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Match Results

P/A – Abingdon Utd@ConClub 4 – Berinsfield SC A 2; Legs (30-19, 31-17, 20-21)

P/A – Bystander A 5 – Croft Nomads 1; Legs (29-19, 25-25, 24-16)

P/A – College Oak A 2 – Red Lion Drayton 4; Legs (20-22, 25-23, 20-23)

P/A – The Vine Cumnor 2 – Steventon Sports SC A 4; Legs (23-21, 25-29, 17-20)

B – Abingdon United C 1 – The Plough Long Wittenham 5; Legs (10-11, 13-18, 9-9)

B – Stanford in the Vale FC 0 – Abingdon RBL 6; Legs (10-15, 12-15, 14-15)

B – The Croft Bar 4 – The Bell A Grove 2; Legs (13-10, 15-13, 9-14)

B – The Fox Denchworth 0 – Harwellian B 6; Legs (12-15, 15-17, 13-14)

B – The Grapes B 4 – Fleur de Lys A, Hagbourne 2; Legs (12-13, 20-11, 18-14)

C – Eight Bells Eaton 0 – Abingdon Con Club 6; Legs (12-19, 9-17, 13-19)

C – The Bell B Grove 6 – The Prince of Wales Shippon 0; Legs (15-10, 10-9, 14-9)

C – The Oak Didcot 4 – The Bear and Ragged Staff Cumnor 2; Legs (11-13, 13-7, 13-5)

C – The Waggon and Horses Southmoor 0 – Boundary House 6; Legs (11-12, 13-16, 6-14)

D – Brewery Tap 5 – The Chequers Charney 1; Legs (12-9, 15-15, 13-9)

D – Harwellian A 6 – College Oak B 0; Legs (13-11, 10-7, 12-11)

D – Red Lion B Drayton 1 – The Midget 5; Legs (8-12, 10-10, 8-10)

D – The Lamb A Wantage 3 – The Plough Hanney 3; Legs (11-8, 9-9, 9-11)

E – Bystander B 2 – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 4; Legs (10-11, 14-15, 12-10)

E – Hanney RBL 6 – Horse & Jockey A 0; Legs (11-3, 8-4, 12-4)

E – Marcham Centre A 4 – RAL SC 2; Legs (6-7, 8-7, 15-10)

F – Grove RFC 2 – Marcham Centre B 4; Legs (8-10, 7-8, 11-8)

F – Horse and Jockey B Stanford i-t-V 5 – North Star B Steventon 1; Legs (4-4, 11-9, 8-7)

F – Sutton Courtenay FC 0 – WADS Bar 6; Legs (6-15, 10-15, 6-10)

F – The Plough Appleton 2 – Bystander C 4; Legs (4-4, 7-9, 7-7)

Blobbers

Andy Latimer (North Star B Steventon), Caroline Baker (Red Lion B Drayton), Chris Dennis (Sutton Courtenay FC), Chris Roberts (The Bear and Ragged Staff Cumnor), David Stallard (Horse & Jockey A), Derek Edwards (The Bell A Grove), Enya Mayall (Horse & Jockey A), Greg Coombs (Horse & Jockey A), Jack Checketts (Stanford in the Vale FC), Jess Bailey (North Star B Steventon), Marie Haynes (The Plough Hanney), Michael Littlechild (Horse and Jockey B Stanford i-t-V), Peter Kilby (The Fox Denchworth), Phil Neale (The Plough Appleton), Rob France (Marcham Centre B), Sylvia Lelowittis (RAL SC), Zach Tyler (Bystander C).

Sixers

Andrew Morton (Bystander A), David Dix (2) (Abingdon Utd@ConClub).

