Newsletters   2010
		Finals Night		28th September
		Playing order is now published in the Competition section. Note the earlier start of 7:00pm
		This is to accommodate an extra final (Tertiary 8 A Side) and the trial of a 'best of 5 legs' for the Men's Singles.
		Unplayed league matches		28th September
		All unplayed matches have now bee adjudicated and scores adjusted accordingly.
		All competition results..		26th September
		All results are now in and finalists are listed on the main competition page. Order of play will be decided at
		Monday's Committee meeting and published on Tuesday morning.
		Congratulations to all finalists.
		League - section winners & highest score winners		15th September
		There are now sufficient results in to be able to declare the section and highest score winners as follows:-
		Congratulations to all, and please arrange to collect your trophy on Finals Night (Oct 9th)
		Premier		Rowing Machine A
		Section A		Swan
		Section B		Horseshoe B
		Section C		Fox Barrington
		Section D		Carterton FC B
		Section E		Griffin A
		Section F		Butchers Arms B
		Section G		Witney SSC B
		Section H		Fox Stanton
		Top doll scorers:-
		Premier		Kevin Giles	203	Cross Keys A
		Section A		Steve Stallard	154	Volunteer
		Section B		Danny Smith	145	Romany
		Section C		Dave Warr	131	Fox Barrington
		Section D		Kevin Morgan	127	White Hart Eyn A
		Section E		Paul Wright	134	Griffin D
		Section F		Billy Main	114	Horseshoe
		Section G		Jamie Warner	121	West Witney SSC B
		Section H		Gary Chambers	101	Fox Stanton
		8 A Side Semi-Final Draw for 23rd September		11th September
		Because yours truly is on holiday next week, the semi-final draw has been conducted (in front of four Committee members
		and two independent witnesses) and is published on the 8 A Side page of the Competition section.
		Please phone or email the results of each of your matches and good luck to all still in the competition.
		Semi-Finals - 19th September		10th September
		Looks like I've not mentioned the venue yet ! (Apologies and thanks for the prompt Bob)
		Semi finals of 4 A Side, Mens Pairs and Mens Singles will be held at the Morris Clown - 8:00pm start
		Last League match		9th September
		With most sections still to be decided on the outcome of tonight's match - just to say good luck to all contenders.
		Also good luck to all those players contesting the highest doll score.
		Unplayed league matches		9th September
		Any unplayed matches will be adjudicated at the next Committee meeting on Monday September 27th.
		Scorecards must be received by noon on the 27th latest.
		Golden Beer Collection		3rd September
		We've secured an earlier delivery, so you will now be able to collect your winnings from lunchtime Thursday 9th Sept.
		Collection points are either Horseshoe (open from 11:30am) or Morris Clown (open from 5:00pm).
		Collections can be made up to Saturday October 2nd after which it becomes the property of the Committee!
		The checklist will be the Golden Beer leg page from the web site.
		If you didn't tick the scorecard, you don't get the beer.
		Trophies		27th August
		Will all teams or individual players holding a trophy from 2009 please polish it and return it to the Horseshoe when convenient please.
		Friends Of Wychwood Fair - Sept 5th		13th August
		See article on Features page.
		Landlords Competition		11th August
		The heats were played out to finalists last night at the Fox Barrington.
		Congratulations to Keith Curtis and Martin Brown . For details - see Competition page.
		Guide to printing		9th August
		Following a couple of recent requests about printing specific pages, there is now a 'Guide to Printing' document (pdf),
		which can be accessed via the 'About this site' link on the Home page.
		Ladies Singles Competition		9th August
		The heats of the Ladies Singles were played out at the White Hart Minster Lovell last night. Congratulations to
		finalists Judi Boutle and defending champion Lindy Flavell.
		Sixes Update - and some!		2nd August
		We occasionally get a stunning match score, but it doesn't come any better than this- in last Thursday's match
		between Athletico Horseshoe and Rowing Machine A, there were a record six sixes scored.
		Here's the scorecard - well done chaps - Oxford League - look and weep!
		Mixed Pairs results		2nd August
		The heats of the Mixed Pairs were played out to finalists at the New Inn and Three Pigeons last night.
		Congratulations to Joe Smith & Lesley Edwards and to Jenny & Steve Stallard.
		Sixes Update (see also above)		30th July
		Well done Mick Williams (Swan), Shaun Hartless (Robin Hood) - first in C section, and Mark Cooke (New Inn C),
		the first in G Section for two years.
		Sixes Update		26th July
		Congratulations to Daryll Simpson (Carterton FC B), Mick Russell (Swan) and Kevin Giles (Cross Keys) for his third of the season.
		4 A Side results		19th July
		Match results are posted in the Competition section. Well done:-
		Cross Keys B; Athletico Horseshoe A; Volunteer and Morris Marauders A, who will contest the Primary
		semi-finals on Sunday September 19th.
