Week 9 Report

REPORT WEEK 9
At the halfway stage of the season Mark Poulter from the Red Lion B Cassington was in sensational form as he clanged off 16 dolls (6-5-5) as they beat The Swan A 2-1. The opening leg Swan set with 23 and it seemed as that would be enough to take the leg when the Lion left anchor man Poulter needing five to win. However, Poulter was up to the task and whipped off all six to snatch the leg with 25. Lion set the second leg with 22 and this time it was the Swan’s anchor man Lee Thompson to come to the Swans rescue hitting the four dolls needed to nick the leg by the odd doll with 24. Lion took the final leg 24-20.
Gladiators A hit a massive 35 in their opening leg at home to Garsington Sports Club who replied with 23. The Glad’s went two up in the next leg 23-17. The final leg was tied 19-19 and in the three sticks shoot out Glad’s set another massive score hitting 18 (one less than they hit with six sticks!) to complete the whitewash. Scott Thompson for The Glad’s was top dog with 13 dolls (4-4-5).
Roger Goodall’s impressive form continues as he clanged off 15 dolls (5-6-4) for The White House in their 3-0 win at home to Rose Hill Club B 27-19, 25-23, 25-18.
The George A came away from The New Club with all three points, but it was much closer than the score suggests. George won the first leg 21-15 and then set 23 in the second leg. A slow reply from The New Club left anchor man Ady Shepherd needing all six to tie and he almost completed the task just falling one short with five. George completed the maximum win in the final leg 26-24.
After winning their opening two games North Leigh FC struggles continue as they lost their seventh consecutive game, this time at The Red Lion A Kidlington. It started of well for them winning the opening leg 26-20, but it was all downhill from there as the Lion roared back to win the next two legs 24-18, 23-19. Alan Surman for The Lion threw well for his thirteen dolls (5-4-4).

SECTION 2
Only five points separate the top six in Section 2 and leaders Red Lion B Kidlington crashed to a 2-1 defeat at The Blackbird. The damage was done in the first two legs, Blackbird winning them both 18-17, 17-14 before The Lion grabbed a point in the final leg 21-20.
Chequers B move within a point of the leaders after beating Gladiators B 3-0. They had to rely on three sticks in the first leg after it was tied 19-19 but won the next two legs at a canter 26-15, 21-12.
Still rooted at the foot of the table Masons Arms A lost at home to Chequers A 3-0 in the leg scores of 18-13, 21-11, 22-13.
Donnington Club A had to come from behind to beat Queens Head 2-1. Only one doll separated the teams overall with Queens winning the opening leg 16-12. They then set 14 in the second leg and in reply Donnington left anchor man Steve Walton needing four to win and he did not disappoint whipping off the winning doll with his final stick. Donnington then completed the turnaround in the final leg 22-18.

SECTION 3
Donnington Club D lead Section 3 by two points after a close fought 3-0 win over Vikings Sports at home.
Setting all three legs they won the opener 18-16, the second on three sticks with 12 after it was tied 15-15 and completed the maximum win in the final leg 18-13.
Bletchington Sports Club hit an impressive 26 in their opening leg at home to The Cricketers who could only reply with 14. Standards dropped in the next two legs as they won the next 18-12 but lost the final leg by the smallest of margins 14-15.
Rose Hill Club a had a mixed night at home to Donnington Club B. They won the first leg 22-13 but could only muster up a score of 9 in the next leg compared to Donnington’s 16. The final leg was a lot closer as it had to be decided on three sticks in Rose Hills favour after it was tied 19-19.
The Tandem scored more dolls than their hosts Yarnton British Legion but lost out 2-1 in a close encounter. Tandem set and won the first leg 13-10 with Legion hitting back in the second leg 14-12. Final and deciding leg went to the Legion on three sticks after it was tied 15-15, Brian Reidy bagged himself a six in his 11-doll haul for The Tandem.

SECTION 4
The Cricketers Cowley still lead Section 4 and remain unbeaten after they came away from The Swan C after a bizarre final leg. Cricketers shot into a 2-0 lead winning both legs 21-10, 19-14 and was then set 15 in the last leg. With 14 on the board with three players to go it was a formality that they would take all three legs but astonishing their last three players all blobbed out to give the Swan an unlikely point. Doug Mingham for The Cricketers was in superb form again with 13 dolls (4-4-5).
Duke Of Monmouth’s climb up the table continues when they beat second place The George B 3-0 and move level with them, one point behind the leaders. Consistent throwing saw the Duke take all three legs 18-16, 19-9, 13-11.
Six Bells B Kidlington at last felt what it was like to win when they defeated Cowley Workers 2-1 for their first victory of the season. Hitting their best score so far, they won the first two legs 18-12, 12-6 but couldn’t quite complete the whitewash when the Workers sneaked the final leg 15-14.
Littlemore Rugby club shocked title contenders Masons Arms B by beating them 2-1 at home. It started of well for the Masons when they went one up in the first leg 10-9 however in the next leg, they could only set a paltry 6. The Rugby club made hard work of going past that and only just scrapped by with 7. Final leg Masons set with 12 and in reply the Rugby men upped their game and hit 17 to win the leg and game.

SECTION 5
Golden Ball threw well to come from behind to beat hosts Catherine Wheel 2-1 in the leg scores of 8-10, 15-9, 10-7.
Democrats Club are still without a win after losing at Northway Club C 3-0, who threw well to win all three legs 15-4, 17-3, 17-4. Hats off to the Demos who are still plugging away and a win must surely not be too far away.

SIXERS: A.Beal (Gladiators A) N.Pratley (North Leigh) B.Reidy (The Tandem) M.Poulter (Red Lion B Cass) R.Goodall (White House)

BLOBBERS: M.Bonfeield (Catherine Wheel) J.Rotaru (Golden Ball) S.Warman (George B) J.Gaul (Masons Arms A) E.Mazey, C.Gibbs, E.Bradbury (Democrats Club)


TOP DOLL SCORERS:
16: M.Poulter (Red Lion B Cass)
15: R.Goodall (White House)
13: S.Thompson (Gladiators A) D.Mingham (Cricketers Cowley) A.Surman (Red Lion A Kid

MARK POULTER (Red Lion B Cassington) 16 dolls 6-5-5

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