Fivers

Alan Bell 3-5-2 (Croft Nomads) – Week 7

Cameron King 4-5-3 (Brewery Tap) – Week 7

Jason Bowler 5-2-1 (Bystander A) – Week 7

Leigh Clapton 5-5-1 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 7

Mick Christopher 1-1-5 (The Grapes B) – Week 7

Paul Barrett 4-5-3 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 7

Rick Fletcher 5-4-3 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 7

Stephen J Fisher 3-5-3 (The Oak Didcot) – Week 7

Well, week 7 certainly started to provide some highlights and some low lights across the sections with some excellent scoring (by some!) and some very interesting team scores. pride of place last week must go to Abingdon United/Con Club both in terms of individual scoring and collective team performance. Dave Dix led the way with the first “double six” of the season and an overall tally of 15 dolls for Dixie! He was well supported by his team mates with Ken Fisher and Paul Barrett both hitting 12 dolls , Leigh Clapton and Phil Adams with 11 and 10 respectively both scored double figures as the team hit 30 dolls in the first leg beating that with 31 in their second leg. In reply Berinsfield SC A, whilst not being able to get close to the hosts did manage to salvage 2 points with a 21 to 20 leg win in the third.

Croft Nomads suffered  a very disappointing but deserved 5-1 defeat at The Bystander for whom Andrew Morton top scored with 12 dolls including a very tidy 6. Jumbo Mott, Duncan Taylor and Jason all contributed well for the home side who were without regulars Dave Hudson and Steve Martin on the night.  The Bystander  brought the Nomads who were, leading the table and were without Barry Townsend were brought back to reality with a bump. For Nomads Alan Bell top scored with 10 dolls, Ian Brook and Steve Enock also made good contributions but the other 5  team mates including yours truly could only muster 24 dolls from 90 sticks between them on the night!

Elsewhere in the Premier/A sections Steventon Sports with Rick Fletcher gathering another 12 dolls beat The Vine 4-2 and Matty Belcher’s 10 dolls were not enough for College Oak A who went down 4-2 to The Red Lion for whom both skipper Kevin Regan and Dean Bowler both hit 10 apiece.

In the B section The Croft Bar maintained their unbeaten record with another 4-2 victory against The Bell A, Kevin Luck top scoring for the Croft with a 10 doll haul. That’s four 4-2’s on the bounce for Croft.

Another team to suffer a disappointing night were B section league leaders Stanford in the Vale FC who went down to a 6-0 home defeat at the hands of Abingdon RBL.

Eslewhere in the B section there were wins for The Plough,Long Wittenham and Harwellian B.

In the C section Colin Grimes hit 10 another dolls for the Boundary House as they saw off the challenge of the Waggon &  Horses as his team eased home 6-0 and also in the C section Steven J Fisher was another double figure scorer with 10 dolls as the Royal Oak beat the Bear & Ragged Staff 4-2. The team to beat in this section are clearly Abingdon Con Club who reeled off their 7th straight win, this time another six nil  on their visit to the Eight Bells.

In the D section Cam King led the scoring with 11 dolls for the Brewery Tap as they overcame the Chequers. Also in the D section Steve Salter’s 10 dolls helped The Lamb A to a 3-3 share of the spoils against The Plough Hanney. Also in this section there were wins for Harwellian A, The Midget and Brewery Tap.

In the E section The Wheatsheaf remain unbeaten, and elsewhere  Marcham Centre A and the Horse & Jockey A, with a second successive win, and Steventon Sports B  were all winners on the night whilst in the F section the table is tightly contested between two newcomers WADS Bar, for whom Derrick Brown again top scored and the Fleur de Leys Hagbourne B who were without a fixture last week.

It is still early days to take the league tables too much to heart, but in the Premier Abingdon United/Con Club have closed to within 1 point of Croft Nomads with a game in hand so this week’s meeting of the two may lead to a change at the top. In the A section Red Lion A have caught early season leaders Plum Pudding. The B section Stanford in the Vale FC still lead the way from The Croft Bar and in the C section have already built a healthy lead at the top.

It’s Harwellian A leading the way in the D section and it’s nip and tuck in the E section with both The Wheatsheaf and Steventon Sports on 24 points. The F section looks equally tightly contested with two newcomers, WAD Bar and Fleur de Leys competing at the top of the table. Still a long way to go and  we are sure that there will be lots of twists and turns and a few surprised over the remaining 12 weeks of the season!

Enjoy the weather this week, it’s been a long time coming and maybe the warmth will help a few more sticks find the doll!

