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FINAL TOP DOLLS 2016-17 SEASON

                      ‘A’ Section

                      ‘B’ Section

ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.

‘A’ Section

‘B’ section

Game reports.

Spread Eagle ‘A’ beat Ab.Con. Club 6-0 to end C.C. chances of finishing ‘B’ Section winners.  The leg scores were 15-11, 13-12, 18-13.  For The Spread S.Humphries 12, J.Gapper needing 5 to win the 2^nd leg duly obliged and finished with 11, D.Mott 10 & J.Bowler 8.  In reply for C.C. B.Clapton top scored with 11 ( he’s been scoring better since starting to wear his glasses – which I don’t understand as he has no lenses in them), P.Barrett 9 & D.Todd 6.

Ab. Utd. ‘A’ failed to win for only the 2^nd time this season after drawing 3-3 (obviously) with Ab. Legion.  The leg scores were 14-12, 17-17, 15-16.  For Ab. Utd. ‘A’  ‘Dead Eyed’ Dix in included a 6 in his 15 (and missed with his last stick for another in the 3^rd leg), not to be out done (to much) B.Parker also hit a 6 in his 12, D.Davies 10 & B.Duff 7.  For The Legion S.Champ 13, P.Ealey & C.Brind 10 each and D.Sapey 9, who when needing 5 to win the 2^nd leg just missed with his last stick to do so. 

The Heathens beat Penlon 5-1 but they had already secured winning the ‘B’ section.  The leg scores were 19-7, 11-4  (yes four), 13-13.  For The Heathens D.Holmes included a 6 in his 15, T.Downes 9, D.Butler & P.Longford 8 each.  In reply for Penlon I.Morrison 9 (including a 4 to secure a point in the 3^rd leg) & T.Lach 8.  P.Stone put his 2 blobs down to fact that he didn’t need them as they had already secured the section – yea right.

Spread Eagle ‘B’ secured runners up spot after a 6-0  win over Ab. Utd. ‘C’ with leg scores of 10-5, 16-7, 17-10.  For Spread ‘B’ I.Brook (in only his 3^rd game of the season) 10, A.Bell 9, S.Enock, N.Weston & L.Clapton 8 each although Steve did have a 1^st leg blob.  For ‘The Scarecrow Boys’ Jon Warrell top scored with 9 dolls.

Ab. Utd. ‘B’ beat Brown Owls 6-0 with leg scores of 10-8, 12-4, 11-8.  For Utd. ‘B’ S.Martin 10, R.Taylor 8, D.Harris 7 & K.Souch 6.  For The Owls C.Chung & I.Brown 6 each.  Despite having only 4 players they did not record their lowest total.  One thing I forgot to mention about The Owls was the fact they entered more people into the competitions than any other team.  Credit to you and hope you enjoyed the season. 

                                   Regards

Tosh

ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.

‘A’ Section

‘B’ Section

Game reports.

Ab.Utd. ‘A’ clanged off 56 dolls in their 6-0 win over Spread Eagle’A’.  The leg scores were 20-9, 17-12, 19-13.  For Utd. ‘A’ D.Dix 15, B.Parker recorded his 1^st 6 of the season in his 12, D.Davies & B.Duff 10 each & K.Fisher 9.  For The Spread  D.Mott 11 & S.Humphries 9.

Ab. Utd. ‘B’ beat Utd. ‘C’ 4-2 with leg scores of 10-12, 14-8, 13-9.  For Utd. ‘B’ K.Souch 11, S.Martin 8, N.Green 7 & D.Harris 6.  In reply for Utd. ‘C’  Jon Warrell 9 & T.Cartlidge 6.

Spread Eagle ‘B’ beat The Heathens 4-2 with leg scores of 12-16, 15-11, 20-16.  The Heathens needing to win 4-2 to put 3 teams on 66 points won the 1^st leg then proceeded to lose.  For Spread ‘B’ B.Stowell & L.Clapton 11 each, S.Enock & N.Weston 9 each & A.Bell 7.  For The Heathens P.Longford 11, D.Butler & D.Holmes 9 each, B.Adams & A.Woolloff 7 each.

