Weekly Reports
Inter League Match
Wychwood League (Summer) vs Kidlington League (Winter); Tuesday 11th April (Eynsham Sports Club)
Eight-a-side - Kidlington won 2-1 (27-24 25-24 22-25)
Pete Dempsey 4 3 2 Stuart Wells 4 4 2
Dave Williams 2 3 1 Lee Hazell 3 3 4
Robin Busby 3 2 4 David Leopold 4 2 2
Nigel King 3 3 3 Ray Townsend 4 5 4
Lee Thompson 5 4 1 Dickie Walsh 4 3 2
Mick Berry 2 4 2 Ray Grant 2 4 3
Phil Austin 3 1 5 John Townsend 2 3 5
C Buckingham 3 2 4 Keith Powell 4 3 3
Fours - Wychwood won 2-1
Rob Edginton/Stuart Wells/Carl Edginton/Dave Leopold lost 2-1 to R Bradford/D Grant/Spencer/C Buckingham
Triples - Wychwood won 3-0
Dave Williams/Keith Quinnell/Lee Hazell lost 3-0 to John Townsend/Eddie Lacey/Keith Powell
Pairs - Wychwood won 2-1
Pete Dempsey and Nigel King lost 2-1 to Jeff Glennister and Ian Grant
Singles - Kidlington won 2-1
Ray Townsend beat Eddie Lacey
Result - Wychwood League 9 Kidlington League 6
Inter League Competition at General Foods Sports Club, Banbury 23rd March 2017.
Kidlington lost in the first Round
Yarnton lost in the first round to Banbury
Wychwood League beat Banbury League in the Final.
27-3-17 Finals Night
Len Hill Team Cup
Veterans beat Ninja Turtles 16-10
Sixers Competition
Jon Townsend beat Lee Hazell
Triples
N Brock/D Williams/J Townsend beat L Anderson/M Phipps/W Townsend
Pairs
N Brock/J Townsend beat A Goodgame/A Surman
Gavin Anderson Blind Pairs
A Goodgame/S O'Malley beat T Denton/S Wells
Singles Final
J Townsend beat R Townsend
Singles Semi Finals
J Townsend beat R Busby
R Townsend beat D Leopold
League Winners
North Oxford Conservative Club
Top Doll
Jon Townsend (176 Dolls)
20-3-17 Triples Competition
Final (to be played 27-3-17)
Wayne Townsend/Mick Phipps/Lee Anderson vs Dave Williams/Jon Townsend/Norman Brock
Semi-Finals
W Townsend/M Phipps/L Anderson beat P Dempsey/R Busby/L Hazell
D Williams/J Townsend/n Brock beat N King/S Smith/T Denton
Round 1
P Dempsey/R Busby/L Hazell beat S O'Malley/D Lenhardt/A Surman
W Townsend/m Phipps/L Anderson beat R Edginton/P Coates/C Edginton
D Williams/J Townsend/N Brock beat R Townsend/E Gordon/P Allen
N King/S Smith/T Denton w/o P Smith/S Wells/A Wells
13-3-17 Pairs Competition
Final (to be plyd 27-3-17)
Alan Surman/Alan Goodgame vs Jon Townsend/Norman Brock
Semi Finals
A Surman/A Goodgame beat D Leopold/N King
J Townsend/N Brock beat P Allen/E Gordon
Quarter Finals
A Surman/A Goodgame beat A Cooper/R Barson
D Leopold/N King beat R Edginton/T Denton
J Townsend/N Brock beat L Hazell/R Busby
P Allen/E Gordon beat L Anderson/S Wells
Preliminary round
R Busby/L Hazell beat K Quinnell/D Williams
J Townsend/N Brock beat W Townsend/M Phipps
L Anderson/S Wells beat R Townsend/P Dempsey
6-3-17 Singles Competition
Semi-Finals (to be played Finals night 27-3-17)
Ray Townsend v David Leopold
Robin Busby v John Townsend
Quarter Finals
R Townsend bt L Hazell
D Leopold bt M Phipps
R Busby bt K Quinnell
J Townsend bt N King
Round 2
R Townsend bt R Edginton
L Hazell bt P Allen
D Leopold bt S Smith
M Phipps bt N Brock
K Quinnell bt D Williams
R Busby bt S Wells
J Townsend bt P Dempsey
N King bt W Townsend
Round 1 (Prelims)
R Townsend bt P Coates
L Hazell bt T Denton
J Townsend bt A Cooper
R Edginton bt L Anderson
27-2-17 Len Hill Team Competition - this competition is slightly different - the teams of five draw for order of play before each match. The player drawn first for team A plays the player drawn first for team B and so on down to fifth drawn players. The players play 3 legs with 2pts awarded for a leg won and 1pt each for a leg drawn. This continues until a team reaches 16pts and is declared winner.