Match Results

P/A – Berinsfield SC A 3 – Bystander A 3; Legs (28-20, 22-23, 23-23)

P/A – Steventon Sports SC A 0 – Abingdon Utd@ConClub 6; Legs (11-22, 19-21, 24-25)

P/A – College Oak A 4 – Plum Pudding 2; Legs (20-19, 22-23, 25-22)

P/A – Red Lion Drayton 1 – Croft Nomads 5; Legs (20-24, 23-24, 28-28)

B – Fleur de Lys A, Hagbourne 0 – Abingdon United C 6; Legs (18-19, 15-18, 13-14)

B – Harwellian B 1 – The Grapes B 5; Legs (16-16, 16-19, 10-12)

B – The Bell A Grove 3 – Abingdon RBL 3; Legs (20-16, 5-9, 11-11)

B – The Croft Bar 4 – The Fox Denchworth 2; Legs (15-5, 10-11, 14-10)

B – The Plough Long Wittenham 0 – Stanford in the Vale FC 6; Legs (10-15, 11-13, 11-14)

C – Abingdon Con Club 6 – Boundary House 0; Legs (11-9, 14-12, 12-9)

C – Eight Bells Eaton 3 – The Oak Didcot 3; Legs (9-18, 9-6, 14-14)

C – The Grapes A 3 – The Bell B Grove 3; Legs (13-8, 9-20, 12-12)

C – The Prince of Wales Shippon 6 – The Waggon and Horses Southmoor 0; Legs (11-9, 13-10, 11-6)

D – Brewery Tap 2 – Berinsfield SC B 4; Legs (6-10, 6-12, 10-5)

D – The Chequers Charney 2 – College Oak B 4; Legs (9-6, 10-14, 7-8)

D – The Midget 2 – Harwellian A 4; Legs (7-12, 11-16, 14-12)

D – The Plough Hanney 3 – Red Lion B Drayton 3; Legs (16-13, 9-13, 12-12)

D – The Queens Arms 6 – The Lamb A Wantage 0; Legs (12-11, 14-4, 10-8)

E – Marcham Centre A 4 – Bystander B 2; Legs (12-10, 9-10, 10-8)

E – The Lamb B Wantage 2 – North Star A Steventon 4; Legs (7-13, 8-13, 10-9)

E – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 4 – Steventon Sports SC B 2; Legs (9-12, 15-12, 16-10)

F – Bystander C 1 – Fleur de Lys B Hagbourne 5; Legs (4-13, 10-10, 13-15)

F – Horse and Jockey B Stanford i-t-V 5 – The Plough Appleton 1; Legs (9-5, 9-5, 6-6)

F – North Star B Steventon 0 – Marcham Centre B 6; Legs (6-13, 7-12, 5-8)

F – WADS Bar 6 – Grove RFC 0; Legs (17-12, 9-5, 9-6)

Blobbers

Anthony Humphreys (Boundary House), -Bert Newman (Bystander A), -Charlie Harrison (WADS Bar), -Colin Fox (The Waggon and Horses Southmoor), -Hayden Wells (The Oak Didcot), -Lynne Mainstone (North Star B Steventon), -Mark Sheldon (Horse and Jockey B Stanford i-t-V), -Peter Kilby (The Fox Denchworth), -Richard Pike (The Lamb A Wantage), -Russell Stock (The Fox Denchworth), -Sarah Stacey (The Plough Appleton), -Sean Paul (North Star B Steventon), -Tom Doman (The Chequers Charney).

Sixers

Barry Townsend (Croft Nomads) & Leigh Clapton (Abingdon Utd@ConClub).

