PHIL Jackson was in superb form, when clanging off 16 dolls (6-5-5) for Garsington Sports Club B as they beat White House 3-0 at home in Section 3 of the Greene King Oxford & District League, writes ANDY BEAL.

They won the opening leg 17-13, but scraped through the next two 23-22, 20-19.

Brian Reidy hit 13 dolls for Blackbird, but it was unlucky as they lost 2-1 at home to Chequers A, who won the deciding leg on three sticks.

Tiddington Cricket Club scored more dolls than Six Bells A Kidlington (41-37), but lost 2-1.

Simon Jones bagged himself a six in his 14-doll haul for King & Queen in their 3-0 win at Vikings B.

Black Prince beat title contenders Gladiators A 2-1 in a Premier & Section 1 game of four sixes.

Glads set and won the opening leg 28-24. In the second, Black Prince (with a three-doll start) set a whopping 37, including three sixes, which saw them draw level and the won the final leg 26-22.

Eddie Edwards whipped off a baker’s dozen for Three Pigeons, who lost 2-1 at home to New Club A 2-1. Pip Goulding led the way for New Club also with 13.

Six Bells E Kidlington made it three wins out of three in Section 2 when they came from behind to beat hosts Six Bells A Quarry.

Only one doll separated The Crown and Chequers ‘C’ and it proved to be decisive as The Chequers ran out winners 2-1. Chequers won the opening leg 19-17 and secured the second leg on three sticks after it was tied 21-21. Crown got a deserved point in the final leg 20-19.

In Section 4 Masons Arms had a fruitful night at The Black Swan by whitewashing their hosts 3-0 in the leg scores of 18-19, 15-17, 14-14, last leg on three sticks.

In Section 5, Masons Arms ‘B’ and The Cricketers ‘A’ fought out an epic battle in the middle leg of their game. Cricketers had already won the first leg 20-15 when they set seventeen in the next leg. Masons anchor man Joe Bandrowski clanged off the four dolls needed to tie the leg. A three stick shoot out could not separate them and nor could a one stick throw off. So, back to six sticks which The Cricketers won 18-17. Cricketers then completed the whitewash in the final leg 16-14.

The Fox & Goat had one of those nights you want to forget and the ground to swallow you up at the time. With three of their players failing to trouble the doll all night it was no wonder they were thrashed 15-5, 16-8, 19-7 by hosts Vikings Sports ‘D’.

RESULTS CHECK

GREENE KING OXFORD & DISTRICT LEAGUE

Premier & Section 1: George A 1, Swan A 2; Red Lion A 2, Woodman 1; Black Prince 2, Gladiators A 1; Three Pigeons 1, New Club A 2; Swan B 3, Garsington Sports A 0.

Section 2: Gladiators B 3, Donnington Club A 0; Six Bells D Kidlington 2, Bullnose Morris A 1; Black Horse C 2, Vikings Sports A 1; Six Bells A Quarry 1, Six Bells E Kidlington 2; Crown 1, Chequers C 2.

Section 3: Vikings Sports B 0, King & Queen 3; Garsington Sports B 3, White House 0; Tiddington Cricket Club 1, Six Bells A 2; Blackbird 1, Chequers A 2; New Club B 2, Queens Head 1.

Section 4: Democrats Club A 0, Donnington Club C 3; Six Bells B 2, Rose Hill Club 1; Littlemore BL A 2, George B 1; Black Swan 0, Masons Arms A 3; Swan C 3, Green Road Club B 0.

Section 5: Vikings Sports D 3, Fox & Goat 0; Masons Arms B 0, Cricketers A Cowley 3; Chequers B 2, Red Lion 1; Bullnose Morris B 0, Seacourt Bridge A 3; Cricketers Arms Littleworth 0, Littlemore BL B 3.

Section 6: Original Swan A 1, Six Bells B 2; Green Road Club A 2, Vikings Sports C 1; Florence Park Club 0, Marston BL 3; Donnington Club B 1, Black Horse B 2; Northway Club A 0, White Hart A 3.