Final (to be played 27th March)
Ninja Turtles vs Veterans
Semi Final
Ninja Turtles beat Kings Arms
Veterans beat Punchbowl
Preliminary round
King Arms beat Six Bells
Punchbowl beat Nth Oxford Conservatives
Week 15 20-2-17 Final Week
The Six Bells lost 1-2 to The Veterans. Legs 10-12 11-16 14-13. Top Dolls; Paul Burton (10) for The Bells and Jon Townsend/Keith Quinnell both with 10 for The Vets.
The Ninja's scored an impressive 55 dolls in their 3-0 victory over The Punchbowl and ended the season in third place. Legs 17-14 19-12 19-15. Top Dolls; Alan Wells (13 inc1x6) and Mick Phipps (13) for The Ninja's and Rob Edginton (10) for The Punchbowl.
An under strength North Oxford team lost their final match to The Kings Arms 2-1. The result was, however, good news for The Kings who needed 1 point from the game to keep out of the 'Wooden Spoon' placing.
Legs11-14 11-8 11-13. Top dolls; Robin Busby (10) for The Tories and Steve Smith (10 inc1x6).
Week 14 13-2-17
North Oxford Conservative Club beat The Punchbowl 3-0. Legs 14-13 15-13 14-13. Top Dolls; Robin Busby (12) for the Tories D Leopold (12) for the Bowl.
The Veterans beat Kings Arms 2-1. Legs 11-8 18-13 12-19. Top Dolls; John Townsend (12) for The Vets and Nigel King (11) & Tracey Denton (9 inc1x6). for The Kings.
The Six Bells lost to the Ninja Turtles 1-2. Legs 13-12 9-12 11-12. Top Dolls; Seamus O'Malley (11 inc1x6) for The Bells and Wayne Townsend (12) for The Turtles.
Week 13 6-2-17
The battle for the 'Wooden Spoon' continued with the two protagonists facing each other for the third time this season. The result was a draw so the battle moves on to the penultimate week of the season. Six Bells 1+1/2 Kings Arms 1+1/2. Legs 15-9 15-15 9-12. Alan Goodgame (11) for the Bells and Steve Smith (11) for the KA top Scored.
North Oxford Conservatives have effectively won the League with two matches still to play. NOCC beat The Turtles 3-0 to achieve an unassailable 13 point lead. Legs 10-14 5-18 7-12. Stuart Wells (11) for The Turtles and Eddie Gordon & Robin Busby, both with 11, for the Tories were Top Dolls.
The Veterans waved goodbye to the title with a 1-2 defeat to the Punchbowl.
Legs 11-14 16-14 14-16. Top Dolls were David Leopold (12 inc1x6) for the Bowl and John Townsend (14 inc 1x6) for the Vets. Dave Williams also scored a 6 in his total of 10.
Week12 30-1-17
The Ninja Turtles beat The Kings Arms 2-1. Legs 8-11 14-13 16-7. Top Dolls; Stuart Wells (10) for the Turtles and Nigel King (8) for the Kings.
The Six Bells lost 2-1 to The Punchbowl. Legs 11-10 7-13 12-16. Top Dolls Alan Goodgame (11) for the Bells and Dave Leopold, Pete Coates & Rob Edginton all with 9 for the bowl.
North Oxford went 9 points clear with a 3-0 win over The Veterans. Legs 13-10 16-13 17-12. Henry Johnson (11) and John Townsend (11) were the Top Dolls.
Week 11 23-1-17
North Oxford went 3 points clear at the top following their 3-0 win over the resurgent Six Bells. Legs 14-12 14-8 17-11 Top Dolls; Robin Busby (11) for NOC and Alan Surman (10 inc6) for the Bells.
The Veterans beat The Turtles 2-1. Legs 11-8 15-16 17-10. Top Dolls; Mick Phipps (12) for the Turtles and John Townsend (13) & Norman Brock (13) for the Vets.
