Dave Exell (Shears) and Clare Bywaters (Shears) are the new Morrells ODDA Winter League champions following Friday night's finals at Rover Cowley SC.

Exell (Shears), who had been runner-up twice before, beat four-time finalist Steve Foster (Quarry Gate) 2-1.

Foster took the first leg before Exell hit back to level with a brilliant 13-dart leg of 100, 140, 140, 89, 32. In a tight decider, Exell was first to notch the winning double, to make it third time lucky.

Blackbird Bar, from left, Jay Jackson, Rachel Collins, Chris Thompson, Dot Wills, Barbara Strong, Claudia

Bywaters gained her fifth ladies singles title when her opponent, Caroline Jeffs (Grove House Club), could not make the final due to holiday commitments.

But Bywaters showed why she is regarded as the top player in the county by taking the pairs title with Iris Doyle. They defeated Tina Walton and Lydia Ward (Gladiators) who put up a great show in their first final.

The men's pairs final saw Kit Young and Mark Batsford (Quarry Gate) add the winter title to the summer crown with a 2-1 win over Terry Sapey and Bob Pollard (Railway SC).

The men's four-a-side Stadium Cup went to the Shears, who defeated Masons Arms, while the Tess Walker Cup was an all-Shears affair, with Bywaters picking up her third title of the night. She teamed up with Doyle and Sheila Douglas to defeat teammates Gill Cox, Shirley Lawrence and Angie Godfrey.

The Peter Bampton mixed pairs crown went to Jim Battle and Sandra Cox (Fox Inn), who defeated Pete Rouse and Linda Howes (Prince of Wales) in a cracking final.

The men's Morrells Cup saw Premier League winners Quarry Gate A add the seven-a-side cup to their trophy haul when wins from Kevin Middleton, Kit Young, Mark Batsford and Steve Foster gave them a 4-1 success over Masons Arms C.

The ladies Morrells Cup provided a major shock when Blackbird Bar defeated the Shears 4-2 in a pulsating final. The Blackbirds' vital fourth win came when Barbara Strong beat Bywaters. RESULTS

CHECK MORRELLS ODDA SUMMER LEAGUE

Premier & Section 1: Railway A 8, L'More RBL 1; Plough 3, Shears 6; Jack Russell 5, Cowley B 4; Cowley C 3, Quarry Gate A 6.

Section 2: Railway B 5, East Oxford A 4; Volunteers Club A 5, Cricketers C 4; Masons Arms C 7, Shelley A 2; Crispin 4, Hollybush 5.

Section 3: George Saloon 5, Cherwell Club 4; Three Horseshoes 8, Cowley Workers 1; Quarry Gate B 8, Nelson 1; Cricketers A 6, Kings Arms 3.

Section 4: Fairview Inn 2, Marston RBL 7; Bullnose Morris B 1, Masons Arms A 8; Blackbird Bar 7, Cowley A 2.

Section 5: Punch Bowl 6, Headington RBL 3; Ampleforth Arms B 2, Vikings 7; Angel & Greyhound 7, Plasterers 2.

Section 6: Head of the River 3, Masons Arms B 6; Shelley C 5, Red Lion 4; Kennington 6, Catherine Wheel 3; Cricketers B 6, Ampleforth A 3.

Section 7: Grove House 3, White Hart 6; Quarry Gate C 2, Rose Hill 7; Nuffield Arms 1, Volunteers Club B 8; Somerset House 3, Berinsfield 6; Rose Hill 5, Quarry Gate C 4.

Section 8: Eagle Tavern 6, White Horse 3; Quarry Gate D 5, Butchers 4; Friar A 8, Sth Oxford 1.

Section 9: Original Swan 4, Railway C 5; Kite 6, Shelley B 3; East Oxford B 5, Friar B 4; Victoria Arms 3, Crown House 6.

Ladies Premier & Section 1: Cowley A 2, Shears 7; East Oxford 5, Generall Elliott 4; Cherwell Club 2, Red Lion 7; Blackbird Bar 7, Shelley A 2.

Section 2: Cowley Workers A 4, New Club 5; Black Swan 4, Nuffield Arms 5; Cricketers A 6, Vikings 3.

Section 3: Bullnose Morris 5, Ampleforth 4; Rover 3, Sth Oxford 6.

Section 4: Volunteers 5, Cricketers Arms 4; Sth Oxford SC B 4, Woodstock Arms B 5; Tandem 4, Wolvercote RBL 5; Crown Hse A 4, Three Horseshoes 5.

Section 5: George 0, Cowley Workers 9; Fairview Inn 4, L'more RBL A 5; Masons Arms A 4, Polish Club 5; Green Rd 5, Gladiators Club 4.

Section 6: Shelley Arms 5, Crown Hse C 4; Catherine Wheel 6, Jolly Postboys 3; Crown Hse A 4, Railway B 5.

Section 7: Queens Head 2, Catherine Wheel C 7; Black Bull 5, Cowley Workers C 4.

Section 8: Black Boy 5, Grove Hse B 4; Catherine Wheel D 8, Red Lion 1; Somerset Hse 3, Catherine Wheel A 6.

Section 9: Shelley Arms C 0, Bricklayers 9; Northway 4, Red Lion 5; Quarry Gate B 3, L'more RBL D 6.

Section 10: Cowley B 6, Plasterers 3; Woodstock Arms 5, Cricketers B 4; Plasterers Arms 4, Cowley B 5.

Section 11: Kite 6, Fox 3; Headington RBL 6, Plough 3; Friar 5, L'more Rugby Club 4.

THIS WEEK'S 180s

C Thompson (Blackbird Bar Ladies), T Sapey (2) (Railway A), R Parker (Railway A), R Pollard (Railway A), B Brown (L'more RBL), B Kirton (L'more RBL), D Exell (Shears), A Wilkins (Shears), J Jukes (Jack Russell), D Witherwick (Cowley B), D Williamson (Cowley B), P Jones (Cowley C), J Palmer (Quarry Gate A), C Walton (East Oxford A), P Quarterman (Volunteers A), G Roberts (Volunteers A), D Hopkins (Cricketers C), L Richards (Cricketers C), M Moss (Shelley A), S Powell (Shelley A), N Worth (Cherwell Club), J Harding (Cowley Workers), A Wilson (Quarry Gate B), M Burnham (Kings Arms), D Daniel (Blackbird Bar), C Myers (Angel & Greyhound), S Patrick (Berinsfield), I Jenkins (Rose HIll), E Taylor (Butchers Arms), R Wilson (Shelley B).

TEAMS in Ladies Section 3 of the summer league should note Railway SC A have withdrawn. In Ladies Section 8, Rose Hill CC are now playing at Catherine Wheel, Sandford.

All ladies teams should note that the numbers on the bottom of the fixture list are for section 11 only.

* Any teams playing unregistered players will have points deducted. All late signings must be through the secretary. No cards can be altered.

* Competition forms for summer competitions must be in by Sunday, June 10.

**Pictures: Steve Wheeler