Yarnton 'Indoor' Winter 2016/17
Inter League Match (at Eynsham SSC 22-3-17)
Yarnton 15 points beat Eynsham 9 points
Eights
Yarnton4 Eynsham2
Triples
Yarnton 2 Eynsham 4
Pairs
Yarnton 6 Eynsham 0
Singles
Yarnton 3 Eynsham 3
FINALS Night 15-3-17
Section A
Winner Black Prince
Runner-up Chauffers
Top Doll - Mick Phipps (155)
Section B
Winners - Rose & Crown
Runner-up - Misfits
Top Doll Section B - N King (118)
Wooden Spoon
Cock Inn
Sixers
Rob Bradford(9) beat Mick Foreman(8) and Jon Townsend (8)
Triples
Karl Budd/Nick Cherry/Mick Foreman beat Ray Townsend/Nick Hall/TerryClack
Pairs
Dick Walsh/Jon Townsend beat Karl Budd/Kevin Powney
Singles
Rob Bradford beat Dick Walsh
Team Competition
Black Prince beat Rose & Crown
SEMIS & Quarters 8-3-17
TEAM Final - Black Prince v Rose & Crown (to be played 15-3-17)
TEAM Handicap Semi-Finals
Black Prince beat Misfits 2-1
Rose & Crown beat Exiles 2-0
SINGLES Final; D Walsh v R Bradford (to be played 15-3-17)
SINGLES Semi Finals
D Walsh beat M Poulter
R Bradford beat P Austin
SINGLES Quater finals
D Walsh beat M Phipps
M Poulter beat D Haynes
R Bradford beat D Leopold
P Austin w/o M Berry
PAIRS Final; K Budd & K Powney v D Walsh & J Townsend ( to be played 15-3-17)
PAIRS Semi finals
K Budd & K Powney beat N King & P Coates
D Walsh & J Townsend beat M Phipps & R Bradford
PAIRS Quarter Finals
K Budd & K Powney beat P Austin & D Leopold
P Coates & N King beat N Cherry & D Richards
D Walsh & J Townsend beat R Townsend & R Grant
M Phipps & R Bradford beat M Fallows & E Green
TRIPLES FINAL - K Budd/M Foreman/N Cherry v R Townsend/K Skinner/T Clack (to be played 15-3-17)
TRIPLES Semi Finals
K Budd/M Foreman/N Cherry beat P Austin/G Wilsdon/M Fallows
R Townsend/K Skinner/T Clack beat A Kay/R Barson/D Grant
Team Handicap 1-3-17
Semi-Final (to be played 8-3-17)
Black Prince v Misfits (+3)
Exiles v Rose & Crown.
Round 1
The Rose & Crown beat The Black Bull 2-1.
The Exiles beat The Chauffers 2-1.
The Misfits beat The Cock Inn 2-0. The Cock Inn had +1 doll per leg advantage.
Black Prince beat Killingworth Castle 2 legs to nil. Killingworth had a +5 per leg advantage.
Triples 22-2-2017
Semi-Finals (to be played March 8th)
Andy Kay/Ray Barson/Darren Grant v Phil Austin/Graham Wilsdon/Mick Fellows
Karl Budd/Mick Foreman/Nick Cherry v Ray Townsend/Nick Hall/Terry Clack
Round 2
A.Kay/ R Barson/D Grant/ beat K Powney/D Haynes/S Golder
D Walsh/E Lacey/B Messenger Lost to P Austin/G Wilsdon/M Fellows
M Phipps/P Coates/R Cornborough Lost to K Budd/M Foreman/N Cherry
M Berry/D Leopold/A Cooper lost to R Townsend/N Hall/T Clack
Round 1
P Austin/G Wilsdon/M Fellows beat R Bradford/M Lacey/B Hall
M Phipps/P Coates/R Cornborough beat J Townsend/D Gardner/P McClusky
K Budd/M Foreman/N Cherry beat N King/S Barefield/D Richards
M Berry/D Leopold/A Cooper lost to M Poulter/R Grant/K Gardner
A Holt/E Green/J Thompson lost to R Townsend/N Hall/T Clack
Week 14 15-2-17 (Final Week)
The Cock Inn lost 3-0 to The Chauffers. Legs 10-15 6-13 5-12. Top Dolls; Graham Wilsdon/Mick Berry/Eddie Lacey all with 10 for The Chauffers and Sean Barefield/Dave Gardner both with 6 for The Cock Inn.
The Black Prince drew 3-3 with The Black Bull. Legs 12-15 15-13 18-18. Top Dolls; Rob Bradford (12 inc1x6) for The Prince and Kevin Powney (14 inc1x6) for The Bull.
The Killingworth Castle beat The Misfits 3-0 This result moves the Killingworth off the bottom place therefore making The Cock Inn 'Wooden Spoon' winners. Legs 11-6 13-6 12-8. Top Dolls; Rob & Carl Edginton both with 10 for The Castle and Mick Foreman with 7 for The Misfits.
