THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

    SATURDAY 25^th SEPTEMBER

     OXFORD CITY & COUNTY BOWLS CLUB

RESULTS

              QUARTER  FINAL

        Bicester  (Rob Pink)             bt    Chipping Norton (Percy Hickman ) 

        Witney Mills (Chris Weller)   bt   Banbury Borough (Darren Sharpe)

Kidlington (JimFeeley)    bt    City & County (O Sharif)

West Witney (Kevin Alder)       bt   West  Oxford  (Alan Blackburn)

                 SEMI FINAL

                                       Bicester    (Rob Pink)        bt    Witney Mill (Chris Weller)

                                      West Witney (Kevin Alder)  bt    Kidlington (Jim Feeley)

                    FINAL

                              KEVIN ALDER (WEST WITNEY)  Bt  ROB PINK (BICESTER)

 

    17 Club Champions from across the County contested the Competition

     A Huge Thanks to:-

The Oxford City and County Bowls Club (Chris Lewis) for the use of their two excellent greens.The Ladies of the Club for providing refreshments throughout the day.Colin Pollard and Larry Eltringham for laying out and moving the rinks. All the Markers for the Day: Alex Fleming, Keith Croxon, David & Sandy Nash, Alan Ley, Nigel Satchell, Michel Grossnickel, John Hurren. Alex and Alan for their help in running the event. A fitting End to the Season

Thanks Paul D.

                KEVIN ALDER - CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 2021

 

 

 

                                                    

Congratulations to Banbury Central on their National Competition success, winning the Tony Allcock Trophy for the second time, following on from their victory in 2018.

Their quarter final against the Alton Social BC, Hampshire, saw them take a comfortable win 28 shots to 12 with Eloise Jones, Pam Shepherd, Graham Morbey and Keith McNeil taking a 15-7 win and Alan Carter, Carole Galletly, Caroline Campion and Nigel Galletly having the same shot difference with their 13-5 scoreline.

 

Sunday mornings Semi final introduced them to the Essex double rink from Wanstead Central BC with Nigel's foursome having a match winning 11 shot 18-7 win to more than cover the 14-17 three shot deficit recorded by Keith's four.

 

The afternoon's final against the Bromley club from Kent produced an exciting game going down to the last end played, with Central hold shot and the game with the jack enticingly near the ditch. Four attempts by the Bromley back end trying to ditch the jack proved unsuccesful giving the Oxfordshire eight the closest of victories with a 28-27 scoreline. Keith McNeil's rink losing 10-15 and Nigel Galletly's four winning 18-12.

 

 

BOL Champion of Champions 2021

The Champion of Champions was played on Saturday 18^th September 2021 at Chipping Norton BC with the winners of their ladies singles from 10 clubs.

Two very exciting semi finals took place with Karen Alder (West Witney) losing to Pat Brown (Chipping Norton) 16 – 21 and Wendy Sandy (Carterton) against Emily Baldwin (Blackbird Leys) losing by 18 shots to 21.

After a tight start Pat got into gear and won the final against Emily.

Congratulations to Pat and many thanks to Chipping Norton for hosting the competition and their hospitality on the day.

Oxfordshire Bowls League - League Cup Final Report 2021

 

This year’s League Cup final saw League champions Headington A face their B side under the floodlights at Kidlington - the first time that two teams from the same Club had met in the final. 

After the competition was cancelled in 2020, it was a welcome return to the Bowls calendar, with favourites Headington A marching to victory, to collect their 9^th cup win in 11 seasons.

Both teams were celebrating winning their respective divisions, as Headington’s B team secured promotion to the top-flight for the first time.  However, it was the A side who were fastest out of the blocks, charging ahead by 13 shots after the first 6 ends. Howard Watts and Nathan Lewis establishing strong leads by the half-way stage, leaving the B side struggling to stay in contention. Battling performances from both Colin Whitehead and Shaun Claridge’s rinks, gave the B team a foothold in the game, but it was not quite enough to challenge their club-mates for the trophy - the A team eventually winning by 33 shots overall. Colin Whitehead’s four picked up a consolation win on their rink, managing to secure 3 shots on the last 2 ends to edge victory, and bring a fitting climax to the game.

Winning captain Mark Charlett commented, ‘The final was played in great spirit; plus terrific support from the clubhouse and the Kidlington’s floodlights, all added to the occasion. It’s so good to be back! I would like to congratulate our B team for not only reaching their first League Cup final, but also for gaining promotion as Division 2 champions. I’d also like to thank Kidlington Bowls Club for being great hosts and supporters of the competition - this year hosting both the semi’s and the final’

The League’s vice-Chairman Martin Kershaw presented the trophy to Mark Charlett, congratulating the A team for finishing the season with a League and Cup double.