Fivers

Alec Chamberlain 5-3-4 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 6

Derek Fletcher 2-3-5 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 6

Nick Baldwin 5-1-2 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 6

Phil Adams 5-4-3 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 6

Richard Berry 3-5-3 (Croft Nomads) – Week 6

Richard Jones 5-2-1 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 6

Scott Humphries 2-2-5 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 6

Stephen J Fisher 5-2-3 (The Oak Didcot) – Week 6

Steve Enock 3-1-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 6

Trevor Harrhy 4-2-5 (Abingdon United C) – Week 6

Match Results

P/A – Bystander A 3 – Steventon Sports SC A 3;-Legs (25-25, 22-26, 26-22)

P/A – Croft Nomads 6 – Berinsfield SC A 0;-Legs (23-15, 22-20, 26-22)

P/A – Plum Pudding 3 – Red Lion Drayton 3;-Legs (23-23, 17-28, 24-21)

P/A – The Vine Cumnor 4 – College Oak A 2;-Legs (22-20, 21-18, 20-21)

B – Abingdon RBL 4 – The Plough Long Wittenham 2;-Legs (11-4, 12-10, 8-9)

B – Abingdon United C 3 – Harwellian B 3;-Legs (16-16, 13-13, 16-16)

B – Stanford in the Vale FC 5 – Fleur de Lys A, Hagbourne 1;-Legs (11-8, 10-10, 14-12)

B – The Fox Denchworth 3 – The Bell A Grove 3;-Legs (13-13, 12-15, 15-13)

B – The Grapes B 2 – The Croft Bar 4;-Legs (17-10, 7-9, 11-14)

C – Boundary House 5 – The Prince of Wales Shippon 1;-Legs (17-10, 12-12, 13-11)

C – The Bell B Grove 4 – The Bear and Ragged Staff Cumnor 2;-Legs (7-11, 18-14, 15-12)

C – The Oak Didcot 1 – Abingdon Con Club 5;-Legs (9-9, 11-14, 10-16)

C – The Waggon and Horses Southmoor 4 – The Grapes A 2;-Legs (14-15, 14-12, 10-8)

D – Berinsfield SC B 2 – The Chequers Charney 4;-Legs (10-7, 8-11, 11-16)

D – College Oak B 2 – The Midget 4;-Legs (8-13, 12-14, 9-8)

D – Harwellian A 4 – The Plough Hanney 2;-Legs (10-16, 15-12, 11-9)

D – The Lamb A Wantage 2 – Brewery Tap 4;-Legs (3-9, 11-10, 10-11)

D – The Queens Arms 2 – Red Lion B Drayton 4;-Legs (9-7, 9-11, 12-16)

E – Bystander B 4 – RAL SC 2;-Legs (10-9, 5-4, 7-8)

E – Hanney RBL 4 – The Lamb B Wantage 2;-Legs (10-14, 11-7, 14-4)

E – North Star A Steventon 2 – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 4;-Legs (9-8, 8-14, 7-13)

E – Steventon Sports SC B 6 – Marcham Centre A 0;-Legs (9-7, 9-7, 10-6)

F – Fleur de Lys B Hagbourne 6 – Horse and Jockey B Stanford i-t-V 0 – FORFEIT

F – Marcham Centre B 2 – WADS Bar 4;-Legs (8-16, 7-16, 16-13)

F – Sutton Courtenay FC 4 – Bystander C 2;-Legs (12-7, 9-16, 10-9)

F – The Plough Appleton 2 – North Star B Steventon 4;-Legs (8-9, 9-10, 4-3)

Blobbers

Andrew Shallis (The Plough Long Wittenham), David Mills (Brewery Tap), Elly Reiszner (Harwellian A), Ken Tombs (Marcham Centre B), Liz Dowthwaite (The Plough Appleton), Mike Prime (Brewery Tap), Nick Howe (The Lamb B Wantage), Pamela Edwards (Stanford in the Vale FC), Paul Absolon (Fleur de Lys A, Hagbourne), Richard Brown (Red Lion B Drayton), Sandra Buchanan (The Lamb A Wantage), Sean Paul (North Star B Steventon), Steven Firn (North Star A Steventon), Tom Turner (Bystander B).

