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Summer 2026 Week 4 Results

By on 27th May 2026 in Newsletter, Summer League Reports

Match Results

P/A – Abingdon Conservative Club 6 – Abingdon United A 0; Legs (16-15, 17-15, 21-17)

P/A – College Oak A 2 – Stanford-in-the-Vale FC 4; Legs (17-19, 18-20, 19-17)

P/A – Red Lion Drayton A 2 – Berinsfield SC A 4; Legs (18-24, 20-18, 18-19)

P/A – Steventon Sports SC A 6 – Plum Pudding 0; Legs (23-19, 19-16, 20-19)

P/A – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 0 – Croft Nomads 6; Legs (14-18, 16-25, 16-24)

B – Abingdon Utd C 1 – The Vine 5; Legs (10-15, 14-17, 11-11)

B – Royal Oak Didcot 0 – The Bear and Ragged Staff 6; Legs (7-13, 8-11, 13-15)

B – The Croft Bar 4 – Fleur De Lys B 2; Legs (14-12, 11-10, 9-10)

B – The Fox Denchworth 2 – WADS Bar A 4; Legs (8-9, 19-18, 13-15)

B – The Plough W.Hanney 4 – Abingdon RBL 2; Legs (15-14, 16-16, 12-12)

C – Fleur De Lys A 3 – The Plough Long Wittenham 3; Legs (13-16, 11-11, 15-12)

C – Grove RFC 4 – Waggon and Horses 2; Legs (10-11, 14-8, 18-11)

C – Harwellian B 6 – The Bell Grove B 0; Legs (16-9, 12-8, 15-14)

C – The Boundary House 0 – The Earl of Abingdon B 6; Legs (10-15, 14-15, 14-17)

D – The Bell Grove A 5 – The College Oak B 1; Legs (9-9, 13-8, 15-7)

D – The Earl of Abingdon A 5 – Steventon Sports SC B 1; Legs (13-6, 15-6, 10-10)

D – The Fox Boars Hill 6 – North Star 0; Legs (12-6, 18-7, 18-13)

D – WADS Bar B 3 – Prince of Wales Shippon 3; Legs (12-14, 9-9, 13-7)

E – Berinsfield SC B 2 – Challow and Childrey CC 4; Legs (10-11, 11-12, 12-9)

E – Hanney RBL 6 – Red Lion Drayton B 0; Legs (16-13, 11-8, 12-10)

E – The Crown Marcham A 0 – Eight Bells Eaton 6; Legs (7-17, 7-14, 11-14)

E – The Midget @Roaring Raindrop 3 – The Lamb Wantage B 3; Legs (10-10, 10-15, 13-6)

F – RAL SC 2 – The Crown Marcham B 4; Legs (11-8, 7-8, 5-11)

F – The Brewery Tap 4 – Harwellian A 2; Legs (7-8, 12-9, 14-10)

F – The Lamb Wantage A 4 – Marcham Centre B 2; Legs (11-12, 13-6, 17-11)

F – The White Hart Harwell A 1 – The George Sutton Courtenay 5; Legs (7-11, 8-11, 5-5)

G – Oxford RFC 5 – The Black Horse E.Hanney B 1; Legs (9-0, 5-5, 13-1)

G – The Old Anchor 4 – The Black Swan 2; Legs (6-8, 12-6, 11-9)

G – The Plough Appleton 2 – The Red Lion Northmoor 4; Legs (10-10, 6-13, 8-8)

G – The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 4 – The White Hart Harwell B 2; Legs (13-5, 10-12, 12-7)

Blobbers

Aiden Kent (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Angela Barry (Harwellian A), Ben Norton (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Caroline Shah (RAL SC), Chris Sheldon (The Old Anchor), Darren Webb (Prince of Wales Shippon), Dave Given (The Crown Marcham A), James Harvey (The Wheatsheaf Didcot), Jess Hollis (L) (The Old Anchor), John Simmons (Abingdon United A), Jon Simons (The White Hart Harwell A), Justin New (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Marion Belcher (Marcham Centre B), Mark Pembroke (Stanford-in-the-Vale FC), Martin Day (Stanford-in-the-Vale FC), Michelle Walton (Steventon Sports SC B), Mike Russell (Red Lion Drayton B), Nick Faulkner (The College Oak B), Ricky Dodsworth (The Crown Marcham A), Ryan Frost (The Plough Appleton), Steve Winfield (The White Hart Harwell B), Stuart Brown (The Crown Marcham B).

Sixers

Malcolm Jones (Berinsfield SC A), Paul Ealey (S) (Abingdon RBL).

