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Week 8 Review

By on 24th June 2026 in Competition News, Newsletter, Summer League Reports

Tonight we complete the first half of the 2026 Summer Season, time flies and we started the season with cold and windy conditions and 9 weeks on we face playing in record breaking temperatures, possibly the highest June temperatures ever in the UK. It only goes to show the weather is as unpredictable as many of our own Aunt Sally form!!

I want to start this weeks update unusually from the Committee for with a big thank you despite the attraction of England’s opening World Cup tie last week 28 of the 30 planned week 8 fixtures took place and that was due to the co-operation of all teams who re-arranged match nights, start times and adjusted formats (excluded the beer leg in some cases). So well done to all.

Secondly, I just want to remind everyone that this coming Sunday the Singles, Pairs, Captains and Secretaries Competitions will take place at Abingdon United FC with play starting from, 12.45, and registration from 12.15 for all entries. Overall entries are down on previous years so if anyone wishes to make a very late entry we will be prepared to consider any late entries until 6pm on Friday of this week, simply because we want these competitions to be both popular and competitive. Play will be held on 2 pitches and food will be provided free of charge during the afternoon and all being well we expect to complete the competitions down to semi final (Pairs and Singles) and final (Captains and Secretaries) by 5pm. We have amalgamated the Captains and Secretaries into a combined competition this year as we did not have the required number of entrants to stage 2 separate comps.

I should also mention that Tony Ward one of the stalwarts of our game for many years, Summer and Winter was given a good send off last Friday and his funeral included many memories of his Aunt Sally career and reminded us of just how good and successful a player he was for so many years. I was a little surprised that more of his former teammates across several teams that Tony played for or against were not in attendance. So Doreen’s wish, Tony’s wife, that the celebration of his life would be commemorated with a game of Aunt Sally really didn’t happen despite the efforts of our Chairman! (Chairman: we, Tom Lach and I, did get them throwing some sticks though and they got to appreciate Tony’s skill!)

Well back to last week and pride of place, not surprisingly, goes to Dave Dix whose 16 dolls for Abingdon Con Club was not only the highest individual total of 2026, it also contributed to Abingdon Con Club’s sixth consecutive victory and taking them 2 points clear at the top of the Premier. Dave’s haul also established his doll average at over 4 dolls, a remarkable 82% strike rate and regrettably for the rest of us, entirely consistent and predictable from Dave!

Tom Lach also weighed in with a first leg maximum for the Con Club as the Con Club overcame The College Oak 4-2 with a first leg of 27 dolls their best of the season. The Oak’s excellent 25 dolls in the second leg helped them salvage a leg. Other results saw Steventon Sports SC A 6-0 winners in the A section, Berinsfield with both Stuart Wilson and Richard Jones leading the way with 10 dolls each enjoyed a 5-1 win at Abingdon United to remain in second spot in the Premier whilst Croft Nomads inconsistency this season was seized upon by Stanford FC who returned to the Vale 5-1 victors. Steventon Sports were clear winners in the top of the A section tussle with second placed Red Lion. The Sports won 6-0 with 3 winning legs totaling 70 dolls 11, of those courtesy of Derek Fletcher a season best for “Rod” b. Dean Bowler was “sixer” on the night for the Lion. 

Plum Pudding were another side to record a welcome win and recorded their highest leg score (26) when winning 4-2 against The Wheatsheaf.

I mentioned earlier the very good individual performances last week and Terry Downes, the most consistent performer for the Plum was one , Terry along with Bob Glen for Stanford, John Mackay WADS B, Dean Costar, Earl of Abingdon A and Andy Hallett all registered 5 doll legs for their sides. Matt Rushton playing for the Fleur didn’t register a 5 doll leg, but hit 10 dolls for his side. lastly two more special mentions, Micky Neal playing for the Earl Of Abingdon was the forth player to hit a maximum last week and finally congratulations to Ben Green playing for The Seven Bells in section G. With 4 players scoring maximum legs and 5 others scoring legs of 5 dolls and several others reaching double figures over their 3 legs it does, at last seem like the league is belatedly “waking up” to Summer 2o26!

In the other sections the B section saw wins for Abingdon RBL, The Bear & Ragged Staff, The Croft Bar, The Vine (another with a top scoring leg of 23 dolls) whilst The Plough West Hanney and The WADS Bar shared the points

The C section saw the Grove RFC defeat the Earl B 4-2 with both sides hitting 17 in separate legs, The Boundary House were too strong for Harwellian B winning 6-0, The Fleur de Lys won 4-2 against Marcham Centre A and again some good leg scores in this game with an 18 for the Fleur and a 21 doll leg scored by Marcham. The other game in this section saw The Bell B come out on top against The Plough, Long Wittenham.

In the D section the re-opening of the North Star welcomed Aunt Sally back after a long wait and the home team enjoyed their return, but were held to a 3-3 share of the points, Elsewhere in Steventon the Sports B side defeated The Bell A 4-2 and it was the same scoreline for Long Wittenham AC winners against College Oak B. The Fox, Boars Hill continue to set the pace in this section remaining unbeaten, but they were held to a share of the points by The Black Horse, Hanney.

The E section saw some close encounters with The Ladygrove returning as 4-2 winners from their trip to Hanney RBL and The George and The Crown Marcham A were also 4-2 winners, The Red Lion B and The Lamb B drew 3-3 in a low scoring encounter whilst the Eight Bells Eaton saw off Berinsfield SC B 6-0.

The G section is probably the most unpredictable section of all with so many new sides and players taking part. Oxford RFC, The Old Anchor and The Seven Stars all seem to be enjoying their season so far with the first two winning 5-1 last week and The Seven Stars scoring a maximum 6 points and The White Hart B another side new to the league this year were also winners on the night.

Worth mentioning that we have a player from the G section in the Top 20 doll average list, well done 

The league tables are beginning to take shape despite one or two of the league leaders being pegged back last week and next week we will have a fuller review of the season as we will have reached the halfway stage and also, unbelievably, the point of the year when the nights start to draw in!!

Don’t forget Sunday at Abingdon United and it’s still not too late to enter! Friday evening is your final, final cut off for any “stragglers” 

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Summer 2026 Week 8 Top 20 Players per Section