Sixers

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

Fivers

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

Barry Townsend 5-2-3 (Croft Nomads) – Week 5

Dan Foulks 5-4-1 (WADS Bar) – Week 5

Dave Hudson 5-2-2 (Bystander A) – Week 5

David Harris 2-5-2 (The Prince of Wales Shippon) – Week 5

Ed Wilkinson 5-2-2 (The Plough Hanney) – Week 5

Ian Brook 2-4-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 5

Joe Moxon 5-0-2 (RAL SC) – Week 5

Lee Brown 5-1-2 (The Grapes B) – Week 5

Liam Brooks 1-5-3 (The Bell B Grove) – Week 5

Robert Baker 4-5-0 (North Star B Steventon) – Week 5

Roly Bunce 2-4-5 (The Chequers Charney) – Week 5

Terry Downes 1-3-5 (Plum Pudding) – Week 5

Match Results

P/A – Steventon Sports SC A 1 – Croft Nomads 5;  Legs (20-26, 24-24, 20-24),

P/A – College Oak A 2 – Abingdon Utd@ConClub 4;  Legs (20-21, 23-26, 23-19),

P/A – Plum Pudding 6 – The Vine Cumnor 0;  Legs (23-17, 23-21, 23-20),

P/A – Red Lion Drayton 6 – Berinsfield SC A 0;  Legs (30-16, 26-22, 22-21),

B – Fleur de Lys A, Hagbourne 4 – Abingdon RBL 2;  Legs (15-12, 13-17, 14-13),

B – Harwellian B 1 – Stanford in the Vale FC 5;  Legs (12-12, 15-16, 13-17),

B – The Bell A Grove 4 – The Plough Long Wittenham 2;  Legs (17-11, 17-19, 17-15),

B – The Croft Bar 4 – Abingdon United C 2;  Legs (11-17, 15-14, 14-12),

B – The Fox Denchworth 2 – The Grapes B 4;  Legs (6-15, 11-12, 10-9),

C – Abingdon Con Club 4 – The Prince of Wales Shippon 2;  Legs (8-7, 13-11, 6-8),

C – Eight Bells Eaton 6 – The Bell B Grove 0;  Legs (16-11, 12-10, 16-13),

C – The Bear and Ragged Staff Cumnor 5 – The Waggon and Horses Southmoor 1;  Legs (13-13, 14-12, 12-9),

C – The Grapes A 3 – Boundary House 3;  Legs (11-11, 9-16, 19-11),

D – Berinsfield SC B 4 – The Lamb A Wantage 2;  Legs (13-10, 16-10, 8-10),

D – Brewery Tap 2 – Red Lion B Drayton 4;  Legs (11-10, 11-14, 9-15),

D – The Chequers Charney 6 – The Midget 0;  Legs (14-13, 15-11, 9-7),

D – The Plough Hanney 3 – College Oak B 3;  Legs (9-9, 16-14, 10-12),

D – The Queens Arms 2 – Harwellian A 4;  Legs (9-12, 7-9, 8-7),

E – Bystander B 2 – Steventon Sports SC B 4;  Legs (11-13, 9-8, 12-13),

E – Marcham Centre A 2 – North Star A Steventon 4;  Legs (12-8, 6-14, 7-11),

E – The Lamb B Wantage 6 – Horse & Jockey A 0;  Legs (12-7, 13-3, 12-4),

E – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 4 – Hanney RBL 2;  Legs (15-13, 10-6, 12-13),

F – Bystander C 4 – Grove RFC 2;  Legs (12-7, 9-7, 6-11),

F – Horse and Jockey B Stanford i-t-V 3 – Sutton Courtenay FC 3;  Legs (10-10, 6-2, 5-10),

F – North Star B Steventon 1 – WADS Bar 5;  Legs (11-11, 9-13, 10-13),

F – The Plough Appleton 0 – Fleur de Lys B Hagbourne 6;  Legs (3-9, 8-10, 5-14).

Blobbers

A Fletcher (Hanney RBL), , Abigail Ray (Horse & Jockey A), , Adam Binks (The Queens Arms), , Brad Davis (Horse & Jockey A), , Chloe O’Keefe (Bystander C), , John Colgrave (North Star B Steventon), , Jorge Eversion (Grove RFC), , Keith Smith (Sutton Courtenay FC), , Lynne Mainstone (North Star B Steventon), , Max Wheatley (The Queens Arms), , Nigel Hibberd (Abingdon Con Club), , Rhys Lewis (The Plough Appleton), , Richard Whittaker (Marcham Centre A), , Shaun Dominic (The Prince of Wales Shippon), , Spencer Walton (Berinsfield SC B), , Steven Pottenger (Marcham Centre A).