		Secondary semi-finalists are :- Griffin A, Butchers Arms A, Talbot Bampton and Troutlets.
		Sixes Update		16th July
		Congratulations to Kevin Giles for his second six of the season and a total match score of 14.
		Congratulations also to Bernie Godfrey (Butchers Arms A) for his first six.
		Outstanding competition heats		16th July
		All venues and competitor allocations are published in the competition section.
		Unplayed matches		13th July
		Leg and doll scores have been adjusted for unplayed matches that have not been re-arranged.
		8 A Side competition results - final request		11th July
		Will the teams involved in the 8 A Side matches below please note that there is a Committee meeting on Monday night.
		Should the Committee decide to draw Round 3, then none of you will be put forward because we don't have your results.
		It is the winning captain's responsibility to inform us of the match outcome as soon as possible.
		Volunteer v Three Pigeons B
		Carterton FC A v Pheasant Pluckers
		Masons Arms v Duke Of Wellington B
		Sixes Update		9th July
		Belated congratulations to Alan Frost (Lord Kitchener B) for his six last Thursday.
		Youngest registered player?		9th July
		Deprived of the services of one of their expensive Italian imports, the Troutlets signed up probably the youngest player in the league - 12 year old Ed Roberts (above), who put his dad Tony to shame by outscoring him in the second leg with an impressive 2. One to watch for the future?
		8 A Side competition - Round 2		8th July
		Will winners please inform me of tonight's results as soon as practicable. Thank you.
		Player Names on scorecards - had to happen !! ( previous item)		8th July
		In this morning's post:-
		OK smart ass Tavernites - didn't take long to track you down!
		Player Names on scorecards		3rd July
		Will captains please refuse to sign/accept scorecards unless all opposition player names are
		COMPLETE and LEGIBLE.
		Golden Beer Leg - July		2nd July
		A coding error has resulted in the July GBL entries not being recorded, so all of you entering your own scores
		will not see the outcome. If you won your Beer Leg, please contact me and we'll update the system from here.
		Conversely - since not everyone will read this - if you lost the Beer leg, be a sport & let me know.
		Apologies - August and September entries will work fine.
		Men's Pairs heats		21st June
		The Men's Pairs were played out to semi-finals stage last night.
		Congratulations to :
			Kevin Giles & Pete Hitchman
			David Holliday & Steve Whipp
			Jim Richens & Steve Stallard
			Fred Cook & Bob Weller
		Semi-finals will be held on Sunday 19th September at a venue yet to be chosen.
		Email problem		20th June
		There is currently a problem in that I cannot send out to certain email addresses such as hotmail accounts and others.
		Bampton Aunt Sally emails are routed via my personal Orange account. Many Orange subscribers are reporting their emails being blocked by other Internet Service Providers as spam.
		If you are currently expecting a reply from me and haven't received it, please telephone me (01367 253788)
		I can then reply to you via a web based account I've just set up.
		It would also help if you could always send a read receipt to anything you receive from me, because that will help to identify which addresses work and which don't.
		Whilst Orange are working with the affected ISPs to resolve this, at the moment, I have no idea how long this will take.
		Incoming email is unaffected.
		Apologies for the inconvenience, but totally beyond our control.
		Singles heats		14th June
		The heats of the Men's Singles were played last night to semi-final stage.
		Congratulations to :- Fred Cook, Ibi Gianni, Julian Richens and Geoff Holliday
		There was an 80% turn out.
		Semi-finals will be held on Sunday 19th September at a venue yet to be decided.
		Unplayed matches		8th June
		The Committee will review and adjudicate on any unplayed matches at the next meeting on Monday July 12th.
		May I remind everyone that the rules stipulate that you must re-arrange the match within 14 days and inform the Secretary immediately.
		This has not happened with many of the unplayed matches so far - and may affect the outcome of an adjudication.
		If this applies to you - get in touch now and explain the circumstances.
		Section H - Changes		8th June
		With regret we have to announce the expulsion of the Royal Oak Lechlade (Green Army) for having failed to play any matches to date.
		No score adjustment will be necessary at this stage , but averages may be altered at the end of season for equity in promotion opportunities for 2011.
		The Committee apologises to all teams in Section H for the inconvenience and disruption.
		A new fixture list (v3.0) is available for download if required.
		Competition Entry - extension		8th June
		To encourage entry to the lesser supported competitions, we've decided to extend the deadline for a further two weeks until Monday 21st June
		This applies to all competitions EXCEPT Mens Singles and Mens Pairs.
		On-line entry will not be available, so contact the Secretary by phone or email.
		Singles and Pairs		8th June
		The venues have been chosen for round 1 of the Singles and Pairs competitions - see Competition section for full details.
		The draws will be made on the night and matches will start at 8:00pm to be played down to semi-final stage.
		NOTE: Many competitors have not yet paid their fees - come prepared - NO PAY, NO PLAY!
		8 A Side - Round 2		8th June
		The draw was made last night for round 2 and is published in the competition section.