By on 22nd June 2026 in Newsletter, Summer League Reports
Top 20 Players by Section      
section ranking player_name team_name average games_played
Prem 1 David Dix Abingdon Conservative Club 4.14 7
A 2 Dean Bowler Red Lion Drayton A 3.33 6
Prem 3 Paul Barrett Abingdon Conservative Club 3.29 8
Prem 4 Richard Jones Berinsfield SC A 3.25 8
A 5 Colin Brind (S) Steventon Sports SC A 3.24 7
A 6 Robert Glen Stanford-in-the-Vale FC 2.9 7
Prem 7 Stuart Wilson Berinsfield SC A 2.89 6
Prem 8 Alan Bell Croft Nomads 2.83 8
Prem 9 Barry Townsend Croft Nomads 2.76 7
Prem 10 Steven Martin (C) Abingdon United A 2.76 7
Prem 11 Chris Jenkins Croft Nomads 2.75 8
Prem 12 Phil Adams Abingdon Conservative Club 2.75 4
Prem 13 Jack Hawkins Berinsfield SC A 2.72 6
Prem 14 Ian Brook (S) Croft Nomads 2.71 8
Prem 15 Terry Downes Plum Pudding 2.71 8
A 16 Scott Humphries Steventon Sports SC A 2.67 7
A 17 Derek Fletcher Steventon Sports SC A 2.63 8
Prem 18 Jason Bowler Abingdon United A 2.62 7
Prem 19 Steve Enock (C) Croft Nomads 2.58 8
Prem 20 David Mott Abingdon United A 2.56 6
B 1 Jeremy Brandish The Vine 2.61 6
B 2 Derrick Brown WADS Bar A 2.6 5
B 3 Dan Hamilton The Vine 2.54 8
B 4 Paul Ealey (S) Abingdon RBL 2.5 8
B 5 Matt Dingle The Vine 2.44 3
B 6 Stephen J Fisher Royal Oak Didcot 2.33 4
B 7 John Pownceby The Vine 2.29 7
B 8 Russell Flower Fleur De Lys B 2.24 7
B 9 Paul Topping The Bear and Ragged Staff 2.22 3
B 10 Darryl Justice The Bear and Ragged Staff 2.21 8
B 11 Nick Ridge The Croft Bar 2.2 5
B 12 Joe Hamilton The Vine 2.17 6
B 13 Kevin Sanders (C&S) The Plough W.Hanney 2.08 8
B 14 Stephen Lambert The Fox Denchworth 2.04 8
B 15 Ethan Taylor The Vine 2 7
B 16 Jono Warrell Abingdon Utd C 2 7
B 17 Mark Brind The Plough W.Hanney 2 7
B 18 Richard Wilsden The Bear and Ragged Staff 2 7
B 19 Dan Foulks (C) WADS Bar A 2 6
B 20 David Bartlett (C) Fleur De Lys B 2 6
C 1 Liam Brooks The Bell Grove B 2.48 7
C 2 Andrew Stoter Grove RFC 2.38 7
C 3 Andrew Wilson The Plough Long Wittenham 2.33 7
C 4 Dave Collett The Plough Long Wittenham 2.33 6
C 5 Keith Ricketts Marcham Centre A 2.33 1
C 6 John Corcoran Fleur De Lys A 2.22 3
C 7 Andrew Luker (C) Grove RFC 2.19 7
C 8 Tom Ricketts Marcham Centre A 2.19 7
C 9 Danny Towlerton Fleur De Lys A 2.17 6
C 10 Brian Boseley (C) Marcham Centre A 2.17 4
C 11 Gary Daluz Veira Harwellian B 2.17 4
C 12 Matthew Cook The Boundary House 2.14 7
C 13 Jack Rhodes Marcham Centre A 2.13 5
C 14 Mike Phipps Waggon and Horses 2.11 6
C 15 Simon Skelly Fleur De Lys A 2.11 6
C 16 Clive Brooks The Bell Grove B 2.07 5
C 17 Dennis Smith Waggon and Horses 2.07 5
C 18 Steve Soden The Earl of Abingdon B 2 7
C 19 Darren Sargison Fleur De Lys A 2 6
C 20 Dave Kidd Waggon and Horses 2 5
D 1 Steve Browning The Bell Grove A 3 5
D 2 Rory Mangan The Fox Boars Hill 2.53 5
D 3 Matt Davies WADS Bar B 2.33 1
D 4 Dave Harris (C) Prince of Wales Shippon 2.28 6
D 5 Declan O’Neill The Earl of Abingdon A 2.22 3
D 6 Dan Essen The Fox Boars Hill 2.19 7
D 7 Steve Fernback (C&S) The Fox Boars Hill 2.19 7
D 8 Tom Swinney The Bell Grove A 2.14 7
D 9 Derek Newman WADS Bar B 2.04 8
D 10 Ian Matten The Fox Boars Hill 2 7
D 11 Michael Rainbow Long Wittenham AC 2 5
D 12 Shaun Dominic Prince of Wales Shippon 2 5
D 13 Mark Newman (S) Prince of Wales Shippon 2 3
D 14 John Mackay (C&S) WADS Bar B 1.96 8
D 15 Mick Brown (C) The Earl of Abingdon A 1.95 7
D 16 Rick Selby The College Oak B 1.95 7
D 17 Jimmy Lister North Star 1.9 7
D 18 Kieran Murphy (C) Long Wittenham AC 1.9 7
D 19 Steve Weeks The Bell Grove A 1.88 8
D 20 Craig Rodgers The Earl of Abingdon A 1.86 7
E 1 Jerry Salmon Eight Bells Eaton 2.22 6
E 2 Tyrone McGill (C) The Ladygrove 2.22 3
E 3 Andrew Farrant Eight Bells Eaton 2.17 4
E 4 John Gould (C&S) Red Lion Drayton B 2 6
E 5 Paul Taylor Eight Bells Eaton 2 5
E 6 Jason Greenaway Berinsfield SC B 2 3
E 7 Pete Fryett (C) The Midget @Roaring Raindrop 1.89 6
E 8 Spencer Walton Berinsfield SC B 1.89 6
E 9 Nick Hill The Crown Marcham A 1.87 5
E 10 Kai Dean The Lamb Wantage B 1.83 4
E 11 Paul Smith Eight Bells Eaton 1.83 4
E 12 Gareth Thomas (C) Berinsfield SC B 1.83 2
E 13 Paul Alder The Crown Marcham A 1.8 5
E 14 Richard Carter The Midget @Roaring Raindrop 1.8 5
E 15 Shaun Hamilton (C&S) Hanney RBL 1.75 4
E 16 Richard Farmer (C) Challow and Childrey CC 1.71 7
E 17 Robert Bartholomew The Lamb Wantage B 1.71 7
E 18 John Talbot Red Lion Drayton B 1.67 6
E 19 Barry Sutton Hanney RBL 1.67 5
E 20 Darren Saunders The Ladygrove 1.67 4
F 1 Dean Cheshire Queens Arms Didcot 2.42 4
F 2 Matthew Heritage The Brewery Tap 2.33 3
F 3 Ian Cooksley Harwellian A 2.19 7
F 4 Kenny Moore The Brewery Tap 2.17 2
F 5 Ben Newman The George Sutton Courtenay 2.06 6
F 6 Nathan Hamilton The George Sutton Courtenay 2 6
F 7 Jonathan Hutt The Brewery Tap 1.93 5
F 8 Sam Coughlan The Crown Marcham B 1.93 5
F 9 Woody Reizner (C) Harwellian A 1.89 6
F 10 Doreen Richens The Lamb Wantage A 1.78 3
F 11 Keith Smith The George Sutton Courtenay 1.75 4
F 12 Colin Scrivens The Lamb Wantage A 1.67 8
F 13 Ashley Jerome Harwellian A 1.67 6
F 14 Joe Moxon (C) RAL SC 1.67 6
F 15 Nick Moore RAL SC 1.67 4
F 16 Nick Pearce The Brewery Tap 1.67 2
F 17 Ian Northover The Brewery Tap 1.67 1
F 18 Denzil Uffington The Lamb Wantage A 1.6 5
F 19 Ian Kelly The George Sutton Courtenay 1.57 7
F 20 Paul Tredea The White Hart Harwell A 1.57 7
G 1 Ben Green The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 2.62 7
G 2 Adey Green The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 2.33 3
G 3 Max Wheatley Oxford RFC 1.95 7
G 4 Peter Brooke The White Hart Harwell B 1.92 4
G 5 Steve Knight The White Hart Harwell B 1.89 3
G 6 Gary Kaveaney The Old Anchor 1.83 4
G 7 Craig Watts The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 1.8 5
G 8 Patrick Sear The Plough Appleton 1.78 3
G 9 Dale Oram The Old Anchor 1.71 7
G 10 David Frankum The Old Anchor 1.71 7
G 11 Andy Rainer The Red Lion Northmoor 1.67 7
G 12 Jon Steele (C) The Old Anchor 1.67 7
G 13 Paul Parlett The White Hart Harwell B 1.67 2
G 14 Jim Barker The White Hart Harwell B 1.56 6
G 15 Sean Farrington The White Hart Harwell B 1.56 3
G 16 Tony Shayler The Red Lion Northmoor 1.56 3
G 17 Matthew Jelley (C) The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 1.52 7
G 18 Gareth Wyatt Oxford RFC 1.48 7
G 19 Adam Sandford The Black Swan 1.47 5
G 20 Julian Morgan-Barrett The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 1.44 6

