[20] Christ Church 5[ 9] -4[24] -0.80[24] 4[ 7] -4[24] -1.00[22] 1[15] 0[12] 0.00[12] Somerville 2[29] -4[24] -2.00[30] 2[ 2] -4[26] -2.00[20] Regent's Park 1[33] -4[24] -4.00[35] 1[29] -4[24] -4.00[32] S.E.H. 5[ 9] -5[27] -1.00[25] 4[ 7] -8[29] -2.00[26] 1[15] 3[ 7] 3.00[ 5] Exeter 4[19] -5[27] -1.25[27] 3[16] -3[23] -1.00[22] 1[15] -2[18] -2.00[20] St Anne's 2[29] -5[27] -2.50[31] 1[29] -2[21] -2.00[26] 1[15] -3[21] -3.00[24] Keble 6[ 5] -6[30] -1.00[25] 5[ 3] -9[31] -1.80[25] 1[15] 3[ 7] 3.00[ 5] St Hilda's 2[29] -6[30] -3.00[33] 2[ 2] -6[28] -3.00[24] St John's 6[ 5] -9[32] -1.50[28] 4[ 7] -6[26] -1.50[24] 2[ 2] -3[21] -1.50[19] Queen's 6[ 5] -9[32] -1.50[28] 4[ 7] -8[29] -2.00[26] 2[ 2] -1[16] -0.50[16] St Peter's 4[19] -10[34] -2.50[31] 3[16] -9[31] -3.00[30] 1[15] -1[16] -1.00[17] Wadham 5[ 9] -17[35] -3.40[34] 3[16] -7[28] -2.33[29] 2[ 2] -10[29] -5.00[29]

Notes

• Wed 26 – Sat 29 May 1982
• First appearance of St Antony's in Eights.

• The Times Wed 26 May

  Boat Race trio hold the key

  By Jim Railton

  Oriel, coached by, amongst others, their acting Provost [W. E. Parry] , are strong favourites to retain their headship in the Oxford Summer Eights which begin on the Isis today. Altogether there are 109 men's and mixed eights and 49 women's eights, giving a total of 1,422 competitors.

  Oriel's stern three were in this year's Oxford Boat Race crew, with the president, Conington, stroking backed by Holland and Kirkpatrick and two Isis oarsmen.

  Last year's runners-up, Keble, could find themselves threatened by Christ Church today and if they succumb, by Magdalen on Thursday. Magdalen have this year's Blue, Hugh Clay, on board, as well as Mark Andrews, a world silver medal winner in eights.

  New College are also expected to rise from the ranks. Their crew includes Clay's twin brother Robert, who stroked this year's Blue boat, and the new Oxford president, Richard Yonge.

  In the women's top division, Osler House, starting in 11th place, should move up spectacularly, while the lead crew Somerville's main threat is likely to come from St Hugh's who begin in third place.

• The Times Thu 27 May

  Oriel out in front

  The head crew, Oriel, with three Blues on board, predictably cruised over the course yesterday unchallenged in the opening day on the Oxford Summer Eights. There were only two bumps in the top division and both were predictable. New College overhauled St Edmund Hall and Lincoln surrendered to Magdalen.

  The most disappointed eight must have been Christ Church, who closed the gap on Keble but failed to make a vital bump. Exeter rowed over despite their six man's seat coming off the slide approaching the boat house. Merton rowed over at the top of division two while Brasenose, despite overlapping some 300 yards from the finish, made their hit after several attempts on Christ Church II just in time.

• The Times Fri 28 May

  Oriel cruise on as head crew

  By Jim Railton

  While Oriel cruised undisturbed as head crew for the second day running yesterday, their immediate pursuers in the Oxford Summer Eights, Keble, Christ Church and Magdalen, closed up on each other but to no avail. Magdalen's chance of catching the House ended abruptly when their two-man came off his seat towards the finish. There were only two bumps in the top division, New College on Lincoln, with Worcester overhauling Balliol.

  St Hugh's made a valiant effort yesterday at the top of the women's divisions in an effort to usurp the head crew, Somerville. St Hugh's closed to within half a length but just lacked the pace. It promises to be tough at the top today.

• The Times Sat 29 May

  St Hugh's take eights lead from Somerville

  The main gain of the day yesterday in the Oxford summer eights came at the top of the women's divisions with St Hugh's going head at the expense of Somerville, writes Jim Railton.

  St Hugh's, with three Blues on board, were within half a length of the head crew coming out of the gut. Somerville tried almost every evasive action in the book but St Hugh's conquered before the boat houses leaving the Jesus eight trailing in their wake to row over in third place.

  While Oriel, Keble and Christ Church rowed over at the top of the men's division, Magdalen's ambitions surprisingly waned when they surrendered to New College. St Edmund Hall and Worcester were the only other gainers in division one.

  The men's second division provided some thrills. Merton rowed over despite their seven-man jumping overboard, while the Christ Church second eight smashed their boat after being bumped by St Catherine's.

• The Times Mon 31 May

  The Oxford summer eights were a triumph for retired Oxford boatman, Len Andrews, who had a hand in coaching the top two head crews, Oriel and St Hugh's. Oriel, who dominated the men's first division all week, sprinted home on Saturday with almost three lengths to spare over Keble. St Hugh's held their lead over the deposed Somerville.

• Head crew details from the 1983 ARA Almanack

• In other news ... [1982]

  Wed May 26

  Aston Villa F.C. wins the European Cup, beating Bayern Munich 1-0 after a 69-minute goal by Peter Withe in Rotterdam.

  Wed May 26

  Kielder Water, an artificial lake in Northumberland, is opened.

  Thu May 27

  Tottenham Hotspur F.C. wins the FA Cup, beating Queens Park Rangers 1-0 in a replay.

  Thu May 27

  Conservative candidate Tim Smith holds the seat of Beaconsfield in a by-election. The Labour Party candidate is future Prime Minister Tony Blair.

  Fri May 28

  Pope John Paul II's visit to the United Kingdom, the first by a reigning pope, begins.

  Fri-Sat May 28-29

  Falklands War: Battle of Goose Green: British forces defeat a larger Argentine force.

St Hugh's
B:	P Bacon (Cheltenham)
2:	S Street (Cheadle Hulme)
3:	A Ligford-Hughes (Shrewsbury)
4:	E Lovejoy (Andover, USA)
5:	G Wright (Perse)
6:	F Whiting (Richmond County)
7:	A Orlowska (Maidstone)
S:	A Spilsbury (Arthur Terry, Sutton Coldfield)
C:	Sue Taylor (Bolton)

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