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Dan Sheridan, son of the multiple singles champion Martin Sheridan is building a pitch at The Ladygrove pub in Ladygrove Didcot.
He’s after players and kit to help him establish the pitch and team there.
If you have any swivels, irons, dolls, scoreboards or sticks please get in touch by private message through the Abingdon Aunt-Sally facebook page or by emailing webmaster@abingdonauntsally.com to pass on your details.
ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.
‘A’ Section
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | FOR | AGT | PTS | AVE | |
| 1 | Ab. Utd. ‘A’ | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 582 | 409 | 66 | 16.66 |
| 2 | Spread Eagle ‘A’ | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 483 | 403 | 50 | 13.42 |
| 3 | Spread Eagle ‘B’ | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 492 | 420 | 48 | 13.66 |
| 4 | The Heathens | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 486 | 439 | 44 | 13.5 |
| 5 | Ab. Legion | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 368 | 428 | 41 | 10.22 |
‘B’ Section
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | FOR | AGT | PTS | AVE | |
| 1 | Penlon | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 409 | 424 | 31 | 11.36 |
| 2 | Ab. Utd. ‘C’ | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 358 | 413 | 27 | 9.94 |
| 3 | Ab. Con. Club | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 442 | 430 | 24 | 12.28 |
| 4 | Ab. Utd. ‘B’ | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 364 | 438 | 22 | 10.11 |
| 5 | Brown Owls | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 282 | 542 | 8 | 7.83 |
Game reports
Ab.Legion beat Ab.Con.Club 4-2 with ACC taking the first leg of a slow start Legion. Leg scores were 12-10 7-11 13-14. For Con Club P.Barrett topped with 10, B.Clapton 9 and M. Neal 6. For Ab Legion S.Champ & P.Ealey 9 and D.Sapey 8. Shame as Con Clubs 42 dolls were their best this season with previous high of 34.
Spread Eagle A beat a slow start getting worse The Heathens 5-1 with legs of 13-9 13-6 (which included a 4 from D.Holmes! Hurry back Tosh!) 12-12. For The Heathens D.Butler & D.Holmes 8, B.Adams 6 and T.Downes missed a mention because he did get 1 doll otherwise he might have got some P taken. For Spread Eagle A J. Bowler 10, J.Gapper soared back on form with 9, even B.Newman 8, S.Humphries 7 and S.Kinnaird 2 doors and nearly a caller but did wake everyone up. 27 dolls for The Heathens their worst this year.
Ab.Utd A beat a battered Ab Utd B 6-0 with legs of 13-11 14-9 12-4. For Ab Utd B S.Martin & D.Harris tried hard with 7 each. For Ab Utd A T.Ward & B.Parker 10, B.Duff 8, K.Fisher 6. Capt Davies obviously pining for Mr Dix “lost interest” with 5. Ab Utd A’s 39 dolls was the lowest this year but they still won. B’stards.
Ab.Utd C battled, alright, it was a rout, against Brown Owls 6-0 giving them their 3rd win this season with legs of 11-7 12-9 10-6 and bouncing them to 2nd place in the table. For Brown Owls I.Brown cracked an 8, B.Robins a 6. For Ab.Utd C C.Keeley 11 (with 2x4s), M.Fenton & T.Harrhy 7.
Penlon cracked on to keep their B Section 1st place with a 6-0 win over a depleted Spread Eagle B. Leg scores of 16-6 11-8 and 15-14 showed how Weston, Stowell and Nicholls were missed. For Spread Eagle B A.Bell topped with 9 (inc a last leg 5), L.Clapton 7. Den “I’ve had an op” Cross managed a 5 – keep at it. Spread’s 29 dolls the worst this season. For Penlon everyone gets a mention with T.Latch & I.Morrison 9, P.Wright & E.Jefferies & D.Bellcourt 8. Bloody marvellous!
Regards
Paul & Brian
P.S. CORRECTION – Total dolls for Ab Utd vs Heathens in week 11 were added up 1 short on the card so this week’s totals reflect that for those of you that like checking. Ladybird do good books on adding up I’m told. I’ve not read any and that’s why Tosh will double check everything I’ve done when he’s back from sunning himself in the Caribbean.
P.P.S. Two thirds the way through the season and it’s still all to play for in A Section for runner up and could be anyone’s in B Section (Owls excepted, well, unless there’s a plaque or something).
The AGM was opened at 8pm by Chairman James Barguss.
Minutes of the last AGM were accepted as a true record. See https://abingdonauntsally.com/2016-annual-general-meeting/
Team registration showed 13 teams represented.
Abingdon RBL A, Fox Denchworth B, Spread Eagle, Bell Grove, Fox Denchworth A, Old Anchor B, Tandem, Plum Pudding, College Oak, Packhorse, Hart Harwell, Ab Legion B, Ab Utd A.