 

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Summer 2026 Week 8 Results

By on 22nd June 2026 in Newsletter, Summer League Reports

Match Results

P/A – Abingdon Conservative Club 4 – College Oak A 2; Legs (27-14, 18-25, 19-14)

P/A – Abingdon United A 1 – Berinsfield SC A 5; Legs (19-19, 17-22, 20-23)

P/A – Croft Nomads 1 – Stanford-in-the-Vale FC 5; Legs (18-18, 16-19, 15-20)

P/A – Steventon Sports SC A 6 – Red Lion Drayton A 0; Legs (20-19, 24-16, 26-23)

P/A – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 2 – Plum Pudding 4; Legs (15-19, 15-26, 20-17)

B – Royal Oak Didcot 1 – Abingdon RBL 5; Legs (11-11, 12-13, 11-14)

B – The Bear and Ragged Staff 4 – Fleur De Lys B 2; Legs (8-11, 16-12, 16-15)

B – The Fox Denchworth 0 – The Croft Bar 6; Legs (10-17, 12-15, 6-14)

B – The Plough W.Hanney 3 – Abingdon Utd C 3; Legs (13-17, 13-13, 17-14)

B – WADS Bar A 4 – The Vine 2; Legs (10-20, 15-14, 23-11)

C – Fleur De Lys A 4 – Marcham Centre A 2; Legs (11-16, 18-14, 21-15)

C – Grove RFC 4 – The Earl of Abingdon B 2; Legs (14-7, 17-15, 13-17)

C – The Boundary House 6 – Harwellian B 0; Legs (12-7, 11-6, 13-11)

C – The Plough Long Wittenham 1 – The Bell Grove B 5; Legs (10-10, 14-16, 9-12)

D – North Star 3 – Prince of Wales Shippon 3; Legs (9-10, 15-11, 11-11)

D – The Bell Grove A 2 – Steventon Sports SC B 4; Legs (9-12, 13-8, 8-11)

D – The College Oak B 2 – Long Wittenham AC 4; Legs (4-15, 8-10, 11-8)

D – The Earl of Abingdon A 6 – WADS Bar B 0; Legs (13-9, 14-12, 17-9)

D – The Fox Boars Hill 3 – The Black Horse E.Hanney A 3; Legs (6-10, 10-10, 15-6)

E – Berinsfield SC B 0 – Eight Bells Eaton 6; Legs (5-13, 6-13, 8-9)

E – Hanney RBL 2 – The Ladygrove 4; Legs (10-8, 10-13, 12-13)

E – Red Lion Drayton B 3 – The Lamb Wantage B 3; Legs (10-11, 11-10, 7-7)

F – Harwellian A 2 – The George Sutton Courtenay 4; Legs (8-11, 11-9, 6-15)

F – RAL SC 0 – The White Hart Harwell A 6; Legs (6-10, 6-15, 7-8)

F – The Lamb Wantage A 2 – The Crown Marcham B 4; Legs (4-10, 9-9, 6-6)

G – Oxford RFC 5 – The Red Lion Northmoor 1; Legs (9-3, 9-9, 8-5)

G – The Plough Appleton 1 – The Old Anchor 5; Legs (7-8, 9-9, 5-9)

G – The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 6 – The Horse and Jockey Stanford 0; Legs (17-5, 11-9, 13-3)

G – The White Hart Harwell B 4 – The Black Swan 2; Legs (11-9, 10-9, 9-10)

Blobbers

Adam Challenger (The Plough Long Wittenham), Adrian Carey (The Plough Appleton), Alanah Watson-Harrison (The Lamb Wantage B), Ant Preston (WADS Bar B), Caroline Baker (Red Lion Drayton B), David Baker (Harwellian B), Hannah Pannell (The Horse and Jockey Stanford), Jenny Lister (Prince of Wales Shippon), Joe Bowler (Eight Bells Eaton), John Colgrave (North Star), Nick Blacow (The George Sutton Courtenay), Pete Hogan (C) (The Lamb Wantage A), Raj Ram (The Red Lion Northmoor), Richard Clarkson (Long Wittenham AC), Sean Smith (Oxford RFC), Sid Smith (Berinsfield SC B), Simon Hedges (The Red Lion Northmoor), Tess Beasant (The Black Horse E.Hanney A), Trevor Pannell (S) (The Horse and Jockey Stanford).

Sixers

David Dix (Abingdon Conservative Club), Dean Bowler (Red Lion Drayton A), Mick Neal (The Earl of Abingdon A), Tom Lach (Abingdon Conservative Club).

Fivers

Andy Hallett (C) 5-2-2 (The Croft Bar) – Week 8

Ben Green 5-3-4 (The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon) – Week 8

David Dix 5-5-6 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 8

Dean Costar 1-5-3 (The Earl of Abingdon B) – Week 8

Derek Fletcher 3-3-5 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 8

John Mackay (C&S) 1-3-5 (WADS Bar B) – Week 8

Matthew Rushton 2-3-5 (Fleur De Lys B) – Week 8

Richard Jones 2-5-3 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 8

Robert Glen 1-2-5 (Stanford-in-the-Vale FC) – Week 8

Stuart Wilson 3-2-5 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 8

Terry Downes 2-5-2 (Plum Pudding) – Week 8

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Summer 2026 Week 7 – Top 20 Players by Average per Section

