BOWLS: Campion lands last-gasp victory (From Oxford Mail)

BOWLS: Campion lands last-gasp victory

11:20am Thursday 31st May 2012 in Sport

Les Campion snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a superb last bowl to give Banbury Central a 3.5-2.5 win over Division 1 leaders Carterton in the Oxford & District League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries.

Campion was the only winning skip for Central, although his son, Will, secured a 16-16 draw in their 71-68 success.

With champions Headington A without a game, Oxford City & County A went second with a 5-1 home win over Kidlington.

Alan Ley led the way with a 25-9 win in the 92-64 victory.

Shiplake bounced back from their 6-0 drubbing by Carterton with a 5-1 home victory over Banbury Chestnuts.

Skips Barrie Evans, Jim Bland and Barry Lambourne were to the fore in a 83-60 scoreline.

Division 2 leaders West Witney notched up their third straight success with a resounding 5.5-0.5 home victory over Oxford City & County B.

Paul Skidmore recorded the night’s biggest individual win with a massive 38-4 triumph over Nigel Satchell as West Witney stormed home 104-52.

Gordon Hooker’s 25-8 win was not enough to save Watlington from a 5-1 defeat at South Oxford A.

Charlbury, under the captaincy of Dave Cooper, ran out 5-1 winners at Woodstock to go top of Division 3.

RESULTS

Division 1

Banbury Central A 71 (3½), Carterton 68 (2½) (Banbury Central skips first): W Campion 16, G Walker 16; J Tee 15, S Richens 21; I Whelpton 16, P Sharman 17; L Campion 24, R Clanfield 14.

Oxford City & County A 92 (5), Kidlington 64 (1) (City & County skips first): C Earl 18, C Cox 20; M Hancock 26, M Brain 14; A Ley 25, C Weller 9; P Comley 23, J Hardie 21.

Shiplake 83 (5), Banbury Chestnuts 60 (1) (Shiplake skips first): L Mitton 17, J Denbow 24; B Lambourne 19; A Northcote 17; J Bland 20, D Munslow 8; B Evans 27, D Bryant 11.

Division 2

South Oxford A 77 (5), Watlington 68 (1) (South Oxford skips first): M Keen 20, H Franklin 15; K Clarke 8, G Hooker 25; H Payne 25, R Gilkes 17; R Claridge 24, S Gilkes 11.

Thame 84 (5), Bicester 69 (1) (Thame skips first): V Brooks 17, A Hall 16; G Penn 22, K Taylor 19; R Duncan 17, P Hooley 21; L Westcott 28, M Workman 13.

West Witney 104 (5½), Oxford City & County B 52 (½) (West Witney skips first): K Alder 24, G Gray 18; P Skidmore 38, N Satchell 4; H Williams 16, G Kerr 16; A McIntyre 26, K Croxon 14.

Division 3

Blackbird Leys 62 (1), Banbury Central B 75 (5) (Blackbird Leys skips first): R Brain 18, R Joiner 17; S O’Keefe 14, K Williams 21; M Mansell 14, R Cox 19; G Roper 16, R Havard 18.

Witney Town 81 (5), Headington B 62 (1) (Witney Town skips first): B Bloomfield 24, R Edwards 14; D Hodkinson 23, M Kershaw 17; V Comley 21, C Harris 12; M Jones 13, S Gould 19.

Woodstock 65 (1), Charlbury 95 (5) (Woodstock skips first): W Major 18, D Cooper 22; C Williams 8, D Dix 22; R Collett 20, J Stevens 35; B Clarke 19, M East 16.

Division 4

Bloxham 91 (5½), South Oxford B 63 (½) (Bloxham skips first): R Hopkins 19, B Edmundson 16; A Gardner 28, T Hookham 13; J Stephens 19, P Woodville 19; J Lucas 25, D Walker 15.

Chipping Norton 70 (4), Chadlington 68 (2) (Chipping Norton skips first): D Barnes 20, P Radbone 18; K Field 16, J Benfield 19; J King 18, M Brewster 14; P Rathbone 16, C Smart 17.

Oxford University Press 60 (0), Hanborough 112 (6) (OUP skips first): G Giles 20, K Williams 24; P Cornish 13, G Thompson 33; M Kirby 11, M Oliver 32; P Tweddle 16, J Edwards 23.

West Oxford 85 (5), Florence Park 72 (1) (West Oxford skips first): M Alderson 24, I Gray 13; M Bostock 26, M Gray 22; F Buck 13, J Simmonds 18; A Rowe 22, A Thomas 19.

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