The Exiles lost 3-0 to The Rose & Crown. This result means relegation for The Exiles. Top Dolls; Mark Poulter (12) for The Exiles and Ray Barson (12) for The Rose.
Week 13 8-2-17
The Cock Inn lost 1/2 - 2+1/2 to The Rose & Crown (section B winners). Legs 8-8 6-11 12-14. Top Dolls; Sean Barefield (10) for The Cock and Ray Townsend (10) for The Rose and Crown.
The Misfits, perhaps surprisingly, beat The Black Bull 2+1/2 - 1/2. Legs 13-10 15-15 15-13. Top Dolls; Nigel King & Mick Foreman both with 10 for The Misfits and Karl Budd (11) for The Bull.
The Killingworth Castle beat The Exiles 2-1. This result sets up a relegation battle for the final week with The Exiles just two points behind closest rival The Black Bull. This fine victory, also sets up a 'Wooden Spoon' battle for The Castle, now just 1 point behind fellow potential spooners at 'The Cock Inn'. Legs 10-13 14-13 13-11. Top Dolls; Carl Edginton (13 inc 1x6) for The Castle and Bobby Hall (10) for The Exiles.
The Black Prince beat The Chauffers 2-1. This result means the Prince has won the title, congratulations to all concerned. Legs 15-18 16-9 20-14. Top Dolls; Rob Bradford/Phil Austin both with 12 for The Prince and Mick Berry (13) for The Chauffers.
Pairs (Rounds 1&2) 1-2-17
Quarter Final Matches (to be played March 8th)
P Austin & D Leopold vs K Budd & K Powney
P Coates & N King vs D Richards & N Cherry
R Townsend & R Grant vs D Walsh & J Townsend
N Hall & E Green vs M Phipps & R Bradford
Round 2
P Austin&D Leopold bt C Price&H Johnson K Budd&K Powney w/o A Keenan&M Wiley
P Coates&N King bt D and K Gardner D Richards&N Cherry bt J Thompson&B Hall
R Townsend&R Grant w/o J Bateman&C Stewart D Walsh&J Townsend bt R Cornborough&M Foreman
N Hall&E Green bt S Barefield&Mark Lacey M Phipps&R Bradford bt G Wilsdon&R Herbert
Round 1
R Townsend&R Grant bt A Cooper&B Messenger
R Cornborough&M Foreman bt T Clack&D Haynes
D Walsh&J Townsend bt S Golder&P Allen
S Barefield&M Lacey w/o A Holt&R Barson
N Hall&E Green bt M Berry&E Lacey
G Wilsdon&R Herbert w/o C Baldwin&N Cherry
M Phipps&R Bradford bt M Poulter&A Kay
Week 12 25-1-17
Black Prince beat The Exiles 2-1. Legs 14-10 18-13 15-16. Top Dolls were Phil Austin (13) for the Prince and Mark Poulter (11) for the Exiles.
The Black Bull lost 1-2 to The Chauffers. Legs 14-13 12-17 13-16. Top Dolls Karl Budd (12) for The Bull and Graham Wilsdon & Mick Berry both with 11 for The drivers.
Rose and Crown beat Killingworth Castle 3-0. Legs 14-8 16-9 16-5. Top Dolls Henry Johnson (12) for The Rose and Rob Edginton (11 inc1x6) for The Castle.
The Cock Inn beat The Misfits 2-1. Legs 9-10 12-6 11-9. Top Dolls; Dave Gardner (11) for The Cock and Nigel King (11) for The Misfits.
Singles 18th January 2017
Quarter Final Matches;
Phil Austin vs Mick Berry Rob Bradford vs David Leopold
Mark Poulter vs Dickie Haynes Dick Walsh vs Mick Phipps
(qtr finals to be played March 8th)
Round of 16
Phil Austin bt Henry Johnson, Mick Berry bt Chris Price, Rob Bradford bt Andy Kay, David Leopold bt Sean Barefield
Mark Poulter bt Roger Herbert, Dickie Haynes bt Ray Grant, Dick Walsh bt Eric Green, Mick Phipps bt Karl Budd.
Round of 32
P Austin bt R Barson, H Johnson bt Mark Lacey, C Price bt B Hall, M Berry bt A Keenan, R Bradford bt M Foreman,
A Kay bt A Cooper, D Leopold bt E Lacey, S Barefield bt P McClusky, R Herbert by N Hall, M Poulter bt T Clack
D Haynes w/o P Coates, R Grant bt A Holt, D Walsh bt B Messenger, E Green bt K Gardner, M Phipps bt D Gardner,
K Budd w/o J Thompson.
Preliminary Round
R Barson bt K Powney, P Austin bt N King, M Lacey w/o R Townsend, H Johnson bt J Townsend,
C Price bt G Wilsdon
Week 11 11th January 2017
The Chauffers beat Killingworth Castle 3-0. Legs 14-13 18-8 15-12. Colin Baldwin (9) top scored for The Castle with Roger Herbert, Ashley Keenan and Eddie Lacey all scoring 10 for The Chauffers.