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

 

section ranking player_name team_name average games_played
Prem 1 David Dix Abingdon Conservative Club 3.94 6
Prem 2 Paul Barrett Abingdon Conservative Club 3.24 7
Prem 3 Richard Jones Berinsfield SC A 3.24 7
A 4 Colin Brind (S) Steventon Sports SC A 3.22 6
A 5 Dean Bowler Red Lion Drayton A 3.20 5
Prem 6 Phil Adams Abingdon Conservative Club 3.11 3
A 7 Robert Glen Stanford-in-the-Vale FC 2.94 6
Prem 8 Alan Bell Croft Nomads 2.90 7
Prem 9 Barry Townsend Croft Nomads 2.83 6
Prem 10 Jack Hawkins Berinsfield SC A 2.80 5
Prem 11 Stuart Wilson Berinsfield SC A 2.80 5
Prem 12 Chris Jenkins Croft Nomads 2.76 7
Prem 13 Ian Brook (S) Croft Nomads 2.71 7
Prem 14 Leigh Clapton Abingdon Conservative Club 2.67 7
Prem 15 Terry Downes Plum Pudding 2.67 7
Prem 16 Jason Bowler Abingdon United A 2.67 6
A 17 Scott Humphries Steventon Sports SC A 2.67 6
Prem 18 Steven Martin (C) Abingdon United A 2.67 6
Prem 19 Steve Enock (C) Croft Nomads 2.57 7
Prem 20 David Mott Abingdon United A 2.53 5
B 1 Matt Dingle The Vine 3.17 2
B 2 Jeremy  Brandish The Vine 2.60 5
B 3 Derrick Brown WADS Bar A 2.50 4
B 4 Dan Hamilton The Vine 2.48 7
B 5 Paul Ealey (S) Abingdon RBL 2.48 7
B 6 Stephen J Fisher Royal Oak Didcot 2.33 4
B 7 John Pownceby The Vine 2.28 6
B 8 Russell Flower Fleur De Lys B 2.22 6
B 9 Paul Topping The Bear and Ragged Staff 2.22 3
B 10 Darryl Justice The Bear and Ragged Staff 2.19 7
B 11 Richard Wilsden The Bear and Ragged Staff 2.17 6
B 12 Jono Warrell Abingdon Utd C 2.11 6
B 13 Stephen Lambert The Fox Denchworth 2.10 7
B 14 Nick Ridge The Croft Bar 2.08 4
B 15 David Bartlett (C) Fleur De Lys B 2.07 5
B 16 Joe Hamilton The Vine 2.07 5
B 17 Ethan Taylor The Vine 2.06 6
B 18 Kevin Sanders (C&S) The Plough W.Hanney 2.05 7
B 19 Mark McCracken The Bear and Ragged Staff 2.00 6
B 20 Bob Faulkner The Bear and Ragged Staff 2.00 2
C 1 Liam Brooks The Bell Grove B 2.56 6
C 2 Brian Boseley (C) Marcham Centre A 2.56 3
C 3 Gary Daluz Veira Harwellian B 2.44 3
C 4 Andrew Wilson The Plough Long Wittenham 2.33 6
C 5 Keith Ricketts Marcham Centre A 2.33 1
C 6 Andrew Stoter Grove RFC 2.28 6
C 7 Dave Collett The Plough Long Wittenham 2.27 5
C 8 Andrew Luker (C) Grove RFC 2.22 6
C 9 Tom Ricketts Marcham Centre A 2.22 6
C 10 John Corcoran Fleur De Lys A 2.22 3
C 11 Mark O’Neill Grove RFC 2.11 6
C 12 Mike Phipps Waggon and Horses 2.11 6
C 13 Clive Brooks The Bell Grove B 2.08 4
C 14 Jack Rhodes Marcham Centre A 2.08 4
C 15 Dennis Smith Waggon and Horses 2.07 5
C 16 Matthew Cook The Boundary House 2.06 6
C 17 Billy Collett (C) The Plough Long Wittenham 2.00 6
C 18 Steve Soden The Earl of Abingdon B 2.00 6
C 19 Danny Towlerton Fleur De Lys A 2.00 5
C 20 Dave Kidd Waggon and Horses 2.00 5
D 1 Steve Browning The Bell Grove A 3.17 4
D 2 Rory Mangan The Fox Boars Hill 2.53 5
D 3 Steve Fernback (C&S) The Fox Boars Hill 2.33 6
D 4 Matt Davies WADS Bar B 2.33 1
D 5 Tom Swinney The Bell Grove A 2.22 6
D 6 Declan O’Neill The Earl of Abingdon A 2.22 3
D 7 Dan Essen The Fox Boars Hill 2.17 6
D 8 Dave Harris (C) Prince of Wales Shippon 2.13 5
D 9 Mick Brown (C) The Earl of Abingdon A 2.11 6
D 10 Michael Rainbow Long Wittenham AC 2.08 4
D 11 Derek Newman WADS Bar B 2.05 7
D 12 Ian Matten The Fox Boars Hill 2.00 6
D 13 Shaun Dominic Prince of Wales Shippon 2.00 5
D 14 Mark Newman (S) Prince of Wales Shippon 2.00 3
D 15 Rick Selby The College Oak B 1.95 7
D 16 Scott Hetherington The Bell Grove A 1.94 6
D 17 Steve Weeks The Bell Grove A 1.86 7
D 18 Kieran Murphy (C) Long Wittenham AC 1.83 6
D 19 Wayne Waldron The Earl of Abingdon A 1.83 6
D 20 Martin Neal The Earl of Abingdon A 1.83 2
E 1 Jerry Salmon Eight Bells Eaton 2.33 5
E 2 Andrew Farrant Eight Bells Eaton 2.22 3
E 3 John Gould (C&S) Red Lion Drayton B 2.20 5
E 4 Jason Greenaway Berinsfield SC B 2.00 3
E 5 Paul Smith Eight Bells Eaton 2.00 3
E 6 Shaun Hamilton (C&S) Hanney RBL 2.00 3
E 7 Gareth Thomas (C) Berinsfield SC B 2.00 1
E 8 Paul Taylor Eight Bells Eaton 1.92 4
E 9 Pete Fryett (C) The Midget @Roaring Raindrop 1.89 6
E 10 Spencer Walton Berinsfield SC B 1.89 6
E 11 Nick Hill The Crown Marcham A 1.87 5
E 12 Robert Bartholomew The Lamb Wantage B 1.83 6
E 13 Kai Dean The Lamb Wantage B 1.83 4
E 14 Tyrone McGill (C) The Ladygrove 1.83 2
E 15 Paul Alder The Crown Marcham A 1.80 5
E 16 Richard Carter The Midget @Roaring Raindrop 1.80 5
E 17 John Talbot Red Lion Drayton B 1.73 5
E 18 Richard Farmer (C) Challow and Childrey CC 1.71 7
E 19 Barry Sutton Hanney RBL 1.67 4
E 20 John Thomas (S) Berinsfield SC B 1.67 4
F 1 Dean Cheshire Queens Arms Didcot 2.42 4
F 2 Matthew Heritage The Brewery Tap 2.33 3
F 3 Ben Newman The George Sutton Courtenay 2.27 5
F 4 Ian Cooksley Harwellian A 2.22 6
F 5 Kenny Moore The Brewery Tap 2.17 2
F 6 Woody Reizner (C) Harwellian A 2.13 5
F 7 Nathan Hamilton The George Sutton Courtenay 2.00 5
F 8 Jonathan Hutt The Brewery Tap 1.93 5
F 9 Sam Coughlan The Crown Marcham B 1.93 5
F 10 Nick Moore RAL SC 1.89 3
F 11 Joe Moxon (C) RAL SC 1.87 5
F 12 Denzil Uffington The Lamb Wantage A 1.83 4
F 13 Ian Kelly The George Sutton Courtenay 1.78 6
F 14 Doreen Richens The Lamb Wantage A 1.78 3
F 15 Colin Scrivens The Lamb Wantage A 1.76 7
F 16 Ashley Jerome Harwellian A 1.67 6
F 17 Alan Wherry The White Hart Harwell A 1.67 2
F 18 Nick Pearce The Brewery Tap 1.67 2
F 19 Ian Northover The Brewery Tap 1.67 1
F 20 Simon Williams The Crown Marcham B 1.58 4
G 1 Ben Green The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 2.39 6
G 2 Adey Green The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 2.33 3
G 3 Peter Brooke The White Hart Harwell B 2.22 3
G 4 Steve Knight The White Hart Harwell B 2.17 2
G 5 Max Wheatley Oxford RFC 2.00 6
G 6 Andy Rainer The Red Lion Northmoor 1.83 6
G 7 David Frankum The Old Anchor 1.83 6
G 8 Gary Kaveaney The Old Anchor 1.83 4
G 9 Patrick Sear The Plough Appleton 1.78 3
G 10 Jon Steele (C) The Old Anchor 1.72 6
G 11 Dale Oram The Old Anchor 1.67 6
G 12 Paul Parlett The White Hart Harwell B 1.67 2
G 13 Craig Watts The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 1.58 4
G 14 Matthew Jelley (C) The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 1.56 6
G 15 Tony Shayler The Red Lion Northmoor 1.56 3
G 16 Jim Barker The White Hart Harwell B 1.53 5
G 17 Gareth Wyatt Oxford RFC 1.50 6
G 18 Steve Hardwick Oxford RFC 1.50 4
G 19 Julian Morgan-Barrett The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 1.44 6
G 20 Liam Priest (C) Oxford RFC 1.43 7
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Summer 2026 Week 7 Results

