Meet the Team
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Treasurer: Alex Cargill Thompson
Alex started shooting small-bore at school where he was dismissed early on as showing little
promise. He persevered, not least because of his lesser aptitude for the usual school team sports,
welcoming the chance to go on trips to Bisley, trying target rifle and becoming an Atheling.
At University he was encouraged to have a go shooting back-gun MR and was lucky enough
to be allocated a really good club back-gun. Finding he had some unexplained aptitude
for MR, he belatedly heeded the early advice, happily giving up small-bore. He particularly
enjoys the friendly atmosphere of match rifle and the challenges the discipline offers - the
need to load cutting-edge ammunition, fire good shots and judge the wind accurately. Alex
was a member of the 2004 and 2010 GB MR Teams to Australia, and captained the GB MR
Team at Bisley in 2012, regaining the trophy following Australia’s 2010 win. He continues
to be the NRA’s elected Discipline Representative for Match Rifle, seeking to maintain the
unique character and ethos of an evolving discipline that is both historic and cutting-edge.
He is also a Trustee of the Lovell and Green Trust which supports shooters under 25.
Team Training: Nick Tremlett
Nick is the general factotum of the team – trainer, shooter, sometime coach, shrink, cook and
pet medic. Since starting to shoot at school 42 years ago he has competed at international
level for 39 of those, being a member of 15 touring teams including 3 Palma teams and all the
GB MR teams. Individually he has won the Hopton 5 times, been a member of the Eng [