Result:     Headington B, 49 - Headington A, 82: 

C Whitehead 13, M Charlett 10; R Edwards 12, N Lewis 22;  S Claridge 15, J King 20; S Gould 9, H Watts 30.

 

Oxfordshire Bowls League vice-Chairman Martin Kershaw with Headington A captain Mark Charlett (left) and B side captain Kelvin Woodward (right)

A photograph of both Headington teams can be viewed in the OBA gallery tab.

BLAY COMPETITION 2021

 

The Blay Competition was held on a lovely day on 12^th September at West Oxford Bowls Club. The green was running well and it was a great pity that there were not more entries for this competition.

For the Blay Cup in the semi-final it was Jennie Lynch (South Oxford) versus Veta Bennett (Kidlington) and Adrienne Brown (Banbury Borough) versus Mandy Rodway (Kidlington) with Jennie Lynch versus Mandy Rodway for the final.  The winner was Jennie Lynch.

For the Blay Plate in the semi-final it was Joy Williams (Kidlington) versus Sheila Maton (West Oxford) and Maureen Osborne (Banbury Borough) versus Linda Sharman (Banbury Borough) with the final being played by Sheila Maton versus Maureen Osborne. The winner was Sheila Maton.

Well done all competitors and congratulations to the winners of both the Cup and the Plate.

With many thanks to West Oxford BC for their hospitality and hosting this competition.

 

Pam Willoughby – Blay Benevolent Secretary

 

Ray Gaskins and Howard Watts who were the runners up in the National Senior Pairs. 

 

  HAWKER CUP

    SUNDAY 29^th AUGUST 2012

    OXFORD CITY & COUNTY BOWLS CLUB

        RESULTS

SEMI-FINAL

CARTERTON  45     ADDERBURY   28

WEST WITNEY  45     BANBURY BOROUGH  37

PLAY OFF FOR 3^rd& 4^th PLACE

BANBURY BOROUGH  45       ADDERBURY  22

FINAL

WEST WITNEY    52     CARTERTON  23

WEST WITNEY -WINNERS OF THE HAWKER CUP

SEMI-FINAL

CARTERTON  45     ADDERBURY   28

WEST WITNEY  45     BANBURY BOROUGH  37

PLAY OFF FOR 3^rd& 4^th PLACE

BANBURY BOROUGH  45       ADDERBURY  22

FINAL

WEST WITNEY    52     CARTERTON  23

WEST WITNEY -WINNERS OF THE HAWKER CUP

OBL League Cup Semi- Finals will be played under lights @ Kidlington BC at 6.15pm.  

1^st  Semi-final - Witney Mills v Headington B - Thursday 2^nd September 2021,  

2^nd Semi-final - Adderbury v Headington A - Thursday 9^th September 2021

The Final will be on Thursday 16^th September 2021 at the same venue

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The Trevor Beaumont Trophy against the Oxfordshire Bowling Association is to be played on 23^rd  September 2021 at Kidlington BC (under floodlights).

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                                           Oxfordshire Bowling Association

                                                  DOMESTIC FINALS

                                         Played at Burford Town Bowls Club

                                               Sunday 8^th August 2021

                                                     ALLISON CUP

                                                       Semi-Final

                       Mick Jelfs( Adderbury)  21    bt      12    Eddie Abbey ( Charlbury )

                       Paul Jelfs (Adderbury )   21    bt     16   Paul Costin (Headington)

                                                            Final

                                    Paul Jelfs     21      bt      9    Mick Jelfs

                                                    LONGFORD CUP

                                                       Semi-Final

                     Keith Mobley (South Ox)  21   bt      13   Paul Comley (Headington)

                  Henry Beall (W/Witney)    21     bt      10   Omar Sharif (City & County)

                                                          Final

                                  Henry Beall  21       bt      19   Keith Mobley

                                                   OFFICERS CUP

                                                       Semi Final

                   Phil Gladden (Adderbury)  21    bt     10    Nigel Galletly (Ban Central)

                   Andy McIntyre (W/Witney) 21   bt     16    Keith Mobley (South Ox)

                                                           Final

                                 Andy McIntyre   21    bt     16    Phil Gladden

 

                       Photographs from the day can be found on the OBA Gallery tab

At short notice, Kidlington BC hosted this years annual fixture between the Oxfordshire and Surrey Past President's Bowling Associations on Monday August 9th. After the heavy downpours the previous day in various parts of the country and mixed weather predictions for Monday, apart from a five minute light shower, the game was played  played in breezy and sunny conditions.

It was a pleasure to see nine of the Oxfordshire County Past Presidents playing in the game, Gordon Roper, Blackbird Leys (1997), Martin Workman, Bicester (2003), Allan Hunt, Banbury Central (2004), Mike Petersen, Oxford City & County (2005), Ian Whelpton, Banbury Central (2009), Michael Andrew, Banbury Central (2014), Bill Jarvie (Chipping Norton (2017), Michael Morris (Banbury Borough (2019) and Paul Demzcak, Witney Town (2020).