Fivers

Alan Bell 2-3-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 4

Brian Clapton 2-5-3 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 4

Dave Hudson 5-3-1 (Abingdon United A) – Week 4

Derrick Brown 3-5-3 (WADS Bar A) – Week 4

Glenn Woolley 2-5-2 (Red Lion Drayton A) – Week 4

Ian Rogers (S) 5-2-2 (Red Lion Drayton A) – Week 4

Jon Steele (C) 1-5-2 (The Old Anchor) – Week 4

Mark Wheeler 5-1-3 (The Plough W.Hanney) – Week 4

Paul Barrett 2-3-5 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 4

Scott Humphries 2-5-2 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 4

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Summer 2026 Week 3 – Top 20 Players by Average per Section

By on 17th May 2026 in Newsletter, Summer League Reports

Thanks to Steve Fernback (Fox Boars Hill) for a suggestion of having a section-based top players (by average) which might encourage some ‘local’ competition, it had nothing to do that it shows him as 2nd in D section of course!

Thanks to the clever use of AI to generate some SQL from our online data here we are. We have 1024 players registered (which is a bit spooky for an IT personto add up to!) and 477 of those have played at least 2 games. 

I’ll do this every 3 weeks depending on popularity as it’s not a simple copy/paste with the formatting. 

It’s good to see some players getting reasonable scores down the lower sections. Keep at it! 

Don’t forget you can find your Total League rankings either by average or dolls on the Scores page to see where you stand in the 1024! 