Registration and Competition Entry forms and our POSTER for your venue (or any other venue you know that COULD play) are now all available online !
You’ll find them at the top of the homepage !
ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.
‘A’ Section
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | FOR | AGT | PTS | AVE | |
| 1 | Ab. Utd. ‘A’ | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 542 | 385 | 60 | 16.42 |
| 2 | Spread Eagle ‘B’ | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 463 | 382 | 48 | 14.03 |
| 3 | Spread Eagle ‘A’ | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 445 | 376 | 45 | 13.48 |
| 4 | The Heathens | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 459 | 400 | 43 | 13.90 |
| 5 | Ab. Legion | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 397 | 386 | 37 | 12.03 |
‘B’ Section
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | FOR | AGT | PTS | AVE | |
| 1 | Penlon | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 367 | 391 | 25 | 11.12 |
| 2 | Ab. Utd. ‘B’ | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 340 | 399 | 22 | 10.30 |
| 3 | Ab. Con. Club | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 326 | 395 | 22 | 9.87 |
| 4 | Ab. Utd. ‘C’ | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 325 | 391 | 21 | 9.84 |
| 5 | Brown Owls | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 260 | 509 | 8 | 7.87 |
Game reports
Unpredictably, Ab.Utd A beat The Heathens only 4-2 with leg scores of 22-11 21-14 13-15. The Heathens missing Tosh already and with M.Ellaway as a last minute sub for Dave ‘Sicknote’ Butler coming good eventually with X-1-5! B.Adams top scored with 11, D.Holmes 9, P.Longford 8 and T.Downes & M.Ellaway 6. For Utd A D.Dix 13, B.Parker & D.Davies 12, T.Ward 11 (with a 6!) and B.Duff 8. Utd’s 55 dolls equals their highest this season.
Unsurprisingly Spread Eagle B beat Brown Owls 6-0 with leg scores of 17-7, 15-10 and 17-14. For Brown Owls I.Brown a respectable 10, B.Robins 7 and P.Brown 6. For Spread N.Weston topped with 14, L.Clapton 11, S.Enock 10, B.Stowell 8 and R.Nichols 6. Spread’s 49 dolls was their best this season and Brown Owls 31 was theirs.
Uncompromising was the battle between Ab.Con.Club and Ab.Utd.C with Con Club victorious 4-2 (7-10, 11-9, 10-6). For Utd C C.Keeley topped with 7, M.James 6. For Con Club M.Neal, B.Clapton and P.Barrett 7 a piece.
Unaffected was the top of the B Section when Penlon beat Ab.Utd.B 4-2. Leg scores 9-12, 13-5 (yes 5!) and 14-12. For Utd B S.Martin & R.Taylor 9 and that was about it. For Penlon D.Bellcourt 9, I.Morrison 8, T.Lach & E.Jefferies 7.
Unbelievable was the bottom of A Section clash when Spread Eagle B beat Ab.Legion 6-0. Scott Humphries had a great night with 5-6-3. For Legion it was the terrible 2s with 10 of them scored out of 15 throws. C.Brind 8, S.Champ & N.Hazell 7, P.Ealey & D.Sapey 6. For Spread S.Humphries 14 (with a 6!), J.Bowler 11, D.Mott 9, B.Newman 6. J.Gapper had a bad night with more X’s than the windows on a WW2 RAF Officer’s mess.
Regards
Paul & Brian
p.s. is it worth me mentioning we want to start the Singles at 7.30 tonight? That’s the games not any other singles matching you might be up to.
ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.
‘A’ Section
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | FOR | AGT | PTS | AVE | |
| 1 | Ab. Utd. ‘A’ | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 487 | 345 | 56 | 16.23 |
| 2 | Spread Eagle ‘B’ | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 414 | 351 | 42 | 13.80 |
| 3 | The Heathens | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 419 | 343 | 41 | 13.96 |
| 4 | Spread Eagle ‘A’ | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 403 | 342 | 39 | 13.43 |
| 5 | Ab. Legion | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 363 | 344 | 37 | 12.10 |
‘B’ Section
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | FOR | AGT | PTS | AVE | |
| 1 | Penlon | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 331 | 362 | 21 | 11.03 |
| 2 | Ab. Utd. ‘B’ | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 311 | 363 | 20 | 10.36 |
| 3 | Ab. Utd. ‘C’ | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 300 | 363 | 19 | 10.00 |
| 4 | Ab. Con. Club | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 298 | 370 | 18 | 9.93 |
| 5 | Brown Owls | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 229 | 360 | 8 | 6.63 |
Game reports.
