Once again pride of place goes to Abingdon Conservative Club who are proving unstoppable despite every other team in the Premier and A section having to concede dolls to them with the handicap system. In their 6-0 victory over Stanford FC they amassed a total of 79 dolls including a first leg of 33 dolls, the second time in recent weeks they have reached this – an average of over 4 dolls from each of their 8 players. Strength in depth is the key to their success and last Wednesday Paul Barrett was the only “sixer” of the night, but 5 of out of their 8 hit double figures – Dave Dix 14, Phil Adams, 13 Paul Barrett 12, Alex Chamberlain with 11 and Nick Baldwin’s 10 and the other 3 players weren’t too shabby either scoring 19 between them. In fairness to the Vale FC they almost made it in the 3rd leg losing that by only the one doll 22-21.

The Plum Pudding closed the gap on second placed Croft with a 4-2 win against Steventon Sports. Paul Longford top scoring with another 10 dolls for the Plum. For Steventon it was a mixed evening losing the first 2 legs and the normally reliable ‘Rod’ Fletcher recorded blobs in both, but he struck back with a big 5 in the 3rd to help the Sports secure 2 points.

Interestingly 17 players last week all had at least one 5 doll leg on the night, but 6 of those also failed to record a doll in at least one of the other legs!

At the Croft the night started badly and got worse! Before the match started the iron broke at the base and had to be propped up with paving slabs and bricks before both sides agreed to go ahead with the match. Thanks to Abingdon United for agreeing to throw at a doll in a shed which looked as if a body had been buried there! It didn’t seem to deter United who went on to win for only the second time this season beating the Nomads 4-2. Skipper Steve Martin top scored for United with 10 dolls, and Bert Newman and Simon Kinnaird were both solid contributors for United. Whilst for the Croft only Alan Bell seemed to be on song for the Croft hitting another 13 dolls but United clinched the first leg 24-22, Croft hit back to win the second, but set 22 in the deciding leg they had 5 players who only managed 1 doll each, leaving them well short of the target!

In the A section Berinsfield SC A lead the way entertaining and opening up a nice gap over their nearest rivals and visitors on the night Red Lion A with a 6-0 win. Leg scores were 23-22, 25-18 and 25-24 so it was a close run thing with 2 legs could have gone either way with just the 1 doll separating the sides. For Berinsfield Jack Hawkins with 11 dolls top scored and Dean Bowler hit 10 for the Lion.

Other double figures scores on the night in the Premier/A section were recorded by Robert Glen for Stanford FC and Steve Peedell for the Vine, but their scores alone weren’t enough to gain their side any points on the night although the Vine’s 6-0 defeat by College Oak A also saw 2 of those legs won by just the 1 doll!

It’s tight at the top of the B section with Royal Oak and Cr0ft Bar level on points with 3 to play! Both were 4-2 winners on the night. There were also welcome wins for the Bear & Ragged Staff and for The Bell A in this section. Steve Browning top scored with 10 dolls as the Bell A beat Fleur de Lys 5-1. WAD’s Bar fell to a somewhat surprising 6-0 defeat at home to Abingdon Legion.

Highlights in the C section saw the Wheatsheaf consolidate their top spot with a 5-1 win against the Red Lion B and Eight Bells record only their second victory of the Summer against the Brewery Tap. The Fox Denchworth enjoyed a good night with a 6-0 win over the Bell B. Steve Taylor led the way with 12 dolls and Charlie East chipped in with 11 dolls (wot no VAR referral Charlie!) The Midget beat the Earl B 5-1 in a South Abingdon derby. Boundary House were 4-2 victors against the North Star A and in another South Abingdon derby in this section Brewery Tap defeated the Earl of Abingdon B 5-1.

The Plough Long Wittenham maintained their long unbeaten run (last defeat week 6) in the D section with a 4-2 return against College Oak B, The other Plough side from West Hanney enjoyed their trip to Shippon where they took all 6 points from their hosts, the Prince of Wales. Steventon Sports B and Harwellian shared the points and due to players holidays etc the Lamb A conceded their fixture at the Fox.

In the E section the competition remains fierce as we approach the last 3 weeks of the summer season with the Bystander winning 5-1 against one of the chasing pack the Waggon and Horses and Marcham Centre A securing 4 points against Berinsfield SC B. Despite registering 11 blobs on the night Queens Arms still managed a 4-2 win against The Crown A.

There was some good leg scores in the F section with a very commendable 45 dolls being scored by the Horse & Jockey in their 6-0 victory over the Crown B, their 4th win on the bounce. There was a setback for league leaders Grove RFC as they went down 4-2 to the North Star B and wins were secured also by the Ladygrove 6-0 against the Plough Appleton, Tyrone McGill with 10 dolls and Long Wittenham AC.

Overall in the F section there were 15 legs recorded with double figure (highest 17) scores good enough to have secured points in many games in higher sections!

As far as league positions go it seems improbable that Abingdon Conservative Club will be caught in the Premier, the chase seems to be all for runners up but both second placed Croft and third placed Plum Pudding both have to face the league leaders in the next couple of weeks so their results against the league leaders could prove to determine the final league placings. The A section shows that Berinsfield SC A have opened up a comfortable gap over the Red Lion A after last week’s results.

