National Inter-County Finals - Oxfordshire C finishes 2nd behind Herts
As Markham Trophy winners for 2015-16, Oxfordshire's C-team qualified to represent the Midlands in the end-of-season National Inter-County League Finals in Coventry on Sunday 10 July. The team finished 2nd out of 5, a score of 48 VPs not being enough to overhaul Herts. Thanks are due to John Slater for supplying the match report to be found here. These players represented the county:
Helen Lawton-Smith/John Slater (capt)
Liza Furnival/Nigel Birks
Emily Middleton/Michiel Cottaar
Jo Murray/Colin Jones
Sunday 3 April 2016 - Away v Worcestershire
The final match of the 2015-16 season saw the County C-team claim the Markham Trophy with a handsome 18-2 victory over their closest rivals Worcestershire. They finished 22 VPS clear of the rest of the division and will represent the Midlands in the National Finals this summer. The A-team lost 6-14 to slip to a disappointing 6th in the Dawes League title and the B-team were nudged all the way down to 4th by a 7-13 defeat. John Williams's match report appears here. . The following teams played:
| A Team |
B Team |
C Team |
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Michael Robinson
& Robert Procter
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Emily Middleton
& Nick Smith |
Peter Litchfield
& Michiel Cottaar
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Kathy Talbot
& Denis Talbot |
Sandra Claridge
& John Williams
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Christopher Whitehouse
& David Patterson
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Beryl Kerr
& Chris Kerr |
Diana Nettleton
& Chris Cooper
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Loran Swadling
& Tim Dickinson
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Chris Wilson
& Aleks Lishkov |
Nigel Birks
& Liza Furnival
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Jo Murray
& Colin Jones
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| Reserves |
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TBC
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Sunday 21 February 2016 - Home v Gloucestershire: Match result
Oxfordshire's A-team beat Gloucestershire A 12-8. But our B-team lost 3-17 to surrender the lead in the Porter League standings with one match to go. Our C-team won 16-4 and retain a healthy lead in the Markham league table. John Williams's entertaining matchh report appears here. The latest tables can be seen here.
Sunday 24 January 2016 - Away v Warwickshire: Match result
Warwickshire's A-team beat Oxfordshire A 16-4, to move closer to regaining the Dawes League title from us. But our B-team won 16-4 and lead the Porter League standings with two matches to go. Our C-team lost 11-9 but retain a healthy lead in the Markham league table. The latest tables can be seen here.
Results: 2015-16 Season (Dawes Midland League)
In the last match of 2015 (6 Dec) against Staffs & Shrops (H), the A-team won 11-9 while the B and C teams both won 20-0. A report from Robert Procter appears here and here.
In the first match of the 2015-16 Midlands League season against Derbyshire, Oxfordshire's A-team and C-team both won 18-2 while the B-team was held to a 10-10 draw. The match report by John Williams appears here.
In the second match against Leicestershire, the A-team lost 6-14 while the B-team won 14-6 and the C-team won 15-5. A match report by Chris Wilson appears here and part 2 here.
In the match on 1st November, away to Nottinghamshire, the A-team endured a 0-20 thrashing, severely limiting its chances of retaining the Dawes League title. The B-team lost 8-12, with similar, if less severe consequences. Two pairs failed to complete the long trip, so the C-team played a teams-of-4 match, winning by 79 IMPs. The consequences of the travelling misfortune are yet to be calculated. John Williams's match report appears here.
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