The Rose and Crown lost 3-0 to The Black Prince. Legs 12-13 17-19 10-20. Ray Barson and Alan Holt both scored 10 for The Rose whilst Mick Phipps (14) top scored for The Prince.
The Exiles drew 1+1/2 to 1+1/2 with The Misfits. Mark Poulter (9) for The Exiles and Nigel King (9) for The Misfits were top scorers.
The Black Bull beat The Cock Inn 3-0. Legs 12-8 13-12 13-7. Kevin Powney (13) for The Bull and Dave Gardner (9) for The Cock were top scorers.
Week 10 4th January 2017
The Rose and Crown beat The Misfits 3-0. Legs 13-12 17-6 12-10. Alan Holt (12) top for The Crown and Nigel King (11) top for The Fits.
The Chauffers beat The Exiles 2-1. Legs 15-11 13-12 11-12. Top Dolls Mick Berry (10) for the Drivers and Mark Poulter, Eric & Andy Kay all on 8 for The Exiles.
The Black Prince beat The Cock Inn 3-0. Legs 19-8 15-5 20-10. Rob Bradford and Mick Phipps both with 12 for the Prince. Sean Barefield and Dave Gardner both with 7 for The Cock.
The Black Bull beat The Killingworth Castle 3-0. Kevin Powney (11) for The Bull and Carl Edginton (7) for The Castle.
Week 9 14th December
The relegation battle heated up with the last meeting between the two probable contenders. The Black Bull lost by 2 legs to one and The Exiles widened the gap between the teams to 4 points. Legs16-17 14-11 13-14. Nick Hall (11) top scored for The Exiles with Karl Budd (12) top for The Bull.
The battle to avoid The Wooden Spoon also heated up with last years' spoonist's, Killingworth Castle, beating their closest rivals The Cock Inn 2-1. Legs (Cock first) 10-9 4-10 8-11. Rob Edginton (9) for The Castle and Ian Grant (7) for The Cock were top Dolls.
The Rose & Crown increased their lead at the top of section 2, despite a 2-1 defeat to the Chauffers. Legs 9-24 13-15 19-16. Ashley Keenan (13 1x6) was top for the Drivers with Henry the Great (11) top for the Crown. Mick Berry for The Drivers also scored a six (12 inc1x6).
The Black Prince increased their lead from 4 to 6 points with a 3-0 win over The Misfits. Legs (Misfits First) 11-15 15-18 11-16. Dick Walsh (13 inc1x6) was top for The Prince with Nigel King and Ady Cooper both with 10 for the Fits.
Week 8 7th December
The Black Prince beat The Killingworth Castle 3-0. Legs 17-12 14-10 23-11. Top Dolls Derek Richards (11) and Dick Walsh/John Townsend both with 13 for The Prince.
The Exiles beat The Cock Inn 2+1/2 to 1/2. Legs 17-10 10-10 12-10.Top Dolls Kevin Gardner (8) for the Cock and Mark Poulter (10) for The Exiles.
The Chauffers beat The Misfits 3-0. Legs 15-12 16-13 13-9. Top Dolls Pete Coates (11) for The Misfits and Mick Berry/Ashley Keenan/Eddie Lacey all with 10 for the Chauffers.
On the evidence of their last two games the Rose & Crown look certain to regain top division status at the seasons end. They beat The Black Bull 2-1 on legs. 14-9 15-12 13-14. Top Dolls were Karl Budd (11) for The Bull and Henry Johnson/Ray Townsend both with 11 for The Rose.
Week 7 30th November
The Rose & Crown beat The Black Bull 4-2 to go eight points clear at the top of section B. Legs 14-12 17-12 10-16. Top Doll for the Bull was Kevin Powney with 10 and Ray Townsend (11) top scored for The Rose.
The Chauffers dropped a point to the Misfits but still increased their lead over the Bull in Third place. Legs 11-11 17-11 10-8. Mick Berry (10) was Top Doll for The Chauffers with Pete Coates and Mick Foreman both on 8 for The Misfits.
The Exiles beat The Cock Inn 5-1. Legs 13-13 18-9 12-11. Nick Hall scored an impressive 14 Top Score for The Exiles and Dave Gardner (11) led for The Cock.
The Black Prince demolished The Killingworth Castle with a 6-0 and 50 dolls to 24 victory.Legs 15-7 17-8 18-9. Mick Phipps (12) for The Prince and Derek Richards (8) for The Castle.
Week 6 23rd November
Although defeated 4-2 The Misfits became only the second team, this season, to take points off of The Prince.
Legs (BP first) 12-16 15-8 16-12. Top Dolls were John Townsend (13) for The Prince and Mick Foreman (11) for The Misfits.
The Chauffers closed the gap at the top of the table to 3pts with a 6-0 victory over The Rose and Crown. Legs 14-11 18-14 15-14. Mick Berry and Keith Skinner both scored 11 for The Chauffers. Whilst Alan Holt and Henry Johnson (inc 1x6) both scored 11 for The Rose and Crown.