In the B section Royal Oak and The Croft Bar share the lead with the Oak ahead on doll count with a 14 doll advantage. The C section sees The Wheatsheaf 11 points clear from second placed Bell B. The Plough West Hanney are 10 points ahead of the Fleur de Lys B and it is the E and F sections which are proving to be the tightest sections of all this year. The E section sees Bystander just 2 points ahead of Marcham Centre A and both the Waggon and Horses and Challow CC just 1 point further behind so all to play for! The F section is getting tight as well. Long term leaders Grove RFC are now only 1 point ahead of North Star B and Ladygrove are also still in the hunt only another 2 points adrift and they meet Grove this Wednesday!

Match Results

P/A – Abingdon Conservative Club 6 – Stanford in the Vale FC 0; Legs (33-19, 24-19, 22-21)

P/A – Croft Nomads 2 – Abingdon United A 4; Legs (22-24, 25-19, 17-22)

P/A – Plum Pudding 4 – Steventon Sports SC A 2; Legs (21-16, 23-16, 19-23)

P/A – Berinsfield SC A 6 – Red Lion A 0; Legs (23-22, 25-18, 25-24)

P/A – The Vine, Cumnor 0 – College Oak A 6; Legs (19-25, 18-19, 19-20)

B – Abingdon United C 2 – Bear & Ragged Staff 4; Legs (8-13, 13-10, 9-14)

B – Earl of Abingdon A 2 – Royal Oak 4; Legs (15-11, 8-11, 13-14)

B – Harwellian B 2 – The Croft Bar 4; Legs (9-15, 9-11, 11-10)

B – The Bell A 5 – Fleur De Lys A 1; Legs (13-9, 11-11, 13-7)

B – WADS Bar 0 – Abingdon RBL 6; Legs (13-14, 10-17, 10-15)

C – Eight Bells, Eaton 5 – Brewery Tap 1; Legs (12-12, 16-9, 11-10)

C – North Star A 2 – Boundary House 4; Legs (9-11, 9-10, 13-6)

C – Red Lion B Drayton 0 – The Wheatsheaf, Didcot 6; Legs (9-14, 6-19, 7-11)

C – The Fox, Denchworth 6 – The Bell B Grove 0; Legs (16-11, 21-10, 19-12)

C – The Midget 5 – The Earl of Abingdon B 1; Legs (16-15, 14-11, 13-13)

D – College Oak B 2 – The Plough Inn Long Wittenham 4; Legs (9-11, 12-10, 8-11)

D – Fleur de Lys B 4 – RAL Social Club 2; Legs (8-8, 13-13, 11-10)

D – Plough West Hanney 6 – Prince of Wales Shippon 0; Legs (10-8, 14-8, 11-7)

D – Steventon Sports B 3 – Harwellian A 3; Legs (10-15, 14-14, 12-11)

D – The Fox Boars Hill 6 – The Lamb Wantage 0; Legs (Match Forfeit)

E – Black Horse E.Hanney 1 – Hanney RBL 5; Legs (3-13, 8-14, 6-6)

E – Bystander 5 – Waggon and Horses B Southmoor 1; Legs (11-8, 11-11, 14-13)

E – Crown Marcham A 2 – Queens Arms Didcot 4; Legs (11-4, 2-7, 8-11)

E – Marcham Centre A 4 – Berinsfield SC B 2; Legs (11-14, 11-10, 11-7)

E – The George Sutton Courtenay 4 – Challow Cricket Club 2; Legs (7-6, 15-7, 8-11)

F – Grove RFC 2 – North Star B 4; Legs (6-8, 15-16, 16-7)

F – Horse & Jockey Stanford in the Vale 6 – Crown Marcham B 0; Legs (14-12, 17-8, 14-11)

F – Ladygrove A 6 – Plough Appleton A 0; Legs (7-6, 11-2, 15-6)

F – Long Wittenham AC 4 – Black Swan 2; Legs (13-9, 12-6, 9-12)

F – The Lamb Wantage B 4 – Marcham Centre B 2; Legs (16-10, 10-6, 3-6)

Blobbers

Beth Coate (Black Swan), Brenda Gould (Red Lion B Drayton), Brian Hudson (The Croft Bar), Brian Trotman (Black Horse E.Hanney), David Carroll (RAL Social Club), Dennis Moran (Red Lion B Drayton), James Blackler (Queens Arms Didcot), Jamie Stewart (Queens Arms Didcot), Les Giles (Fleur De Lys A), Michael Harvey (The Vine, Cumnor), Nick Blacow (The George Sutton Courtenay), Peter Haydon (North Star A), Sandra Hill (Marcham Centre B), Sarah Stacey (Plough Appleton A), Scott Mackenzie (Crown Marcham A), Tessa Beasant (Black Horse E.Hanney).

Sixers

Paul Barrett (Abingdon Conservative Club).

