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Rackets Campaign

The Prenn Hue Williams Court

The Prenn Hue Williams Court

Harrow School's 'Old' Rackets court has been completely refurbished and is now called The Prenn Hue Williams Court.

The new court is named in honour of two OHs, John Prenn (The Head Master's 1966³) and Charles Hue Williams (Bradbys 19562) who were not only master players in their day but have been faithful supporters of the game for many years.

The Rackets Campaign

Harrow is proud to be the first school to play Rackets. It was also the first school to build a covered court for the game in 1865, largely thanks to the generosity of OH Sir William Hart-Dyke (The Grove 1851³), Harrow's first rackets champion. We're also proud that Harrow has won more titles at the Public Schools Rackets’ Competition at Queen’s Club than any other school in recent decades.

A testament to the importance of Rackets at Harrow is the unparalleled success that Old Harrovians have had also. Since the end of World War II, Old Harrovians have collected more than 100 championships. Find out more about our Old Harrovian Rackets successes here.

To maintain Harrow’s proud tradition in the game, the School has brought the Rackets Courts and facilities up to the best of modern standards, with an improvement plan that included the following:

 

The cost of the Rackets project was not insignificant. The School has limited resources to cover the cost of capital repairs such as this. Thanks to a fundraising campaign supported by these two OH rackets players, the Harrow Development Trust were able to raise over £800,000 from a number of generous OH and parent supporters to enable this project to go ahead. As was the case in 1865 and again in 1965, when the second ‘New Court’ at Harrow was built.