Section 7: Northway Club C 3, Catherine Wheel A 0; Tandem 2, Prince of Wales 1; Cricketers B 1, Red Lion B 2; Catherine Wheel B 2, Kidlington FC 1; Black Horse A 3, Northway B 0 Section 8; Gladiators C 2, Kings Arms 1; Seacourt Bridge B 0, White Hart 3; Golden Ball 2, Democrats B 1; White Hart B Wolvercote 2, Red Lion 1.

Sixers: P Austin, D Leopold, I Grant (Black Prince), K Baker (Gladiators A), P Jackson (Garsington B), D Jacobs (Six Bells A Quarry), S Jessopp (Littlemore BL A).

Blobbers: P Rivers (Democrats Club A), M Lane (Tiddington Cricket Club), C Bloomfield (Bullnose B), B Harwood (Red Lion Cassington), K Sharp, S Andrews, D Edwards (Fox & Goat), K Philpot (Kidlington FC), S Jones (King & Queen).

Top scorers: 16 – P Jackson (Garsington B). 14 – S Jones (King & Queen). 1 3– C Walsh (Black Horse B), S Wells (Six Bells E Kid), S Walton (Donnington A), S Ward (Six Bells Kid D), B Reidy (Blackbird).

ABINGDON & DISTRICT LEAGUE

Premier & A Section: Abingdon Utd B 2, Steventon A 4; Spread Eagle B 6, Plum Pudding 0; College Oak A 6, Hart A 0; Plum Pudding B 0, Spread Eagle 6.

B Section: Abingdon RBL@Utd 2, Fox Denchworth A 4; Berinsfield SC B 1, Chequers 5; Fox Denchworth B 2, Abingdon Utd C 4; Royal Oak 4, SITV FC 2; Vine Cumnor 2, Red Lion Drayton A 4.

C Section: Abingdon Arms 3, Grapes 3; Brewery Tap A 4, Spread Eagle D 2; Eight Bells Eaton 2, Plough E Hendred 4; Red Lion Drayton B 0, Abingdon Con Club A 6; Bell Grove 6, Fleur De Lys 0.

D Section: Bear & Ragged Staff 1, Waggon & Horses B 5; Bowyer Arms 2, FMSSC Morning Star 4; Harwellian A 4, Wheatsheaf Didcot A 2; North Star A 2, Plough Long Wittenham 4; White Horse A 4,Berinsfield SC C 2.

E Section: Boundary House A 2, Black Horse 4; Crown Marcham 2, Harwellian B 4; Saxton Rov 3, Wheatsheaf Drayton 3; Waggon & Horses A 6, Brewery Tap B 0.

F Section: Queens Arms Didcot 0, White Horse B 6; Plough A West Hanney 2, Ladygrove A 4; Wantage Tn FC 0, North Star B 6; Wheatsheaf Didcot B 0, Old Anchor A 6.

Sixers: D Hudson (Spread Eagle), G Daluz Vieira (Plum Pudding B), R Bunce (Chequers Charney).

Blobbers: C Kennedy (Plough A West Hanney), C Harrison (Ladygrove A), C Young (Wheatsheaf Didcot B), D Smith (Berinsfield SC C), G Tricker (Wheatsheaf Didcot B), K Belcher (Brewery Tap B), K McConnell (Wheatsheaf Didcot A), M Belcher (Crown Marcham), M Jones (Brewery Tap B), N Ahier (Harwellian B), P Parmenter (Brewery Tap A), P Ryman (Spread Eagle D), S Weston (Bear & Ragged Staff), S Molloy (Queens Arms Didcot), S Byrne (Crown Marcham).

WYCHWOOD LEAGUE

Chadlington SSC 5, Cock Inn 5; Hanborough SSC 6, Queens Head A 4; Masons Arms A 9, Oxford Yeoman B 1; Black Prince B 4, Enstone SSC 6; Ye Olde Cross Keys 8, Three Horseshoes 2; Queens Head B 3, George & Dragon 7; Killingworth Castle 8, Stonesfield SSC 2; Red Lion 8, Woodman Inn 2.

Top scorer: 21 – L Thompson (Queens Head A).