Ab. Con. Club recorded their 2^nd 6-0 win on the trot.  It came against Penlon and put a dent their bid for the ‘B’ section title.  The leg scores were 12-10, 14-12, 8-6. Nothing ‘odd’ about those scores then.  For Con. Club P.Wiblin 9 (usually takes him 3 games to score that many), D.Todd & B.Clapton 7 each & P.Barrett 6.  For Penlon T.Lach 9 & E.Jeffries 6.

                                   Regards            

                                                    Tosh

ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.

‘A’ Section

‘B’ Section

Game reports.

A (s)crappy game saw The Heathens beat Ab. Utd. ‘B’ 4-2 with leg scores of 12-11, 9-12, 12-10.  For The Heathens D.Butler & T.Downes 8 each & A.Woolloff 7.  In.reply for Utd. ‘B’ S.Martin 9, R.Taylor 8, K.Souch 7 & D.Harris 6.  The early start suited The Heathens as they were able to get back to their care home early.

Ab. Con. Club beat Brown Owls 6-0 with leg scores of 10-6, 9-6, 7-6.  A ‘devilish’ score from The Owls.  For Con. Club P.Barrett 9 & B.Clapton 7.  For The Owls nobody scored very many and everybody scored very few.

Ab. Utd. ‘A’ beat Ab. Utd. ‘C’ 6-0 with leg scores of 17-10, 15-10, 13-6.  For Utd. ‘A’ B.Duff 14, D.Davies 10, B.Parker 9 & K.Fisher 8.  For Utd. ‘C’ T.Harrhy 7 & Jon Warrell 6.  Who needs Dave Dix anyway.

Spread Eagle ‘B’ beat Ab. Legion 5-1 with leg scores of 14-14, 17-11, 16-14.  For Spread ‘B’ S.Enock, N.Weston & L.Clapton 11 each & A.Bell 9.  In reply for The Legion C.Brind 10, S.Champ & N.Hazell 9 each & P.Ealey 8.

Penlon beat 4 man Spread Eagle ‘A’ 4-2 to make the scramble for runners up spot in the ‘A’ section more interesting.  The leg scores were 9-10,17-14, 14-12.  For Penlon T.Lach & P.Wright 10 each, I.Morrison 8 & P.Stone 7.  For Spread ‘A’ ‘Thunderclap’ Newman top scored again with 12 dolls, J.Gapper also recorded his highest total of the season (11) & J.Bowler hit 8. 

                              Regards

                               Tosh

p.s. With 2 games to go I beg the questions.  Who will win the race for runners up spot in ‘A’ section ?  Can Penlon hang on to win the ‘B’ section ?  Will Ab. Utd. ‘A’ lose a game ?  Will Brown Owls actually win a game ?  Does anyone actually give a s***.

ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.

‘A’ Section

‘B’ section

Game reports.

Spread Eagle ‘A’ recorded their highest total  of the season (47) in beating Brown Owls 6-0 with leg scores of 12-11, 20-7, 15-10.  For The Spread Bert ‘Thunderclap’ Newman hit 11 dolls (his highest total of the season, if not ever), S.Humphries included a 6 in his10, D.Mott also hit 10, J.Gapper 9 & J.Bowler 7.  In reply for the Owls P.Brown & B.Robbins each scored 7.

Spread Eagle ‘B’ beat Ab. Con. Club 5-1 with leg scores of 12-9, 13-8, 15-15.  For Spread ‘B’ L.Clapton hit 14 dolls, including a 3^rd leg 5 to draw the leg.  S.Enock 9, R.Nicholls 7 & A.Bell 6.  For Con.Club B.Clapton 8, D.Todd & P.Barrett 7 each & M.Neal 6.

Ab. Utd. ‘A’ beat 4 man Penlon 5-1 with leg scores of 10-10, 18-8, 16-6.  For Utd. ‘A’ D.Davies & B.Parker 11 each, K.Fisher & T.Ward 8 each & B.Duff 6.  Penlon chasing 10 in the 1^st leg started well with Ian hitting a 5 but T.Phipps needing 1 to draw the leg left to the very last stick.  I.Morrison ended up with 9 & E.Jeffries hit 8.

The Heathens beat an Oxford United inspired Ab. Utd. ‘C’ 4-2 with leg scores of  10-8, 17-13, 13-14.  For The Heathens D.Butler 13, D.Holmes 9 & P.Longford 8.  For Utd. ‘C’ M.Ashmall & M.Fenton both recorded their highest total of the season (9) & Jon Warrell hit 7.