Sixers

Like buses you wait 3 weeks then 3 come at once!

David Dix (Abingdon Utd@ConClub), Rick Fletcher (Steventon Sports SC A), Stuart Wilson (Berinsfield SC A).

Fivers

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

Billy Collett 5-2-3 (The Plough Long Wittenham) – Week 4

Darren Bennett 5-3-4 (The Wheatsheaf Didcot) – Week 4

David Butler 2-2-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 4

David Sapey 4-5-3 (Abingdon RBL) – Week 4

Derek Fletcher 5-2-1 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 4

John Thomas 1-5-1 (Berinsfield SC B) – Week 4

Matt Dingle 1-3-5 (The Vine Cumnor) – Week 4

Mick Brown 5-3-1 (The Grapes B) – Week 4

Phil Adams 5-5-5 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 4

Phil Johnson 5-3-1 (Brewery Tap) – Week 4

Rob Bartholomew 0-5-3 (The Lamb B Wantage) – Week 4

Scott Tabor 5-2-3 (Red Lion Drayton) – Week 4

Steve Enock 2-3-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 4

Match Results

Premier/A

College Oak A 2 – Croft Nomads 4; Legs (19-20, 32-24, 24-29)
Plum Pudding 4 – Bystander A 2; Legs (18-20, 32-21, 23-20)
Red Lion Drayton 6 – Steventon Sports SC A 0; Legs (26-17, 25-18, 26-20)
The Vine Cumnor 3 – Abingdon Utd@ConClub 3; Legs (21-20, 19-25, 20-20)

B Section

Harwellian B 4 – The Plough Long Wittenham 2; Legs (13-11, 12-8, 6-13)
The Bell A Grove 6 – Fleur de Lys A, Hagbourne 0; Legs (14-12, 11-10, 8-7)
The Croft Bar 4 – Abingdon RBL 2; Legs (10-11, 13-4, 16-12)
The Fox Denchworth 4 – Stanford in the Vale FC 2; Legs (15-14, 9-15, 15-13)
The Grapes B 5 – Abingdon United C 1; Legs (13-9, 12-12, 9-8)

C Section

Abingdon Con Club 4 – The Grapes A 2; Legs (11-13, 15-11, 15-10)
Eight Bells Eaton 0 – Boundary House 6; Legs (14-20, 11-17, 7-12)
The Bear and Ragged Staff Cumnor 2 – The Prince of Wales Shippon 4; Legs (18-11, 10-11, 10-14)
The Oak Didcot 4 – The Waggon and Horses Southmoor 2; Legs (11-4, 14-10, 9-11)

D Section

Berinsfield SC B 2 – Harwellian A 4; Legs (7-8, 11-16, 12-10)
Brewery Tap 2 – College Oak B 4; Legs (13-11, 10-13, 8-9)
The Chequers Charney 4 – The Plough Hanney 2; Legs (6-11, 13-8, 14-8)
The Lamb A Wantage 0 – Red Lion B Drayton 6; Legs (4-13, 10-16, 8-9)
The Queens Arms 2 – The Midget 4; Legs (4-8, 11-9, 6-12)

E Section

Bystander B 2 – Hanney RBL 4; Legs (9-8, 7-9, 7-9)
Marcham Centre A 6 – Horse & Jockey A 0; Legs (9-4, 11-6, 17-4)
RAL SC 6 – The Lamb B Wantage 0; Legs (10-7, 10-7, 13-10)
Steventon Sports SC B 4 – North Star A Steventon 2; Legs (6-14, 8-7, 11-10)

F Section

Bystander C 4 – WADS Bar 2; Legs (9-14, 9-5, 12-11)
Fleur de Lys B Hagbourne 6 – Sutton Courtenay FC 0; Legs (13-6, 11-7, 15-7)
Horse and Jockey B Stanford i-t-V 0 – Marcham Centre B 6; Legs (4-5, 8-14, 9-11)
The Plough Appleton 0 – Grove RFC 6; Legs (3-7, 7-8, 1-4)

Bl0bbers

Less this week – hang in there – good dolls will come!

