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AUNT SALLY: Double top for Adams
Greene King Oxford & District League
Philip Adams hit his second double-sixer of the season as Premier Section leaders Cricketers stayed unbeaten with a 3-0 home win against New Club.
Adams's 13 (6-6-3), plus 14 dolls (4-5-5) from both Phil Wilkins and Barry Townsend helped Cricketers take the legs 26-21, 36-23, 28-19.
They top the table by three points at the half-way mark.
Green Road Club remain top of Section 3 after coming from behind to beat Turners Arms 2-1.
They lost the first leg 17-13, won the second 21-17 and had to rely on a three stick shoot-out in the deciding leg after tying 25-25.
Dave Britnell top-scored with 11 dolls including a six.
Quarry Gate slipped to second place in Section 4 after a 2-1 defeat at Whitmore Arms.
Quarry won the opening leg 19-11, but crashed in the next two 18-14, 21-15.
Whitmore Arms' Brian Causby clanged off 13 dolls (3-4-6).
A six apiece from Clive Tutton and Paul Slatford earned Bull a 3-0 win at Red Lion Brill. They took the legs 19-15, 15-12, 23-18.
Section 5 leaders North Oxford Conservative Club beat second-place Rose Hill Dwarfs 2-1.
North won the opening leg 24-15 with Rose Hill battling back to even the score in the second 19-17. The deciding leg went to Con Club 20-16.
Pete Coates led the way for joint Section 6 leaders White House with 13 dolls (5-4-4) in their 2-1 win against Chandos Arms.
They won the first two legs 19-15, 24-17, but lost the third 19-14.
Chandos' Carl Edginton clanged off a six in his 11 dolls.
Star, Eynsham edged out Viking Sports 2-1 as the top two clashed in Section 8.
Star snatched the first leg by the odd doll 16-15, but Vikings came back well in the next 18-16.
Vikings set a reasonable 17 in the decider before Star anchor man Mark Revill sent the leg into a shoot-out, which his side won.
Steady throwing by Nelson A saw them move into top spot in Section 9.
They set and won all three legs against Cavalier A 16-14, 17-15, 15-9. Belmont Chalal bagged 11 dolls (4-4-3).
Fairview lost ground after a shock 3-0 defeat to basement boys Black Boy.
They never looked like winning a leg as they crashed 14-13, 17-10, 19-13.
Martyn Boulton clanged off a dozen dolls (5-2-5) as Donnington Arms come from a leg down to beat The Fox Sanford in Section 11.
Arms lost the first leg 16-9, but just levelled the match 10-9 and took the decider 15-7.
RESULTS
Premier/Section 1: Three Pigeons 2, Gladiators 1 A; Star A 3, Kidlington Sports B 0; Garsington Sports 1, White House A 2; Cricketers B 3, New Club 0.
Section 2: Plough 1, Gardiner Arms 2; Seacourt Bridge 2, Woodman 1; Royal Sun 2, Highfield Club A 1; Queens Head B 2, Six Bells 1; Black Swan B 1, Littlemore BL 2.
Section 3: Vikings Club B 3, Cowley Workers 0; Tiddington Cricket 3, Prince of Wales A 0; New Club B 0, Red Lion B Gars 3; Green Road Club 2, Turners Arms 1.
Section 4: Whitmore Arms 2, Quarry Gate A 1; Red Lion Brill 0, Bull 3; Masons A 0, Red Lion Islip 3; Duke of Monmouth 1, Democrats Club 2; Crown A 0, Ampleforth Arms A 3.
Section 5: Team Monarch 0, Vikings Club A 3, Quarry Gate B 2, Bolden Ball B 1; Fairview Inn A 0, Cowley Con Club 3; Chandos Arms B 0, Lord Kitchener B 3; North Oxford Con 2, Rose Hill Dwarfs 1.
Section 6: White House B 2, Chandos Arms A 1; Nut Tree 2, Cricketers A 1; Jolly Postboys 0, Kings Arms 3; Donnington A Club A 3, Kennington Club A 0; Red Lion A Gars 1, Black Horse A 2.
Section 7: Plough 3, Star 0; Red Cow B 2, Brill Club B 1; Ashton Club 1, Barley Mow 2.
Section 8: Vikings Club C 1, Star B 2; Littlemore Rugby Club 2, Shelley Arms 1; Kidlington Sports A 1, Blackbird 2; Golden Ball A 2, Queens Head A.
Section 9: Northway Club 1, Red Lion Wend 2; Cavalier A 0, Nelson A 3; Black Boy 3, Fairview Inn B 0.
Section 10: Jolly Sportsman 3, White Hart 0; Cherwell Club 1, George Inn A 2; Catherine Wheel A 0, Sun 3; Nelson B 3, Masons B 0.
Section 11: Red Lion A Cass 2, Donnington Club B 1; Donnington Arms 2, Fox Inn 1; Ampleforth Arms B 1, Catherine Wheel B 2; Folly Bridge Inn 3, Black Horse B 0.
Section 12: Woodstock Arms B 0, Kings Arms Ladies 3; Six Bells 3, Somerset House 0; Railway Club 3, Kite 0; George Inn B 1, Kennington Club B 2; Three Horsehoes 0, Yarnton BL 3.
SIXERS
P Adams 2, K Baker (Cricketers), M Berry (White House), B Lawfull (Star), G Couthard (Littlemore BL), D Britnell (Green Road Club), B Gough (Whitmore Arms), C Tutton, P Slatford (The Bull), J Brown (Cowley Con Club), M Chapman (Cricketers B), M Westell (Kings Arms), C Edginton (White House).
BLOBBERS
K Watts (Red Cow B), R Austin (Ashton Club), R Britton (Star), L Chapman (George B), G Allison (Cartherine Wheel), S Cox, M Grey, B Ryan, A Parker (Kite), D Byrne (Yarnton BL).
10:01am Wednesday 4th July 2007
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CommentPosted by: andy on 10:09am Wed 4 Jul 07
Adam actually scored 15 dolls. Why do the Oxford Mail always get the scores wrong. Do they not check waht is sent into them??
Adam actually scored 15 dolls. Why do the Oxford Mail always get the scores wrong. Do they not check waht is sent into them??
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