The battle for the wooden spoon place resulted in a 4-2 win for The Cock Inn, leaving Killingworth bottom on Dolls scored. Legs (CI first) 8-11 11-5 9-6. Top Dolls were Mark Lacy (9) for The Cock and Derek Richards (6) for The Castle.
The Exiles beat The Black Bull 4-2. Legs 14-8 10-15 12-10. Karl Budd (11) was The Black Bull's Top Doll for an impressive 6th week on the trot. Andy Kay (10) Top Scored for The Exiles.
Week 5 16th November
The Black Bull beat Killingworth by one leg with two legs drawn. Legs 10-10 14-13 8-8. Karl Budd (10) for The Bull and James Bateman (9) for The Castle were Top Dolls.
The Black Prince beat The Cock Inn by 31 Dolls (3-0). Legs 19-10 21-7 17-9. Jon Townsend and Mick Phipps both scored a six. Mick Phipps (14 inc 1x6) for the Prince and Sean Barefield (9) for The Cock were Tops Dolls.
The Chauffers beat The Exiles 2 1/2-1/2. Legs 13-11 17-10 10-10. Top Dolls were Jez Thompson (10) for The Exiles and Ashley Keenan (11) for The Chauffers.
The Rose & Crown beat The Misfits 3-0 with 83 year-old Roy Cornborough hitting his first Doll of the season for The Misfits. Legs 15-6 12-11 17-13. Ray Townsend (13) for The Crown and Pete Coates (9 inc 1x6) for The Misfits were Top Dolls.
Week 4 9th November
The Black Bull beat The Cock Inn 2-1. Legs 17-11 9-8 11-13.Karl Budd (12) for the Bull and Sean Barefield (10 inc 1x6) for the Cock were top dolls.
The Exiles beat The Misfits 3-0. Legs 12-4 14-8 13-9. Mark Poulter (10) for the Exiles and Pete Coates & Mick Foreman, both with 7 for the Misfits, were top Dolls.
The Black Prince went 4 points clear at the top of the Table with a 3-0 win over The Rose & Crown. Legs 12-11 15-13 12-11. Ray Barson (12) for the Crown and Mick Phipps (12) for the Prince were top scorers.
The Chauffers beat Killingworth Castle 3-0. Legs 16-10 13-9 12-6. Ashley Keenan (10) for the Chauffers and Darrel Cross (7) for the Castle were top Dolls.
Week 3 2nd November
The Black Prince stormed to the top of the League with a 3 legs to nil victory over the Exiles. Legs 20-15 18-10 18-10. Mark Poulter (10) for the Exiles and John Townsend (14) for the Prince were Top Dolls for their respective teams.
The Chauffers beat The Black Bull 2-1. Legs 12-10 17-14 11-14. Karl Budd (10) top scored for the Bull and Mick Berry (10) scored most for Les Chauffers.
The Rose and Crown beat Killingworth 2-1. Legs 10-6 11-5 8-10. Derek Richards (9 inc 1x6) top scored for the Castle and Henry Johnson (10) was the main man for the Crown.
The Misfits took all the points against The Cock Inn. Legs 11-10 12-10 10-9. Mick Foreman top scored for The Misfits with a fine 12. Whilst Mark Lacey and Dave Gardiner both scored 8 for The Cock.
Week 2 26th October
The Black Prince went from bottom to second in section A after beating The Chauffers 3-0. Legs 14-12 18-15 18-10. Mick Phipps (13 inc 1x6) for BP and Roger Herbert (14 inc 1x6) for The Chauffers were Top Dolls.
The Exiles beat Killingworth 2 1/2- 1/2. Legs 14-14 12-9 14-7. James Bateman (8) for KWC and Mark Poulter (13 inc 1x6) for The Exiles were Top Dolls.
The Black Bull went top after beating the Misfits 3-0. Legs 16-13 10-8 14-9. Pete Coates (10) for The Misfits and Karl Budd (12) for The bull were Top Dolls.
The Rose & Crown beat The Cock Inn 2-1 to go top of section B. Legs 9-10 14-7 10-7. Mark Lacey (7) for The Cock and Henry the Great (8) for The Rose were the Top Dolls.
Week 1 19th October
The Chauffers went to the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 victory over 4-player Cock Inn. Eddie Lacey for Chauffers and Dave Gardener for the Cock both scored 9 dolls.
The Black Bull beat the Title Holders Black Prince 2-1. 13-14 13-12 15-11. Karl Budd for the Bull and Mick Phipps for the Prince both scored 13 dolls.
The Misfits and Killingworth Castle played with only 4 players each. The first two legs were won by the Misfits with the 3rd leg drawn. 8-4 11-7 7-7. Pete Coates became the first player to ensure his place at Finals Night with a SIX in the second leg. Pete was top doll for The Misfits with 10.
The Rose and Crown beat The Exiles 2 legs to 1. 12-13 14-11 16-14. Andy Kay (11) top scored for The Exiles and Henry Johnson (11) top scored for The Rose and Crown.