section ranking player_name team_name average games_played
A 1 Dean Bowler Red Lion Drayton A 3.89 3
Prem 2 Stuart Wilson Berinsfield SC A 3.67 2
Prem 3 David Dix Abingdon Conservative Club 3.56 3
Prem 4 Paul Barrett Abingdon Conservative Club 3.56 3
Prem 5 Richard Jones Berinsfield SC A 3.44 3
Prem 6 David Mott Abingdon United A 3.33 1
A 7 Robert Glen Stanford-in-the-Vale FC 3.22 3
Prem 8 Jack Hawkins Berinsfield SC A 3.00 3
Prem 9 Leigh Clapton Abingdon Conservative Club 3.00 3
Prem 10 Steven Martin (C) Abingdon United A 3.00 3
A 11 Colin Brind (S) Steventon Sports SC A 3.00 2
Prem 12 Chris Jenkins Croft Nomads 2.89 3
A 13 Doug Bolton Steventon Sports SC A 2.83 2
Prem 14 Ian Brook (S) Croft Nomads 2.78 3
Prem 15 Paul Longford Plum Pudding 2.67 3
A 16 Scott Humphries Steventon Sports SC A 2.67 3
Prem 17 Jason Bowler Abingdon United A 2.67 2
Prem 18 Phil Adams Abingdon Conservative Club 2.67 1
Prem 19 Alan Bell Croft Nomads 2.56 3
Prem 20 Barry Townsend Croft Nomads 2.56 3
B 1 Jeremy  Brandish The Vine 3.33 1
B 2 David Sapey Abingdon RBL 3.00 1
B 3 Matt Dingle The Vine 3.00 1
B 4 Tom Moore Royal Oak Didcot 2.67 2
B 5 Paul Ealey (S) Abingdon RBL 2.56 3
B 6 Stephen Lambert The Fox Denchworth 2.56 3
B 7 Derrick Brown WADS Bar A 2.50 2
B 8 David Bartlett (C) Fleur De Lys B 2.33 3
B 9 Jono Warrell Abingdon Utd C 2.33 3
B 10 Kevin Sanders (C&S) The Plough W.Hanney 2.33 3
B 11 Mark Brind The Plough W.Hanney 2.33 3
B 12 Stephen J Fisher Royal Oak Didcot 2.33 3
B 13 Richard Wilsden The Bear and Ragged Staff 2.33 2
B 14 Graham White WADS Bar A 2.33 1
B 15 Mark Bennett The Fox Denchworth 2.33 1
B 16 Dan Foulks (C) WADS Bar A 2.22 3
B 17 John Pownceby The Vine 2.22 3
B 18 Dan Tomkins Abingdon Utd C 2.17 2
B 19 Dan Hamilton The Vine 2.11 3
B 20 Russell Flower Fleur De Lys B 2.11 3
C 1 Liam Brooks The Bell Grove B 2.83 2
C 2 Steve Soden The Earl of Abingdon B 2.67 2
C 3 John Corcoran Fleur De Lys A 2.67 1
C 4 Andrew Stoter Grove RFC 2.56 3
C 5 Dave Collett The Plough Long Wittenham 2.50 2
C 6 Dave Kidd Waggon and Horses 2.44 3
C 7 Danny Parry Grove RFC 2.33 3
C 8 Tom Ricketts Marcham Centre A 2.33 3
C 9 Billy Collett (C) The Plough Long Wittenham 2.33 2
C 10 Jack Wrigglesworth The Bell Grove B 2.33 2
C 11 Keith Ricketts Marcham Centre A 2.33 1
C 12 Lewis Price-Cook The Boundary House 2.33 1
C 13 Marshall Muldoon Harwellian B 2.33 1
C 14 Andrew Luker (C) Grove RFC 2.17 2
C 15 Barry Vokins Fleur De Lys A 2.17 2
C 16 Kieran Beesley Marcham Centre A 2.11 3
C 17 Colin Higgs (C&S) Waggon and Horses 2.00 3
C 18 Andrew Wilson The Plough Long Wittenham 2.00 2
C 19 Ash Wheeler Waggon and Horses 2.00 2
C 20 Charlie Corcoran Fleur De Lys A 2.00 2
D 1 Rory Mangan The Fox Boars Hill 2.67 3
D 2 Steve Fernback (C&S) The Fox Boars Hill 2.56 3
D 3 Chris Hoy The Fox Boars Hill 2.50 2
D 4 John Mackay (C&S) WADS Bar B 2.33 3
D 5 Aiden McBeth Steventon Sports SC B 2.33 1
D 6 Shaun Dominic Prince of Wales Shippon 2.33 1
D 7 Jason Major (C) The College Oak B 2.22 3
D 8 Ian Matten The Fox Boars Hill 2.17 2
D 9 Kieran Murphy (C) Long Wittenham AC 2.17 2
D 10 Mark Newman (S) Prince of Wales Shippon 2.00 3
D 11 Rene Laporte WADS Bar B 2.00 3
D 12 Tom Swinney The Bell Grove A 2.00 3
D 13 Wayne Waldron The Earl of Abingdon A 2.00 3
D 14 Ben Tyler WADS Bar B 2.00 2
D 15 Jimmy Lister North Star 2.00 2
D 16 Trevor Hetherington The Bell Grove A 2.00 2
D 17 Dave Harris (C) Prince of Wales Shippon 2.00 1
D 18 Geoff Smith (S) The College Oak B 2.00 1
D 19 James Fernback The Fox Boars Hill 2.00 1
D 20 Rick Selby The College Oak B 1.89 3
E 1 Kai Dean The Lamb Wantage B 3.33 1
E 2 Paul Smith Eight Bells Eaton 2.67 1
E 3 Paul Taylor Eight Bells Eaton 2.67 1
E 4 Nick Hill The Crown Marcham A 2.22 3
E 5 Robert Bartholomew The Lamb Wantage B 2.17 2
E 6 Spencer Walton Berinsfield SC B 2.00 3
E 7 Adam Alder Challow and Childrey CC 2.00 2
E 8 Alec Winton Red Lion Drayton B 2.00 1
E 9 Carl Jeffries The Ladygrove 2.00 1
E 10 Eddie Purcell Challow and Childrey CC 2.00 1
E 11 Gareth Thomas (C) Berinsfield SC B 2.00 1
E 12 Jerry Salmon Eight Bells Eaton 2.00 1
E 13 John Gould (C&S) Red Lion Drayton B 2.00 1
E 14 Tyrone McGill (C) The Ladygrove 2.00 1
E 15 Paul Burton Challow and Childrey CC 1.89 3
E 16 Pete Fryett (C) The Midget @Roaring Raindrop 1.89 3
E 17 Richard Carter The Midget @Roaring Raindrop 1.83 2
E 18 Andy Bowler Hanney RBL 1.78 3
E 19 John Bartoloni Hanney RBL 1.67 3
E 20 Paul Alder The Crown Marcham A 1.67 2
F 1 Dean Cheshire Queens Arms Didcot 2.83 2
F 2 Matthew Heritage The Brewery Tap 2.33 3
F 3 Nathan Hamilton The George Sutton Courtenay 2.33 1
F 4 Ben Newman The George Sutton Courtenay 2.17 2
F 5 Joe Moxon (C) RAL SC 2.00 3
F 6 Ashley Jerome Harwellian A 2.00 2
F 7 Ian Cooksley Harwellian A 2.00 2
F 8 Jamie Butcher (C&S) The Crown Marcham B 2.00 2
F 9 Jonathan Hutt The Brewery Tap 2.00 2
F 10 Keith Smith The George Sutton Courtenay 2.00 1
F 11 Nick Moore RAL SC 2.00 1
F 12 Sam Coughlan The Crown Marcham B 1.83 2
F 13 Stuart Brown The Crown Marcham B 1.83 2
F 14 Doreen Richens The Lamb Wantage A 1.78 3
F 15 Colin Scrivens The Lamb Wantage A 1.67 3
F 16 Louis King The Brewery Tap 1.67 3
F 17 Ian Kelly The George Sutton Courtenay 1.67 2
F 18 Mike Walker The White Hart Harwell A 1.67 1
F 19 Nick Pearce The Brewery Tap 1.67 1
F 20 Woody Reizner (C) Harwellian A 1.67 1
G 1 Adey Green The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 2.33 3
G 2 Ben Green The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 2.22 3
G 3 Steve Hardwick Oxford RFC 2.17 2
G 4 Max Wheatley Oxford RFC 2.00 3
G 5 Jon Steele (C) The Old Anchor 1.89 3
G 6 Liam Priest (C) Oxford RFC 1.78 3
G 7 David Frankum The Old Anchor 1.67 3
G 8 Gareth Wyatt Oxford RFC 1.67 3
G 9 Gary Kaveaney The Old Anchor 1.67 2
G 10 Paul Parlett The White Hart Harwell B 1.67 1
G 11 Richard Landon The Black Swan 1.67 1
G 12 Steve Bristow The White Hart Harwell B 1.67 1
G 13 Matthew Jelley (C) The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 1.56 3
G 14 Andy Rainer The Red Lion Northmoor 1.50 2
G 15 Patrick Sear The Plough Appleton 1.50 2
G 16 Julian Morgan-Barrett The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 1.33 3
G 17 Reece Phillips The Old Anchor 1.33 3
G 18 Ty Mayall Oxford RFC 1.33 3
G 19 Beth Coate (S) The Black Swan 1.33 2
G 20 Craig Watts The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 1.33 2
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Summer 2026 Week 3 Results