Adam Harris (Hanney RBL), Alan Wilkinson (The Plough Hanney), Ashley Wheeler (The Waggon and Horses Southmoor), Chris Dennis (Sutton Courtenay FC), Colin Down (The Grapes B), Debbie Case (Grove RFC), Enya Mayall (Horse & Jockey A), Ian Ray (Horse & Jockey A), James Faulkner (College Oak B), Jason Walker (The Midget), Joe Murphy (The Queens Arms), Mark Sheldon (Horse and Jockey B Stanford i-t-V), Nell Ahier (Harwellian B), Nigel Tait (Abingdon RBL), Paul Norris (The Waggon and Horses Southmoor), Rhys Lewis (The Plough Appleton), Robbie Cook (Grove RFC), Scott Gardner (Horse & Jockey A), Simon Busby (Berinsfield SC B), Tim Payne (Fleur de Lys A, Hagbourne), Will Shallis (The Plough Long Wittenham), William Hutchinson (The Plough Appleton).

Sixers

No sixers again this week but here are those only 1 doll away…

Andrew Farrant 5-2-1 (Eight Bells Eaton) – Week 2
Caroline Baker 3-5-2 (Red Lion B Drayton) – Week 2
David Dix 3-5-5 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 2
Dean Bowler 5-3-3 (Red Lion Drayton) – Week 2
Ian Brook 2-5-4 (Croft Nomads) – Week 2
Kevin Billington 1-2-5 (Red Lion Drayton) – Week 2
Luke Dewar 3-5-3 (The Grapes B) – Week 2
Michael Samways 0-5-0 (Plum Pudding) – Week 2
Pat Wiltshire 5-1-1 (The Bell A Grove) – Week 2
Paul Leach 3-5-4 (Plum Pudding) – Week 2
Simon Winterbourne 2-5-2 (Plum Pudding) – Week 2

As ! mentioned in my week 1 post we are delighted to welcome 56 teams to our  6 Aunt Sally sections for 2024. A few things that might surprise you about our league and what happens on Wednesday nights from May through to September.

• With 56 teams that means that 28 venues will be hosting Aunt Sally matches throughout the season
• 15 venues with two teams will host games on at least 16 Wednesdays
• 24 other venues will host games on 7/8 or 9 Wednesdays 
• 1 venue will play host to 2 teams every Wednesday and an additional team on another 8 because they have 2 throws!
• We have registered almost 900 players for our 56 teams, that’s an average of 16 registered players for each team.
• 26 matches will take place every Wednesday and that means over 400 players will be in pubs and clubs in our catchment area.
• If only the 8 players from each side turn up and each spend on average £10 on the night that’s £160 of income for either 9 weeks (£1440 per season) or (£2880 for pubs and clubs with 2 teams!) For the one “lucky” host pub with 3 teams that income would be over £4000 over the season.
• Of course we know that not everyone spends £10, some of us make up for that by spending more and lots of sides have more than just their 8 players especially at home venues.
• The cost of entry for the Aunt Sally League is just £45 a year! Good value when you look at potential income versus expenditure!!

So if you or your landlord, manager or steward need re-assurance that it is worthwhile hosting an Aunt Sally team or two feel free to share these observations with them! It’s recognised that the income excludes the cost of all of the overheads including drink, staff and other overheads, but we suggest it’s still not a bad return for that £45 cost of entry and where would those 400 punters be on a Wednesday night if it weren’t for Aunt Sally!!