Inter League Match (at Eynsham SSC 22-3-17)
Yarnton 15 points beat Eynsham 9 points
Eights
Yarnton4 Eynsham2
Triples
Yarnton 2 Eynsham 4
Pairs
Yarnton 6 Eynsham 0
Singles
Yarnton 3 Eynsham 3
FINALS Night 15-3-17
Section A
Winner Black Prince
Runner-up Chauffers
Top Doll - Mick Phipps (155)
Section B
Winners - Rose & Crown
Runner-up - Misfits
Top Doll Section B - N King (118)
Wooden Spoon
Cock Inn
Sixers
Rob Bradford(9) beat Mick Foreman(8) and Jon Townsend (8)
Triples
Karl Budd/Nick Cherry/Mick Foreman beat Ray Townsend/Nick Hall/TerryClack
Pairs
Dick Walsh/Jon Townsend beat Karl Budd/Kevin Powney
Singles
Rob Bradford beat Dick Walsh
Team Competition
Black Prince beat Rose & Crown
SEMIS & Quarters 8-3-17
TEAM Final - Black Prince v Rose & Crown (to be played 15-3-17)
TEAM Handicap Semi-Finals
Black Prince beat Misfits 2-1
Rose & Crown beat Exiles 2-0
SINGLES Final; D Walsh v R Bradford (to be played 15-3-17)
SINGLES Semi Finals
D Walsh beat M Poulter
R Bradford beat P Austin
SINGLES Quater finals
D Walsh beat M Phipps
M Poulter beat D Haynes
R Bradford beat D Leopold
P Austin w/o M Berry
PAIRS Final; K Budd & K Powney v D Walsh & J Townsend ( to be played 15-3-17)
PAIRS Semi finals
K Budd & K Powney beat N King & P Coates
D Walsh & J Townsend beat M Phipps & R Bradford
PAIRS Quarter Finals
K Budd & K Powney beat P Austin & D Leopold
P Coates & N King beat N Cherry & D Richards
D Walsh & J Townsend beat R Townsend & R Grant
M Phipps & R Bradford beat M Fallows & E Green
TRIPLES FINAL - K Budd/M Foreman/N Cherry v R Townsend/K Skinner/T Clack (to be played 15-3-17)
TRIPLES Semi Finals
K Budd/M Foreman/N Cherry beat P Austin/G Wilsdon/M Fallows
R Townsend/K Skinner/T Clack beat A Kay/R Barson/D Grant
Team Handicap 1-3-17
Semi-Final (to be played 8-3-17)
Black Prince v Misfits (+3)
Exiles v Rose & Crown.
Round 1
The Rose & Crown beat The Black Bull 2-1.
The Exiles beat The Chauffers 2-1.
The Misfits beat The Cock Inn 2-0. The Cock Inn had +1 doll per leg advantage.
Black Prince beat Killingworth Castle 2 legs to nil. Killingworth had a +5 per leg advantage.
Triples 22-2-2017
Semi-Finals (to be played March 8th)
Andy Kay/Ray Barson/Darren Grant v Phil Austin/Graham Wilsdon/Mick Fellows
Karl Budd/Mick Foreman/Nick Cherry v Ray Townsend/Nick Hall/Terry Clack
Round 2
A.Kay/ R Barson/D Grant/ beat K Powney/D Haynes/S Golder
D Walsh/E Lacey/B Messenger Lost to P Austin/G Wilsdon/M Fellows
M Phipps/P Coates/R Cornborough Lost to K Budd/M Foreman/N Cherry
M Berry/D Leopold/A Cooper lost to R Townsend/N Hall/T Clack
Round 1
P Austin/G Wilsdon/M Fellows beat R Bradford/M Lacey/B Hall
M Phipps/P Coates/R Cornborough beat J Townsend/D Gardner/P McClusky
K Budd/M Foreman/N Cherry beat N King/S Barefield/D Richards
M Berry/D Leopold/A Cooper lost to M Poulter/R Grant/K Gardner
A Holt/E Green/J Thompson lost to R Townsend/N Hall/T Clack
Week 14 15-2-17 (Final Week)
The Cock Inn lost 3-0 to The Chauffers. Legs 10-15 6-13 5-12. Top Dolls; Graham Wilsdon/Mick Berry/Eddie Lacey all with 10 for The Chauffers and Sean Barefield/Dave Gardner both with 6 for The Cock Inn.
The Black Prince drew 3-3 with The Black Bull. Legs 12-15 15-13 18-18. Top Dolls; Rob Bradford (12 inc1x6) for The Prince and Kevin Powney (14 inc1x6) for The Bull.
The Killingworth Castle beat The Misfits 3-0 This result moves the Killingworth off the bottom place therefore making The Cock Inn 'Wooden Spoon' winners. Legs 11-6 13-6 12-8. Top Dolls; Rob & Carl Edginton both with 10 for The Castle and Mick Foreman with 7 for The Misfits.
