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

Well another fine and warm Wednesday evening saw some fine, warm and hot performances! Pride of place must go to Abingdon Conservative Club, their 4-2 victory over the Red Lion doesn’t really tell the story of the night. Firstly 4 of their side hit double figures with Dave Dix leading the way with 14 dolls, Phil Adams was only just pipped to “pinchers” with 13 dolls and then Leigh Clapton and Alex Chamberlain scored 11 and 10 as well. The Con Club also recorded the highest leg of the season when chasing a very challenging 28 in the third leg they hit 30 dolls and remember that is with no handicap advantage! Anchor man Phil Adams secured the leg with a magnificent 6 after Dave Dix had also hit his maximum in the same leg!

There were also wins in the Premier/A section for Plum Pudding 4-2 victors over Berinsfield SC A. For the Plum Paul Leach top scored with 12 dolls ably assisted by Paul Longford with 11 and Dave Bradshaw with 10 dolls. The win takes Plum level on points with Croft Nomads who were held to a 3-3 draw by the Vine whose third leg tally of 28 dolls proved out of reach of the Croft and secured a share of the points for the Vine.

Stanford in the Vale had a welcome win at Abingdon United winning 4-2 with Robert Glen leading the way with 12 dolls. For United “Jumbo” Mott hit 10 dolls. Steventon Sports A beat the College Oak by the same score with Colin Brind hitting 13 dolls.

Lots of other notable performances last week in all sections and Ian Cooksley deserves a special mention with a 6 for Harwellian A in the D secti0n against the Fleur de Lys B and his clubmates Andy Shipman and Richard Vincent both hit 10’s for the Harwellian A side in the B section, but they still went down 4-2 to the Brewery Tap.

Other results in the B section saw WADs Bar fall to a surprisingly heavy defeat 6-0 against Abingdon United C fior whom Ronnie Pepperell making a rare appearance was in fine form with 11 dolls a score matched by Micky Neal for the Earl of Abingdon who beat The Bell A 5-1.

In the C section The Wheatsheaf suffered their first defeat of the season and in doing so failed ro secure any point as the Boundary House inflicted a 6-0 defeat on the league leaders and Donald Southey hit his first double figure score of the season with 10 dolls.

There were double figures scored on the night in all sections with Joe Moxon’s 10 for the RAL in D section, Tom Ricketts and Dan Rolls in the E section for Marcham Centre A and the Queens Arms and Andy Stoter for Grove RFC in the F section.

The league positions are starting to look very interesting. Abingdon Con Club have a very healthy lead in the Premier and some way behind are the Plum Pudding and Croft Nomads who are separated only by dolls scored. Berinsfield are topping the A section and in the B section Royal Oak and The Croft Bar are sharing the lead both on 40 points. In the C section the Bell and the Wheatsheaf are sharing top spot both on 49 points. The D section is led by and the E section is also a deadlock at the top with 3 sides The Bystander, Marcham Centre A and the Waggon and Horses all level on 42 points and the E section it’s the Plough, Hanney leading the way and in the F section Grove RFC have established a healthy advantage, but the second place is being tightly contested between The Ladygrove and Long Wittenham AC.

All still to play for!

Finally a quick apology to The Fox, Boars Hill who I inadvertantly  relegated from the D section to the F section in my summary last week!!

Match Results

P/A – Abingdon Conservative Club 4 – The Vine, Cumnor 2; Legs (25-19, 25-26, 25-21)

P/A – Abingdon United A 1 – Red Lion A 5; Legs (20-24, 21-21, 21-23)

P/A – Plum Pudding 4 – Croft Nomads 2; Legs (19-26, 23-22, 24-22)

P/A – Steventon Sports SC A 0 – Berinsfield SC A 6; Legs (23-25, 22-23, 20-23)

P/A – Stanford in the Vale FC 6 – College Oak A 0; Legs (22-18, 22-17, 19-14)

B – Abingdon RBL 6 – Fleur De Lys A 0; Legs (10-9, 12-9, 11-10)

B – Earl of Abingdon A 4 – WADS Bar 2; Legs (10-10, 14-14, 17-11)

B – Harwellian B 2 – Abingdon United C 4; Legs (12-15, 14-8, 6-14)

B – Royal Oak 4 – The Bell A 2; Legs (14-13, 15-8, 12-18)

B – The Croft Bar 4 – Bear & Ragged Staff 2; Legs (13-8, 19-14, 11-13)