By on 17th May 2026 in Newsletter, Summer League Reports

Match Results

P/A – Abingdon Conservative Club 1 – Steventon Sports SC A 5; Legs (21-26, 21-21, 19-27)

P/A – Abingdon United A 2 – College Oak A 4; Legs (18-15, 15-18, 13-17)

P/A – Berinsfield SC A 4 – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 2; Legs (23-15, 17-14, 10-17)

P/A – Croft Nomads 2 – Red Lion Drayton A 4; Legs (20-22, 15-24, 25-23)

P/A – Plum Pudding 2 – Stanford-in-the-Vale FC 4; Legs (19-18, 22-23, 16-25)

B – Abingdon RBL 0 – Fleur De Lys B 6; Legs (10-19, 9-13, 8-15)

B – The Bear and Ragged Staff 2 – Abingdon Utd C 4; Legs (12-16, 13-12, 11-16)

B – The Fox Denchworth 3 – The Plough W.Hanney 3; Legs (10-11, 15-15, 13-11)

B – The Vine 6 – Royal Oak Didcot 0; Legs (20-14, 19-13, 16-15)

B – WADS Bar A 4 – The Croft Bar 2; Legs (11-8, 13-15, 13-12)

C – Fleur De Lys A 4 – The Boundary House 2; Legs (9-14, 20-13, 10-8)

C – The Bell Grove B 2 – Grove RFC 4; Legs (13-10, 12-21, 15-16)

C – The Plough Long Wittenham 4 – Marcham Centre A 2; Legs (11-6, 12-10, 11-12)

C – Waggon and Horses 6 – Harwellian B 0; Legs (11-10, 18-9, 14-11)

D – North Star 5 – The Black Horse E.Hanney A 1; Legs (9-6, 10-10, 12-10)

D – Prince of Wales Shippon 4 – The Bell Grove A 2; Legs (12-10, 15-16, 17-10)

D – Steventon Sports SC B 3 – Long Wittenham AC 3; Legs (13-13, 6-9, 13-10)

D – The College Oak B 2 – WADS Bar B 4; Legs (11-14, 12-13, 15-12)

D – The Fox Boars Hill 5 – The Earl of Abingdon A 1; Legs (17-15, 15-15, 17-13)

E – Challow and Childrey CC 2 – The Midget @Roaring Raindrop 4; Legs (6-11, 12-7, 6-13)

E – Hanney RBL 6 – The Crown Marcham A 0; Legs (10-7, 10-9, 13-10)

E – The Lamb Wantage B 4 – Berinsfield SC B 2; Legs (9-8, 11-12, 9-8)

F – Harwellian A 3 – Queens Arms Didcot 3; Legs (10-12, 10-9, 7-7)

F – Marcham Centre B 3 – The White Hart Harwell A 3; Legs (7-5, 6-8, 9-9)

F – The Brewery Tap 6 – RAL SC 0; Legs (11-8, 12-5, 13-7)

F – The George Sutton Courtenay 4 – The Lamb Wantage A 2; Legs (10-7, 5-11, 10-6)

G – The Black Horse E.Hanney B 3 – The Old Anchor 3; Legs (4-7, 7-6, 4-4)

G – The Black Swan 2 – Oxford RFC 4; Legs (3-11, 7-12, 9-7)

G – The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 6 – The Plough Appleton 0; Legs (10-3, 10-3, 13-6)

Blobbers

Alanah Watson-Harrison (The Lamb Wantage B), Dan Neale (The Lamb Wantage B), David Davies (Fleur De Lys A), Gill Ebberson (RAL SC), James Blackler (Queens Arms Didcot), James Lloyd (The Plough Appleton), Jess Arthur (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), John Ellaway (Abingdon RBL), Keith Buckle (Abingdon RBL), Ken Smith (The Old Anchor), Mackie (Queens Arms Didcot), Nick Faulkner (The College Oak B), Peter Haydon (The Black Horse E.Hanney A), Pri Shah (RAL SC), Stephen Fowler (RAL SC), Tim Jarrett (The Black Swan).