Fivers

Alan Bell 3-5-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 15

Alex Chamberlain 3-5-3 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 15

Darren Bennett 2-5-1 (The Wheatsheaf, Didcot) – Week 15

Darryl Justice 5-1-2 (Bear & Ragged Staff) – Week 15

Dave Dix 4-5-5 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 15

Derek Fletcher 0-0-5 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 15

Jack Wrigglesworth 0-3-5 (The Bell B Grove) – Week 15

Leigh Clapton 5-0-2 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 15

Mick Greenaway 5-0-2 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 15

Nick Baldwin 5-2-3 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 15

Pat Wiltshire 0-5-1 (Grove RFC) – Week 15

Paul Ealey (S) 1-5-2 (Abingdon RBL) – Week 15

Paul Gardner 5-2-1 (The Croft Bar) – Week 15

Phil Adams 5-5-3 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 15

Sam Weston 1-3-5 (Bear & Ragged Staff) – Week 15

Simon Coate 2-1-5 (Black Swan) – Week 15

Steve Taylor 4-5-3 (The Fox, Denchworth) – Week 15

DEF Pairs Competition

Just a reminder to all of those teams in sections D, E and F that the Pairs Competitions for these sections will take place at the Harwellian Club on Thursday 21st August. I am asking all teams to confirm their entries by close of play this coming Wednesday when entries will be closed. Thank you to all who have already done that.

This is the first occasion we have held this tournament and at stake are cash prizes for both the winner and runner up so we are really hoping for a good entry level and a full turnout on the night!

Week 14 Review

Another fine Wednesday night last week and without wanting to be over optmistic with 13 of our 18 week season already completed is this the best summer’s weather we have had for a long time! 

Certainly the fine weather last week produced some very good performances and there were 4 “sixers” on the night and delightfully one of those was scored by the league’s president, John Simmons playing for Abingdon United A although his efforts, together with 11 dolls from his skipper Steve Martin was not enough to prevent United from going down at home 4-2 to the Plum Pudding.

Abingdon Conservative Club were again in fine form with a 6-0 victory at Steventon Sports A. Dave Dix once again leading the way with another massive 16 dolls including yet another 6, his 4th of the season so far. The all round strength of the Con Club was evident with Paul Barrett and Nick Baldwin both hitting 12 dolls and Bob Duff and Scott Humphries contributing 11 each and for Scott, surprisingly, his first double digit score of the season! Luckily for Stevie both Phil Adams and Alex Chamberlain had, by their own standards, slightly off nights!

The race behind the league leaders for second place saw Croft Nomads edge a little further ahead of the Plum Pudding after a 6-0 win over a slightly depleted College Oak A side. Chris Jenkins led the way for the Croft with 13 dolls ably supported by his teammates including the ever consistent Alan Bell who hit another 10 dolls. Matty Belcher top scored for the College with 10 dolls.

The Red Lion won 4-2 against the Vine for whom Danny Hamilton top scored with 11 dolls, but Kevin Billington’s 6 was the highlight of the night and he, together with Kevin Regan and Glen Woolley all contributed 10 dolls apiece for the Lion. Berinsfied SC A 4-2 winners at Stanford in the Vale FC retain the leadership of the A section with just 4 weeks left.

There were lots of other good individual performances last week including a 6 doll leg from Simon Skelley playing for the Fleur de Leys A in the B section against Abingdon Utd C who were still winners on the night, their 5th successive win.

For the WADS bar it was a night for the Browns with both Derrick and Gareth leading the way with 10 dolls each in their 4-2 win at the Bear & Ragged Staff and the B section ‘fudgie” franchises were also winners when the Earl of Abingdon A beat Abingdon RBL 4-2, Craig Rogers top scoring for the Earl with 10 and despite an excellent 12 dolls  from Paul Ealey the Legion still went down 4-2 on the night.

The C section also saw some fine individual performances with Colin Cherrill ‘rolling back the years’ hitting 13 dolls for The Fox, Denchworth but the spoils were shared in a 3-3 draw against the Earl of Abingdon B side. Liam Brooks’s 10 dolls helped the Bell B side to a 5-1 win over the Red Lion B and the Wheatsheaf maintain their position at the top of the C section claiming all 6 points in their match with the Eight Bells, Charley Guillan with 11 and Darren Bennett with 10 topping the scoring for the league leaders.

The D section looked to be The Plough, West Hanney’s title to lose even with 5 matches to go, but last week they suffered a 6-0 defeat at the Harwellian which means they still have a healthy 8 point gap at the top of the section, but with 4 games still to play maybe there is still some hope for their section rivals!

Down in the E section skipper Brian Bosley’s 10 dolls were not enough to avoid a defeat for Marcham Centre A who went down 5-1 to the Waggon & Horses for whom Dennis Forbes-Smith also scored 10 dolls. This is the most competitive of all the sections at this stage of the season with only 2 points separating the top 4 teams and this week’s game between the Bystander and the Waggon & Horses could play a part in determining the league positions at the end of the season although no doubt both 2025 newcomers Challow & Childrey CC with 6 wins on the trot and Marcham Centre A who lost pole position after their defeat last week will both have a big part to play in the final table!