		Sixes update		8th June
		Congratulations on recent sixes to :-
			Ady Pitts	Athletico Horseshoe		(Prem)
			Kevin Giles	Cross Keys		(Prem)
			Mick Berry	Rowing Machine A		(Prem)
			Darrell Broome	Talbot Bampton		(D)
			Paul Wright	Griffin D		(E)
			Chris Bools	Witney Snooker Club		(F)
		As first sixers of their sections, Darrell, Paul and Chris are eligible for a crate of Brakspears, to be collected on Finals Night
		Still up for grabs - a crate for the first six in sections B, C, G and H.
		Holiday		21st May
		Am on holiday from tomorrow for a week - any queries to Alan Clarke at the Horseshoe - 01993 850201
		Next Committee Meeting		14th May
		The meeting scheduled for Monday May 17th has been postponed until Monday June 7th to allow more time for competition entries.
		The new deadline is Saturday June 5th.
		8 A Side - outstanding results		11th May
		There are still 5 outstanding results from the Round 1 matches on April 29th. If these have not been received by May 17th, then those teams will be excluded from the second round draw.
		Week 1 - unplayed matches		11th May
		Section E - White Hart Eynsham B v White Hart Minster Lovell B - latter cancelled and conceded the match
		Section G - Carpenters Arms vs New Inn C (New Inn cancelled - replay TBA)
		Section H - Duke of Wellington A vs Yeoman (Yeoman cancelled - replay TBA).
		First Sixes of the season		8th May
		Congratulations for the first sixes of the season to:-
			Stuart Hillier	Volunteer		(A)
			Bernie Huckin	Rowing Machine A		(Prem)
		As the first sixers of their sections, they are both eligible for a crate of Brakspears - to be collected on Finals Night.
		Section H - team change		29th April
		Will all section H teams please note that the Three Horseshoes has been replaced by White Hart Minster Lovell C.
		The downloadable fixture list has been updated.
		Competition Registration		6th April
		On-line registration is now enabled. (See 'Competitions' section of main menu). CLOSES May 15th
		Fees are £2 per player per event (apart from 8 A Side, which is free). Please send fees to Secretary or to Horseshoe Bampton (cheques to 'Bampton Aunt Sally Association').
		Country Fete at the Trout (Advertisement)		31st March
		See Features page.
		Changes for 2010:-		29th March
		8 A Side
		To accommodate the additional teams, there will be three separate competition events this year, all free.
			Primary - contested by Prem/A/B sections
			Secondary - contested by C/D/E sections
			Tertiary - contested by F/G/H sections
		To accommodate these changes, we've made a slight amendment to the wording of the Rules and to bring it in line with the wording used for the 4 A Side competition. Rules can be found in the 'Committee Stuff' section.
		The first round will be held on Thursday April 29th - see 'Competitions' section for details of the draw.
		New teams please note that no scorecards are required for 8 A Side matches, but please telephone or email your results as soon as possible after the match.
		Competition Fees
		Fees have been re-introduced for 2010 - £2 per player per event (except 8 A Side which is still free).
		Competition Draws
		Due to poor attendance, many of last year's pre-drawn heats were messy. It has been decided that a Committee member will be present at every competition heat this year and will draw the matches on the night, using an approved process.
		Men's Singles Final
		As an experiment, the Men's Singles final this year will be played as the best of five legs rather than three.
		Golden Beer Legs
		The GBL nights are still first Thursday of each month, but due to constraints, you will only be able to collect your beer at the end of the season, on Finals Night from Bampton Village Hall.
		For new teams, the entire process is described in the 'News & Features' section.
		AGM Update		30th March
		The AGM was held on Friday March 26th and was attended by 44 teams (down on last year). 11 apologies were received and 55 subscriptions were paid on the night.
		(Will the remaining teams please note that no scores will be credited to their teams until payment is received - cheques for £25 payable to 'Bampton Aunt Sally Association' and sent or delivered to the Horseshoe Bampton).
		We are proud to announce that 80 teams have registered for 2010 , twelve of whom come to us for their first season.
		May we extend a warm welcome to :-
			Crown (Lechlade)	Duke of Wellington A (Faringdon)
			Fox (Stanton Harcourt)	Eynsham SSC Football Club
			Green Army (Royal Oak Lechlade)	Griffin C
			Radnor Renegades (Radnor Arms Coleshill)	Red Lionesses (Red Lion Witney)
			Tavernites (Clanfield Tavern)	Three Horseshoes (Witney)
			Windrush Club B (Witney)	Yeoman (Oxford Yeoman Freeland)
		(For details, see the 'Contact & Maps' page in the 'League' section).
		Being their first year, new teams will be provided with a complete paper based Information Pack to get them started.
		Pre AGM newsletter		26th Feb
		The first newsletter of the season was mailed out today to team contacts. Click here to read a copy.
		The web site is set up and open for on-line registration until 26th March.