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

Match Results

P/A – Berinsfield SC A 2 – Croft Nomads 4; Legs (20-17, 20-22, 13-24)

P/A – Plum Pudding 2 – Abingdon United A 4; Legs (17-24, 16-23, 25-15)

P/A – College Oak A 4 – Steventon Sports SC A 2; Legs (16-25, 25-22, 20-17)

P/A – Stanford-in-the-Vale FC 0 – Abingdon Conservative Club 6; Legs (16-19, 17-19, 14-19)

B – Abingdon RBL 4 – WADS Bar A 2; Legs (13-11, 17-10, 8-14)

B – Abingdon Utd C 2 – Royal Oak Didcot 4; Legs (8-16, 12-8, 12-14)

B – Fleur De Lys B 6 – The Fox Denchworth 0; Legs (11-8, 11-8, 18-11)

B – The Croft Bar 5 – The Plough W.Hanney 1; Legs (10-10, 15-6, 11-10)

B – The Vine 3 – The Bear and Ragged Staff 3; Legs (21-20, 17-17, 17-18)

C – Harwellian B 0 – Grove RFC 6; Legs (10-16, 13-17, 14-16)

C – Marcham Centre A 4 – The Boundary House 2; Legs (17-13, 9-11, 19-17)

C – The Bell Grove B 3 – Waggon and Horses 3; Legs (12-12, 7-11, 13-11)

C – The Earl of Abingdon B 4 – The Plough Long Wittenham 2; Legs (14-9, 16-15, 12-15)

D – Long Wittenham AC 1 – The Fox Boars Hill 5; Legs (11-11, 9-13, 9-10)

D – Prince of Wales Shippon 6 – The College Oak B 0; Legs (11-9, 11-9, 15-9)

D – Steventon Sports SC B 4 – North Star 2; Legs (11-6, 9-11, 9-6)

D – The Black Horse E.Hanney A 0 – The Earl of Abingdon A 6; Legs (8-18, 10-12, 10-17)

D – WADS Bar B 2 – The Bell Grove A 4; Legs (11-13, 15-14, 11-16)

E – Eight Bells Eaton 1 – Red Lion Drayton B 5; Legs (12-12, 13-14, 11-12)

E – The Ladygrove 2 – The Crown Marcham A 4; Legs (14-11, 10-11, 10-15)

E – The Lamb Wantage B 3 – Challow and Childrey CC 3; Legs (10-10, 13-13, 10-10)

E – The Midget @Roaring Raindrop 4 – Berinsfield SC B 2; Legs (10-12, 12-8, 16-3)

F – The Crown Marcham B 2 – Harwellian A 4; Legs (13-10, 10-16, 9-12)

F – The George Sutton Courtenay 5 – Marcham Centre B 1; Legs (6-6, 10-8, 10-9)

F – The White Hart Harwell A 0 – The Lamb Wantage A 6; Legs (5-8, 12-13, 9-10)

G – The Black Swan 6 – The Black Horse E.Hanney B 0; Legs (4-1, 10-8, 8-7)

G – The Horse and Jockey Stanford 5 – The Plough Appleton 1; Legs (5-5, 8-6, 9-3)

G – The Old Anchor 4 – Oxford RFC 2; Legs (11-10, 15-6, 10-12)

G – The Red Lion Northmoor 0 – The White Hart Harwell B 6; Legs (8-10, 4-11, 9-11)

Blobbers

Angela Barry (Harwellian A), Clive Filer (Berinsfield SC B), George Walters (Steventon Sports SC B), Joe Bowler (Eight Bells Eaton), Liz Dowthwaite (The Plough Appleton), Mackenzie Godfrey (Stanford-in-the-Vale FC), Max Pannell (The Horse and Jockey Stanford), Nick Blacow (The George Sutton Courtenay), Phil Neale (The Plough Appleton), Rhys Lewis (The Plough Appleton), Richard Clarkson (Long Wittenham AC), Steve Salter (The Lamb Wantage A), Tez Bowler (Eight Bells Eaton), Toby Merridan (C) (The Red Lion Northmoor).

Sixers

David Dix (Abingdon Conservative Club), Ian Brook (S) (Croft Nomads).

Fivers

Barry Townsend 2-5-2 (Croft Nomads) – Week 7

Chris Jenkins 3-1-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 7

Colin Brind (S) 5-5-4 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 7

Colin Scrivens 2-5-1 (The Lamb Wantage A) – Week 7

Darryl Justice 1-5-2 (The Bear and Ragged Staff) – Week 7

Jack Hawkins 5-3-1 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 7

Jason Bowler 3-5-2 (Abingdon United A) – Week 7

Martin Manion (S) 5-0-2 (The Vine) – Week 7

Mick Brown (C) 5-1-2 (The Earl of Abingdon A) – Week 7

Richard Jones 5-2-2 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 7

Richard Whittaker 2-2-5 (Marcham Centre A) – Week 7

Richard Wilsden 2-5-3 (The Bear and Ragged Staff) – Week 7

Steve Weeks 1-5-2 (The Bell Grove A) – Week 7

Steven Martin (C) 4-5-1 (Abingdon United A) – Week 7

Woody Reizner (C) 2-5-3 (Harwellian A) – Week 7

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Summer 2026 Week 6 Results

By on 8th June 2026 in Newsletter, Summer League Reports

Match Results

P/A – Abingdon Conservative Club 6 – Berinsfield SC A 0; Legs (20-19, 19-15, 18-16)

P/A – Croft Nomads 2 – Plum Pudding 4; Legs (15-22, 18-15, 14-21)

P/A – Red Lion Drayton A 0 – College Oak A 6; Legs (16-17, 19-22, 19-22)

P/A – Steventon Sports SC A 4 – Stanford-in-the-Vale FC 2; Legs (17-19, 24-19, 30-21)

P/A – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 3 – Abingdon United A 3; Legs (14-21, 18-17, 19-19)

B – Abingdon Utd C 2 – The Croft Bar 4; Legs (13-10, 8-13, 8-11)

B – Royal Oak Didcot 2 – WADS Bar A 4; Legs (8-12, 12-8, 8-9)