Sixers

Alan Bell (Croft Nomads), Dean Bowler (Red Lion Drayton A), Dean Cheshire (Queens Arms Didcot).

Fivers

Billy Collett (C) 5-3-2 (The Plough Long Wittenham) – Week 3

Colin Brind (S) 3-3-5 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 3

Dan Tomkins 5-1-3 (Abingdon Utd C) – Week 3

David Dix 5-5-3 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 3

Doug Bolton 5-3-2 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 3

John Corcoran 2-5-1 (Fleur De Lys A) – Week 3

Ken Tombs 0-1-5 (Marcham Centre B) – Week 3

Martin Robinson 4-2-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 3

Paul Barrett 4-3-5 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 3

Rick Selby 2-3-5 (The College Oak B) – Week 3

Robert Chambers 2-5-1 (Plum Pudding) – Week 3

Robert Glen 3-3-5 (Stanford-in-the-Vale FC) – Week 3

Russell Flower 5-1-4 (Fleur De Lys B) – Week 3

Simon Skelly 2-5-2 (Fleur De Lys A) – Week 3

Steven Martin (C) 5-2-3 (Abingdon United A) – Week 3

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Summer 2026 Week 2 Results

By on 15th May 2026 in Newsletter, Summer League Reports

Match Results

P/A – College Oak A 5 – Plum Pudding 1; Legs (19-18, 23-20, 20-20)

P/A – Red Lion Drayton A 4 – Abingdon United A 2; Legs (23-14, 17-20, 25-18)

P/A – Stanford-in-the-Vale FC 2 – Berinsfield SC A 4; Legs (20-25, 22-16, 16-19)

P/A – Steventon Sports SC A 6 – Croft Nomads 0; Legs (24-20, 23-21, 21-20)

P/A – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 4 – Abingdon Conservative Club 2; Legs (12-23, 22-17, 20-16)

B – Abingdon Utd C 0 – WADS Bar A 6; Legs (12-17, 14-16, 11-13)

B – Fleur De Lys B 3 – The Vine 3; Legs (12-7, 10-11, 12-12)

B – Royal Oak Didcot 6 – The Fox Denchworth 0; Legs (18-11, 15-11, 9-6)

B – The Croft Bar 4 – Abingdon RBL 2; Legs (17-12, 10-11, 9-7)

B – The Plough W.Hanney 4 – The Bear and Ragged Staff 2; Legs (16-14, 11-16, 16-13)

C – Grove RFC 6 – Fleur De Lys A 0; Legs (15-11, 13-8, 14-11)

C – Harwellian B 4 – The Plough Long Wittenham 2; Legs (17-13, 13-13, 14-14)

C – Marcham Centre A 0 – The Earl of Abingdon B 6; Legs (10-18, 12-15, 9-13)

C – The Boundary House 4 – Waggon and Horses 2; Legs (9-11, 14-11, 11-10)

D – Long Wittenham AC 2 – Prince of Wales Shippon 4; Legs (9-12, 7-9, 9-8)

D – The Bell Grove A 1 – The Fox Boars Hill 5; Legs (14-19, 10-10, 11-19)

D – The Black Horse E.Hanney A 4 – Steventon Sports SC B 2; Legs (11-6, 8-14, 13-6)

D – The Earl of Abingdon A 4 – The College Oak B 2; Legs (15-7, 9-11, 12-6)

D – WADS Bar B 6 – North Star 0; Legs (20-11, 15-11, 14-8)

E – Berinsfield SC B 2 – Hanney RBL 4; Legs (7-8, 11-12, 10-9)

E – The Crown Marcham A 2 – Challow and Childrey CC 4; Legs (19-13, 8-14, 13-14)

E – The Midget @Roaring Raindrop 0 – Red Lion Drayton B 6; Legs (10-14, 3-7, 8-12)

F – Queens Arms Didcot 0 – The Crown Marcham B 6; Legs (7-15, 3-8, 5-10)

F – RAL SC 5 – Marcham Centre B 1; Legs (5-2, 5-4, 9-9)

F – The Lamb Wantage A 2 – The Brewery Tap 4; Legs (8-11, 10-7, 7-10)

F – The White Hart Harwell A 1 – Harwellian A 5; Legs (7-7, 7-11, 8-9)

G – Oxford RFC 4 – The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 2; Legs (10-9, 13-15, 14-8)

G – The Horse and Jockey Stanford 0 – The Red Lion Northmoor 6; Legs (6-7, 3-6, 1-6)

G – The Old Anchor 6 – The White Hart Harwell B 0; Legs (7-4, 11-4, 13-10)

G – The Plough Appleton 6 – The Black Horse E.Hanney B 0; Legs (6-2, 10-5, 6-3)