Ab. Legion beat Ab. Utd. ‘B’ 4-2 with leg scores of 8-12, 9-7, 17-7.  For The Legion S.Champ 9, P.Ealey & D.Sapey 7 each & N.Hazell 6.  For Utd. ‘B’ S.Martin & K.Souch 8 each & D.Harris 7.  N.Green managed 1 in the 3^rd leg to avoid the dreaded XXX. Bless her !

                                       Regards

                                        Tosh

TOP DOLLS

                      ‘A’ Section

                     ‘B’ Section

ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.

‘A’Section

‘B’ Section

Game reports.

Ab. Con. Club beat Ab, Utd. ‘B’ 4-2 with leg scores of 12-7, 8-12, 10-6.  For Con. Club P.Barrett 9 & B.Clapton 8.  In reply for Utd. ‘B’ S.Martin & R.Taylor each hit 6 dolls.

The Heathens beat Ab. Legion 4-2 with leg scores of 19-12, 15-12, 13-16.  For The Heathens D.Butler 11, D.Holmes & B.Adams 10 each, A.Woolloff 9 & P.Longford 7.  For The Legion C.Brind 11, S.Champ 10, N.Hazell 8 & D.Sapey 6.

Ab. Utd. ‘A’ managed to drop 2 points against Brown Owls (honestly) and the Owls 1^st leg win was well received by ‘Mr. Browns Boys’.  The leg scores were 8-9 (can you believe that), 19-6, 22-9.  For Utd. ‘A’ D.Dix included a 6 in his 14, B.Parker 10, T.Ward 9, D.Davies & K.Fisher 8 each.  In reply for The Owls P.Brown 9 & B.Robbins 7.

Spread Eagle ‘B’s highest total of the season (50) was enough to see off Spread ‘A’ 4-2 with leg scores of 13-19, 20-14, 17-5 (yes 5).  For Spread ‘B’ A.Bell included a 6 in his 11, S.Enock & L.Clapton also each scored 11, B.Stowell 9 & N.Weston 8.  For Spread ‘A’ S.Humphries 11, J.Gapper 8, J.Bowler 7, S.Kinnaird & B.Newman 6 each.

Penlon beat Ab. Utd. ‘C’ 4-2 with leg scores of 11-8, 8-10, 13-10.  For Penlon P.Wright 10, T.Lach 9 & I.Morrison hit 7.  Not so ‘Steady’ Eddie Jeffries managed 1 doll in the 3^rd leg to avoid the dreaded XXX.  In reply for Utd. ‘C’ M.Ashmall & M.James 7 each & M.Fenton 6.

  Regards

 Tosh

p.s. After  hearing of rumblings of discontent I invite all captains to air their teams thoughts,views,concerns etc, about any aspect of the Winter League by letter or e-mail to me by the 8^th March so that we can address any issues which may include having to put things to the vote.  My e-mail address is tosh57@tiscali.co.uk.  Look forward to your replies.

See COMPETITIONS 22-Feb & 15-Mar 2017

ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.

‘A’ Section

‘B’ Section

Game reports

Ab.Utd A slipped a leg to Spread Eagle B winning 4-2 (16-13, 15-17, 12-16) with a 3-6-5 from D.Dix and 2-6-4 from L.Clapton. For Spread B L.Clapton 12, S.Enock & A.Bell 9, I.Brook 7 and B.Stowell 6. For Ab.Utd A D.Dix 14, D.Davies & K.Fisher 9, B. “Birthday Boy” Duff & B.Parker 7.

Spread Eagle A beat Ab.Utd B. 6-0 with legs of 12-17 12-14 10-12. For Utd B N.Green top scored (yay! personal best?) 8, K.Souch & D.Harris 7, S.Martin & R.Taylor 6. For Spread A S.Humphries 12 (4-5-3), D.Mott & J.Gapper 9, J.Bowler 8. Bertie started well with a 4 but went downhill fast to a stop.

The Heathens must have had a ‘team talk’ from Tosh as they beat Ab Con Club 6-0 with leg scores that befit their average 15-10 14-9 14-9. For ACC B.’get yer rolls’ Clapton top scored with 10 (legend in his own lunchbox), P.Barrett 8 and M.Neal 7. For The Heathens P.Longford 11 D.Butler, D.Holmes & T.Downes 9.