The Exiles lost 3-0 to The Rose & Crown. This result means relegation for The Exiles. Top Dolls; Mark Poulter (12) for The Exiles and Ray Barson (12) for The Rose.
Week 13 8-2-17
The Cock Inn lost 1/2 - 2+1/2 to The Rose & Crown (section B winners). Legs 8-8 6-11 12-14. Top Dolls; Sean Barefield (10) for The Cock and Ray Townsend (10) for The Rose and Crown.
The Misfits, perhaps surprisingly, beat The Black Bull 2+1/2 - 1/2. Legs 13-10 15-15 15-13. Top Dolls; Nigel King & Mick Foreman both with 10 for The Misfits and Karl Budd (11) for The Bull.
The Killingworth Castle beat The Exiles 2-1. This result sets up a relegation battle for the final week with The Exiles just two points behind closest rival The Black Bull. This fine victory, also sets up a 'Wooden Spoon' battle for The Castle, now just 1 point behind fellow potential spooners at 'The Cock Inn'. Legs 10-13 14-13 13-11. Top Dolls; Carl Edginton (13 inc 1x6) for The Castle and Bobby Hall (10) for The Exiles.
The Black Prince beat The Chauffers 2-1. This result means the Prince has won the title, congratulations to all concerned. Legs 15-18 16-9 20-14. Top Dolls; Rob Bradford/Phil Austin both with 12 for The Prince and Mick Berry (13) for The Chauffers.
Pairs (Rounds 1&2) 1-2-17
Quarter Final Matches (to be played March 8th)
P Austin & D Leopold vs K Budd & K Powney
P Coates & N King vs D Richards & N Cherry
R Townsend & R Grant vs D Walsh & J Townsend
N Hall & E Green vs M Phipps & R Bradford
Round 2
P Austin&D Leopold bt C Price&H Johnson K Budd&K Powney w/o A Keenan&M Wiley
P Coates&N King bt D and K Gardner D Richards&N Cherry bt J Thompson&B Hall
R Townsend&R Grant w/o J Bateman&C Stewart D Walsh&J Townsend bt R Cornborough&M Foreman
N Hall&E Green bt S Barefield&Mark Lacey M Phipps&R Bradford bt G Wilsdon&R Herbert
Round 1
R Townsend&R Grant bt A Cooper&B Messenger
R Cornborough&M Foreman bt T Clack&D Haynes
D Walsh&J Townsend bt S Golder&P Allen
S Barefield&M Lacey w/o A Holt&R Barson
N Hall&E Green bt M Berry&E Lacey
G Wilsdon&R Herbert w/o C Baldwin&N Cherry
M Phipps&R Bradford bt M Poulter&A Kay
Week 12 25-1-17
Black Prince beat The Exiles 2-1. Legs 14-10 18-13 15-16. Top Dolls were Phil Austin (13) for the Prince and Mark Poulter (11) for the Exiles.
The Black Bull lost 1-2 to The Chauffers. Legs 14-13 12-17 13-16. Top Dolls Karl Budd (12) for The Bull and Graham Wilsdon & Mick Berry both with 11 for The drivers.
Rose and Crown beat Killingworth Castle 3-0. Legs 14-8 16-9 16-5. Top Dolls Henry Johnson (12) for The Rose and Rob Edginton (11 inc1x6) for The Castle.
The Cock Inn beat The Misfits 2-1. Legs 9-10 12-6 11-9. Top Dolls; Dave Gardner (11) for The Cock and Nigel King (11) for The Misfits.
Singles 18th January 2017
Quarter Final Matches;
Phil Austin vs Mick Berry Rob Bradford vs David Leopold
Mark Poulter vs Dickie Haynes Dick Walsh vs Mick Phipps
(qtr finals to be played March 8th)
Round of 16
Phil Austin bt Henry Johnson, Mick Berry bt Chris Price, Rob Bradford bt Andy Kay, David Leopold bt Sean Barefield
Mark Poulter bt Roger Herbert, Dickie Haynes bt Ray Grant, Dick Walsh bt Eric Green, Mick Phipps bt Karl Budd.
Round of 32
P Austin bt R Barson, H Johnson bt Mark Lacey, C Price bt B Hall, M Berry bt A Keenan, R Bradford bt M Foreman,
A Kay bt A Cooper, D Leopold bt E Lacey, S Barefield bt P McClusky, R Herbert by N Hall, M Poulter bt T Clack
D Haynes w/o P Coates, R Grant bt A Holt, D Walsh bt B Messenger, E Green bt K Gardner, M Phipps bt D Gardner,
K Budd w/o J Thompson.
Preliminary Round
R Barson bt K Powney, P Austin bt N King, M Lacey w/o R Townsend, H Johnson bt J Townsend,
C Price bt G Wilsdon
Week 11 11th January 2017
The Chauffers beat Killingworth Castle 3-0. Legs 14-13 18-8 15-12. Colin Baldwin (9) top scored for The Castle with Roger Herbert, Ashley Keenan and Eddie Lacey all scoring 10 for The Chauffers.
