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Entry details for this year’s Peter Kenyon Bowl have been published and are available via this link.

Arrangements for practice and the Wednesday times have now been published and can be found here.

Tuesday practice times are now available to book on a first-come first-served basis.  Bookings can only be made via the Hon Secretary. In order to ensure that all schools get…

Wednesday 12th January and the draw is now complete. The outstanding tie of the first round will be Eton against Charterhouse at Sandwich early on Thursday morning.  Eton have the…

Wednesday 12th January at 16:35: – The President and Committee are at the East India Club preparing for the 2022 AGM and draw, meanwhile I have tested positive for Covid…

The Notice of Meeting for the 2022 AGM and Draw can be found via this link https://halfordhewitt.org/2022-agm-draw-notice-of-meeting/ For anyone who is unable to attend in person or who feel apprehensive…

Entry details for the 2022 Halford Hewitt along with the date of the AGM and Draw can now be found via the attached link. 2022 HALFORD HEWITT ENTRY DETAILS

We are currently short of both Marshals and Starters, particularly at Prince’s, for the Thursday and Friday of this year’s Hewitt.  If you or someone you know could help us…

We are delighted that North Foreland Golf Club have offered to make their course available for the Peter Kenyon Bowl on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the Hewitt week…

The practice arrangements for this year have had to be amended due to the rescheduling of the tournament and the need to fit in around the existing commitments of both…

Having written to all schools asking for comments regarding a possible postponement of this year’s tournament, we received responses from 24 schools and the Committee is grateful to all those…

We have written to all schools to let them know that we shall be delaying the AGM and Draw until 10th February.  This will hopefully allow us a little more…

HALFORD HEWITT – CANCELLATION CONFIRMATION The Committee regrets that under the prevailing conditions there is no alternative other than to cancel this year’s Halford Hewitt tournament.  Consideration was given to…

HEWITT 2020 UPDATE – CANCELLATION DUE TO CORONAVIRUS: I regret to announce that following the revised UK Government guidelines announced last evening the Committee has had no alternative but to…

Competitors and supporters will no doubt be aware of the current global situation regarding Coronavirus. Our intention is to hold the Halford Hewitt this year unless the UK government brings…

The draw for the 2020 Hewitt took place at the East India Club on 15th January.  There was a good attendance for the meeting, which includes the AGM, and which…

Sunday was entirely consistent with the rest of the week in that it was bitterly cold all day and the matches produced some high drama especially at the end when…

The weather improved in the afternoon and there were no further squalls.  Light remained good until late in the evening which was fortunate because the start of the last quarter-final…

The morning started with blue skies and a gentle breeze.  Suddenly a dark cloud hove into view and conditions deteriorated into a vicious squall with strong winds mixed with stinging…

The late great Gerald Micklem used to say that the key to a successful Hewitt was firstly to get rid off the holders and then to get rid of Eton. …

Under difficult playing conditions at Deal with an unusual Easterly wind blowing across the course rather than up or down it, this was always going to be a slowish day. …

The Peter Kenyon Bowl has now been completed.  The winners were Westminster, represented by D B Weinstein and T Smith with 36 points, beating J Balgarnie and H Kingsbury (also…

Wednesday of Hewitt week was much more pleasant in terms of weather, blue skies but with still quite a fresh breeze from the North-East it was decidedly chilly.  The Hon…

Aldenham had retired to their hotel with that warm rosy feeling that comes from beating a side to whom you were supposed to lose in order to celebrate the great…