This post category is for match reports for Winter League matches. In the future, it will be updated automatically with match results after they are entered into the database by team captains.
Winter League 2023-24 ended this week with Finals and Presentation Night.
Many thanks to Tosh, Brian, Matty, Claire, Sue for their efforts and those who set the kit out and packaway.
Snaps are below.
ERRATA – I mixed up the captions on the pairs – apologies to S.Enock & L.Clapton who WON the pairs and D.Dix & D.Holmes as Runners up.
More hast less speed next time.
Well the 40th Abingdon & District Winter Aunt Sally League Finals and Presentation Night took place last Wednesday.
We had a great set of competition finals including a long fought battle for Singles champion between Leigh Clapton and Anton ‘Tosh’ Woolloff with Tosh becoming the winner. Presentations were given by World Aunt Sally Champion Barry ‘The Iceman’ Parker.
Best Performance of the Night was a tight run thing but Dave Dix clinched it with his 5-5-5 performance in the 5s. If you need full details, the obvious question is why weren’t you there, but Brian Clapton has the record.
I know Tosh would want to remind Winter League teams that there is an Extraordinary General Meeting on the 26th April to discuss the Winter league and he’d like all teams represented. Tosh has run the league for probably the best part of that 40 years so I know he’s got some important things to say on the night.
Well some of you may have spotted our little tongue in cheek of the rule and equipment changes and may have checked the date.
Have a great Saturday and get those competition forms in !
ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.
Sadly we were unable to complete the 2019-20 season but I’m hoping to at some point in the not to distant future and hopefully we can all get through this difficult time to do so. Having had quite some time on my hands I’ve decided to come up with some stats to cover the 12 full seasons I have taken charge and kept records for. These stats are from 2007-08 season til 2018-19 season. If lockdown goes on for much longer I may well add to it and if anyone actually reads it you are as sad as I am. Until we meet up again , stay safe .
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Total number of players involved |
180 |
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Total amount of games played |
1,010 |
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Amount of doll’s scored |
78,920 |
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Total number of 6’s recorded |
309 |
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Total number of blobs recorded |
2,421 |
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Most doll’s in total |
B.Parker 2,203 |
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Most doll’s in ‘A’ Section season |
D.Dix 222 2014-15 |
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Most doll’s in ‘B’ Section season |
P.Barrett 177 2012-13 |
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Most 6’s in total |
B.Parker 32 |
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Most 6’s in season by an individual |
7 D.Dix P.Adams |
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Most 6’s in season by a team |
12 Ab. Utd. ‘A’ 2017-18 2018-19 |
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Most blobs in season by an individual |
22 M.Ashmall 2011-12 |
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Most blobs in a season by a team |
52 Ab. Utd. ‘C’ 2017-18 |
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Most appearances |
217 S.Martin |
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Most consecutive games |
157 S.Martin |
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People who have recorded the dreaded XXX |
R.Holmes (3) V.Smith (2) J.Carter (2) M.Putt T.Lach |
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A.White P.Stone M.Ashmall F.Tracey N.Green R.Burkett |
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If you have actually read down this far I hope you enjoyed it and in no way did I intend to embarrass anyone, you know I wouldn’t do that lol
Regards
Tosh
ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.
‘A’ Section
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TEAM |
P |
W |
D |
L |
FOR |
AGT |
PTS |
AVE |
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1 |
Ab. Legion |
16 |
12 |
1 |
3 |
786 |
715 |
64 |
16.37 |
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2 |
Ab. Utd. ‘A’ |
16 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
739 |
711 |
54 |
15.39 |
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3 |
Croft Nomads |
16 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
753 |
731 |
52 |
15.68 |
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4 |
The Heathens |
16 |
9 |
0 |
7 |
709 |
677 |
52 |
14.77 |
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5 |
Penlon |
16 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
699 |
728 |
45 |
14.56 |
‘B’ Section
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TEAM |
P |
W |
D |
L |
FOR |
AGT |
PTS |
AVE |
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1 |
Spread Eagle |
16 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
738 |
709 |
56 |
15.37 |
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2 |
Ab. Utd. ‘B’ |
16 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
724 |
740 |
50 |
15.08 |
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3 |
The Vine |
16 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
724 |
729 |
48 |
15.08 |
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4 |
Ab. Con. Club |
16 |
5 |
0 |
11 |
662 |
722 |
34 |
13.79 |
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5 |
Ab. Utd. ‘C’ |
16 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
597 |
698 |
25 |
12.43 |
Game reports.