B – The Bear and Ragged Staff 2 – Abingdon RBL 4; Legs (15-11, 12-15, 9-11)

B – The Fox Denchworth 1 – The Vine 5; Legs (16-16, 8-16, 11-19)

B – The Plough W.Hanney 4 – Fleur De Lys B 2; Legs (17-14, 11-15, 12-4)

C – Fleur De Lys A 2 – The Bell Grove B 4; Legs (16-8, 11-17, 8-10)

C – Grove RFC 3 – The Plough Long Wittenham 3; Legs (9-12, 10-10, 11-9)

C – Harwellian B 2 – Marcham Centre A 4; Legs (11-14, 10-13, 7-5)

C – Waggon and Horses 2 – The Earl of Abingdon B 4; Legs (12-16, 20-13, 11-12)

D – The Bell Grove A 6 – North Star 0; Legs (11-9, 16-10, 13-7)

D – The College Oak B 6 – Steventon Sports SC B 0; Legs (13-11, 9-8, 16-10)

D – The Earl of Abingdon A 4 – Long Wittenham AC 2; Legs (16-9, 12-14, 14-7)

D – The Fox Boars Hill 4 – Prince of Wales Shippon 2; Legs (13-10, 18-13, 11-14)

D – WADS Bar B 4 – The Black Horse E.Hanney A 2; Legs (9-8, 12-6, 13-14)

E – Berinsfield SC B 3 – Red Lion Drayton B 3; Legs (13-13, 12-11, 7-11)

E – Challow and Childrey CC 2 – Eight Bells Eaton 4; Legs (6-10, 18-8, 8-9)

E – Hanney RBL 0 – The Lamb Wantage B 6; Legs (7-11, 9-10, 6-10)

E – The Midget @Roaring Raindrop 5 – The Ladygrove 1; Legs (11-8, 9-8, 8-8)

F – Marcham Centre B 4 – The Crown Marcham B 2; Legs (9-9, 11-11, 16-6)

F – The Brewery Tap 6 – The George Sutton Courtenay 0; Legs (10-9, 13-9, 7-5)

F – The Lamb Wantage A 3 – Harwellian A 3; Legs (6-6, 9-10, 11-6)

F – The White Hart Harwell A 1 – Queens Arms Didcot 5; Legs (9-9, 11-12, 7-12)

G – Oxford RFC 6 – The White Hart Harwell B 0; Legs (9-7, 12-11, 10-9)

G – The Black Horse E.Hanney B 0 – The Red Lion Northmoor 6; Legs (6-7, 5-12, 4-7)

G – The Old Anchor 6 – The Horse and Jockey Stanford 0; Legs (8-6, 8-3, 10-9)

G – The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 6 – The Black Swan 0; Legs (13-10, 11-7, 8-6)

Blobbers

Adam Hopcraft (The Crown Marcham B), Alan Jensen (The Plough Long Wittenham), Chris Judkins (Hanney RBL), Clive Filer (Berinsfield SC B), Dawn Pannell (The Horse and Jockey Stanford), Gary Smith (Hanney RBL), Graham Jelley (The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon), Justin New (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Ken Smith (The Old Anchor), Lizzie Hines (The Red Lion Northmoor), Matt Hill (Steventon Sports SC B), Michael Barry (Harwellian A), Paul Davies (The Crown Marcham B), Peter Haydon (The Black Horse E.Hanney A), Richard Cook (Harwellian A), Sharon Hayward (C) (The White Hart Harwell A), Terry Doughty (Harwellian A), Tim Dalby (The George Sutton Courtenay).

Once again no sixers this week so here are the best of the rest.

Fivers

Andy Morton 1-3-5 (Abingdon United A) – Week 6

Colin Brind (S) 3-3-5 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 6

Dan Hamilton 3-4-5 (The Vine) – Week 6

David Dix 5-4-4 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 6

Jimmy Lister 1-5-1 (North Star) – Week 6

Joe Hamilton 2-5-1 (The Vine) – Week 6

Richard Farmer (C) 1-5-3 (Challow and Childrey CC) – Week 6

Terry Downes 3-3-5 (Plum Pudding) – Week 6

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Week 6 Summary

By on 8th June 2026 in Newsletter, Summer League Reports

Last year’s Premier division champions were able to field a full strength side for the first time and narrowed the gap to just 1 point with a 6-0 win against current leaders Berinsfield with skipper Dave Dix leading the way for the Con Club with 13 dolls ably supported by the returning Phil Adams with 9 dolls and Leigh Clapton weighing in with 9 of his own. Stuart Wilson top scoring for Berinsfield also with 9 dolls.

Croft Nomads, for the second successive week were beaten by a side seeking their first win of the season. This time it was the Plum Pudding for whom Terry Downes led the way with 11 dolls ably supported by Simon Winterbourne and Paul Longford. For the Croft Steve Enock, Martin Robinson and Alan Bell all contibuted in vain with 9 dolls each, but the Croft were let down with Tosh Wooloff having an off night and a truly dismal display by yours truly! 

In the A section Steventon Sports had a 4-2 victory over Stanford FC Colin Brind leading the way for Stivie with 11 dolls and the College Oak had a welcome and perhaps surprising maximum points haul against the Red Lion, a loss which means that Steventon Sports retain the lead position from the Lion in the section. 

The B section saw wins for league leaders The Vine for whom Danny Hamilton scored 12 (a commendable 3-4-5 flush) in their 5-10 win against The Fox, Denchworth and all of the other fixtures in this section ended in 4-2 wins for the Croft Bar, Abingdon RBL, WADS Bar, and The Plough West Hanney.

The C section produced a 3-3 result with league leaders Grove RFC being matched by The Plough, Long Wittenham which means only 1 p0int separates the top 3 teams in this section again in this section tight games resulted in all the other results ending 4-2.

The D section produced the first win of the season for the College Oak B over Steventon Sports B both without a win in their previous games. The Fox B retained top spot with another 6-0 against The Prince of Wales for whom the climb up to Boars Hill obviously proved too arduous!! Declan O Neill led the Earl of Abingdon A to a 4-2 win over Long Wittenham AC and The Bell Grove A enjoyed a 6-0 win against the North Star for whom Jimmy Lister notched a 5 doll leg. For the Bell both Steve Browning and Tom Swinney hit 9 apiece. Richard Farmer also had a 5 doll leg against the Eight Bells, but it was not enough as the Eight Bells returned to Appleton with 4 points and Jerry Salmon top scorer with 8 dolls. Hanney RBL who have had a good start to their season went down to their first loss against The Lamb B.

The F section saw The George fall to their first loss of the season on their travel to league leaders Brewery Tap whose 32 points is the best in the league to date. The G section saw 4 games played and all resulted in convincing 6-o wins for Oxford RFC, The Red Lion, Northmoor, The Seven Stars, Marsh Baldon and The Old Anchor.