Finally, this week time to have a look at the leading doll scorers in each of the sections. In the Premier clearly Dave Dix is once again leading the pack with 174 dolls. Remarkably this means that of the 234 sticks Dave has thrown he has missed with only 60 and that means really that for every 4 sticks thrown 3 have been dolls! In the A section Danny Hamilton leads the way with 122 dolls, just 2 ahead of Richard Jones. The B section is led by Derrick Brown who has amassed 123 dolls so far. The C section Steve Taylor, from the Fox Denchworth last week hit his 100th doll of the season and leads that section.

In the D section no one player has yet reached three figures yet, but there are only 9 dolls separating 7 players in the chase for top doll scorer for this section. At the top it’s between the Collett boys, Dave and Billy, but their teammate Andrew Wilson is right on their tail and then there are 3 more who can easily catch and overtake those top 3 with 4 games to go. The E section Brian Bosley, skipper of Marcham Centre A, leads the way with 105 dolls and James Fletcher playing for North Star B tops the dolls table with 101 to date.

Match Results

P/A – Abingdon United A 2 – Plum Pudding 4; Legs (22-17, 18-25, 25-28)

P/A – Steventon Sports SC A 0 – Abingdon Conservative Club 6; Legs (22-33, 23-28, 22-27)

P/A – College Oak A 0 – Croft Nomads 6; Legs (20-23, 22-25, 20-24)

P/A – Red Lion A 6 – The Vine, Cumnor 0; Legs (24-23, 28-26, 23-22)

P/A – Stanford in the Vale FC 2 – Berinsfield SC A 4; Legs (17-26, 25-26, 21-19)

B – Abingdon RBL 2 – Earl of Abingdon A 4; Legs (14-14, 7-14, 14-14)

B – Bear & Ragged Staff 2 – WADS Bar 4; Legs (13-20, 16-11, 14-17)

B – Fleur De Lys A 2 – Abingdon United C 4; Legs (12-13, 9-14, 19-15)

B – Royal Oak 5 – Harwellian B 1; Legs (14-14, 16-12, 13-12)

B – The Croft Bar 6 – The Bell A 0; Legs (17-8, 15-9, 13-8)

C – Boundary House 3 – The Fox, Denchworth 3; Legs (14-13, 11-12, 12-12)

C – Brewery Tap 0 – The Midget 6; Legs (6-13, 6-13, 9-10)

C – The Bell B Grove 5 – Red Lion B Drayton 1; Legs (16-10, 19-8, 10-10)

C – The Earl of Abingdon B 4 – North Star A 2; Legs (13-6, 8-10, 12-9)

C – The Wheatsheaf, Didcot 6 – Eight Bells, Eaton 0; Legs (23-12, 16-8, 17-12)

D – Harwellian A 6 – Plough West Hanney 0; Legs (15-11, 9-8, 10-9)

D – Prince of Wales Shippon 2 – The Fox Boars Hill 4; Legs (12-15, 10-13, 11-10)

D – RAL Social Club 2 – Steventon Sports B 4; Legs (10-7, 11-15, 9-11)

D – The Lamb Wantage 0 – College Oak B 6; Legs (8-12, 8-13, 5-15)

D – The Plough Inn Long Wittenham 4 – Fleur de Lys B 2; Legs (18-10, 12-15, 15-11)

E – Berinsfield SC B 3 – The George Sutton Courtenay 3; Legs (6-8, 8-8, 12-10)

E – Challow Cricket Club 4 – Black Horse E.Hanney 2; Legs (12-9, 8-13, 19-12)

E – Hanney RBL 6 – Crown Marcham A 0; Legs (10-5, 15-6, 13-7)

E – Queens Arms Didcot 0 – Bystander 6; Legs (9-14, 11-12, 7-13)

E – Waggon and Horses B Southmoor 5 – Marcham Centre A 1; Legs (17-17, 15-11, 16-11)

F – Black Swan 3 – The Lamb Wantage B 3; Legs (7-8, 13-3, 7-7)

F – Crown Marcham B 5 – Ladygrove A 1; Legs (6-6, 13-9, 13-8)

F – Marcham Centre B 2 – Horse & Jockey Stanford in the Vale 4; Legs (8-13, 13-14, 9-8)

F – North Star B 6 – Long Wittenham AC 0; Legs (7-3, 13-7, 10-8)

F – Plough Appleton A 4 – Grove RFC 2; Legs (8-5, 11-10, 7-8)

Blobbers

A Watson-Harrison (The Lamb Wantage B), Billy Skellington (Marcham Centre B), Chris Dennis (C) (The George Sutton Courtenay), Dave Baker (Harwellian B), Gary Audas (The Bell A), Gill Ebberson (RAL Social Club), John Colgrave (North Star B), John Selwood (College Oak B), L Chalmers (The Lamb Wantage B), Mac McMillan (Ladygrove A), Mark Wheeler (Plough West Hanney), Michael Crook (Abingdon RBL), Michael Harvey (The Vine, Cumnor), Paulo Martinho (Crown Marcham A), Sylwia Lelowittis (RAL Social Club).

