Week 11 Report

STUART & SONS OXFORD & DISTRICT AUNT SALLY 2022
REPORT WEEK 11
At last, we had some great Aunt Sally weather and it showed as there were some high scoring games and individual scores. There was some exceptional throwing in the Premier Section game at The Blackbird ‘B’ and leaders Black Prince. The opening leg Black Prince set and won 28-19 and went two up in the next leg, when chasing a set of 24 they passed that with 29 in reply. Final leg the leaders set an impressive 30 which normally would win you the leg, however The Blackbird fought back and matched it to send it to three sticks which The Prince won with a set of 12, to give them the maximum win. In all they scored 87 dolls helped by 14 form Roger Goodall (5-4-5) 13 from Rob Bradford (3-4-6) and Jon Townsend chipping in with a six. Willy Waite top scored for The Blackbird with a baker’s dozen (3-6-4) with teammate Graham Hambridge chipping in with 11 dolls.
Mark Revill smashed off 14 dolls (4-4-6) and in turn bagged himself a six and teammate Mark Hewitson clanged off 13 (4-4-5) for The Swan ‘A’ who just got the better of North Leigh FC in a tight game. Swan set and won all three legs 25-24, 26-24, 25-24.
New Club stopped their five-week losing streak when they defeated a depleted Ampleforth Arms ‘A’ 3-0. Simon Jones led the way with 14 dolls (3-6-5) as they won all three legs 16-12, 20-15, 23-14.
Donnington Club C’ beat Gladiators ‘A’ 2-1 in the leg scores of 25-21, 27-25, 22-22. Marc Joines 15 dolls (4-5-6) and Steve Greenough 14 (5-5-4) starred for Donnington.
In Section 2, Steve Walton whipped off 14 dolls (5-5-4) for Donnington Club ‘A’ in their home game against Six Bells ‘A’ but it was all in vain as they crashed to a 3-0 defeat. The opening leg was tied 14-14 with Six Bells winning it on three sticks. Bells set and won the next leg 25-20 and completed the whitewash in the final leg 16-15.
Leaders Red Lion B Kidlington crashed at home to Chequers ‘A’ 2-1. The damage was all done in the first two legs Chequers winning them both 23-16, 23-22. Lion rallied in the final leg to grab a point 22-19.
Chequers ‘B’ moved into second spot after their 2-1 home victory over Seacourt Bridge. Losing the first leg 16-15, Chequers rallied and fought back to win the next two legs 22-17, 22-16.
Gladiators ‘B’ had a fine 2-1 win over title chasers Queens Head. Keith Tanner with a dozen dolls (4-4-4) led the way in the leg scores of 21-16, 16-21, 24-9.
Red Lion ‘A’ Yarnton kept their title ambitions alive with a hard fought victory at Vikings Sports ‘A’. Chasing a set of 19 in the first leg they sneaked past that by the odd doll with 19. Vikings excelled in the second leg, with the help of a sixes from Reese Wain and Mick Holton they set a whopping 30, which was more than enough as Lion hit 16 in reply. Lion then set 18 in the final leg with 18 and in reply Vikings left their anchor man Steve Brandon needing just two to win, and after hitting two fives in his previous throw it was an easy conclusion, however somehow Brandon managed to blob out to give the Lion the leg and game.

The top two clashed in Section 3 and it was leaders The Blackbird ‘A’ who triumphed with a 3-0 win away at Masons Arms ‘A’. A good team performance was the blackbird through. Chasing each leg they won them all 23-17, 21-16, 13-11. James Dinneen top scored with a dozen dolls (4-4-4) for The Bird
Cowley Workers are staying in touch with the leaders after they whitewashed visitors Cricketers Arms Littleworth 3-0, however the game was much closer than the score suggests. Workers won the first two legs 16-14, 18-17 and had to rely on three sticks in the final leg after it was tied 11-11.
Catherine Wheel won their third game on the bounce when they came away from The Ampleforth Arms ‘B’ with all three points. It was a tight game in the leg scores of 14-11, 12-12, 13-11.
Red Lion ‘A’ title aspirations took a hit when they lost at home to Donnington Club ‘B’ 2-1. It started off ok for the Lion when they won the first leg 16-13. Donnington levelled in the next leg 14-12 and then set 15 in the final and deciding leg. In reply Lion fell frustratingly short by the odd doll with 14.

In Section 4 it was a long night at Kidlington Football Club as the first two legs went to three sticks against Six Bells ‘B’. The football club won the opening leg 5-3 on three sticks after it was tied 10-10. Six Bells levelled 11-5 on three sticks in the second leg after it was tied 12-12. Bells went on to win the third leg 12-5. Simon Hopkins with 10 dolls (3-3-4) top scored for the Bells.
Six Bells ‘C’ three match winning streak came to an end at home to The Tandem, losing 2-1 in the scores of 12-14, 18-17, 12-17.
Rose Hill Club’s title dreams took a dent when they lost away to The Six Bells quarry 2-1. It started off well for Rose Hill in the first leg, but they were took all the way. The leg was tied 14-14, three sticks was also tied 6-6, before victory was secured in the one stick throw 3-1. However, their night only got worse after that as Six Bells won the next two legs 21-13, 18-8. Stuart Bell was in top form for The Bells with a baker’s dozen (3-5-5).
Leaders Bletchington Sports came away from one of their nearest rivals Red Lion ‘B’ Yarnton with a hard fought 2-1 win. Losing the first leg 10-11 the leaders battled back to win the next two legs 22-15, 15-14.

Littlemore Rugby Club still rule the roost in Section 5 after a 2-1 win at home to Northway Club ‘B’. The first leg Northway won on three sticks 6-4 after it was tied 13-13. The Rugby men hit straight back in the next leg to level 15-11 and them completed the turnaround in the final leg 14-10. David Lammin was top dog for Littlemore with 10 dolls (3-3-4).
Cricketers Temple Cowley had a good two legs at home to The Golden Ball winning them both 15-4, 15-12, but then fell away in the final leg hitting only 9 to Golden Balls score of 11.
The White Horse came away from Northway Club ‘C’ with a 2-1 win. After losing the first leg 9-11 they regrouped and won the next two 14-13, 16-9. Chris Cox for The White Horse was in fine form, hitting his best score so far, clanging off 11 dolls (3-5-3).

SIXERS: M. Revill (Swan ‘A’) M.Joines (Donnington Club ‘C’) W.Waite (Blackbird ‘B’) R.Bradford, J.Townsend (Black Prince)
Reece Wain, M.Holton (Vikings ‘A’) S.Jones (New Club)


BLOBBERS: S. Coupe (Six Bells ‘B’) S.Brock (Blecthington Sports) M.Murphy (Catherine Wheel) S.Warmer (George ‘B’) A.Brown (Ampleforth ‘B’)


TOP DOLL SCORERS:
15: M.Joines (Donnington Club ‘C’)
14: M.Revill (Swan ‘A’) S.Greenough (Donnington Club ‘C’) R.Goodall (Black Prince) S.Walton (Donnington Club ‘A’) S.Jones (New Club)
13: M.Hewitson (Swan ‘A’) W.Waite (Blackbird ‘B’) R.Bradford (Black Prince) S.Bell (Six Bells Quarry)

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