Ab. Legion recorded their highest total of the season (48) in their first 6-0 win. It came against Penlon and the leg scores were 17-9,12-11, 19-12. For The Legion P.Ealey & C.Brind each scored 12 dolls with Paul including a 6, N.Hazell & D.Sapey 9 each & S.Champ 6. In reply for Penlon P.Stone 9, T.Lach 7, D.Bellcourt & E.Jeffries 6 each.
Ab. Utd. ‘A’ beat Ab. Con. Club 6-0 (yawn) with leg scores of 16-10, 16-12, 17-11. For Utd ‘A’ D.Dix & B.Parker 11 each, B.Duff 10, D.Davies 9 & K.Fisher 8. For Con. Club P.Barrett 10, D.Coles 8, D.Todd 7 & B.Clapton 6.
The Heathens beat Brown Owls 6-0 but The Owls did equall their highest total of the season (29). The leg scores were 14-7, 17-9, 16-13. For The Heathens D.Holmes included a 6 in his 12 and A.Woolloff also hit 12, P.Longford 11, J.Ellaway & B.Adams 6 each. For The Owls I.Brown, B.Robins & P.Brown all scored 7.
A good game saw Ab. Utd. ‘C’ equall their highest total of 38 in a 3-3 draw with Spread Eagle ‘A’ the leg scores 10-14, 16-15, 12-12. For Utd. ‘C’ D.Warrell 10, C.Keeley 9, T.Cartlidge & Jon Warrell 7 each with Jon scoring a 4 to win the 2nd leg. For Spread Eagle ‘A’ S.Humphries & D.Mott 11 each, J.Gapper 9 & J.Bowler 8.
Spread Eagle ‘B’ beat Ab. Utd. ‘B’ 6-0 with leg scores of 12-11, 18-8, 14-12. For Spread ‘B’ L.Clapton included a 6 in his 12, B.Stowell 10, S.Snock 9, N.Weston 7 & A.Bell 6. In reply for Utd. ‘B’ S.Martin 8, K.Souch, R.Taylor & D.Harris 7 each.
Regards
Tosh
p.s. Wasn’t there some c**p calling tonight.
p.p.s. I’m away now for 4 weeks and you will be in the capable hands of Brian and Paul. Missing you already. lol.
At the AGM this year (30th Jan 7:30pm @ Ab.Utd FC) we will also be seeing several Committee members stand down. Last year we had the Secretary Graham Brown and Trophy Curator Terry Downes step away after 38 and 28 years service respectively on the Committee. That caused a near crisis when no-one came forward to take on the responsibilities of running the League and the League nearly folded. An extended AGM was called to allow some volunteers to step forward.
ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.
‘A’ Section
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | FOR | AGT | PTS | AVE | |
| 1 | Ab. Utd. ‘A’ | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 438 | 312 | 50 | 16.22 |
| 2 | Spread Eagle ‘B’ | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 370 | 320 | 36 | 13.70 |
| 3 | Spread Eagle ‘A’ | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 362 | 304 | 36 | 13.40 |
| 4 | The Heathens | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 372 | 314 | 35 | 13.77 |
| 5 | Ab. Legion | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 315 | 296 | 31 | 11.66 |
‘B’ Section
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | FOR | AGT | PTS | AVE | |
| 1 | Penlon | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 299 | 331 | 21 | 11.07 |
| 2 | Ab. Utd. ‘B’ | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 280 | 319 | 20 | 10.37 |
| 3 | Ab. Con. Club | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 265 | 331 | 18 | 9.81 |
| 4 | Ab. Utd. ‘C’ | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 262 | 322 | 16 | 9.70 |
| 5 | Brown Owls | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 200 | 313 | 8 | 7.40 |
Game reports.
Spread Eagle ‘A’ and Ab. Con. Club kicked off the new year with The Spread running out 6-0 winners and Con. Club recording their lowest total of the season (19). The leg scores were 11-6, 12-6, 13-7. For The Spread S.Humphries & J.Gapper 9 each, A.Humphries 8 & J.Bowler 7. In reply for Con. Club B.Clapton top scored with 9 dolls.
Spread Eagle ‘B’ beat Ab. Utd. ‘C’ 6-0 with leg scores of 13-12, 17-11, 16-9. For Spread ‘B’ B.Stowell & A.Bell 11 each, S.Enock 10 & L.Clapton 9. For Utd. ‘C’ Jon Warrell top scored with 11 (his first double figures of the season), M.James 9 & C.Keeley 6.
Ab. Utd. ‘B’s first 6-0 win of the season came against Brown Owls (who else) with leg scores of 10-6, 8-4, 12-6. For Utd. ‘B’ S.Martin 7, N.Green, K.Souch & the returning D.Harris all scored 6 dolls. For The Owls I.Brown top scored with 7. D.Hathaway throwing like an undernourished black pudding maker had the dreaded X-X-X.
