Framlinghamian 2023 - Flipbook - Page 262
SOF | HERE & THERE
The incomparable
Norman Borrett
Clive Smith (S54-58) visited the Hockey
played cricket three times for Essex, and
Museum in Woking back in May, when
50 times for Devon, he played golf to
they had put out an appeal to see if
a handicap of four and accumulated
anyone could rival Maurice Turnbull’s
su昀케cient ranking points to qualify to
‘quadruple international’ record on the
play at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis
sporting stage. One name that came
Championships but was too busy to do so!
up consistently in response was that of
This August marked the 75th anniversary
Norman Borrett (S31-36).
of the London Olympic Games at which
As many OFs will know, Norman
Norman won his silver medal. Clive visited
captained England at hockey and then
the museum in Woking on 17 May and
Great Britain when it won the hockey
presented two copies of Richard Sayer’s
silver medal in the 1948 London Olympic
(S56-61) book on Norman Borrett entitled
Games. He won 昀椀ve consecutive British
‘Master Sportsman’ that he kindly donated
amateur squash championships, he
to the museum.
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