Penlon nearly gave Brown Owls their first win but for a winning doll that gave them 4-2 (7-13 12-13 9-7). For the Owls I.Brown topped with 9, Sam Kinnaird 8 (nice to see a nice lad do good), B.Robbins 7. For Penlon P.Stone & D.Bellcourt 8, E.Jefferies 7 and I.Morrison 6.

Ab.Legion beat Ab.Utd C 4-2 with legs of 13-11 11-14 11-12 (as chalked – please see over). For Utd C T.Harrhy 9, C.Keeley 8 and M.Ashmall & J.Warrell 7. Nice to see a team who came in the league for fun start getting double figures a leg. For Ab.Legion S.Champ 9, D.Sapey 8, P.Ealey & N.Hazell 7.

Regards

Paul & Brian

P.S. COMPETITIONS NEXT WEEK – keep your eyes on the website for details – Tosh has only just got back to sort them so be EARLY!

P.P.S. Many thanks for Brian for sorting the rolls during this holiday period. Also thanks to those who get here early and put out the tables & chairs and the pitch – this doesn’t happen by accident you know so if anyone else wants to help – many hands make light work. Which reminds me of an old gag at a stadium……

P.P.P.S. I’d like to say it’s been a pleasure….but then again…..I’m glad Tosh is back to take over in his retirement.

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ABINGDON & DISTRICT W.A.S.L.

‘A’ Section

‘B’ Section

Game reports

Ab.Legion beat Ab.Con.Club 4-2 with ACC taking the first leg of a slow start Legion. Leg scores were 12-10 7-11 13-14. For Con Club P.Barrett topped with 10, B.Clapton 9 and M. Neal 6. For Ab Legion S.Champ & P.Ealey 9 and D.Sapey 8. Shame as Con Clubs 42 dolls were their best this season with previous high of 34.

Spread Eagle A beat a slow start getting worse The Heathens 5-1 with legs of 13-9 13-6 (which included a 4 from D.Holmes! Hurry back Tosh!) 12-12. For The Heathens D.Butler & D.Holmes 8, B.Adams 6 and T.Downes missed a mention because he did get 1 doll otherwise he might have got some P taken. For Spread Eagle A J. Bowler 10, J.Gapper soared back on form with 9, even B.Newman 8, S.Humphries 7 and S.Kinnaird 2 doors and nearly a caller but did wake everyone up. 27 dolls for The Heathens their worst this year.

Ab.Utd A beat a battered Ab Utd B 6-0 with legs of 13-11 14-9 12-4. For Ab Utd B S.Martin & D.Harris tried hard with 7 each.  For Ab Utd A T.Ward & B.Parker 10, B.Duff 8, K.Fisher 6. Capt Davies obviously pining for Mr Dix “lost interest” with 5. Ab Utd A’s 39 dolls was the lowest this year but they still won. B’stards.

Ab.Utd C battled, alright, it was a rout, against Brown Owls 6-0 giving them their 3^rd win this season with legs of 11-7 12-9 10-6 and bouncing them to 2^nd place in the table. For Brown Owls I.Brown cracked an 8, B.Robins a 6.  For Ab.Utd C C.Keeley 11 (with 2x4s), M.Fenton & T.Harrhy 7.

Penlon cracked on to keep their B Section 1^st place with a 6-0 win over a depleted Spread Eagle B. Leg scores of 16-6 11-8 and 15-14 showed how Weston, Stowell and Nicholls were missed. For Spread Eagle B A.Bell topped with 9 (inc a last leg 5), L.Clapton 7. Den “I’ve had an op” Cross managed a 5 – keep at it. Spread’s 29 dolls the worst this season. For Penlon everyone gets a mention with T.Latch & I.Morrison 9, P.Wright & E.Jefferies & D.Bellcourt 8. Bloody marvellous!

Regards

Paul & Brian

P.S. CORRECTION – Total dolls for Ab Utd vs Heathens in week 11 were added up 1 short on the card so this week’s totals reflect that for those of you that like checking. Ladybird do good books on adding up I’m told. I’ve not read any and that’s why Tosh will double check everything I’ve done when he’s back from sunning himself in the Caribbean.

P.P.S. Two thirds the way through the season and it’s still all to play for in A Section for runner up and could be anyone’s in B Section (Owls excepted, well, unless there’s a plaque or something).