The Heathens beat Penlon 6-0 with leg scores of 16-7, 13-11, 17-8. For The Heathens P.Longford 12, D.Butler 11, D.Holmes & T.Downes 8 each and B.Adams managed to include a blob in his 7. In reply for Penlon D.Bellcourt 9 & I.Morrison 8.
Ab. Utd. ‘A’ also won 6-0 against Ab. Legion whose lowest total (28) saw them drop from 2nd to 5th in the ‘A’ section. The leg scores were 12-7, 17-8, 14-13. For Utd. ‘A’ D.Dix was c**p, he only scored 11 dolls (his lowest total of the season), B.Duff included a 6 in his 9 and B.Parker also scored 9, D.Davies 8 & K.Fisher 6. For The Legion S.Champ 9, P.Ealey & C.Brind 6 each.
Regards
Tosh
So what do you give a World Champion to say congratulations? Well the committee at Abingdon UTD Aunt Sally HQ were quick to decide that our own Barrington ‘Mutley’ Parker needed some formal recognition for his achievements and Abingdon United presented him the Special Club Events award.
Recognition from his friends and fellow tossers was always going to have to be a bit different ,but the combined brains, mainly from the Sporting Icons that are the AUFC ‘C’ team, came up with a solution. With permission granted from AUFC the Aunt Sally shed has been named ‘The Kennel’, home of the dog. A fitting tribute that will be seen by all visiting players, just as it should be.
Well done again Barry.
Matt Ashmall (Abingdon UTD C)
ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.
‘A’ Section
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | FOR | AGT | PTS | AVE | |
| 1 | Ab. Utd. ‘A’ | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 395 | 284 | 44 | 16.45 |
| 2 | Ab. Legion | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 287 | 253 | 31 | 11.95 |
| 3 | Spread Eagle ‘A’ | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 326 | 285 | 30 | 13.58 |
| 4 | Spread Eagle ‘B’ | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 324 | 288 | 30 | 13.50 |
| 5 | The Heathens | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 326 | 288 | 29 | 13.58 |
‘B’ Section
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | FOR | AGT | PTS | AVE | |
| 1 | Penlon | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 273 | 285 | 21 | 11.37 |
| 2 | Ab. Con. Club | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 246 | 295 | 18 | 10.25 |
| 3 | Ab. Utd. ‘C’ | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 230 | 276 | 16 | 9.58 |
| 4 | Ab. Utd. ‘B’ | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 250 | 303 | 14 | 10.41 |
| 5 | Brown Owls | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 184 | 283 | 8 | 7.66 |
Game reports.
The Heathens’ highest total of the season (49) was enough to inflict a 2nd defeat on the trot on Spread Eagle ‘B’ whose 47 dolls was their highest total also. The score was 4-2 with leg scores of 19-18, 12-14, 18-15. For The Heathens D.Butler 11, T.Downes, P.Longford & B.Adams each scored 10 & D.Holmes 8. In reply for Spread ‘B’ A.Bell 12, L.Clapton 11, N.Weston 10, B.Stowell & S.Enock 7 each.
4 man Ab. Legions’ lowest total of the season (30) was enough to overcome Brown Owls 5-1 with leg scores of 11-8,13-8,6-6. For The Legion P.Ealey 12 & D.Sapey hit 8. For The Owls B.Robins & I.Brown each scored 6 dolls.
Penlon came from behind to beat Ab. Con. Club 4-2 with leg scores of 10-12, 13-11, 12-8. For Penlon I.Morrison 11, T.Lach 9 & P.Stone 6. In reply for Con. Club P.Barrett 11 & B.Clapton 6.
Ab. Utd ‘A’ beat Spread Eagle ‘A’ 6-0 despite The Spread recording their highest total of the season (45). The leg scores were 15-13, 20-17, 17-15. For Utd ‘A’ ‘The Incredible’ Dave Dix hit 5-6-5, B.Parker 12, D.Davies 9, B.Duff 8 & K.Fisher hit 7 despite a 1st leg blob. For Spread ‘A’ J.Bowler 12, S.Humphries, D.Mott & J.Gapper 9 each & B.Newman 6.
Ab. Utd. ‘B’ drew 3-3 with Ab. Utd. ‘C’ with leg scores of 8-8, 9-11, 13-10. For Utd. ‘B’ S.Martin 11, K.Souch 8 & R.Taylor 7. P.Arnold throwing like a ruptured Bulgarian weightlifter managed just 1 doll. For Utd. ‘C’ C.Keeley 11 & D.Warrell 6.
Regards
Tosh
p.s. We will cease the pairs competition tonight at 9.45 in order to do the Xmas raffle. Think you will agree it’s an awesome one – thanks to your support.