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Summer 2026 Week 5 Results

By on 2nd June 2026 in Newsletter, Summer League Reports

Match Results

P/A – Abingdon United A 4 – Croft Nomads 2; Legs (15-20, 18-16, 21-20)

P/A – Berinsfield SC A 5 – Steventon Sports SC A 1; Legs (24-22, 20-18, 20-20)

P/A – Plum Pudding 0 – Abingdon Conservative Club 6; Legs (21-22, 13-16, 19-24)

P/A – College Oak A 2 – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 4; Legs (16-15, 18-20, 17-19)

P/A – Stanford-in-the-Vale FC 1 – Red Lion Drayton A 5; Legs (18-21, 19-22, 19-19)

B – Abingdon RBL 4 – The Fox Denchworth 2; Legs (14-11, 7-11, 16-12)

B – The Croft Bar 2 – Royal Oak Didcot 4; Legs (11-12, 7-17, 12-10)

B – The Vine 6 – The Plough W.Hanney 0; Legs (11-9, 23-13, 18-11)

B – WADS Bar A 4 – The Bear and Ragged Staff 2; Legs (9-9, 10-10, 14-13)

C – Marcham Centre A 2 – Grove RFC 4; Legs (15-12, 13-15, 12-13)

C – The Bell Grove B 2 – The Boundary House 4; Legs (11-13, 12-15, 13-9)

C – The Earl of Abingdon B 3 – Fleur De Lys A 3; Legs (13-12, 8-16, 13-13)

C – The Plough Long Wittenham 2 – Waggon and Horses 4; Legs (12-7, 12-13, 8-11)

D – Long Wittenham AC 6 – WADS Bar B 0; Legs (15-13, 12-4, 10-8)

D – North Star 4 – The College Oak B 2; Legs (10-9, 10-9, 4-14)

D – Prince of Wales Shippon 0 – The Earl of Abingdon A 6; Legs (10-15, 7-9, 8-10)

D – Steventon Sports SC B 0 – The Fox Boars Hill 6; Legs (5-12, 5-14, 10-13)

D – The Black Horse E.Hanney A 0 – The Bell Grove A 6; Legs (8-12, 11-16, 15-17)

E – Eight Bells Eaton 0 – Hanney RBL 6; Legs (10-15, 9-10, 14-18)

E – Red Lion Drayton B 3 – Challow and Childrey CC 3; Legs (6-6, 8-10, 10-6)

E – The Lamb Wantage B 0 – The Crown Marcham A 6; Legs (9-10, 10-11, 9-12)

F – Harwellian A 4 – Marcham Centre B 2; Legs (8-8, 5-5, 12-5)

F – Queens Arms Didcot 4 – The Lamb Wantage A 2; Legs (11-10, 7-10, 16-10)

F – The Crown Marcham B 0 – The Brewery Tap 6; Legs (10-12, 11-12, 14-15)

F – The George Sutton Courtenay 6 – RAL SC 0; Legs (9-7, 10-7, 14-10)

G – The Black Swan 2 – The Plough Appleton 4; Legs (9-4, 3-8, 3-6)

G – The Horse and Jockey Stanford 1 – Oxford RFC 5; Legs (6-6, 1-8, 5-9)

G – The Red Lion Northmoor 2 – The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 4; Legs (10-11, 6-8, 10-7)

G – The White Hart Harwell B 4 – The Black Horse E.Hanney B 2; Legs (7-5, 5-6, 13-6)

Blobbers

Andrew Salmon (The Plough Appleton), Andy Latimer (North Star), Anna Antell (The Plough Appleton), Brian Murphy (The Horse and Jockey Stanford), Caroline Baker (Red Lion Drayton B), Charlie Guinan (The Wheatsheaf Didcot), Christopher Shephard (The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon), Cody Wiley (Prince of Wales Shippon), Dawn Pannell (The Horse and Jockey Stanford), Elly Reizner (S) (Harwellian A), Ian Crayford LL (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Jane Hedges (The Red Lion Northmoor), Justin New (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Lee Mercer-Rolls (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Mick Wright (Marcham Centre B), Molly Price (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Paddy Cleary (The Bell Grove B), Pri Shah (RAL SC), Richard Dunsden (The Wheatsheaf Didcot), Richard Moran (Marcham Centre B), Rick Bailey (The Bear and Ragged Staff), Russell Pugh (The Horse and Jockey Stanford), Stephen Fowler (RAL SC), Steve Salter (The Lamb Wantage A), Terry Doughty (Harwellian A).

Once again no sixers this week so here are the best of the rest.

Fivers

David Dix 5-5-4 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 5

Matt Davies 5-0-2 (WADS Bar B) – Week 5

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

Paul Brennan 5-3-1 (Hanney RBL) – Week 5

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

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Week 5 Highlights, lowlights and Competition Last shout out!

By on 2nd June 2026 in Competition News, Newsletter, Summer League Reports

Well, the inevitable happened last week, Dave Dix hit 14 dolls for Abingdon Conservative Club as they recorded their second successive 6-0 win over Plum Pudding whose defeat continued their disappointing start to the season. Paul Barrett also continued his good form with another 12 doll haul! Paul has now hit 5, 5 doll legs in his last 4 games. Surely a maximum will soon happen!

Dave shared his best of the season with Richard Jones who also hit 14 dolls as Berinsfield SC A continued their excellent start to the season with a fifth consecutive victory as they beat the previously unbeaten Steventon Sports A 5-1.

Abingdon United A secured their first win of the season as they overcame Croft Nomads 4-2, Jason Bowler top scoring for United with 9 dolls. Ian Brook led the fight for the Nomads with 10 dolls.

Darren Bennett with 10 dolls and Martyn Bolton with 9 helped The Wheatsheaf to a 4-2 win at The College Oak and The Red Lion were also winners at Stanford FC 5-1 being the scoreline with Scott Tabor and Ian Rogers leading the way with 9 dolls apiece for the Lion. The B section saw Abingdon RBL land their first win of the season 4-2 against The Fox, Denchworth whilst the WADS Bar were 6-0 winners against The Bear & Ragged Staff. but with 23 points still trail the Vine by 1 point as they overcame The Plough, West Hanney 4-2 with a 10 doll contribution from Matt Dingle aided and abetted by 9 dolls each for Jerry Brandish and Steve Peedell and 8 dolls for Ethan Taylor making his first appearance for the Vine. The Croft Bar suffered a 4-2 defeat at the hands of the Royal Oak whose Steve Jones top scored with 10 dolls.

A first appearance of the season for skipper Brian Bosley with 8 dolls was not enough to get Marcham Centre A to stop Grove RFC landing their 5th win on the bounce as they continue to lead the C section. There were a share of the points between The Earl of Abingdon B and The Fleur de Lys A where 9 dolls was the order of the night. Russell Flower for the Earl and Darren Sargison and Danny Towlerton all falling just one doll short of making double figures. 

The D section saw The Fox Boars Hill land their 5th win on the bounce at Steventon Sports with a maximum 6 points.  The Earl of Abingdon were also 6-0 victors against The Prince of Wales despite 8 dolls scored by skipper Dave Harris for the Feathers. Craig Hillier for the Earl also hit 8. Debutant Matt Davies hit a first leg 5 dolls but it was not enough to secure a leg for the WADS Bar B as they also suffered a 6-0 loss against Long Wittenham AC for whom Michael Rainbow led the way with 9 dolls and it was a welcome 6-0 win for The Bell A in the same section for whom Steve Browning scored 11 dolls and Martin Bland added 9 more.

The E section also saw two 6-0 wins, as Hanney RBL carried on their successful start to the season at the Eight Bells and The Crown Marcham A turned over the Lamb B by the same score. Red Lion B and Challow & Childrey CC shared the points. In the F section Brewery Tap continue to lead the way and there were also wins for The George, Harwellian A and the Queens Arms.