The Punchbowl went to third in the table following a 2+1/2 to 1/2 win over The Kings Arms. Legs 14-7 16-16 17-15. Top Dolls; Pete Coates (11) for The Bowl and Nigel King (14) for the Kings.
Week 10 16-1-17
The Veterans lost 2-1 to the Six Bells. Legs 8-15 13-17 11-13. John Townsend, Dave Williams and Keith Quinnell all scored 9 for the Vets. Whilst Alan Surman scored 11 for The Bells.
The Punchbowl beat The Ninja Turtles 3-0. Legs 13-8 14-12 15-10. David Leopold scored 11 for the Bowl and Adam Wells scored 9 for The Turtles.
King Arms lost 3-0 to North Oxford CC. Legs 8-15 13-17 11-13. Steve Smith and Paul Grant scored 8 for The Kings whilst Robin Busby scored 11 for The Tories.
Wk 9 9th Jan 2017
North Oxford Conservatives beat The Punchbowl 2-1. Legs 14-14 18-11 14-14. Lee Hazell (13) top scored for the Tories and Rob Edginton (9) led for the Bowl.
The Veterans increased their lead at the top with a 3-0 victory over a four man Kings Arms team. Legs 12-6 11-8 12-10. Nigel King (10) for The Kings and Keith Quinnell (8) & Norman Brock (8) for The Vets were the Top dolls.
The Six Bells beat The Ninja Turtles 2+1/2 to 1/2. Legs12-6 16-16 15-12. Seamus O'Malley (13 inc 1x6) was the Top Doll for The Bells with Mick Phipps (11) top for The Turtles.
NOC 2 PB 1. Legs 14-14 18-11 14-14. LH 13 RE 9.
Vets 3 legs KA 0. Legs 12-6 11-8 12-10. KQ & NB 8 NK10.
6B 2+1/2 NT 1/2. Legs 12-6 16-16 15-12. SOM (13 inc6) MP 11.
Blind Pairs 19th Dec
16 players turned up for the Blind Pairs.
In The first match Stuart Wells and Ray Townsend bt Pete Dempsey and Dave Lenhardt 2 legs to nil.
Second match; Nigel King and Alan Goodgame bt John Townsend and Lee Hazell 2 legs to nil.
Third match; Tracey Denton and Seamus O'Malley bt Robin Busby and Ian Goodgame 2 legs to nil.
Fourth match; Keith Quinnell and Dave Williams bt Mick Jesset and Wayne Townsend on 3 Stix in the third leg.
Semi final
Seamus O'Malley and Stuart Wells bt Nigel King and Keith Quinnell on 1 Stick in the Third Leg.
Alan Goodgame and Tracey Denton bt Ray Townsend and Dave Williams 2 legs to 1. Alan Goodgame and Ray Townsend both scored a Six in the second leg.
The Final pairs will be drawn on finals night
Wk8 12th Dec
The King Arms beat The Six Bell 3-0 to go 4th in the Table. Legs 9-8 11-5 11-8. Top Dolls were Alan Surman (9) for The Bells and Steve Smith/Nigel King both with 9 for The Kings.
The Ninja Turtles with new signing Lee Anderson beat the League leaders North Oxford Conservatives 2-1. Legs 18-14 13-10 9-17. Top Dolls were Wayne Townsend (12) for The Turtles and Lee Hazell (10) for The Tories.
The Veterans moved back into pole position with a 2-1 victory over The Punchbowl. With 98 Dolls and two sixes it was indeed a high scoring match. Legs 18-13 14-19 19-15. Rob Edginton (11) top scored for The Bowl with John Townsend scoring the seasons highest so far (15 inc 1x6) for The Vets. Keith Quinnell for The Vets also scored a six (12 inc 1x6).
Wk7 5th Dec
Kings Arms beat table toppers The Ninja Turtles 6-0. Legs 12-11 13-11 12-10. Top Doll for The Kings was Nigel King (11). Whilst Stuart Wells (10) top scored for The Turtles.
The Punchbowl beat The Six Bells 5-1. Legs 12-10 12-11 12-12. Top Dolls were Pete Coates (11) for the Bowl and Alan Surman (11) for The Bells.
North Oxford Tories leapfrogged The Veterans to go top for the first time this campaign, winning 4-2. Legs 16-18 20-16 15-13. John Townsend (14) led for The Vets and Henry Johnson (12) top scored for The NOCC.