Blobbers

Andrew Salmon (The Plough Appleton), Angela Barry (Harwellian A), Brian Edwards (The Lamb Wantage A), Caroline Shah (RAL SC), Charlotte Newbold (Steventon Sports SC B), Cody Wiley (Prince of Wales Shippon), Connor O’Neill (The Midget @Roaring Raindrop), Darren Sargison (Fleur De Lys A), David Carroll (RAL SC), Derek Jennings (Long Wittenham AC), Hannah Pannell (The Horse and Jockey Stanford), Ian Crayford LL (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Jeff Slater (Queens Arms Didcot), Jess Arthur (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Ken Tombs (Marcham Centre B), Lauren Collett (The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon), Lee Mercer-Rolls (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Michael Appleby (Queens Arms Didcot), Michael Crook (Abingdon RBL), Michelle McQueen (RAL SC), Nick Biggs (Abingdon United A), Pam Banfield Coombs (The Horse and Jockey Stanford), Paul Matthews (Marcham Centre A), Phil Neale (The Plough Appleton), Raj Ram (The Red Lion Northmoor), Steve Winfield (The White Hart Harwell B), Tom Steele (The Old Anchor).

Sixers

Chris Jenkins (Croft Nomads), Dean Bowler (Red Lion Drayton A).

Fivers

Derek Fletcher 5-2-0 (Steventon Sports SC A)

John Mackay (C&S) 5-3-2 (WADS Bar B)

Marshall Muldoon 5-0-2 (Harwellian B)

Paul Barrett 5-5-3 (Abingdon Conservative Club)

Phil Soden (C&S) 5-5-2 (College Oak A)

Steve Soden 5-4-1 (The Earl of Abingdon B)

Steven Martin (C) 1-4-5 (Abingdon United A)

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Email Test

By on 8th May 2026 in Newsletter

Please let us know if you receive this email. 

The automated email system that emails about new posts on the site hasn’t been working. It might be now. 

 

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Website on Mobiles – Menus

By on 8th May 2026 in Newsletter

It appears there’s a ‘glitch’ with the yellow subscriber bar at the top of the main screen. On a mobile device you cannot access the menus (3 bars) on the top left. This is why the scorecard, league table and other buttons are there but on a mobile they appear at the bottom of the entire page (I’ve tried pushing them to the top, ain’t happening).  On a desktop they are just on the top left!

The alternatives are: 

  1. Stick an email address in and subscribe. ATM the mailchimp email system isn’t working anyway! 🙁 This allows the site menu to be activated.
  2. Switch your mobile browser to Desktop site or desktop mode using its own menu/settings. This allows the full site menu to appear

We are in discussions with a new web developer (£££) to revamp the site so if you have ideas on how to improve it just email us. What would YOU like to see?
Alternatively, if you can develop in PHP/MySQL/Wordpress and want to get involved voluntarily and save the league some money also get in touch by email!

Thanks again for your support and patience,

Paul Stone
Chairman & Web

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Blast from the past – 1982

By on 5th May 2026 in A Chairmans musings, In the History Books, Newsletter

I received an email in April from the retiring Bampton Aunt Sally league Secretary/Treasurer….

Barry
Sat 18 Apr, 13:48    
to chairman

Hi Paul, trust all is well.

Just ‘clearing out the cupboard’ on retiring after my 20 year stint as Bampton Secretary (!)

Found something that originated from our founder Bob Watts.

Looks like he visited your ‘Grand Finals & Dance’ in 1982 and brought back a programme.

8 pages with a nice welcome message from Basil.

Thought you might like it for your archive collection, so let me have a postal address & I’ll forward it.

Regards

Barry

Treasurer & Webmaster

admin@bamptonauntsally.org

https://www.bamptonauntsally.org

So I duly obliged and Barry sent through the 1982 programme the front cover is now in our Old Programmes page. 
Needless to say I’m sure Bampton has given Barry a good thank you and send off after his 20 years of service to the game and we wish him well. 

In those days Finals Night at the Abbey Hall Abingdon, started at 6:45pm and went with the finals of Eights, Stewards, Doubles, Landlords & Landladys, Secretaries, Fours, Captains, Red Drive (3s), Tom Simmons and Singles. 

Top dolls A section S (Sid?) Green Abingdon RBL 208, B: P (Pete?) Broad LWAC 167, C: J Greenough Horse&Jockey 163, D: B (Barry?) Parker AUSC 122, E: D (Don?) Hale Horse&Harrow 102, F: C Vince 3 Horse Shoes 113, G: M Foster White Hart 93 and H: K Atkinson George&Dragon 98. It also appears this was the start of the Top Dolls trophies with polished dolls instigated (some of which are now missing – so if you see one please return!). 

Section Winners were A:Wootton RBL B:Wittenham Athletic C:Horse&Jockey D:White Horse B E:Horse&Harrow F:Cumnor Cricket Club G:Eyston Arms H:Queen Victoria

Runners-Up A: Saxton Arms B:Wheatsheaf (which one?) C:Dean Court B D:Fair Rosamund E:Machine Man F:Three Horse Shoes G:White Hart Marcham H:George & Dragon

Wooden spoons to Flowing Well, Red LIon Drayton, Traveller’s Welcome, White Hart Harwell, Hare B, Bowyers B, Blue Boar, Norman Knight. 