Chairman Bill Jarvie led his rink from the front followed by David Wedge, Ian Whelpton with Michael Andrew at skip in a very tight game against the Surrey PP President's rink. It was a four on the 12th that eventually put Bill's four in the lead by one shot. A five on the eighteenth opened up a six shot lead with victory in sight, Alas, two singles and a five on the last end saw the Surrey four take the game 21-20.

Mike Jones, Terry Gripe, Alex Fleming and Michael Morris collected the highest winning rink prizes after winning 13 ends. From 9 shots each after 10 ends, the Oxfordshire rink won seven of the remaining eleven ends 16-7 to run out winners on 24-16.

Alan Rowe, Martin Workman, Nigel Satchell and Michael Petersen Also won their game by eight shots, but won two ends less than Morris' rink. From eight all after 12 ends, the home rink collected 10 shots (including a 5), over the next four ends to open up a winning lead. Three shots for to five shots against was sufficient for them to take the win.

Bernie May, John McGeough, Keith Buckle and John Hurren were unlucky to lose by one shot 18-19. in a very close game in which they won 11 of the 21 ends. From 7-14 down after thirteen ends a five and a single over the next two ends broght them within one shot of the Surrey rink and with three ends remaining they were level. Unfortunately, the last three ends were all singles, two to Surrey and one to Oxfordshire.

Oxfordshire's final foursome of Past Presidents, Allan Hunt, Gordon Roper and Paul Demczak, backed up by Kidlington's Chris Cox went off on a flier, 9-1 after only 5 ends. The next five ends went 9-1 in Surrey's favour, all square at the half way mark. After another five ends it was Surrey in the lead 19-12. A three, two singles and a drawn end brought the Oxfordshire rink within two shots but two singles to Surrey gave them their third winning rink, 21-17.    

Oxfordshire's 100 shots to Surrey's 90 followed on from the OBA's 1 shot win in the friendly in the first game back on the green this season. 

The banter on the green, which bowled well, sunshine on our backs, an after match meal with a well stocked bar and the usual Kidlington warm welcome gave the feeling that the game is on it's way back to how we remember it.

The Past President's now move on to Hertfordshire PP's on the 18th at Welwyn & District BC.

 

President Paul Demczak

 

Cordially invites you and your ladies to join him,

fellow officers, members and guests at the

Oxfordshire Bowling Association

Annual Celebration Lunch

together with

Presentation of Trophies

 

Saturday 23rd October 2021

at

The Holt Hotel, Oxford Road, Steeple Aston,

OX25 5QQ 

 

12.15 for 1.00pm

 

Dress: Jacket and Ties (for Gentlemen)

Tickets £25 per person – menu choices will be sent to Clubs and should be returned by 20th September

 

YOUR SUPPORT WOULD BE WELCOME

RAFFLE PRIZES GRATEFULLY RECEIVED

BOWLS OXFORDSHIRE LADIES

YOUR COUNTY NEEDS YOU

 

BOL is in danger of being forced to cease operations unless new volunteers come forward to help in the administration of the day to day running of the county’s activities.

Every year all affiliated bowlers have the opportunity to enter county competitions.  Handbooks are issued detailing the calendar for the season, contact names and numbers for all competitors together with rules and regulations etc.  Greens are booked for semi finals and finals, for unbadged competitions and all other one day competitions.  Results are recorded and added to the web site so that everyone is kept informed of results and details of their next challenger.  All this information does not come together without a lot of work on the part of a few dedicated people.

This year (mainly due to Covid) has been a very difficult year for those organising your bowling activities with other counties cancelling games or insisting on games being played later in the season hoping for an improvement in the Covid situation.  Jeanette Berry, your County Secretary, has done a sterling job in putting together the county calendar in these difficult circumstances and making the arrangements for all county games and competitions to proceed as smoothly as possible.  On your behalf we wish to thank Jeanette for all the work involved in organising all of these events. 

County President(s):  BOL is currently in need of a President for 2022 together with a Senior Vice President and a Junior Vice President.

Treasurer:  Margaret Morris has been your Treasurer since 2015 but is intending to stand down at the end of next season (2022), therefore a new treasurer will be required to start that role for the 2023 season.  Many thanks to Margaret for all her hard work.

 Competition Secretary(s):  BOL has not had a dedicated Competition Secretary in recent years.  This season Jeanette has acted as competition secretary (alongside her role as County Secretary) and has carried out those duties in an exemplary manner attending county semi-finals and finals together with each Walker Cup game.  However this extra responsibility has proved to be a step too far and Jeanette will not be able to continue with these extra duties in the future.  We therefore need someone to come forward to take on the role of County Competition Secretary.  Please note this role could be split and shared if two people are willing to help.

