Oxfordshire C come from 6-2 down to win 14-9 winning the last 9 frames from the last 10 against Warwickshire :0). Oxford A & B havent qualified ....... Unlucky teams. Oxfordshire C Play Berkshire C in the semi finals tomorrow at 1pm .....come on Oxford C's lets bring some silverware home.
Oxfordshire C win 14-8 against Berkshire C to book there place in the final against Hampshire C - Oxford Seniors A are in the final - ladies A are currently winning here semi final......come on Oxford....
Oxfordshire 'C' headed down to Selsey with high hopes of going one stage further than last year and winning the tournament. We got off to a good start against an East London team that lost in the semi's last year, running out 14 - 8 winners.
We came out of the traps fast on Saturday morning, winning back-to-back sessions against Derbyshire 'C' (14 - 7) and Bristol C2 (14 - 5).
Having already qualified for the semi-finals with a game to spare, we relaxed a little (maybe too much) against Warwickshire C2 going 5 - 8 down before winning 9 out of the next 10 frames to run out 14 - 9 winners.
We had a tough semi-final fixture against a very vocal Berkshire team (last time we played them they smashed us 9 -18) but we took contol from the off and quickly established a lead, winning the first leg 7 - 2. We then traded frame for frame and ran out 14 - 8 winners.
A game against another of our regional rivals, Hampshire C, awaited us in the final. A very nervy, tight first leg saw us go 5 - 4 up. And then it went wrong. Horribly wrong. Lady luck evaded us. We started missing the dishes that we had been taking out all weekend. We lost the 2nd leg 1 - 8 and it looked a long way back. We were quiet. Fighting a losing battle, we won 3 frames in a row before Hampshire sunk the winning black.
For the players who were in the squad 12 months ago, it was a very painful reminder of how quickly it can go from good to bad.
A huge thank you to everyone who supported us throughout the entire weekend (Phil and Karima your support was amazing).
All in all, another cracking weekend with fantastic pool, fantastic banter within the team and a great togetherness. Team spirit can get you a long way. My man of the tournament award goes to Frankie Merola. Some terrific pool within the group stages, some outrageous dishes and a good laugh to play with. Unlucky it didnt go for him in the final, but he couldnt win all of them could he?!
According to MY unofficial stats, Matty Hearne sneaks the Most Wins by a single point. If this is correct, what a way to introduce yourself to the county setup doing the double. Spot on. Dont think anyone made the retention set at 786 points and 101%.
great performances through the whole team but it was deja-vu in the final.I still believe we were the best team and am confident we can get to the final again but win next time.top banter,hope the same guys go to trials again this year cos it was great!!!
Had a great time at my first Selsey, by far the best Oxfordshire team spirit and i think that was what helped us through to the final, along with some great pool, i think this team could go on to win it next year just hope everyone re trials so we can go back and finish the job.......up the Oxford :0)
Jamie please can you supply me with your stats for the team over the weekend. I can then publish the official results. I can collect from the crown house or you can email me a scan of the documents. Please let me know asap as everyone is always keen to see stats soon after the tournaments.
Had a great weekend at Selsey great performance from all oxfordshire teams---will be back next year --oxfordshire C--FANTASTIC -TEAM SPIRIT--great banter --lots of laughs--congratulations to--- franky merola--matty hearne-keith hollis-pom merola-james egleston-kenny saunders-marc cooper-max emery-jamie saczac--you done oxfordshire proud !!!!!!!!!!!!.
Cheers Mark. I've corrected for Tom and Nick. Very honest of you to own up to your extra loss
I couldn't tell what happened at the end of the first match as the scoresheet stopped scoring at 12-6, which I knew couldn't be right. So someone else must have lost a frame at the death too, if they want to own up then I'll update the stats lol