Uppingham School – Sports Spotlight

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Sporting Uppinghamians

Brian Boobbyer – Rugby player

The son of a doctor, Boobbyer attended Durston House preparatory school before transferring to Uppingham. Whilst there he became Head Boy. After school, he did his National Service, during which time he first played rugby at senior club level, for Rosslyn Park. In 1948 he went up to Oxford University to read History at Brasenose College, already with a reputation as a good cricketer and rugby player.

Arthur Percy Frank Chapman – Cricketer

Arthur Percy Frank Chapman (3 September 1900 – 16 September 1961) was an English cricketer who captained England to a then English-record-equalling seven consecutive Test match wins, a record that was not surpassed until Michael Vaughan’s team (with one game captained by Marcus Trescothick) won eight in a row in 2004. Chapman won his first nine Tests as captain, but this sequence was interrupted by Tests in which others captained England.

Sir Malcolm Campbell – Motorist

Sir Malcolm Campbell (11 March 1885 – 31 December 1948) was an English racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained the world speed record on land and on water at various times during the 1920s and 1930s using vehicles called Blue Bird. His son, Donald Campbell, carried on the family tradition by holding both land speed and water speed records.

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