A SPORTING LIFE by 682037 John Hymas RAF Halton 1956 – 59 3(A) Wing 2 Sqn Soccer – 3 Wing. Won Barrington Kennet Trophy by beating 1 & 2 Wings Apprentice Team. Played in Hellenic league Tennis – Captain of Apprentice Team One of only three in 82nd entry to pass 0ut with two colours for sport (Soccer & Tennis). RAF Honington 1960 Soccer – Braintree Town. Essex & Suffolk Border League. RAF Wilmslow 1961 Soccer – Wilmslow Albion. Mid Cheshire League. Won League cup. Edinburgh Field – Australia – 1962 – 1964 Soccer – Edinburgh in S. Australian 1st Div. Selected for S. Australian State Team. Toured Tasmania. Must be only apprentice to play for an Australian State Side Tennis – Edinburgh in local League Cricket – Played for UK Forces against Australian forces in mini Test series. Won 2 – 1. Scored highest number of runs in series. St. Athan – 1964 – 1967 Soccer – Station, Maintenance Command & Bridgend in Welsh League (Semi – Pro) Tennis – Station & Maintenance Command. Won Inter station Command Cup & with partner individual winner of Command doubles. Played at Wimbledon in RAF Championships. Reached 3rd round. Cricket – Station Team. Won Command cup. Squash – Station, Maintenance Command. Won Command & Station RAF cup competitions. Individual winner of Command Cup. Seletar Singapore – 1967 – 1968 Soccer – Station, Far East Air Force & Joint Services teams. Won RAF Inter Station Cup against Changi & Tengah. Won Inter Services Cup against Army & Navy. (Scored winning goals in both matches). Toured Thailand with FEAF team including matches against Thai Air Force & National teams. Toured Malaya with Joint Services Team with matches against state teams. Cosford – 1968 – 1977 Tennis – Station Team. Squash – Station, Training Command, RAF, Shropshire County & Wolverhampton. Won RAF Station & Inter station Command cup competitions Selected for RAF for Inter Services Competition. Won both matches against Army & Navy. Fully qualified Advanced Coach Toured Cyprus & Singapore with RAF Team Won Singapore Open Plate competition Shropshire County Champion 1975 & 1976 Appointed Director of Coaching for RAF Member of UK National Coaching Committee Note All teams were represented on a regular basis not one-offs i.e. played at least 6 times. You might well ask what else I did in the RAF. That is another story.