C – Boundary House 6 – Brewery Tap 0; Legs (15-8, 12-6, 12-9)

C – Red Lion B Drayton 5 – The Midget 1; Legs (13-8, 11-11, 11-9)

C – The Bell B Grove 6 – Eight Bells, Eaton 0; Legs (13-8, 17-5, 19-13)

C – The Fox, Denchworth 2 – North Star A 4; Legs (5-10, 15-11, 9-17)

C – The Wheatsheaf, Didcot 4 – The Earl of Abingdon B 2; Legs (19-9, 17-10, 14-17)

D – College Oak B 4 – The Fox Boars Hill 2; Legs (10-11, 14-10, 18-11)

D – Fleur de Lys B 4 – Plough West Hanney 2; Legs (11-5, 17-10, 18-19)

D – RAL Social Club 0 – Prince of Wales Shippon 6; Legs (4-7, 6-10, 6-10)

D – The Lamb Wantage 6 – Harwellian A 0; Legs (10-9, 10-8, 12-5)

D – The Plough Inn Long Wittenham 6 – Steventon Sports B 0; Legs (11-9, 15-8, 17-8)

E – Berinsfield SC B 4 – Black Horse E.Hanney 2; Legs (8-12, 9-8, 16-15)

E – Challow Cricket Club 4 – Queens Arms Didcot 2; Legs (10-11, 11-9, 13-11)

E – Marcham Centre A 4 – Bystander 2; Legs (7-9, 12-11, 14-8)

E – The George Sutton Courtenay 2 – Crown Marcham A 4; Legs (7-9, 7-6, 7-12)

E – Waggon and Horses B Southmoor 4 – Hanney RBL 2; Legs (15-13, 10-12, 14-12)

F – Crown Marcham B 4 – Black Swan 2; Legs (6-11, 12-9, 7-5)

F – Grove RFC 4 – The Lamb Wantage B 2; Legs (7-10, 21-12, 17-15)

F – Horse & Jockey Stanford in the Vale 1 – Ladygrove A 5; Legs (7-7, 5-13, 5-7)

F – North Star B 6 – Marcham Centre B 0; Legs (15-6, 15-5, 12-5)

F – Plough Appleton A 0 – Long Wittenham AC 6; Legs (5-7, 5-9, 9-10)

Blobbers

Andy Mills (Brewery Tap), Brian Trotman (Black Horse E.Hanney), Bryan Pert (The Fox, Denchworth), Claire Wright (Marcham Centre B), Colin Trinder (Marcham Centre B), Dave Old (The Bell A), David Mills (Brewery Tap), Gurlie Lonsdale (The George Sutton Courtenay), Jayne Bolton (Long Wittenham AC), Joe Rowley (Long Wittenham AC), Keith Buckle (Abingdon RBL), Lee Constable (RAL Social Club), Martin Cousins (Black Swan), MIck Wright (Marcham Centre B), Nick Blacow (The George Sutton Courtenay), Nigel Jones (The Fox Boars Hill), Paul Oliver (CS) (Plough Appleton A), Pete Fryett (C) (The Midget), Phil Waddy (The Fox Boars Hill), Sam Wiley (RAL Social Club), Simon Busby (Berinsfield SC B).

Sixers

Steve Browning (The Bell A).

Fivers

Adam White 1-5-3 (The Bell B Grove) – Week 10

Alan Bell 5-4-2 (Croft Nomads) – Week 10

Andrew Wilson 3-4-5 (The Plough Inn Long Wittenham) – Week 10

Andy Morton 1-2-5 (Abingdon United A) – Week 10

Anton Wooloff 5-3-2 (Croft Nomads) – Week 10

Chris Jenkins 2-2-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 10

Danny Hamilton 3-5-3 (The Vine, Cumnor) – Week 10

Dave Dix 5-5-5 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 10

Jack Wrigglesworth 3-2-5 (The Bell B Grove) – Week 10

Leigh Clapton 4-3-5 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 10

Mark Weston 0-1-5 (Plough West Hanney) – Week 10

Martyn Boulton 5-3-1 (The Wheatsheaf, Didcot) – Week 10

Pete Whiting 1-5-2 (Grove RFC) – Week 10

Robert Baker (C) 5-2-3 (North Star B) – Week 10

Roy Harrison 1-5-1 (The Vine, Cumnor) – Week 10

Shaun Gilsenen 1-1-5 (The Earl of Abingdon B) – Week 10

Steve Weeks 1-1-5 (The Bell A) – Week 10