The Rose and Crown lost 3-0 to The Black Prince. Legs 12-13 17-19 10-20. Ray Barson and Alan Holt both scored 10 for The Rose whilst Mick Phipps (14) top scored for The Prince.
The Exiles drew 1+1/2 to 1+1/2 with The Misfits. Mark Poulter (9) for The Exiles and Nigel King (9) for The Misfits were top scorers.
The Black Bull beat The Cock Inn 3-0. Legs 12-8 13-12 13-7. Kevin Powney (13) for The Bull and Dave Gardner (9) for The Cock were top scorers.
Week 10 4th January 2017
The Rose and Crown beat The Misfits 3-0. Legs 13-12 17-6 12-10. Alan Holt (12) top for The Crown and Nigel King (11) top for The Fits.
The Chauffers beat The Exiles 2-1. Legs 15-11 13-12 11-12. Top Dolls Mick Berry (10) for the Drivers and Mark Poulter, Eric & Andy Kay all on 8 for The Exiles.
The Black Prince beat The Cock Inn 3-0. Legs 19-8 15-5 20-10. Rob Bradford and Mick Phipps both with 12 for the Prince. Sean Barefield and Dave Gardner both with 7 for The Cock.
The Black Bull beat The Killingworth Castle 3-0. Kevin Powney (11) for The Bull and Carl Edginton (7) for The Castle.
Week 9 14th December
The relegation battle heated up with the last meeting between the two probable contenders. The Black Bull lost by 2 legs to one and The Exiles widened the gap between the teams to 4 points. Legs16-17 14-11 13-14. Nick Hall (11) top scored for The Exiles with Karl Budd (12) top for The Bull.
The battle to avoid The Wooden Spoon also heated up with last years' spoonist's, Killingworth Castle, beating their closest rivals The Cock Inn 2-1. Legs (Cock first) 10-9 4-10 8-11. Rob Edginton (9) for The Castle and Ian Grant (7) for The Cock were top Dolls.
The Rose & Crown increased their lead at the top of section 2, despite a 2-1 defeat to the Chauffers. Legs 9-24 13-15 19-16. Ashley Keenan (13 1x6) was top for the Drivers with Henry the Great (11) top for the Crown. Mick Berry for The Drivers also scored a six (12 inc1x6).
The Black Prince increased their lead from 4 to 6 points with a 3-0 win over The Misfits. Legs (Misfits First) 11-15 15-18 11-16. Dick Walsh (13 inc1x6) was top for The Prince with Nigel King and Ady Cooper both with 10 for the Fits.
Week 8 7th December
The Black Prince beat The Killingworth Castle 3-0. Legs 17-12 14-10 23-11. Top Dolls Derek Richards (11) and Dick Walsh/John Townsend both with 13 for The Prince.
The Exiles beat The Cock Inn 2+1/2 to 1/2. Legs 17-10 10-10 12-10.Top Dolls Kevin Gardner (8) for the Cock and Mark Poulter (10) for The Exiles.
The Chauffers beat The Misfits 3-0. Legs 15-12 16-13 13-9. Top Dolls Pete Coates (11) for The Misfits and Mick Berry/Ashley Keenan/Eddie Lacey all with 10 for the Chauffers.
On the evidence of their last two games the Rose & Crown look certain to regain top division status at the seasons end. They beat The Black Bull 2-1 on legs. 14-9 15-12 13-14. Top Dolls were Karl Budd (11) for The Bull and Henry Johnson/Ray Townsend both with 11 for The Rose.
Week 7 30th November
The Rose & Crown beat The Black Bull 4-2 to go eight points clear at the top of section B. Legs 14-12 17-12 10-16. Top Doll for the Bull was Kevin Powney with 10 and Ray Townsend (11) top scored for The Rose.
The Chauffers dropped a point to the Misfits but still increased their lead over the Bull in Third place. Legs 11-11 17-11 10-8. Mick Berry (10) was Top Doll for The Chauffers with Pete Coates and Mick Foreman both on 8 for The Misfits.
The Exiles beat The Cock Inn 5-1. Legs 13-13 18-9 12-11. Nick Hall scored an impressive 14 Top Score for The Exiles and Dave Gardner (11) led for The Cock.
The Black Prince demolished The Killingworth Castle with a 6-0 and 50 dolls to 24 victory.Legs 15-7 17-8 18-9. Mick Phipps (12) for The Prince and Derek Richards (8) for The Castle.
Week 6 23rd November
Although defeated 4-2 The Misfits became only the second team, this season, to take points off of The Prince.
Legs (BP first) 12-16 15-8 16-12. Top Dolls were John Townsend (13) for The Prince and Mick Foreman (11) for The Misfits.
The Chauffers closed the gap at the top of the table to 3pts with a 6-0 victory over The Rose and Crown. Legs 14-11 18-14 15-14. Mick Berry and Keith Skinner both scored 11 for The Chauffers. Whilst Alan Holt and Henry Johnson (inc 1x6) both scored 11 for The Rose and Crown.
