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Oxford v Cambridge

The smallbore Varsity record

Five trophies, more than two decades of scores, and the Cambridge shots who led the way.

5Varsity fixtures

2003-2025Results currently held

70Recorded Cambridge wins

The archive currently runs to 2025. The 2026 result sheets have not yet been added.

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Scores come from Captain’s reports, surviving score sheets and trophy engravings. Blank cells mark gaps in the archive.

First VIII

Heslop

8-person Cambridge and Oxford teams.

17Cambridge

2Oxford

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Year	Cambridge	Oxford	Result	Archive
2025	1541	1531	Cambridge +10	Details Top scorer: M Bailey (195) Captain: J Pattison TS on countback
2024	1537	1526	Cambridge +11	Details Top scorer: B Wardell (197) Captain: E Suleman
2023	1536	1517	Cambridge +19	Details Top scorer: A Xu (195) Captain: A Xu TS on countback
2022	1525	1498	Cambridge +27	Details Top scorer: F Flanagan (197) Captain: B Wardell
2021	-	-	Not held due to COVID-19	Details Captain: W Ross Not held due to COVID-19
2020	1555	1517	Cambridge +38	Details Top scorer: F Flanagan (198) Captain: M Jones TS on countback
2019	1538	1496	Cambridge +42	Details Top scorer: F Flanagan (197) Captain: R Fitzsimmons
2018	1544	-	Score unavailable	Details Captain: W Johnson
2017	1526	1466	Cambridge +60	Details Top scorer: W Johnson (194) Captain: S Sharma
2016	1515	1462	Cambridge +53	Details Top scorer: F Flanagan (196) Captain: F Flanagan
2015	1522	1473	Cambridge +49	Details Top scorer: F Flanagan (195) Captain: S Armstrong TS on countback
2014	1505	1496	Cambridge +9	Details Top scorer: H Nuttall, E Potter (194) Captain: J Waite
2013	1515	1514	Cambridge +1	Details Top scorer: J Diviney (194) Captain: D Firth
2012	1519	1499	Cambridge +20	Details Captain: O Collas
2011	1513	1479	Cambridge +34	Details Top scorer: J Diviney Captain: A Abrahams
2010	1511	1485	Cambridge +26	Details Top scorer: J Diviney Captain: J Diviney
2009	1530	1508	Cambridge +22	Details Captain: J Lindsay III
2008	1547	1505	Cambridge +42	Details Top scorer: G Morris (198) Captain: R Furniss
2007	1528	1528	Draw	Details Top scorer: P Seebohm (194) Captain: A Logan Draw; trophy retained
2006	-	-	Score unavailable	Details Captain: M Spencer
2005	1509	1501	Cambridge +8	Details Top scorer: A Nowacki (195) Captain: J Jowett
2004	1521	1530	Oxford +9	Details Top scorer: D Sharp (194) Captain: D Sharp
2003	1518	1528	Oxford +10	-

Detailed names and archive notes are tucked under “Details” on wider screens. Unrecorded scores remain in the chronology.

Ladies' IV

Bentata

4-person Cambridge and Oxford teams.

14Cambridge

6Oxford

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Year	Cambridge	Oxford	Result	Archive
2025	761	763	Oxford +2	Details Top scorer: A Xu (195) Captain: A Morgan
2024	770	762	Cambridge +8	Details Top scorer: C Sisk (195) Captain: C Sisk
2023	761	763	Oxford +2	Details Top scorer: A Xu (195) Captain: K Moody TS on countback
2022	753	718	Cambridge +35	Details Top scorer: K Fleck (195) Captain: A Good
2021	-	-	Not held due to COVID-19	Details Captain: A Good Not held due to COVID-19
2020	772	740	Cambridge +32	Details Top scorer: K Fleck (196) Captain: M Emms
2019	768	756	Cambridge +12	Details Top scorer: C Catuogno-Cal (194) Captain: C Catuogno-Cal
2018	-	-	Score unavailable	-
2017	760	738	Cambridge +22	Details Top scorer: K Fleck (193) Captain: C Sayers
2016	717	725	Oxford +8	Details Top scorer: C Sayers (191) Captain: E Mason
2015	746	687	Cambridge +59	Details Top scorer: H Nuttall (190) Captain: E Potter
2014	753	719	Cambridge +34	Details Top scorer: H Nuttall, E Potter (194) Captain: E Potter
2013	756	690	Cambridge +66	Details Top scorer: E Potter (192) Captain: A Stansbury
2012	754	657	Cambridge +97	Details Captain: L Campbell
2011	744	691	Cambridge +53	Details Top scorer: M Jasicova Captain: S Murugesu
2010	729	716	Cambridge +13	Details Top scorer: J Harris Ladies' Captain role on committee was introduced around this time
2009	768	706	Cambridge +62	-
2008	748	582	Cambridge +166	Details Top scorer: R Furniss (197)
2007	751	761	Oxford +10	Details Top scorer: R Furniss (192)
2006	-	-	Score unavailable	-
2005	748	702	Cambridge +46	Details Top scorer: L Lam (192)
2004	720	722	Oxford +2	Details Top scorer: I Reder (187)
2003	705	716	Oxford +11	-

Detailed names and archive notes are tucked under “Details” on wider screens. Unrecorded scores remain in the chronology.

Second VIII

Kensington

8-person Cambridge and Oxford teams.

