Abingdon Royal British Legion A battled back to reach the final of the Buildbase Cup with a thrilling 4-3 win at Thame A, writes DAVID WHITE.

It looked all over for Abingdon as Thame stormed into a 3-0 lead, only for Abingdon to battle back and snatch victory in a seventh-frame shoot-out to set-up a clash with Fieldside A at Witney Snooker Club on Tuesday.

David Feore got Thame off to a flier, beating Robbie Adcock, before Darren Howard made it 3-0 when he saw off Dave Noake.

The revival was under way when Noake defeated Howard to cut the deficit.

And the sides were level when Kevin Higgs got the better of Anwar Mahmood, claiming both on the black.

That set up a nerve-jangling shoot-out, with Noake knocking in a 42 break in a 57-28 win against Feore to seal the turnaround.

Fieldside A made the final with a 4-0 thumping of New Club A.

Jimmy Ewers made a break if 43, as he got the better of Alan Mander, while Karl Walker accounted for Ian Gee, hitting a 54 break in their second frame.

Littlemore RBL C defeated Eynsham B 4-1 to reach the Buildbase Plate final, the highlight of which was a 77 break from Adam Brown.

Jason Buck shared the opening frames with Eynsham’s Kevin Truby, before Matthew Challen beat Dan Brooks to make it 3-1, which included a 69 break.

Adam Brown completed Littlemore’s win with victory against Lee Parsons, knocking in a 77 break.

In the other semi-final, Woodstock crushed Oracle A 4-0, thanks to wins from Priyan Shah against Mike Kent and Justin Page against Charlie Jones.

The finals of the Buildbase Cup and the Buildbase Plate take place at Witney Club on Tuesday.

RESULTS CHECK Div 1/Prem: Eynsham A 4, Riley A 2; New Club B 2, Thame A 4; Witney A 0, Fieldside A 6; Witney E 4, New Club A 2.

Div 2: Ashton A 2, Eynsham B 4; House Club B 1, Woodstock A 5; Littlemore RBL A 1, Riley E 5; Riley G (Green) 1, Green Road A 5.

Div 3: Cowley Con B 3, East Oxford Con A 3; Cowley Workers A 1, Cowley Con C 5; Eynsham C 3, Witney C 3; Oracle A 4, Headington RBL A 2.

Div 4: Headington RBL B 4, Oxford Bowls Club A 2; Oxford Union A 3, Westcott A 3; Witney D 2, Littlemore RBL B 4; Yarnton RBL A 4, Oracle B 2.

BUILDBASE CUP Semi-finals: Thame A 3, Abingdon RBL A 4; Fieldside A 4, New Club A 0.

BUILDBASE PLATE Semi-finals: Woodstock A 4, Oracle A 0; Littlemore RBL C (Challen) 4, Eynsham B 1.

This Week’s highest breaks (top ten) A Brown (Littlemore RBL C) 77; M Challen (Littlemore RBL C) 69; D Howard (Thame A) 59; K Walker (Fieldside A) 54; J Ewers (Fieldside A) 50; M Bennett (Fieldside A) 48; A Brown (Littlemore RBL C) 47; J Ewers (Fieldside A) 43; D Noake (Abing-don RBL A) 42; K Walker (Fieldside A) 38.