The 2006 Varsity Match was organised by Phil Marsland in the leafy lanes of Surrey at Leith Hill, near Dorking. Cambridge realised their full-strength this time, which included experienced orienteers such as Alan & Ian Elder and young kids off the block such as Chris Williamson, and we won....!!

8.9km 235m
1. Alan Elder (Emmanuel, C)        62:01
2. Joe Mercer (O)                  67:28
3. Chris Millard (O)               72:16
4. Chris Williamson (Churchill, C) 73:11
5. Ian Elder (Downing, C)          74:10
6. Ian Webb (O)                    76:50
7. Edmund Ward (Fitzwilliam, C)    85:12
8. Benjamin Grandey (O)            87:17

Cambridge 294:34, Oxford 303:51

Cambridge team: Alex Copley, Alan Elder*, Ian Elder*,
                Jonathon Nelson, Edmund Ward*, Chris Williamson*.
7.3km 175m
1. Helen Gardner                   50:07
2. Nicola Robertson (Downing, C)   58:43
3. Elspeth Ingleby (Emmanuel, C)   59:04
4. Anya Crocker (Jesus, C)         60:48
5. Cerys Manning (O)               63:30
6. Ekaterina Orekhova (O)          68:40
7. Rosemary Dyer (Girton, C)       74:30
8. Katherine Asker (O)             81:29

Cambridge 178:35, Oxford 182:17

Cambridge team: Anya Crocker*, Rosemary Dyer, Elspeth Ingleby*,
                Nicola Robertson*, Mira Slavova.

** awarded full blue    * awarded half-blue