Wk6 28th Nov
The North Oxford team inched closer to the top spot with a 3-0 win over The Six Bells. Legs 14-10 18-8 19-17. Top Dolls were Alan Surman (11) for The Bells and Lee Hazell (12 inc 1x6) & Henry Johnson (12 inc1x6) for North Oxford.
The Top of The Table clash resulted in a 2-1 victory for The Veterans. Legs 17-10 15-13 7-14. Top Dolls were Wayne Townsend (10) for The Turtles and John Townsend (14 inc1x6) for The Vets.
Kings Arms lost to The Punchbowl 2-1. Legs 13-15 9-12 13-10. Top Dolls were Steve Smith (9 inc1x6) & Simon Hopkins (9) for the Kings and Pete Coates/David Leopold/Tim Daniels all with 8 for The Punchbowl.
Wk5 21st Nov
At the end of the first round of five matches The Ninja Turtles head the League by two points over The Veterans. The pre-season favourites The North Oxford Club are 5 points off the pace in third. Meanwhile at the wooden spoon end of the Table The Kings Arms have closed the gap to one point over nearest rivals The Punchbowl.
The Veterans beat The Bells 2-1. Legs 18-9 18-9 12-16. Top Dolls John Townsend (13 inc1x6) and Alan Bremner (11).
The Turtles beat The Punchbowl 3-0. Legs 12-3 17-16 14-10. Top Dolls Dave Leopold (9) and Paul Smith/Stuart Wells both with 10.
North Oxford beat The Kings Arms 21/2-1/2. Legs 17-12 13-13 17-9. Top Dolls Simon Hopkins (10) and Ray Townsend/Henry Johnson both with 11.
Wk4 14th Nov
North Oxford CC scored 50 dolls in the 4-2 defeat of The Punchbowl. Legs 17-17 15-10 18-18. Top Dolls were Lee Hazell (13) for NOC and Pete Coates/Dave Leopold for the Bowl both with 11.
The Vets beat the Kings 4-2. Legs 12-11 14-18 17-14. John Townsend (14) for the Vets and Simon Hopkins (13) for the Kings were Top Dolls.
The Ninjas beat The Bells 4-2 to stay joint top, on points, with the Vets. Legs 9-13 14-13 12-11. Stuart Wells (10) for The Ninjas and Alan Bremner (9) for the Bells were the top scorers.
Wk3 7th Nov
The Kings Arms beat The Six Bells 2-1. Legs 13-15 11-7 12-11. Top Dolls were Nigel King (11) for The Kings and Alan Surman (9) for The Bells.
The Ninja Turtles beat North Oxford Conservatives 2-1. Legs 13-11 13-19 16-14. Top Dolls were Stuart Wells (10) for The Turtles and Pete Dempsey (13) for the NOC.
Top of the league Veterans beat The Punchbowl 2-1. Legs 11-16 17-16 16-11. John Townsend (12 inc 1x6) top scored for The Vets with David Leopold (13) top for The Bowl.
Wk2 31st Oct
Ninja Turtles beat The Kings Arms 3-0. Legs 13-7 15-10 11-9. Top Dolls were Mick Phipps (11 inc 6) for The Turtles, with Nigel King, Simon Hopkins and Tracy Denton all with 6 for The Kings.
The Bells beat The Punchbowl 2-1. Legs 10-14 17-5 16-13. Top dolls were Alan Surman (13) for The Bells and Rob Edginton (12) for The Bowl.
The Veterans beat Nth Oxford 2-1. Legs 10-8 15-17 13-11. Top Dolls were John Townsend (12 inc 6) for The Vets and Pete Dempsey (10) for The Tory Club.
Wk1 24th Oct
First up were the Title Holders North Oxford Conservative Club versus The Six Bells. NOCC won 2-1, Legs were scored 12-13 9-8 14-11. Top Dolls were Pete Demsey (8) for NOC and Alan Surman (11) for the Bells.
The Veterans beat The Ninja Turtles 2-1. Legs were 11-8 14-12 13-15. Top Dolls were Jon Townsend (13) for the Vets and Mick Phipps (10) for The Turtles.
The Punchbowl beat The Kings Arms 2-1. Legs were 14-12 9-8 9-11. Tim Daniels (11) for the Bowl and Tracy Denton (10) for The Kings.