Sixers

Dave Dix (Abingdon Conservative Club), John Simmons (Abingdon United A), Kevin Billington (Red Lion A), Simon Skelly (Fleur De Lys A).

Fivers

Alan Bell 2-3-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 14

Andrew Wilson 5-3-0 (The Plough Inn Long Wittenham) – Week 14

Andy Shipman 2-5-2 (Harwellian B) – Week 14

Chris Jenkins 4-5-4 (Croft Nomads) – Week 14

Colin Brind (S) 3-4-5 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 14

Colin Cherrill 4-5-4 (The Fox, Denchworth) – Week 14

Craig Rogers 3-2-5 (Earl of Abingdon A) – Week 14

Dave Dix 6-5-5 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 14

Dave Foulks (C) 5-2-0 (WADS Bar) – Week 14

David Mott 2-2-5 (Abingdon United A) – Week 14

Dean Bowler 2-5-2 (Red Lion A) – Week 14

Dennis Forbes-Smith 3-2-5 (Waggon and Horses B Southmoor) – Week 14

Gareth Brown 5-1-4 (WADS Bar) – Week 14

Glenn Woolley (S) 5-2-3 (Red Lion A) – Week 14

Jason Major 1-5-3 (College Oak B) – Week 14

Les Giles 1-1-5 (Fleur De Lys A) – Week 14

Mike Samways (CS) 1-3-5 (Plum Pudding) – Week 14

Nick Baldwin 4-5-3 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 14

Nick Ridge 2-5-2 (The Croft Bar) – Week 14

Paul Barrett 5-2-5 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 14

Pete Beecham 0-2-5 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 14

Steve Fisher 1-5-2 (Royal Oak) – Week 14

Steven Martin 5-4-2 (Abingdon United A) – Week 14

Terry Downes 0-3-5 (Plum Pudding) – Week 14

Week 12

Starting with the belated week 12’s results pride of place must go to Premier section leaders Abingdon Conservative Club and in particular Phil Adams who fell just 1 doll short of the magic maximum 18 dolls, a feat not achieved in the league for many, many years. Phil’s 17 dolls aided and abetted by Dave Dix’s 12 dolls including a 6 of his own and 10 from Bob Duff all led to a convincing 5-1 win for the Con Club at Berinsfield and a total of 84 dolls scored including a 33 doll leg! (Highest ever leg score was set at 37 in 1992).

I should mention another “sixer” Derrick Brown for the WADS Bar and there were also double figure hauls for Roger Clarke of the North Star’s A team who hit 14 dolls, Barry Townsend’s 12 for Croft Nomads and 11’s for Geoff Lee and Dean Bowler.  

There were a few surprises in the league with Challow & Childrey CC beating the Bystander 6-0 in the E section and the Lamb B securing a 4-2 win over higher placed Ladygrove in the F Section.

In the 2 local Marcham derbies the Community Centre edged the spoils with the A side winning 4-2 at the Crown and in the battle of the B sides at the Community Centre the points were shared 3-3.

Week 13

Moving on to last week, there were no sixes recorded, but lots of good individual scoring. Chris Jenkins led the way with 14 dolls for Croft Nomads as they defeated Red Lion A 6-0 denting the visitors hopes of closing the gap on Section A league leaders Berinsfield SC A who themselves were defeated 4-2 at the Vine. The win for the Croft enabled them to edge into second place ahead of the Plum Pudding who were 4-2 winners against the College Oak. The most entertaining match in the Premier looked to be the one which saw Abingdon Conservative Club held to a 3-3 draw against Abingdon United A. 3 players hit 12 dolls each in this match Dave Dix and Phil Adams for the Con Club and Jumbo Mott for United. The share of the points was secured for the Premier would be champions with a 26-22 third leg win after the first leg was drawn 27 apiece and United won the second by the narrowest of margins 24-23.

In other sections the Royal Oak slipped to a 4-2 home defeat against the Croft Bar in the B section, The Plough West Hanney scored well in the first 2 legs against Steventon Sports B with 19 and 20 dolls, but their visitors hit back scoring 20 themselves to secure the leg and 2 points.

The Fox, Boars Hill also had a good night winning 6-0 against Harwellian A putting together 3 good legs and a total of 48 dolls. The Plough Long Wittenham also won 4-2 against the RAL SC an that included a 20 doll leg.

Other worthy mentions from last week go to the other “double digit” scorers who were Danny Hamilton of the Vine, Mick Greenaway, Berinsfield SC A, Derrick Brown, WADS Bar, Wayne Robbins, The Plough West Hanney all with 12 dolls. 

Bob Faulkner, Bear & Ragged Staff, Colin Brind, Steventon Sports A, Paul Longford, Plum Pudding and Paul Ealey, Abingdon RBL all recorded individual totals of 11 dolls on the night.