A game between the 2nd and 3rd placed teams in the ‘B’ section saw Ab. Utd. ‘B’ beat The Vine 4-2 with leg scores of 16-17, 16-12, 14-13. For Utd. ‘B’ S.Martin & J.Lesiawowski 9 each and J.Ellaway 6. In reply for The Vine J.Pownceby 8 and D.Hamilton 7.
Ab. Legion came from behind to beat Spread Eagle 4-2 with leg scores of 15-17, 19-18, 17-14. For The Legion C.Brind 11, P.Ealey 10, S.Champ 8, N.Baldwin 7 and D.Sapey 6. For The Spread J.Bowler and P.Soden 10 each and D.Mott 8.
The Heathens highest total of the season ensured a 3rd 6-0 win in the last 4 games. Their opponents were Croft Nomads and the leg scores were 18-13, 19-18, 19-16. For The Heathens B.Townsend included a 6 in his 14, P.Adams 12, A.Woolloff hit his first double figures of the season (11), P.Longford 10 and T.Downes 9. In reply for The Croft L.Clapton hit his highest score (13), B.Stowell 9, I.Brook 7, S.Enock and N.Weston 6 each.
Penlons’ highest total of the season (57) saw them beat Ab. Con. Club 6-0. G.Lees’ 14 dolls was his highest total so far, P.Wright 12, D.Bellcourt and I.Morrison 9 each. T.Phipps managed 1 in the 3rd leg to avoid the dreaded XXX. For Con. Club ‘The Barrett Boys’ 10 each and B.Clapton 8. D.Coles and D.Todd a.k.a. The Chuckle Brothers each scored 1 doll. CC didn’t lose a game 6-0 in their first 10 games but have lost 5 of their last 6 by that score.
Ab. Utd. ‘A’ beat Ab. Utd. ‘C’ 6-0 with leg scores of 16-15, 15-13, 16-12. For Utd. ‘A’ D.Dix 12, B.Parker 11, D.Davies and K.Fisher 9 each and B.Duff 6. In reply for Utd. ‘C’ Jono Warrell 7, C.Keeley, M.Ashmall and M.James 6 each.
Regards
Tosh
p.s. After tonights resuls its looking tight for the runners up spot in ‘A’ section with some interesting fixtures with just 2 games to go.
ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.
‘A’ Section
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TEAM |
P |
W |
D |
L |
FOR |
AGT |
PTS |
AVE |
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1 |
Ab. Legion |
15 |
11 |
1 |
3 |
735 |
666 |
60 |
16.33 |
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2 |
Croft Nomads |
15 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
706 |
675 |
52 |
15.68 |
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3 |
Ab. Utd. ‘A’ |
15 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
692 |
671 |
48 |
15.37 |
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4 |
The Heathens |
15 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
653 |
630 |
46 |
14.51 |
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5 |
Penlon |
15 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
642 |
686 |
39 |
14.26 |
‘B’ Section
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TEAM |
P |
W |
D |
L |
FOR |
AGT |
PTS |
AVE |
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1 |
Spread Eagle |
15 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
689 |
658 |
54 |
15.31 |
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2 |
The Vine |
15 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
682 |
683 |
46 |
15.15 |
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3 |
Ab. Utd. ‘B’ |
15 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
678 |
698 |
46 |
15.06 |
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4 |
Ab. Con. Club |
15 |
5 |
0 |
10 |
620 |
665 |
34 |
13.77 |
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5 |
Ab. Utd. ‘C’ |
15 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
557 |
651 |
25 |
12.37 |
Game reports.
Spread Eagle inflicted the first 6-0 defeat of the season on Ab. Utd. ‘A’. The leg scores were 15-12, 17-15, 18-17. For The Spread M.Beachey & D.Mott 10 each, P.Soden 8 and J.Bowler 7. In reply for Utd. ‘A’ D.Dix 13, B.Parker 10 and with Barry needing 5 to draw the 3rd leg just failed with his last stick to do so. D.Davies and K.Fisher weighed in 9 each.
