PREBEN Krabben had to wing his way to an eighth Greene King ODDA Summer League singles title as he beat Terry Woods despite arriving with just five minutes to spare.
The Goodlake Arms man was forced to cut it fine at Oxford Sports & Social Club after flying in from Germany.
Perhaps benefitting from greater preparation time, Woods (Rose Hill Community Centre) took the first leg.
But Krabben fought back to level and took the crown in style – starting the decider with back-to-back 140s on his way to a 15-dart leg.
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The large crowd were entertained by some fine darts throughout the finals night, as the ladies’ singles also went to the wire.
First blood went to Catherine Wheel’s Nadine Donson, but Paulette Guy, of Rileys Social Club, won the second leg.
An exciting final leg could have gone either way, but Guy held her nerve to claim the crucial double.
- Jo Adby (left) and Gemma Royall claimed the ladies’ pairs in an all-Crown Inn Stadhampton final
The ladies’ pairs final saw a more straightforward victory, in a meeting between two teams from Crown Inn Stadhampton.
Jo Adby and Gemma Royall took a 2-0 win for the A side, over Katie Moore and Carol Gasser from the B-team.
The men’s competition was won by father and son Mark and Rhys Kerry.
The latter, only 16, was the star in the Corner House team’s 2-1 success over Michael Slatter and Cliff Whistler, from Littlemore RFC.
Kidlington Green B took the honours in the men’s seven-a-side final against Section 1 winners Peachcroft Social Club.
- Rileys Social Club retained their ladies’ seven-a-side title. From left: Paulette Guy, Denise Pape, Ruth Stockwell, Megan Curtis, Kim Mercer-Rolls, Toni Bishop, Hazel Prowton
Sean Holly got them off to a good start by taking the first match against Jason Turner.
Neil Lowe made it 1-1, before Kidlington took a grip on the final with wins from Neal Russell and Steve Wright.
Steven Wilkes kept Peachcroft’s hopes alive, but Mark Burns claimed the all-important victory to seal a 4-2 success.
The ladies’ competition was also clinched by the same scoreline, as Rileys Social Club saw off Crown Inn Stadhampton.
Denise Pape, Hazel Prowton, Megan Curtis and Guy all came out on top, while Royall and Sam Moore registered for Crown.
WINTER LEAGUE RESULTS
MEN
Premier & Section 1: Cowley Workers SC 5, Democrats Club B 4; Windrush Club 3, Peachcroft SC 6.
Section 2: Democrats Club A 3, Chequers Inn A 6; Littlemore RBL 4, Village Inn 5; Corner House 8, Kings Arms B 1.
Section 3: Cricketers Arms B 4, Marston RBL A 5; Vikings SC 4, Cricketers Arms A 5; George Bar A 8, East Oxford CC 1.
Section 4: Cricketers Arms C 1, Catherine Wheel A 8; Chequers Inn B 5, Garsington Cricket Club B 4; Golden Ball A 4, Red Lion A 5; Masons Arms A 4, Bullnose Morris 5.
Section 5: Garsington SC A 5, Golden Ball B 4; Marston RBL B 4, Masons Arms B 5; Six Bells 4, Littlemore RFC B 5.
Section 6: Queens Head 2, Florence Park CC B 6; Kings Arms A 6, Gladiators SC 3; Original Swan 3, Prince of Wales B 6.
Section 7: White House 2, Butchers Arms 6; Northway CC 7, Golden Ball C 2.
Section 8: Catherine Wheel B 4, Crown Inn 5; Berkshire House 4, Ampleforth Arms 5; Red Lion B 6, Prince of Wales A 3.
LADIES
Premier & Section 1: Florence Park CC B 4, Donnington CC A 5; Blackbird Bar 5, Crown Inn 4; Corner House B 2, Florence Park CC A 7; Vikings SC 6, New Inn 3.
Section 2: Berinsfield CC 8, Six Bells A 1; Red Lion 3, Donnington CC C 6; Black Horse B 4, Corner House A 4.
Section 3: Catherine Wheel C 4, George Bar A 5; Jolly Post Boys 2, Black Horse A 7; Six Bells C 3, Chequers Inn B 6.
Section 4: Kings Arms 5, Northway CC 4; Gladiators SC 6, The Sun 3.
Section 5: Littlemore RBL 2, North Oxford CC 8; Six Bells B Kidlington 5, Six Bells B Headington 4.
Section 6: Butchers Arms 6, Six Bells C 0; Catherine Wheel B 6, Ampleforth Arms 3; George Bar B 0, Masons Arms A 9.
LAST WEEK’S 180s
J Jukes (Cowley Workers SC) 2, A Godfrey (Florence Park CC A Ladies), J Baxter (Catherine Wheel C Ladies), A Stevens (Cowley Workers SC), P Cook (Cowley Workers SC), L Richards (Cowley Workers SC), P Hall (Cowley Workers SC), S Tricker (Democrats Club), M Parsons (Kings Arms A), T Sparrowhawk (Garsington SC A), P Busby (Red Lion A), D Beavan (Red Lion A), D Jacob (Catherine Wheel A), A Buckingham (George Bar A), A Bowden (East Oxford CC), C Joy (Cricketers Arms B), M Kerry (Corner House), J Tong (Kings Arms B), D Andrews (Village Inn), S Coling (Chequers Inn A), S Fisher (Peachcroft SC), S Wilkes (Peachcroft SC).
TON CHECK-OUTS
M Ashburner (Catherine Wheel A) 160, N Lowe (Peachcroft SC) 120, B Cross (Cricketers Arms B) 118, B Clarke (Bullnose Morris) 116, P Bustin (Chequers Inn A) 110, S Smith (Peachcroft SC) 110, C Kilpin (Butchers Arms) 109, B Green (Chequers Inn B) 108 C Kilpin (Butchers Arms) 103, J Turner (Peachcroft SC) 102, A Barrett (Democrats Club) 100, T Sparrowhawk (Garsington SC) 100.
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