Match Results

P/A – Abingdon Conservative Club 3 – Abingdon United A 3; Legs (27-27, 23-24, 26-22)

P/A – Croft Nomads 6 – Red Lion A 0; Legs (20-19, 25-22, 24-20)

P/A – Plum Pudding 4 – College Oak A 2; Legs (21-24, 26-21, 28-24)

P/A – Steventon Sports SC A 3 – Stanford in the Vale FC 3; Legs (18-20, 22-17, 22-22)

P/A – The Vine, Cumnor 4 – Berinsfield SC A 2; Legs (23-31, 24-21, 25-21)

B – Abingdon United C 5 – The Bell A 1; Legs (15-12, 11-8, 9-9)

B – Earl of Abingdon A 2 – Bear & Ragged Staff 4; Legs (9-17, 11-14, 15-14)

B – Harwellian B 1 – Abingdon RBL 5; Legs (13-16, 9-9, 8-17)

B – Royal Oak 2 – The Croft Bar 4; Legs (10-11, 12-10, 11-15)

B – WADS Bar 4 – Fleur De Lys A 2; Legs (15-14, 17-12, 16-20)

C – North Star A 4 – Brewery Tap 2; Legs (12-6, 10-9, 7-11)

C – Red Lion B Drayton 2 – Boundary House 4; Legs (5-8, 6-10, 8-5)

C – The Bell B Grove 2 – The Wheatsheaf, Didcot 4; Legs (12-11, 9-19, 6-14)

C – The Fox, Denchworth 2 – The Earl of Abingdon B 4; Legs (10-13, 16-12, 12-15)

C – The Midget 2 – Eight Bells, Eaton 4; Legs (8-10, 12-14, 16-13)

D – College Oak B 2 – Prince of Wales Shippon 4; Legs (9-16, 11-9, 10-14)

D – Fleur de Lys B 4 – The Lamb Wantage 2; Legs (14-4, 8-11, 7-5)

D – Plough West Hanney 4 – Steventon Sports B 2; Legs (19-6, 20-11, 18-20)

D – The Fox Boars Hill 6 – Harwellian A 0; Legs (16-10, 14-10, 18-8)

D – The Plough Inn Long Wittenham 4 – RAL Social Club 2; Legs (13-5, 8-9, 20-13)

E – Berinsfield SC B 0 – Challow Cricket Club 6; Legs (8-10, 13-14, 6-8)

E – Bystander 6 – Hanney RBL 0; Legs (15-10, 10-7, 12-9)

E – Crown Marcham A 2 – Black Horse E.Hanney 4; Legs (9-10, 10-8, 7-12)

E – Marcham Centre A 6 – Queens Arms Didcot 0; Legs (9-7, 13-9, 13-9)

E – The George Sutton Courtenay 0 – Waggon and Horses B Southmoor 6; Legs (4-9, 5-13, 7-11)

F – Grove RFC 4 – Crown Marcham B 2; Legs (10-11, 11-6, 12-6)

F – Horse & Jockey Stanford in the Vale 6 – Black Swan 0; Legs (8-6, 11-7, 15-4)

F – Ladygrove A 6 – Marcham Centre B 0; Legs (13-5, 7-6, 6-4)

F – Plough Appleton A 0 – North Star B 6; Legs (3-10, 5-10, 3-13)

F – The Lamb Wantage B 0 – Long Wittenham AC 6; Legs (9-11, 11-14, 12-14)

Blobbers

Adam Sanford (Black Swan), Adrian Carey (Plough Appleton A), Claire Wright (Marcham Centre B), Ed Hoolihan (Boundary House), Elanor Reiszner (S) (Harwellian A), George Horton (The Bell B Grove), James Blackler (Queens Arms Didcot), John Colgrave (North Star B), Kevin Higgs (Waggon and Horses B Southmoor), Kirsty Blake (The George Sutton Courtenay), Martyn Kingsbury (North Star B), MIck Wright (Marcham Centre B), Mike Russell (Red Lion B Drayton), Olivia Cooper (Bystander), Paul Oliver (CS) (Plough Appleton A), Pete Hogan (C) (The Lamb Wantage), Peter Wiblin (Red Lion B Drayton), Phil Neale (Plough Appleton A), R Pike (The Lamb Wantage), Richard Moran (Marcham Centre B), Vince Tyrrell (Marcham Centre B).

Sixers

No sixers this week so here are the best of the rest.

Fivers

Andrew Wilson 3-1-5 (The Plough Inn Long Wittenham) – Week 13

Bob Faulkner 5-4-2 (Bear & Ragged Staff) – Week 13

Chris Jenkins 5-5-4 (Croft Nomads) – Week 13

Colin Brind (S) 3-3-5 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 13

Danny Hamilton 3-5-4 (The Vine, Cumnor) – Week 13

Dave Dix 5-3-4 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 13

David Mott 2-5-5 (Abingdon United A) – Week 13

Derrick Brown 4-5-3 (WADS Bar) – Week 13

Donny Towlerton 2-5-1 (Fleur De Lys A) – Week 13

John Simmons 5-2-0 (Abingdon United A) – Week 13

Mick Greenaway 5-3-4 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 13

Paul Ealey (S) 2-4-5 (Abingdon RBL) – Week 13

Paul Hedges 1-0-5 (Steventon Sports B) – Week 13

Paul Longford 3-3-5 (Plum Pudding) – Week 13

Phil Adams 4-5-3 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 13

Scott Humphries (C) 2-1-5 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 13