Good to see at least some of these venues continuing the tradition, some of which have long gone of course.

No admission after 10pm and the band played until midnight! The committee consisted of no less than 9 members (no positions listed) and a separate ‘disputes’ committee of 5!

You may or may not have been around in 1982, for me most notable event was the Falklands War, not because I took part but because of the impact locally in Weymouth/Portland where I lived. One of my school classmates had a younger brother who I mistook for him in a club (it was darkish!). He told me his brother was in the Royal Marines and off to the fight at 20 years old. I never found out whether he’d brought back the ‘souvenir’ he said he was going to for his brother. He was one of the naughtier kids at school.

In case you missed 1982 here’s what the t’internet says and it was the birth of 🙂 and Channel 4 (making live TV have 4 channels!) :-

1982 is widely recognized as a “golden year” for pop culture, particularly in film and music, while simultaneously being a year of significant geopolitical conflict and technological transition. It was the year Thriller was released, E.T. broke box office records, the Commodore 64 arrived, and the Falklands War took place. 
Here is what made 1982 special:
1. A Monumental Year for Cinema (The “Nerdiest” Year)
Often cited as one of the best years in movie history, 1982 saw the release of several iconic science fiction and fantasy films that defined a generation: 
    • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Became the highest-grossing film of all time, dethroning Star Wars.
    • Blade Runner: Released to theaters, cementing its status as a cyberpunk masterpiece.
    • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: Widely considered the best of the franchise.
    • The Thing & Poltergeist: Seminal horror films released during the summer.
    • TRON: Pioneered computer-generated special effects.

2. A Music Industry Paradigm Shift
    • Michael Jackson’s Thriller: Released on November 30, 1982, it went on to become the best-selling album of all time, redefining music videos and pop music.
    • “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash: Released, pushing rap from party novelty into social commentary.
    • MTV’s Rise: MTV began influencing hits, helping acts like The Go-Go’s become the first all-female band to write their own songs and reach #1 on the Billboard album chart. 

3. Key Technological Advances
    • The CD Player: Sony introduced the world’s first commercial Compact Disc player (CDP-101).
    • Commodore 64: Released in 1982, it became one of the best-selling home computer models of all time.
    • First Computer Virus: The “Elk Cloner” virus was created, the first to infect Apple II PCs.
    • Digital Emoticons: Scott Fahlman proposed the use of :-) and :-( for communication. 

4. Significant Global Events
    • The Falklands War: A 74-day conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, taking place from April to June.
    • Israel Invades Lebanon: The 1982 Lebanon War began in June.
    • Canada’s Independence: The Canada Act 1982 was passed, officially patriating the Canadian constitution.
    • First Artificial Heart: Barney Clark became the first recipient of a permanent artificial heart.

5. Pop Culture and Trends
    • Diet Coke: Unveiled by Coca-Cola, becoming a mainstay in soft drinks.
    • Pac-Man: The fever reached its peak, with Hanna-Barbera releasing a Pac-Man cartoon in the fall.
    • Toys: Care Bears and G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero launched in 1982.
    • UK Milestone: Channel 4 started broadcasting.
    • Prince William: Born on June 21, 1982.

In summary, 1982 marked a “switch” where the remnants of the 1970s ended, and the high-tech, block-buster, music-video-driven 1980s truly began.
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Summer 2026 Week 1 Results

By on 4th May 2026 in Newsletter, Summer League Reports

Match Results

P/A – Berinsfield SC A 5 – Plum Pudding 1; Legs (26-26, 26-23, 25-18)

P/A – College Oak A 2 – Croft Nomads 4; Legs (15-17, 21-18, 15-18)

P/A – Red Lion Drayton A 6 – Abingdon Conservative Club 0; Legs (24-11, 20-14, 21-15)

P/A – Stanford-in-the-Vale FC 6 – Abingdon United A 0; Legs (17-13, 20-18, 23-14)

P/A – Steventon Sports SC A 4 – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 2; Legs (18-19, 22-18, 22-16)

B – Abingdon Utd C 3 – The Fox Denchworth 3; Legs (11-11, 11-21, 20-10)

B – Fleur De Lys B 1 – WADS Bar A 5; Legs (6-19, 12-12, 6-15)

B – The Croft Bar 2 – The Bear and Ragged Staff 4; Legs (11-14, 11-8, 7-10)

B – The Plough W.Hanney 5 – Royal Oak Didcot 1; Legs (15-14, 13-13, 13-12)

B – The Vine 4 – Abingdon RBL 2; Legs (11-12, 15-11, 13-10)

C – Harwellian B 0 – Fleur De Lys A 6; Legs (5-16, 10-11, 7-11)

C – Marcham Centre A 0 – Waggon and Horses 6; Legs (11-13, 12-15, 10-17)