Newcomers in the G section Oxford RFC had a 5-1 win, The Seven Stars were 4-2 winners at the Red Lion and the White Hart B side were also winners on the night.

 

Overall last week there were some good scores (maybe the warmer weather helped!) with 24 dolls being the best legs of the night, a 23 leg from the Vine in Section B and leg scores 0f 16, 17 and 18 being recorded across the B, C, D and E sections. On the night there were no sixes, lots of individaul 5’s and there were 23 “blobbers” who failed to score on the night, but not for the lack of trying!

Just a reminder about the Competitions for singles, pairs, Captains and Secretaries which officially closed yesterday. As I write this we have only received entries from 4 teams! As both Paul and I haven’t been around for a few days I think we have to extend the date until this coming weekend, but not beyond then. At the moment we do not have enough entries for any of the planned competitions so if that doesn’t change significantly this week there will be no competitions held on the planned date (28th June) and personally I think that will be tragic for a league that has 66 teams and over 600 active registered players!!!

One final note regarding fixtures on June 17th when England play Croatia in the FIFA World Cup, with a 9pm GMT kick off time. We recognise that some teams will want to change their games scheduled for that night so in the next few days the committee will issue some guidance and options for fixtures scheduled to take place on that night. The guidance and outcome will need to be mutually agreed between the competing sides and based on being reasonable.

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Another Aunt Sally Legend lost, Week 4 round up and Competition Reminder

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

Again with apologies for the late post again! I will try to do better after tonight’s fixtures!

Firstly though I want to start by sharing some very sad news. Tony Ward one of the top Aunt Sally players in both our Winter and Summer Leagues over many years passed away last week. Many will know that Tony had battled against illness for several years and that illness had caused his retirement from our game in recent years. Our thoughts and sympathy go out to Doreen and all of Tony’s family and friends from all of the Aunt Sally community. Tony’s funeral will be held at the South Oxfordshire Crematorium at 1pm on Friday 19th June and will be followed by a gathering at Abingdon British Legion, just one of the venues that Tony played his Aunt Sally so successfully at.

Tony was a serial winner both as an individual and as a team member. Tony played for many teams in both our seasonal leagues including the Saxton Arms and Football Club, Abingdon Legion, Penlon, Heineken and Abingdon United. It was with the Legion that he featured in the highest single leg score in 1974 contributing 5 dolls in a 37 leg total when Abingdon Legion had 2 players who each hit maximums 3 others, who like Tony hit 5, one player with 5 and surprisingly one who managed only 1 doll. In that line up that night for the Legion were current players Dave Dix and Paul Leach and that was over 50 years ago!

Tony won the Singles title at least twice firstly whilst playing for the Saxton and also for Abingdon United and many, many other team awards for all the teams he represented.

Now, to last week’s results. In the Premier section there was a welcome return to winning ways for Abingdon Conservative Club even without the missing Dave Dix and Phil Adams. They still managed a 6-0 victory at their old stamping ground Abingdon United. Despite the margin of the win the doll difference on the night was only 7 dolls! Rolling back the years for the Con Club Brian Clapton hit 10 dolls and Paul Barrett for the 3rd successive week hit double figures. For United it was Dave Hudson leading the reply with 9 dolls. 

In the Prem/A section the clash between the 2 previously unbeaten sides was another close encounter which resulted in a 4-2 win for Berinsfield SC A courtesy of a 1 doll winning 3rd leg at the Red Lion which puts the Berinsfield boys very well placed as leaders of the Premier section. Malcolm Jones recorded a maximum for the visitors and promptly followed it with a blob in the next leg!

Croft Nomads enjoyed a very sociable evening at the Wheatsheaf Didcot, helped by a 6-0 victory with double figure contributions from Steve Enock and Barry Townsend with 11 dolls each well supported by Alan Bell and Chris Jenkins both weighing in with 10 dolls

In the A section Stanford FC continued their strong start to the season winning their game at the College Oak 4-2. Steventon Sports A strengthened their position at the top of the A section beating the Plum Pudding, Scott Humphries and Derek Fletcher top scoring for the Sports with 9 dolls apiece and Terry Downes matched that score for the Plum.

In the B section it is WADS Bar heading the table with a 4th consecutive win 4-2 against The Fox Denchworth but on the night The Fox may have felt a little disappointed as they actually scored 42 dolls against the 40 scored by the winners! Derrick Brown scored 11 dolls for WAD’s. It was a similar close encounter at the Croft Bar whose 4-2 victory over the Fleur de Lys B side only featuring 66 dolls in total across the 3 legs.

A 4-2 victory was also secured by The Plough West Hanney against Abingdon RBL for whom Paul Ealey hit a maximum, only the second one of the night throughout the league, but the home side with a strong contribution from Mark Wheeler came out with the win with only a 1 doll advantage overall and ironically that was in the leg which saw Paul hit his maximum!!

The C section saw wins for Grove RFC, Harwellian B who included an equal top scoring 11 dolls on the night from Gary Daluz Veira and The Earl Of Abingdon A, In the D section had wins for The Bell A, Earl of Abingdon B to complete a winning double for the Earl sides and The Fox, Boars Hill for whom Rory Mangan top scored with 10 dolls against the soon to be “home again” North Star. We should mention our thanks to The Plough who have kindly “hosted” the Star whilst renovations have taken place. The pub should re-open next week!

The E section saw Challow & Childrey outscored by 1 doll on the night by Berinsfield SC B, but were still able to emerge winners on the night. Eight Bells Eaton had a very welcome 6-0 win when they visited The Crown and in the section it was a 4-2 win for current leaders The Brewery Tap and The Lamb A.

The G section which is made up almost entirely of new teams this season saw The Old Anchor claim local bragging rights when they defeated near neighbours The Black Swan and fellow newcomers The Seven Stars were 4-2 victors against The White Hart B.

The G section also included something last week that is/maybe/probably is a record that is a first in all of the history. There are 6 of the 7 sections led by teams who have won all their games played so far. Interestingly 2 of the teams are Rugby Clubs, 4 are predominately social clubs and only 2 are traditional “hostelries”, that together with our 3 football club based teams is confirmation that Aunt Sally is a game for everyone. This maybe/probably is representative of our licensed premises in these times, but it is good for our game that Aunt Sally is still able to be played in so many places.

An apology from me to anyone whose individual total scores I have missed in recent weeks (including this one) which I know includes Steve Fernback of the Fox Boars Hill, Dean Bowler of the Red Lion and I am sure several more. Not deliberate I promise!!

And now for a couple of  reminders:- 

Firstly, Competition entries for the Singles, Pairs, Captains and Secretaries (all open to all registered players from any section) need to be with us by next week with a closing date of May 31st (all competitions need a minimum entry of 8 and entry is just £1 per person) and will be played at Abingdon United on Sunday 28th June.

Secondly, already a number of fixtures have been postponed for sound reasons and these need to be re-arranged. Would the Captains/Secretaries please confirm the new dates as soon as possible to me please because the re-arranged games will need to be entered by the Committee in the week when they should have originally been played. Any fixtures not mutually arranged or played by the end of June may see the points to awarded against the side who originally requested the re-arrangement.

Thirdly, On Wednesday 17th June England are in World Cup action and will almost affect out fixtures that night with, hopefully, most it not all players, wanting to watch the game live. We will within the next week issue some guidance as to what the options (again they need to be mutually agreed) for fulfilling the fixtures scheduled that night.

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