Matthew Charlton

Matthew Charlton (Captain)

Matthew started shooting at RGS Guildford when he was 13. This is his 9th Great Britain tour, his 8th tour to Canada and his 3rd to the USA. His most recent overseas captaincy was of the Scottish team which enjoyed some success in wonderful California earlier this year, but his first – of the Oxford & Cambridge team – was to Canada all of twenty years ago!

Wind coaching is Matt’s main strength and was his role on previous GB, Scotland and club tours to Canada, Australia, South Africa, USA, New Zealand and the West Indies. Matt has 41 “Big Five” appearances under his belt and has coached Great Britain to wins in all the Great Eight international matches featured in this brochure (with record scores in over half): the America, Australia, Canada, Kolapore, New Zealand, Palma, Protea and West Indies matches. A proud Scot, he is an even prouder Briton and hopes that the coming independence vote doesn’t make him the last Scotsman eligible to lead Great Britain.

Matt has an institutional stockbroking background but has “retired” from the City to use his Oxford languages degree more fully when, upon our return, he embarks on a more fulfilling second career as a teacher. He sculls, having rowed competitively, and enjoys cycling, skiing and snowboarding when there’s time.