Tommy O’Sullivan (L) 2-2-5 (Eight Bells, Eaton) – Week 13

Wayne Robins 5-2-5 (Plough West Hanney) – Week 13

Match Results

P/A – Berinsfield SC A 1 – Abingdon Conservative Club 5; Legs (23-23, 25-33, 22-28)

P/A – College Oak A 4 – Abingdon United A 2; Legs (22-23, 23-19, 24-19)

P/A – Red Lion A 3 – Steventon Sports SC A 3; Legs (21-25, 18-18, 21-20)

P/A – Stanford in the Vale FC 2 – Croft Nomads 4; Legs (25-21, 17-27, 21-22)

P/A – The Vine, Cumnor 2 – Plum Pudding 4; Legs (17-21, 22-20, 21-24)

B – Abingdon United C 5 – Earl of Abingdon A 1; Legs (16-9, 15-14, 8-8) (MATCH ABANDONED)

B – Bear & Ragged Staff 4 – Abingdon RBL 2; Legs (19-10, 13-9, 6-11)

B – Fleur De Lys A 3 – Royal Oak 3; Legs (14-10, 11-11, 12-13)

B – The Bell A 0 – Harwellian B 6; Legs (8-9, 7-16, 14-15)

B – The Croft Bar 0 – WADS Bar 6; Legs (6-15, 10-16, 11-15)

C – Brewery Tap 4 – The Bell B Grove 2; Legs (7-10, 8-7, 13-10)

C – Eight Bells, Eaton 2 – Red Lion B Drayton 4; Legs (13-10, 11-12, 8-10)

C – The Earl of Abingdon B 4 – Boundary House 2; Legs (13-11, 9-13, 15-11)

C – The Midget 3 – The Fox, Denchworth 3; Legs (10-13, 10-10, 11-10)

C – The Wheatsheaf, Didcot 4 – North Star A 2; Legs (11-18, 20-13, 17-12)

D – Harwellian A 2 – The Plough Inn Long Wittenham 4; Legs (16-7, 10-17, 12-15)

D – Plough West Hanney 5 – College Oak B 1; Legs (14-8, 14-12, 8-8)

D – Prince of Wales Shippon 5 – The Lamb Wantage 1; Legs (11-6, 10-10, 15-10)

D – RAL Social Club 0 – The Fox Boars Hill 6; Legs (7-8, 5-6, 8-10)

D – Steventon Sports B 4 – Fleur de Lys B 2; Legs (12-10, 8-12, 15-14)

E – Black Horse E.Hanney 0 – The George Sutton Courtenay 6; Legs (5-14, 10-13, 5-11)

E – Challow Cricket Club 6 – Bystander 0; Legs (13-10, 17-12, 11-6)

E – Crown Marcham A 2 – Marcham Centre A 4; Legs (6-11, 10-12, 12-11)

E – Hanney RBL 4 – Berinsfield SC B 2; Legs (14-10, 10-11, 15-10)

E – Queens Arms Didcot 4 – Waggon and Horses B Southmoor 2; Legs (10-7, 11-16, 11-10)

F – Black Swan 6 – Plough Appleton A 0; Legs (7-6, 9-5, 12-4)

F – Long Wittenham AC 2 – Grove RFC 4; Legs (9-5, 9-13, 10-15)

F – Marcham Centre B 3 – Crown Marcham B 3; Legs (12-10, 7-8, 11-11)

F – North Star B 1 – Horse & Jockey Stanford in the Vale 5; Legs (9-11, 13-14, 12-12)

F – The Lamb Wantage B 4 – Ladygrove A 2; Legs (14-5, 7-6, 9-10)

Blobbers

Andrew Latimer (North Star B), Anna Antell (Plough Appleton A), Anthony Perkins (North Star B), Charlotte Newbold (Steventon Sports B), George Horton (The Bell B Grove), Julie Alner (North Star A), Liz Downthwaite (Plough Appleton A), Michael Harvey (The Vine, Cumnor), Phil Neale (Plough Appleton A), Richard Kenny (Berinsfield SC B), Robert Beasant (Black Horse E.Hanney), Ryhs Lewis (Plough Appleton A), Sharon Murphy (Long Wittenham AC), Stephen Gardner (Red Lion B Drayton), Thomas Daman (Black Horse E.Hanney).

Sixers

Dave Dix (Abingdon Conservative Club), Derrick Brown (WADS Bar), Phil Adams (Abingdon Conservative Club).