Please be aware that without a County Competition Secretary there will be no County Competitions organised in future years.

For further information regarding any of the above roles, please contact Jeanette Berry on 01993 704374 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

BOL Executive Committee

        OXFORDSHIRE BOWLS ASSOCIATION

          Men’s 2021 County Championships

                         THE RESULTS

2 Wood  Singles           Champion  Mark Charlett (Headington)

                                      Runner Up  Nick Rae-Welsh (Headington)

4 Wood Singles            Champion  Jon Philpott  (Headington)

                                      Runner Up  DavidLeighfield (West Witney)

Pairs  Champions         Tim Jupp& Craig Morphet( Carterton)

                  Runners Up   Bernie May & Nathan Lewis (Headington)

       Triples Champions        Sam Watts, Ray Gaskins & Nick Rae-Welsh

                                                ( Headington)

                   Runners Up   Joe Justin,DavidClanfield& Paul Sharman

                                                   (Carterton)

Fours Champions           Rob Turley, Sammy Timms,RobClanfield

                             & Baden Sparkes( Carterton)

                   Runners Up  HenryBeale,WillParker,Kevin Alder

                             & David Leighfield (West Witney)

Senior Fours Champions      Alan Rowe, BobWright, JimFeeley

                                     & Paul McGrath  (Kidlington)

                   Runners Up   Bernie May,PaulComley,Ray Gaskins

                             & Howard Watts ( Headington )   

 

Congratulations to Margaret Morris (Banbury Borough) and Carol Gaskins (Oxford City and County).

Balcombe Trophy – Regional Finals      -  18 July 2021

Oxfordshire v Kent

 On a blistering hot day Oxfordshire travelled to Bromley to play the regional finals of the Balcombe trophy. The morning semi final was against Kent who we had lost to the previous day in the Home Counties.

The rink of Keith Holloway, Kevin Alder, A J Docherty and Nick Rae-Welsh started slowly and where 6-8 down at the halfway stage. They then went up several gears, picking up 25 shots to Kent's 3 to win 31-11.

The other rink of Sam Watts, Shane Cooper, Jason King and Mark Charlett had a tighter game with Shane Cooper playing particularly well for the second day. Going into the last end they led 14-13, a dropped 6 didn't affect the result which was 45-30 to Oxfordshire.

Hampshire who had defeated a fancied Surrey side awaited in the afternoons final. Oxfordshire got off to a slow start on a difficult green and never really got going. It was one of those games where whatever you do just doesn't work and the luck was with Nick Rae-Welsh's opposite number who had a lot of running woods that somehow got results.

 

A big well done to all the players, on what was an extremely difficult day to play two games. Oxfordshire’s 3 supporters found it difficult enough watching.

The day was finished off with a slow journey home on the M25.

Home Counties BA Knock out competition – 17 July 2021

Oxfordshire v Kent

Kidlington bowls club hosted the Home Counties knockout trophy match between Oxfordshire and Kent.  Oxfordshire started strongly and after 7 ends where leading by 22 shots. Kent kept clawing their way back and after 18 ends the scores where level at 95 each.

Over the last 3 ends Kent picked up 25 shots against Oxfordshire's 10 to win 120 - 105.

Kidlington did an excellent job as always  of looking after us.

Tomorrow we will be looking for revenge when we travel to Bromley to play Kent in the regional finals of the Balcombe trophy.

Oxfordshire scores first: J Bland, P Hickman, P Gladden, J King 14 D Hawmore 21 P Demczak, H Beal, W Campion, AJ Docherty 23 S Savage 21 J Justin, J MacDonagh, B Clarke, S Cooper 24 D Sterne 19 M Nash, D Tidball, T Ealey, N Rae- Welsh 18 S Wells 12 B King, R Green, W Parker, M Charlett 12 D Wetland 23 J Hurren, H Alder, C Morphett, D Leighfield 14 K Wetland 24

Oxfordshire 105 Kent 120

Played at Chipping Norton BC on Saturday 17th July in very warm conditions.

Bowls Oxfordshire Ladies versus Middlesex Ladies in the Walker Cup played at Banbury Chestnuts on Sunday 27^th June 2021

Match won by 2 shots, 48 - 46

Lead Carole Galletly, 2 Katie Glenn, 3 Helen Young, Skip Caroline Campion against Ann Halliday's rink. Final result 23 for, 31 against.  After being 14 shots down with 7 ends left to play pulled back to just 8 shots down.

Lead Margaret Morris, 2 Jeanette Berry, 3 Carol Gaskins, Skip Donna Knight against Mandy Simpson's rink. Final result 25 for, 15 against. Got ahead and by half way managed to keep at least 10 shots ahead.   

Well done Ladies

Jeanette Berry