Oxford Inter Area 2022

[peetee]

Hi Everyone
I thought this thread would be a good idea to keep you all up to date with results etc.

C Team Competition.
4 teams entered, Oxford Reading Northampton & High Wycombe.
The formats were discussed and the decision was made as a league format. Home & Away legs, with winner takes all.No final.
League winner is based on overall points.

Oxford Ladies. Pauline Withey, Mel Standbridge, Jenny Florey, Sue Atkins, Michelle Tooke.

1st game.
24/4 Oxford 3 v Northampton 2
2nd leg 27/5 Northampton 2 Oxford 3
Ladies win 6-4 on aggregate 21850-17710

2nd Match.
1st leg 4/8 Reading 5 v Oxford 0
2nd leg 23/9 Oxford 1 Reading 4
Ladies lost 9-1 on aggregate 35770-18010
Oxford were 9-0 down, last game Pauline went behind the black to win by 40 saving further blushes lol.

I know Oxford A were playing Norhampton C in the main competition.
Perhaps Mark will update you all.

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Due to unforeseen circumstances, Northants C were withdrawn from the main competition.

Oxford A now play Reading A in the semi-final, with the first leg being played 5th October at the Oracle.

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Oxford A			Reading A
Leon Beer	14,650	0	Keith Lewendon
Ian Moquet	3,530	4,130	Dennis Claydon
Dennis Atkins	4,700	3,920	Jon Scoones
Ian Gordon	3,290	2,900	Terry Vallis
Mark Trafford	15,700	1,080	Dave Alder
	41,870	12,030
	4	1

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Reading A			Oxford A
Keith Lewendon	7,900	600	Ian Moquet
Bernie McCluskey	6,200	8,750	Mark Trafford
Dave Alder	12,440	1,920	Leon Beer
Jon Scoones	10,230	790	Ian Gordon
Dennis Claydon	6,690	5,370	Dennis Atkins
	43,460	17,430
	4	1

Oxford A win on aggregate 59,300 - 55,490

Few nervy moments all night. With Oxford up by 5,310 going into the last leg, Den was off on 840. Dennis got them back and played well to get 6.2k but Den managed to get them back and get a 4k break to seal the win on agg.

Well done team

[Chris_Sav]

Is this the 'Inter Area Association' that we have a separate board for please? Is it now 'Oxford Inter Area'? if so I will rearrange the boards.

[barbelman]

Oct 20, 2022 9:49:52 GMT Chris_Sav said:

Is this the 'Inter Area Association' that we have a separate board for please? Is it now 'Oxford Inter Area'? if so I will rearrange the boards.

No Sav.  The Inter Area board is for all members.  Mark was simply telling Oxford members how they got on in the final.

Stephen Coleman is the Inter Area sec.

[Chris_Sav]

Thx Tony, will go back to sleep

[johnslee]

Hi Mark
Well done on your inter area win against Reading. What a tense amazing night it must have been going right down 
to the wire. Last break of the night sealing it. Looking at your leg a win against a legend of bar Billiards so great to
See Bernie still giving it a good go. Took me back a tidy few years when I played against  Bernie and Lew.

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1st leg of the Inter-Area Final being played this Wednesday 7th December at the Oracle against Northants A

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Oxford A			Northants A
Dennis Atkins	5,890	610	Andy Chambers
Mark Trafford	12,370	5,660	Simon Coleman
Leon Beer	4,790	5,590	Jason Neal
Ian Gordon	3,660	11,400	Stephen Coleman
Ian Moquet	5,400	8,320	Damian Coates
	32,110	31,580
	2	3

Mark Break 12,230, Stephen Break 6,370

Some good games last night.

Dennis was certainly a game of 1st games nerves as needed a couple of goes to win the game.
In the second, Simon was off early but was first to get them back and was going along nicely before coming off. I then got them back and finished it off with my break of 12k.
Jason was off early and after a battle at the bottom end, leon got them back and got a lead before Jason got them back and a 3k break at the end won it.
Ian also off early and Stephen played well for his break. Ian got them back and had time to catch but was off again. Stephen then got another 4k to finish.
Damo as all others before him was off early but first to get them back, got a 4k break. Ian then had them back but missed early, Damo getting another 4k to seal the win, with Ian finishing it off with 4k of his own.

Certainly a match with plenty of chances for either players to win all games.

Return leg provisionally scheduled for Monday 19th Dec

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Northants A			Oxford A
Simon Coleman	14070	120	Steven Sheard
Jason Neal	7370	2560	Dennis Atkins
Damian Coates	850	12610	Leon Beer
Andy Chalmers	3860	13920	Mark Trafford
Stephen Coleman	2640	5330	Ian Gordon
	28790	34540
	2	3
Total Score	5	5
Total Agg	60370	66650

Second leg played last night and it was a great match again.
After two good home wins in the first putting Northants 5-2 up overall and having never lost a home match, it was looking onimous for Oxford.....
Simon going off with 7k, Steven getting them back with justenough time but unfortunately takinga peg out early. Simon then finishing it off for a good score.
Dennis off early with Jason then building a good lead. Then Jason losing a bit of a break.
Leon started of well with over 2k but lost them in unfortunate circumstances, similar to Steven. Leon first to get them back and neary finished it off with over 12k
Andy went off well and didnt look like missing until he left his 1-up short on over 3k. I got them straight back and alost finished it with over 13k.
This left Northants 5-4 up but Oxford up on agg, so a straight shoot out.....
Fair to say thiswas a nervy affair with both players having the break back a couple of times. Ian building a lead with Stephen chasing but took a peg out when close. Ian got a bit more to finish it off.

Overall a high quality final and shame there had to be a loser.

Well done to the Oxford team and commiserations to Northants.