C – The Bell Grove B 3 – The Earl of Abingdon B 3; Legs (13-14, 18-7, 11-11)

C – The Boundary House 4 – Grove RFC 2; Legs (9-9, 10-10, 16-14)

D – Long Wittenham AC 6 – North Star 0; Legs (12-4, 12-9, 10-7)

D – Prince of Wales Shippon 6 – Steventon Sports SC B 0; Legs (8-6, 10-9, 10-5)

D – The Black Horse E.Hanney A 4 – The College Oak B 2; Legs (9-11, 11-9, 10-8)

D – The Earl of Abingdon A 2 – The Bell Grove A 4; Legs (7-15, 8-14, 15-11)

D – WADS Bar B 2 – The Fox Boars Hill 4; Legs (12-9, 11-15, 12-15)

E – The Crown Marcham A 6 – Berinsfield SC B 0; Legs (9-7, 10-8, 10-5)

E – The Ladygrove 2 – Challow and Childrey CC 4; Legs (8-11, 10-12, 11-10)

E – The Lamb Wantage B 4 – Eight Bells Eaton 2; Legs (9-13, 14-12, 11-7)

E – The Midget @Roaring Raindrop 2 – Hanney RBL 4; Legs (8-14, 12-8, 7-11)

F – Queens Arms Didcot 3 – Marcham Centre B 3; Legs (9-10, 10-8, 7-7)

F – RAL SC 0 – The Lamb Wantage A 6; Legs (4-5, 4-8, 5-6)

F – The George Sutton Courtenay 3 – The Crown Marcham B 3; Legs (10-9, 9-9, 12-18)

F – The White Hart Harwell A 0 – The Brewery Tap 6; Legs (5-11, 6-8, 6-10)

G – The Black Swan 6 – The Red Lion Northmoor 0; Legs (6-4, 9-6, 8-7)

G – The Horse and Jockey Stanford 1 – The Black Horse E.Hanney B 5; Legs (3-6, 6-6, 2-4)

G – The Old Anchor 3 – The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 3; Legs (10-10, 15-10, 9-11)

G – The Plough Appleton 0 – Oxford RFC 6; Legs (5-11, 7-9, 4-14)

Blobbers

Alan Webb (Abingdon Utd C), Andrew Day (The White Hart Harwell A), Andy Speight (The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon), Antoni Swiergon (The Red Lion Northmoor), Caroline Pask (The Black Swan), Connor Slade (North Star), Danny Cannon (The Black Swan), Darren Pannell (The Horse and Jockey Stanford), David Davies (Abingdon Conservative Club), Ed Hoolihan (The Boundary House), George Pottinger (Marcham Centre A), Gill Ebberson (RAL SC), Greg Dunstan (The Vine), J Penn (The Ladygrove), Jenny Lister (Prince of Wales Shippon), John Walton (Berinsfield SC B), Juliet Carter (The Plough Appleton), Kimberley Embling (The Horse and Jockey Stanford), Lee Constable (RAL SC), Liz Dowthwaite (The Plough Appleton), Matthew Prickett (The Red Lion Northmoor), Nick Monger (Steventon Sports SC B), Peter Phiillips (The Lamb Wantage A), Richard Moran (Marcham Centre B), Robin Cole (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Stephen Fowler (RAL SC), Tim Dalby (The George Sutton Courtenay), Tom Glanville (The Brewery Tap), Tony Blissett (The White Hart Harwell A).

1st week and no sixers this week so here are the best of the rest.

Fivers

Andrew Stoter 4-1-5 (Grove RFC) – Week 1

Ash Wheeler 1-5-3 (Waggon and Horses) – Week 1

Dave Kidd 3-3-5 (Waggon and Horses) – Week 1

Jason Bowler 1-1-5 (Abingdon United A) – Week 1

John Webster 1-5-0 (The Fox Denchworth) – Week 1

Martin Rawlings 2-3-5 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 1

Richard Jones 4-5-2 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 1

Robert Glen 1-3-5 (Stanford-in-the-Vale FC) – Week 1

Terry Downes 5-4-2 (Plum Pudding) – Week 1

Wayne Waldron 2-2-5 (The Earl of Abingdon A) – Week 1

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Summer 2026 8s Knockout Handicap Competition – Round 2

By on 27th April 2026 in Competition News, Newsletter, Summer League Reports

Congratulations to all the winners in the first round. The 2nd Round draw was done by the Committee on 27th April 2026. 

Winners: Abingdon RBL, Challow & Childrey, Plum Pudding, Ab Con Club, The Plough Hanney, Steventon Sports A, Berinsfield SC A,  The Fox Denchworth.

To be played by end of June by mutual arrangement. Handicaps in (). 

The Plough W.Hanney (6) vs Plum Pudding (0)

Challow & Childrey CC (8) vs Abingdon RBL (6)

Ab. Con Club  (0) vs The Fox Denchworth (6)

Berinsfield SC A vs Stventon Sports A (4)

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