Ab. Legion beat Penlon 4-2 to extend their lead at the top. The leg scores were 20-16, 19-22, 16-12. For The Legion S.Champ included a 6 in his 12, D.Sapey and C.Brind 11 each and P.Ealey 8. For Penlon G.Lee 11, P.Wright 9 and I.Morrison 8.
Croft Nomads beat Ab. Utd. ‘C’ 4-2 with leg scores of 12-10, 14-15, 16-13. For The Croft S.Enock 10, L.Clapton8, B.Stowell 7 and N.Weston 6. In reply for Utd. ‘C’ Jon Warrell 9 and M.James 6. W. Van Galen hit a 3 in the 2nd leg which I think he was quite pleased with.
Ab. Utd. ‘B’ beat The Heathens 4-2 with leg scores of 14-11, 13-16, 16-15. For Utd. ‘B’ S.Martin 10, D.Harris 8 and J.Ellaway 6. For The Heathens B.Townsend & P.Adams 11 each, D.Holmes 9 and D.Butler 7 .
The Vine beat Ab. Con. Club 6-0 leaving CC with just 1 point from the last 4 games. The leg scores were 17-15, 15-13, 13-12. For The Vine M.Dingle 9, D.Hamilton 8, J.Pownceby 7 and R.Harrison 6. In reply for Con. Club T.Barrett 9, B.Clapton 8 and P.Barrett 6. D.Todd actually hit the ceiling more times than he hit the doll, which was twice.
Regards
Tosh
p.s. The timing for next weeks pairs is on the notice board as I forgot to note them on the sheets I’d handed out
ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.
‘A’ Section
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TEAM |
P |
W |
D |
L |
FOR |
AGT |
PTS |
AVE |
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1 |
Ab. Legion |
14 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
680 |
616 |
56 |
16.19 |
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2 |
Croft Nomads |
14 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
664 |
637 |
48 |
15.80 |
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3 |
Ab. Utd. ‘A’ |
14 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
648 |
621 |
44 |
15.42 |
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4 |
The Heathens |
14 |
8 |
0 |
6 |
611 |
587 |
44 |
14.54 |
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5 |
Penlon |
14 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
592 |
631 |
37 |
14.09 |
‘B’ Section
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TEAM |
P |
W |
D |
L |
FOR |
AGT |
PTS |
AVE |
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1 |
Spread Eagle |
14 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
639 |
614 |
48 |
15.21 |
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2 |
Ab. Utd. ‘B’ |
14 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
635 |
656 |
42 |
15.11 |
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3 |
The Vine |
14 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
637 |
643 |
40 |
15.16 |
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4 |
Ab. Con. Club |
14 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
580 |
620 |
34 |
13.80 |
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5 |
Ab. Utd. ‘C’ |
14 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
519 |
609 |
23 |
12.35 |
Game reports.
Ab. Legion beat The Vine 6-0 with leg scores of 20-15, 18-17, 15-14. For The Legion S.Champ 11, C.Brind 10, S.Wilson 9, P.Ealey & N.Baldwin 7 each. For The Vine S.Peedell & J.Pownceby 9 each and J.Hamilton 8.
Ab. Utd. ‘B’ beat Ab. Con. Club 5-1 with leg scores of 16-16, 12-11, 13-11. For Utd. ‘B’ K.Empson & J.Lesiakowski 8 each and S.Martin 7, with Dave ‘Blobber’ Harris managing 2 of them. In reply for CC T.Barrett 10 and P.Barrett 9. Damian Todd (no relation to Sweeney) managed the dreaded X X X for the 2nd time this season. Keep at it mate.
The Heathens beat Ab. Utd. ‘C’ 6-0 with leg scores of 15-13, 17-14, 16-14. For The Heathens B.Townsend included a 6 in his 13 (his highest), P.Adams 12, T.Downes included a 6 in his 10 and P.Longford 8. For Utd. ‘C’ Jono Warrell 9 and M.James 7.
