The following article appeared in the Woking News and Mail 13^th July 1962

SURREY HONOUR FOR LOCAL CHAMPION

TONY COOKMAN

Tony Cookman of Woking A.C. has been selected for the Surrey team to compete in the All-England schools’ sports at Kingston-upon-Hull, later this month. He was picked as a result of his victory in the boys’ 100 yards at the Surrey Schools’ Championships at Morspur Park recently, when competing for the Woking district. Also chosen for the Surrey team was William Hughes in the junior boys’ mile.

Tony Cookman tied for first place in the 100 yards with a Croydon boy, both recording 10.7 seconds. Tony, a pupil at West Byfleet C.S. School, followed this success by breaking three Woking Club records on Saturday at the Coronation trophy meeting. He must stand a good chance of making the final of the All-England boys’ 100 yards if he can reproduce the form he showed over the short sprint (10.5 sec. for 100 yards, 24.2 sec for 200 yards and 54.8 sec for 440 yards) on Saturday.

Despite winning the intermediate boys’ discuss (161feet) at the county sports, Nigel Bird, also of Woking, was not picked for the county team, throwing a foot beneath the qualifying standard. On Saturday morning before the Coronation trophy meeting, Nigel competed in the Southern A.A.A. Junior and Youth Championships at Motspur Park, coming sixth in the youth discus (163ft, 10in).