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

By Paul Stone 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

Summer 2025 Week 3 Results

By Paul Stone 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

Summer 2025 Week 2 Results

By Paul Stone 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)

Week 2 and another chilly evening

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

Another chilly night last Wednesday welcomed the the 60 teams for week 2 of the “summer” season. Despite that the first sixers of the season were recorded, first up was “birthday Boy” Chris Jenkins whose second leg 6 against Steventon Sports SC A and his overall score of 10 dolls, a total shared by his teammate Ian Brook was not enough to secure any points for Croft Nomads who were defeated by an all round collective performance by the home side with captain Grahame Brind and Roy Everill sharing 9 dolls apiece leading the home side to their second successive win.

Also hitting 6 dolls in his third leg was Dean Bowler for the Red Lion A, Dean was the league’s top scorer on the night with 13 dolls as his team also secured their second successive win beating Abingdon United A 4-2 to share top spot in the A section with their neighbours from “down the road”.

There was some good scoring elsewhere and a welcome return to more familiar territory (double figures) ) for Dave Dix with 11 dolls, Paul Barrett outscored Dave on the night though with his 12 dolls, but their contribution alongside Leigh Clapton’s 11 dolls was not enough to stop last year’s Premier section Con Club falling to a second successive defeat at the Wheatsheaf. Hurry back Phil Adams I think they are saying and that can’t be soon enough for their much changed 2026 side! Despite losing 4-2 the ConClub did outscore the Wheatsheaf 56 – 54 over the 3 legs even with the newly promoted side’s 5 leg handicap advantage! In fact the game between the College Oak and Plum Pudding was only decided by a total of 4 dolls over the 3 legs, and Steventon Sports 6-0 win against the Croft was also a closer encounter than the scoreline suggests with only 7 dolls separating the sides. It does show that the handicap system does provide a basis for matches to be properly competitive and it expects us to score to our average over the season!

There were several double figure individual scores last week Berinsfield SC A maintained their impressive start to the season with an away win at Stanford in the Vale FC with 3 players for the visitors, Stuart Wilson, Richard Jones and Jack Hawkins all contributing 11 dolls apiece. The Soden’s father and son Phil playing for the College Oak A and son Steve playing in the B section for the Earl of Abingdon both hit double figures Phil with 12 dolls in a 5-1 victory against the Plum Pudding and Steve with 10 in the Earl’s, Paul Longford 10 doll contribution for the Plum Pudding. Nick Hill also scored 10 dolls for The Crown Marcham

Lots of other mentions this week from the other sections WADS B hit 49 dolls in their 6-0 defeat of the North Star in the D section, a section where The Fox, Boars Hill hit 2 legs of 19 doll in their win over The Bell A and in the E section The Crown Marcham also hit a 19 doll leg, but still went down 4-2 at home to Challow & Childrey CC. On the downside last week of the total legs played almost half of those resulted in single figure scores!

We also unfortunately had our first postponement due to one side being unable to raise a side so don’t forget you can still register additional players if you need to strengthen your side. We appreciate that some people agree to sign, but their enthusiasm sometimes falters so it’s OK to add more to try to ensure you have 8 players every week.

17 unbeaten sides across the sections some of whom have only played 1 game, but surprisingly only 2 of our 66 sides have still to register their first points of the season.

So onto week 3 and be prepared because the weather forecast is still not promising much in the way of sunshine or warmth on Wednesday!

Blast from the past – 1982

By Paul Stone 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.

Summer 2025 Week 1 Results

By Paul Stone 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).

1^st 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

Week I results round up

By Roger Nichols on 4th May 2026 in Newsletter

Well, as is quite commonplace the first week of the Summer season proved to be probably the coldest evening of the week and that was reflected in much of the scoring on the night! It was certainly a night to bring out the winter coats again rather than t shirts and shorts!

It was not the best of welcomes for many of our “newcomers” or returners although The Black Horse B got off to a 5-1 winning start in Section F as did Oxford RFC 6-0 victors against The Plough, Appleton. The Old Anchor and The Seven Stars shared the spoils in their opening fixture.

Despite the overall low scoring and the absence of any “sixers” on the night there were lots who came close with 5 stick legs including Jason Bowler (Ab Utd A), Wayne Waldron (Wads A), Robert Glen (Stanford FC), John Webster (The Fox, D’worth), And Ash Wheeler (Waggon & Horses).

There were lots of double digit doll scorers as well, topping the list with 12 dolls was Geoff Lee with 12 dolls, 11 dolls apiece were scored by Dean Bowler (Red Lion A) Richard Jones and Stuat Wilson (Berinsfield SC A) and Terry Downes (Plum Pudding), Dave Kidd, (Waggon & Horses) and 10 dolls were hit by Nick Baldwin (Stev. Sports SC A), Andy Stoter (Grove RFC), Martin Rawlings and Jack Hawkins (Berinsfield SC A),Dan Foulks (WADS A) and Kevin Sanders (The Plough W Hanney).

Team Performances of the night probably were Berinsfiedd SC A who beat the Plum Pudding in the Premier Section 5-1 with a total of 77 dolls and 4 of their 8 all contributing 10 or more dolls. The Plum Pudding played their part with 67 dolls which, in any other fixture on the night would have been a match winning score! Also we can’t fail to mention the Red Lion A whose 6-0 win over long standing Premier League champions Abingdon Con Club who without some recently departed team members and the absence of recuperating Phil Adams managed only a disappointing 40 dolls. I have to give a once in a season mention to Dave Dix who for the first (and probably what will be the only time this season) did not hit double figures on the night and is not therefore leading the individual doll average. I doubt that will last very long either!!

Former Con Club players father and son Nick and Tom Baldwin together with Scott Humphries all helped Steventon Sports SC A to a 4-2 win over A section newcomers The Wheatsheaf in the A section

Overall last week of the 31 matches played a total of 17 legs saw scores recorded of 20 or more, 65 legs failed to reach double figures and of those 31 matches played 25 were won and 6 were drawn. 71 dolls scored by Berinsfield A was the highest total dolls scored in 3 legs and 16 dolls produced a 5-1 win in one match!

Finally, thank you to all who managed to input their scores online and for doing it so promptly. Just a reminder it is the winning sides responsibility to post results NOT the home team’s although both sides should check to make sure the scores are on the doors! We are aware that some teams struggled to post their scores due to accessing the website difficulties. Ewe will try and sort those problems out for the coming week, but if you do have continue to have issues just let me have a copy of the match card and I will input for you until you are able to gain access.

Let’s all hope for a bit more warmth this week as I am sure the cold must have contributed to some of last week’s low scoring!! Most of all enjoy week 2 of our summer season whatever the weather!

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