Ab. Utd. ‘A’ dropped points for the 3rd game in a row to loose more ground on the leaders. The score was 4-2 and the leg scores were 17-15, 15-17, 19-14. For Utd. ‘A’ K.Fisher and B.Parker 13 each with Ken improving on his previous highest the week before. D.Dix 12 and D.Davies 10. For Penlon P.Wright and D.Bellcourt 9 each and I.Morrison 7.
Croft Nomads drew 3-3 with Spread Eagle with leg scores of 18-12, 13-13, 12-18, probably a fair result given both teams recorded 43 dolls. For The Coft S.Enock 10, L.Clapton 8, A.Bell 7, I.Brook and N.Weston 6 each. For The Spread D.Mott 8, M.Beachey and P.Soden 7 each. Phil had a 1st leg blob, then in the 2nd when needing 2 to win and after scoring with his 1st stick, missed with the next 5. To prove what a ‘funny old game’ this is he clanged off a 6 in the 3rd leg.
Regards
Tosh
Following are team averages with the handicap stripped out. Ab. Utd. ‘A.’ 15.42. The Heathens 14.54. Croft Nomads 13.80. Ab. Legion 13.19. Spread Eagle 11.21. The Vine 11.16. Ab. Utd. ‘B’ 11.11. Penlon 10.09. Ab. Con. Club 9.80. Ab. Utd. ‘C’ 8.35.
ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.
‘A’ Section
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TEAM |
P |
W |
D |
L |
FOR |
AGT |
PTS |
AVE |
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1 |
Ab. Legion |
13 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
627 |
570 |
50 |
16.07 |
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2 |
Croft Nomads |
13 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
621 |
594 |
45 |
15.92 |
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3 |
Ab. Utd. ‘A’ |
13 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
597 |
575 |
44 |
15.30 |
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4 |
The Heathens |
13 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
563 |
546 |
38 |
14.43 |
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5 |
Penlon |
13 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
546 |
580 |
35 |
14.00 |
‘B’ Section
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TEAM |
P |
W |
D |
L |
FOR |
AGT |
PTS |
AVE |
|
1 |
Spread Eagle |
13 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
596 |
571 |
45 |
15.28 |
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2 |
The Vine |
13 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
591 |
590 |
40 |
15.15 |
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3 |
Ab. Utd. ‘B’ |
13 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
594 |
618 |
37 |
15.23 |
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4 |
Ab. Con. Club |
13 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
542 |
579 |
33 |
13.89 |
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5 |
Ab. Utd. ‘C’ |
13 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
478 |
561 |
23 |
12.25 |
Game reports.
Spread Eagle beat Ab. Utd. ‘C’ 5-1 with leg scores of 19-9, 17-14, 13-13. For The Spread J. Bowler hit his highest total (11), B.Newman & Sam Kinnaird 9 each (Sams’ highest) and P.Soden 7. Si Kinnaird started badly and then got worse scoring 1 doll. In reply for Utd. ‘C’ Jon Warrell top scored with 7and when needing 5 to win 3rd leg just failed with his last stick to do so. M.James weighed in with 6.
The Vine beat Ab. Utd. ‘A’ 4-2 with leg scores of 17-14, 13-8, 19-22 and Utds’ 3rd leg score was the highest this season not to include the handicap. For The Vine S.Peedell 10 (his first double), ‘The Hamiltons’ 9 each and J.Pownceby 6. For Utd. ‘A’ D.Dix 13, K.Fisher 11 (his highest), D.Davies 8, T.Ward & B.Parker 6 each and Barry recorded what he thinks was his first ‘winter league’ blob in 25 years.
Ab. Legion extended their lead at the top after defeating Ab. Utd.’B’ 5-1. The leg scores were 19-13, 19-15, 16-16. For The Legion S.Wilson 12, S.Champ & P.Ealey 9 each, C.Brind 8 and N.Baldwin 7. For Utd. ‘B’ S.Martin & D.Harris 9 each and K.Empson 6.
Croft Nomads beat Penlon 4-2 despite Penlon recording their highest total (52). The leg scores were 18-16,18-16, 16-20. For The Croft L.Clapton 12, S.Enock 11, A.Bell & N.Weston 8 each and R.Nichols 7. In reply for Penlon D.Bellcourt 10, T.Phipps 9 (his highest), G.Lee, P.Wright and I.Morrison 7 each.