The battle for the wooden spoon place resulted in a 4-2 win for The Cock Inn, leaving Killingworth bottom on Dolls scored. Legs (CI first) 8-11 11-5 9-6. Top Dolls were Mark Lacy (9) for The Cock and Derek Richards (6) for The Castle.
The Exiles beat The Black Bull 4-2. Legs 14-8 10-15 12-10. Karl Budd (11) was The Black Bull's Top Doll for an impressive 6th week on the trot. Andy Kay (10) Top Scored for The Exiles.
Week 5 16th November
The Black Bull beat Killingworth by one leg with two legs drawn. Legs 10-10 14-13 8-8. Karl Budd (10) for The Bull and James Bateman (9) for The Castle were Top Dolls.
The Black Prince beat The Cock Inn by 31 Dolls (3-0). Legs 19-10 21-7 17-9. Jon Townsend and Mick Phipps both scored a six. Mick Phipps (14 inc 1x6) for the Prince and Sean Barefield (9) for The Cock were Tops Dolls.
The Chauffers beat The Exiles 2 1/2-1/2. Legs 13-11 17-10 10-10. Top Dolls were Jez Thompson (10) for The Exiles and Ashley Keenan (11) for The Chauffers.
The Rose & Crown beat The Misfits 3-0 with 83 year-old Roy Cornborough hitting his first Doll of the season for The Misfits. Legs 15-6 12-11 17-13. Ray Townsend (13) for The Crown and Pete Coates (9 inc 1x6) for The Misfits were Top Dolls.
Week 4 9th November
The Black Bull beat The Cock Inn 2-1. Legs 17-11 9-8 11-13.Karl Budd (12) for the Bull and Sean Barefield (10 inc 1x6) for the Cock were top dolls.
The Exiles beat The Misfits 3-0. Legs 12-4 14-8 13-9. Mark Poulter (10) for the Exiles and Pete Coates & Mick Foreman, both with 7 for the Misfits, were top Dolls.
The Black Prince went 4 points clear at the top of the Table with a 3-0 win over The Rose & Crown. Legs 12-11 15-13 12-11. Ray Barson (12) for the Crown and Mick Phipps (12) for the Prince were top scorers.
The Chauffers beat Killingworth Castle 3-0. Legs 16-10 13-9 12-6. Ashley Keenan (10) for the Chauffers and Darrel Cross (7) for the Castle were top Dolls.
Week 3 2nd November
The Black Prince stormed to the top of the League with a 3 legs to nil victory over the Exiles. Legs 20-15 18-10 18-10. Mark Poulter (10) for the Exiles and John Townsend (14) for the Prince were Top Dolls for their respective teams.
The Chauffers beat The Black Bull 2-1. Legs 12-10 17-14 11-14. Karl Budd (10) top scored for the Bull and Mick Berry (10) scored most for Les Chauffers.
The Rose and Crown beat Killingworth 2-1. Legs 10-6 11-5 8-10. Derek Richards (9 inc 1x6) top scored for the Castle and Henry Johnson (10) was the main man for the Crown.
The Misfits took all the points against The Cock Inn. Legs 11-10 12-10 10-9. Mick Foreman top scored for The Misfits with a fine 12. Whilst Mark Lacey and Dave Gardiner both scored 8 for The Cock.
Week 2 26th October
The Black Prince went from bottom to second in section A after beating The Chauffers 3-0. Legs 14-12 18-15 18-10. Mick Phipps (13 inc 1x6) for BP and Roger Herbert (14 inc 1x6) for The Chauffers were Top Dolls.
The Exiles beat Killingworth 2 1/2- 1/2. Legs 14-14 12-9 14-7. James Bateman (8) for KWC and Mark Poulter (13 inc 1x6) for The Exiles were Top Dolls.
The Black Bull went top after beating the Misfits 3-0. Legs 16-13 10-8 14-9. Pete Coates (10) for The Misfits and Karl Budd (12) for The bull were Top Dolls.
The Rose & Crown beat The Cock Inn 2-1 to go top of section B. Legs 9-10 14-7 10-7. Mark Lacey (7) for The Cock and Henry the Great (8) for The Rose were the Top Dolls.
Week 1 19th October
The Chauffers went to the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 victory over 4-player Cock Inn. Eddie Lacey for Chauffers and Dave Gardener for the Cock both scored 9 dolls.
The Black Bull beat the Title Holders Black Prince 2-1. 13-14 13-12 15-11. Karl Budd for the Bull and Mick Phipps for the Prince both scored 13 dolls.
The Misfits and Killingworth Castle played with only 4 players each. The first two legs were won by the Misfits with the 3rd leg drawn. 8-4 11-7 7-7. Pete Coates became the first player to ensure his place at Finals Night with a SIX in the second leg. Pete was top doll for The Misfits with 10.
The Rose and Crown beat The Exiles 2 legs to 1. 12-13 14-11 16-14. Andy Kay (11) top scored for The Exiles and Henry Johnson (11) top scored for The Rose and Crown.