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0Oxford

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Year	Cambridge	Oxford	Result	Archive
2025	1507	1492	Cambridge +15	Details Top scorer: R Xing (192) Captain: A Morgan
2024	1503	1455	Cambridge +48	Details Top scorer: HL Yiu (192) Captain: W Ross
2023	1516	1447	Cambridge +69	Details Top scorer: A Clark (195) Captain: A Harrison
2022	1479	1434	Cambridge +45	Details Top scorer: D Riley (191) Captain: D Wilks
2021	-	-	Not held	Details Captain: W Ross Not held
2020	1474	1468	Cambridge +6	Details Top scorer: W Ross (188) Captain: M Jones
2019	1536	1466	Cambridge +70	Details Top scorer: C Catuogno-Cal (198) Captain: R Fitzsimmons
2018	1491	1429	Cambridge +62	Details Top scorer: B Hocking (193) Captain: M Jones
2017	-	-	Score unavailable	Details Captain: S Sharma
2016	1482	1440	Cambridge +42	Details Top scorer: J Xiao (190) Captain: F Flanagan
2015	1502	1364	Cambridge +138	Details Top scorer: S Sharma (191) Captain: S Armstrong
2014	1480	1449	Cambridge +31	Details Top scorer: A Hill (189) Captain: J Waite
2013	1503	1482	Cambridge +21	Details Top scorer: M McAleenan (191) Captain: D Firth
2012	-	-	Score unavailable	Details Captain: O Collas
2011	1455	1373	Cambridge +82	Details Top scorer: T French Captain: A Abrahams
2010	1273	1194	Cambridge +79	Details Top scorer: S Murugesu Captain: J Diviney ex 1400
2009	-	-	Score unavailable	Details Captain: J Lindsay III
2008	1512	1439	Cambridge +73	Details Top scorer: S Joshi (193) Captain: R Furniss
2007	1485	1447	Cambridge +38	Details Top scorer: J Hewitt (193) Captain: A Logan
2006	-	-	Score unavailable	Details Captain: M Spencer
2005	-	-	Score unavailable	Details Captain: J Jowett
2004	1497	1422	Cambridge +75	Details Top scorer: Aniela (199) Captain: D Sharp
2003	1500	1379	Cambridge +121	-

Detailed names and archive notes are tucked under “Details” on wider screens. Unrecorded scores remain in the chronology.

Three-position

Lerman

4-person Cambridge and Oxford teams.

13Cambridge

2Oxford

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Year	Cambridge	Oxford	Result	Archive
2025	966	882	Cambridge +84	Details Top scorer: C Sisk (259) Captain: C Sisk
2024	929	828	Cambridge +101	Details Top scorer: C Sisk (259) Captain: C Sisk
2023	930	869	Cambridge +61	Details Top scorer: P Connolly (269) Captain: R Woodger
2022	-	-	Not held	Details Captain: B Wardell Not held
2021	-	-	Not held	Details Captain: W Ross Not held
2020	978	769	Cambridge +209	Details Top scorer: M Abonyi (251) Captain: M Jones
2019	986	769	Cambridge +217	Details Top scorer: R Fitzsimmons (267) Captain: R Fitzsimmons
2018	-	-	Score unavailable	Details Captain: W Johnson
2017	-	-	Score unavailable	Details Captain: S Sharma
2016	852	706	Cambridge +146	Details Top scorer: F Flanagan (238) Captain: F Flanagan
2015	968	838	Cambridge +130	Details Top scorer: J Waite (253) Captain: S Armstrong
2014	926	865	Cambridge +61	Details Top scorer: D Firth (253) Captain: J Waite
2013	927	921	Cambridge +6	Details Top scorer: J Waite (244) Captain: D Firth
2012	-	-	Score unavailable	Details Captain: O Collas
2011	-	-	"Oxford forfeited"	Details Captain: A Abrahams "Oxford forfeited"
2010	916	752	Cambridge +164	Details Top scorer: J Lindsay III Captain: J Diviney
2009	-	-	Score unavailable	Details Captain: J Lindsay III
2008	866	886	Oxford +20	Details Top scorer: P Brett (247) Captain: R Furniss
2007	915	934	Oxford +19	Details Top scorer: M Spencer (242) Captain: A Logan
2006	912	904	Cambridge +8	Details Top scorer: Mike (262) Captain: M Spencer
2005	-	-	Score unavailable	Details Captain: J Jowett
2004	953	937	Cambridge +16	Details Top scorer: Roland (253) Captain: D Sharp
2003	873	808	Cambridge +65	-

Detailed names and archive notes are tucked under “Details” on wider screens. Unrecorded scores remain in the chronology.

Third team

Ex-Captains'

8-person Cambridge and Oxford teams.

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Year	Cambridge	Oxford	Result	Archive
2025	1479	1358	Cambridge +121	Details Top scorer: S Rockwell (193) Captain: N Babiker
2024	720	712	Cambridge +8	Details Top scorer: A Shapiro (185) Captain: W Ross
2023	739	683	Cambridge +56	Details Top scorer: C Denham (188) Captain: A Harrison
2022	-	-	Not held	Details Captain: B Wardell Not held
2021	-	-	Not held	Details Captain: W Ross Not held
2020	723	681	Cambridge +42	Details Top scorer: A Prahoveanu (187) Captain: M Jones
2019	706	686	Cambridge +20	Details Top scorer: E Zhang (182) Captain: R Fitzsimmons
2018	671	666	Draw	Details Top scorer: P Thomas (177) Captain: W Johnson
2017	-	-	Score unavailable	Details Captain: S Sharma
2016	1381.3	1268	Cambridge +113.3	Details Captain: F Flanagan
2015	1462	1048	Cambridge +414	Details Top scorer: J Xiao (186) Captain: S Armstrong
2014	655	649	Cambridge +6	Details Top scorer: S Gordon (188) Captain: J Waite 3 Cantab shooters, average taken for 4th score
2013	1433	1303	Cambridge +130	Details Top scorer: J Waite (193) Captain: D Firth

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