The Heathens inflicted a 3rd straight 6-0 defeat on Ab. Con. Club with leg scores of 18-15, 20-11, 11-7. For The Heathens P.Adams 14, B.Townsend & P.Longford 10 each, D.Holmes 8 and A.Woolloff 7. The Heathens 49 dolls was their highest since week 2. In reply for CC T.Barrett top scored with 9 dolls and their 33 dolls was their lowest this season.
Regards
Tosh
ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.
‘A’ Section
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TEAM |
P |
W |
D |
L |
FOR |
AGT |
PTS |
AVE |
|
1 |
Ab. Legion |
12 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
573 |
526 |
45 |
15.91 |
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2 |
Ab. Utd. ‘A’ |
12 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
553 |
526 |
42 |
15.36 |
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3 |
Croft Nomads |
12 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
569 |
542 |
41 |
15.80 |
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4 |
Penlon |
12 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
494 |
528 |
33 |
13.72 |
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5 |
The Heathens |
12 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
514 |
513 |
32 |
14.27 |
‘B’ Section
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TEAM |
P |
W |
D |
L |
FOR |
AGT |
PTS |
AVE |
|
1 |
Spread Eagle |
12 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
547 |
535 |
40 |
15.19 |
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2 |
Ab. Utd. ‘B’ |
12 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
550 |
564 |
36 |
15.27 |
|
3 |
The Vine |
12 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
542 |
546 |
36 |
15.05 |
|
4 |
Ab. Con. Club |
12 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
509 |
530 |
33 |
14.13 |
|
5 |
Ab. Utd. ‘C’ |
12 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
442 |
512 |
22 |
12.27 |
Game reports.
Ab. Legion regained top spot after beating Ab. Con. Club 6-0 with leg scores of 16-14, 16-13, 17-12. For The Legion P.Ealey 11, N.Baldwin 9, C.Brind & S.Wilson 7 each and S.Champ 6 In reply for Con. Club B.Parrett 10 and T.Barrett 7. P.Wiblin fearing the dreaded XXX managed a doll with his 18th stick but to be fair he did manage to keep most of his sticks on the mat.
An inspired Ab. Utd. ‘B’ beat their ‘A’ counterparts 4-2 with leg scores 23-20, 13-15, 19-18. For Utd. ‘B’ S.Martin 11 (his highest) , J.Ellaway 10, D.Harris 9 and J.Lesiakowski 8. For Utd. ‘A’ D.Dix and B.Parker both recorded 14 dolls with Barry including a 6 in his, D.Davies and K.Fisher 9 each and B.Duff 7.
The Vine beat Croft Nomads 4-2 with leg scores of 15-17, 16-14, 17-16. For The Vine D.Hamilton included a 6 in his 13, J.Pownceby 7 and S.Peedell 6. For The Croft N.Weston 12, R.Nichols & A.Bell 8 each, B.Stowell 7 and I.Brook recorded a strange 5 1 X.
Spread Eagle ‘buried’ The Heathens 6-0 and P.Sodens’ last stick doll in the 3rd leg was the final nail in the coffin. The leg scores were 17-13, 18-11, 11-10. For The Spread Sam Kinnaird recorded his highest score to date (8) with him hitting two 4’s only to be followed by a 3rd leg blob. J.Bowler also hit 8, B.Newman & P.Soden 7 each. For The Heathens P.Adams 13, B.Townsend and P.Longord 6 each.
Ab. Utd. ‘C’ drew 3-3 with Penlon with leg scores of 14-11, 11-16, 16-16. For Utd. ‘C’ Jon Warrell 9, M.Ashmall and M.James 7 each. ‘The Mad Dutchman’ Wout Vangalen manged another two blobs but probably to be expected if your mentored by Matt lol. In reply for Penlon P.Wright and T.Phipps 7 each with Terry hitting a 3rd leg 4 to help earn a point. I won’t mention the 1st leg blob Terry. D.Bellcourt and I.Morrison 6 each.
Regards
Tosh
p.s. We have another Captains Cup game tonight at 7-30 and a ‘possible’ singles game at the end of the night.