Fivers

Barry Townsend 3-4-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 12

Bob Duff (S) 2-5-3 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 12

David Butler 1-5-1 (Croft Nomads) – Week 12

Dean Bowler 2-4-5 (Red Lion A) – Week 12

Geoff Lee (S) 2-4-5 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 12

Paul Longford 3-1-5 (Plum Pudding) – Week 12

Phil Adams 5-6-6 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 12

Roger Clarke 5-5-4 (North Star A) – Week 12

Match Results

P/A – Abingdon Conservative Club 4 – Red Lion A 2; Legs (26-25, 24-26, 30-28)

P/A – Abingdon United A 2 – Stanford in the Vale FC 4; Legs (19-16, 15-26, 19-24)

P/A – Croft Nomads 3 – The Vine, Cumnor 3; Legs (23-20, 23-23, 18-28)

P/A – Plum Pudding 4 – Berinsfield SC A 2; Legs (33-23, 25-28, 29-25)

P/A – Steventon Sports SC A 3 – College Oak A 3; Legs (20-22, 25-17, 20-20)

B – Abingdon RBL 2 – The Croft Bar 4; Legs (11-14, 14-12, 11-16)

B – Earl of Abingdon A 5 – The Bell A 1; Legs (9-9, 15-10, 15-10)

B – Harwellian B 2 – Fleur De Lys A 4; Legs (12-13, 11-17, 21-7)

B – Royal Oak 3 – Bear & Ragged Staff 3; Legs (9-14, 14-12, 12-12)

B – WADS Bar 0 – Abingdon United C 6; Legs (14-15, 15-18, 14-16)

C – Boundary House 6 – The Wheatsheaf, Didcot 0; Legs (18-13, 11-10, 18-13)

C – North Star A 4 – The Midget 2; Legs (4-13, 12-11, 9-7)

C – Red Lion B Drayton 3 – Brewery Tap 3; Legs (9-9, 6-8, 10-5)

C – The Bell B Grove 3 – The Earl of Abingdon B 3; Legs (13-13, 15-8, 16-20)

C – The Fox, Denchworth 6 – Eight Bells, Eaton 0; Legs (13-9, 13-9, 12-9)

D – College Oak B 2 – Steventon Sports B 4; Legs (15-8, 10-15, 8-11)

D – Fleur de Lys B 3 – Harwellian A 3; Legs (15-14, 13-15, 16-16)

D – The Fox Boars Hill 0 – Plough West Hanney 6; Legs (13-17, 8-12, 7-12)

D – The Lamb Wantage 1 – RAL Social Club 5; Legs (10-12, 10-12, 9-9)

D – The Plough Inn Long Wittenham 3 – Prince of Wales Shippon 3; Legs (8-9, 12-11, 8-8)

E – Berinsfield SC B 4 – Queens Arms Didcot 2; Legs (7-13, 13-9, 13-12)

E – Bystander 4 – Crown Marcham A 2; Legs (13-10, 17-13, 9-11)

E – Marcham Centre A 4 – Black Horse E.Hanney 2; Legs (12-11, 10-8, 11-12)

E – The George Sutton Courtenay 1 – Hanney RBL 5; Legs (8-8, 9-17, 5-12)

E – Waggon and Horses B Southmoor 2 – Challow Cricket Club 4; Legs (13-20, 13-11, 9-10)

F – Crown Marcham B 0 – North Star B 6; Legs (10-12, 10-11, 12-15)

F – Grove RFC 6 – Black Swan 0; Legs (11-5, 12-7, 12-9)

F – Horse & Jockey Stanford in the Vale 2 – The Lamb Wantage B 4; Legs (7-9, 11-10, 9-13)

F – Ladygrove A 4 – Long Wittenham AC 2; Legs (8-14, 7-6, 10-7)

F – Plough Appleton A 2 – Marcham Centre B 4; Legs (5-8, 6-8, 8-6)

Blobbers

Adam Challenor (The Plough Inn Long Wittenham), Brian Trotman (Black Horse E.Hanney), Caitlin Tansey (Brewery Tap), Chris Dennis (C) (The George Sutton Courtenay), Derek Edwards (The Bell A), Jim Hawkins (The Plough Inn Long Wittenham), Les Rillinson (Marcham Centre B), Peter Kilby (The Fox, Denchworth), Sam Wiley (RAL Social Club).

Sixers

Dave Dix (Abingdon Conservative Club), Ian Cooksley (Harwellian A), Phil Adams (Abingdon Conservative Club).

Fivers

Colin Brind (S) 3-5-5 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 11

David Bartlett (C) 2-3-5 (Fleur de Lys B) – Week 11

David Bradshaw 2-3-5 (Plum Pudding) – Week 11

Ed Wilkinson 2-5-2 (Plough West Hanney) – Week 11

Ian Taylor 5-0-2 (Plough West Hanney) – Week 11

Leigh Clapton 5-3-3 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 11

Matty Cook 2-2-5 (Boundary House) – Week 11

Michael Neal 2-4-5 (Earl of Abingdon A) – Week 11

Paul Leach 3-5-4 (Plum Pudding) – Week 11

Paul Longford 5-2-4 (Plum Pudding) – Week 11

Robert Glen 3-4-5 (Stanford in the Vale FC) – Week 11

Russell Flower 4-4-5 (Fleur de Lys B) – Week 11

Stephen Jackson 1-1-5 (North Star B) – Week 11