Match Scores

Premier/A

Abingdon Utd@ConClub 5 – Bystander A 1;   Legs (27-19   18-17   21-21)

College Oak A 2 – Steventon Sports SC A 4;   Legs (20-26   19-24   24-22)

Plum Pudding 4 – Berinsfield SC A 2;   Legs (28-16   18-25   21-19)

The Vine Cumnor 3 – Croft Nomads 3;   Legs (18-24   23-23   21-18)

B Section

Abingdon United C 0 – Stanford in the Vale FC 6;   Legs (7-16   11-19   10-14)

Harwellian B 2 – The Bell A Grove 4;   Legs (14-12   12-15   11-12)

The Croft Bar 4 – Fleur de Lys A   Hagbourne 2;   Legs (9-12   14-8   12-11)

The Fox Denchworth 5 – The Plough Long Wittenham 1;   Legs (7-7   9-8   10-6)

The Grapes B 1 – Abingdon RBL 5;   Legs (10-10   14-17   13-16)

C Section

Eight Bells Eaton 2 – The Grapes A 4;   Legs (13-11   10-12   6-12)

The Bear and Ragged Staff Cumnor 0 – Abingdon Con Club 6;   Legs (7-9   7-14   12-13)

The Bell B Grove 6 – The Waggon and Horses Southmoor 0;   Legs (14-5   18-9   12-9)

The Oak Didcot 6 – The Prince of Wales Shippon 0;   Legs (17-10   13-10   16-9)

D Section

Berinsfield SC B 0 – The Midget 6;   Legs (8-10   10-13   10-15)

Brewery Tap 4 – The Plough Hanney 2;   Legs (18-8   9-8   11-13)

Red Lion B Drayton 4 – Harwellian A 2;   Legs (4-8   15-11   11-10)

The Lamb A Wantage 2 – College Oak B 4;   Legs (9-7   7-13   5-11)

The Queens Arms 2 – The Chequers Charney 4;   Legs (6-11   6-12   12-10)

E Section

Marcham Centre A 4 – The Lamb B Wantage 2;   Legs (8-8   9-9   14-5)

North Star A Steventon 6 – Hanney RBL 0;   Legs (11-8   13-8   11-7)

Steventon Sports SC B 6 – Horse & Jockey A 0;   Legs (17-2   7-4   11-5)

The Wheatsheaf Didcot 5 – RAL SC 1;   Legs (13-10   13-12   10-10)

Bystander C 6 – North Star B Steventon 0;   Legs (4-3   11-5   6-4)

F Section

Fleur de Lys B Hagbourne 6 – Marcham Centre B 0;   Legs (10-7   12-5   7-6)

Sutton Courtenay FC 4 – Grove RFC 2;   Legs (9-10   13-8   14-7)

The Plough Appleton 0 – WADS Bar 6;   Legs (1-12   4-7   6-8)

Blobbers

Abigail Ray (Horse & Jockey A), Adam Harris (Hanney RBL), Anna Antell (The Plough Appleton), Archie Davidson (The Fox Denchworth), Chris Wilding (North Star B Steventon), David Baker (Harwellian B), Edward Walker (The Lamb B Wantage), Enya Mayall (Horse & Jockey A), Jess Bailey (North Star B Steventon), Jessica Ray (Horse & Jockey A), John Colgrave (North Star B Steventon), Ken Tombs (Marcham Centre B), Lisa Stone (The Queens Arms), Lucas Bowler (The Plough Appleton), Maurice Owen (Abingdon United C), Mick Wright (Marcham Centre B), Nigel Tait (Abingdon RBL), Paul Golding (The Plough Appleton), Paul Norris (The Waggon and Horses Southmoor), Peter Hogan (The Lamb A Wantage), Phil Neale (The Plough Appleton), Richard Blake (The Queens Arms), Rob France (Marcham Centre B), Russell Stock (The Fox Denchworth), Sandra Buchanan (The Lamb A Wantage), Simon Busby (Berinsfield SC B), Will Shallis (The Plough Long Wittenham).

Sixers

No sixers this week – it can only get better because here are those who were 1 stick short!

Andy Barrett 1-5-1 (The Croft Bar) – Week 1
Colin Kilpin 0-5-2 (The Bell A Grove) – Week 1
David Dix 5-3-5 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 1
Ian Brook 5-2-4 (Croft Nomads) – Week 1
Paul Barrett 5-2-2 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 1
Phil Adams 5-5-4 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 1
Simon Armstrong 3-2-5 (The Queens Arms) – Week 1
Terry Downes 2-5-4 (Plum Pudding) – Week 1