2003/2004 COUNTY MATCH RESULTS

Results and match reports are also available from the 1999/2000 season, the 2000/2001 season, the 2001/2002 season, and the 2002/2003 season.

Dawes, Porter and Markham League tables (for the A, B and C teams respectively) can be found on the Worcestershire web site.

 

June 1st - Home to Staffordshire.
A team lost 0-20. (Andrew and Diana Lintott; John Williams and Chris Wilson; Keith Bennett and Steve Noble; David and Jeremy Bygott).
B team won 16-4. (James and Shirley Dutton; Brian and Sandra Claridge; Jim Strachan and Dave Thomas; Tim Prior and Nick Smith).
C team won 12-8. (Sandy Constable and Krishan Jalie; Krys Kazmierczak and Sandra Nicholson) - this was played as a team of four since Staffordshire couldn't raise 4 pairs.
Jeremy Bygott has provided cross-imping, and John Williams has provided a match report.

September 21st - Home to Derbyshire.
A team won 11-9. (James and Shirley Dutton; Lynne Hayes & Sandra Landy; David and Jeremy Bygott; Mike Webley & Nigel Wilkes).
B team won 13-7. (Brian and Sandra Claridge; John Williams and Chris Wilson; Tim Prior and Nick Smith; John Slater & Nelson Stephens).
C team won 20-0. (Mike Brown & Finn Clark; David Flower & David Stead; Steve Elliot & Peter Jordan; Mike King & David Watkins).
Jeremy Bygott has provided cross-imping, and John Williams has written a match report.

October 12th - Away to Leicestershire.
A team lost 7-13. (Richard Lonsdale & Stuart McPhee; Andrew and Diana Lintott; John Williams and Chris Wilson; Mike Webley & Nigel Wilkes).
B team lost 5-15. (David and Jeremy Bygott; Trevor Dawe & Hugh Thomson; Mike King & David Watkins; Rob Procter & Mike Robinson).
C team won 18-2. (Ron Quainton & Peter Russell; Mike Brown & Finn Clark; Krys Kazmierczak and Sandra Nicholson; Norman Gascoyne & Jean Squires).
Jeremy Bygott has provided cross-imping and John Williams has written a match report.

November 16th - Away to Worcestershire.
A team won 20-0. (Richard Lonsdale & Stuart McPhee; Keith Bennett & Steve Noble; Tim Pike & Alan Wilson; Mike Robinson & Rob Procter).
B team won 14-6. (Andrew and Diana Lintott; John Slater & Nelson Stephens; Nick Smith & Tim Prior; Mike Webley & Nigel Wilkes).
C team lost 4-16. (Ron Quainton & Peter Russell; Steve Elliott & Peter Jordan; Tim Dickinson & David Southcombe; David Flower & David Stead).
Jeremy Bygott has provided a cross-imping summary, and full stats.

November 29th/30th - Tollemache Qualifier in Coventry.
Oxfordshire scored 40 out of 140 Vps, finishing bottom of their group of 8. (Team: Richard Lonsdale & Stuart McPhee; Keith Bennett & Steve Noble; Tim Pike & Alan Wilson; Mike Robinson & Rob Procter; Diana & Andrew Lintott; non-playing captain John Williams).

December 14th - Away to Warwickshire.
A team won 14-6. (Rob Procter & Mike Robinson; Mike Webley & Nigel Wilkes; Keith Bennett & Steve Noble; John Slater & Nelson Stephens).
B team lost 0-20. (James Dutton & Shirley Dutton; Andrew and Diana Lintott; John Williams & Chris Wilson; Peter Briggs & Lynne Hayes).
C team won 18-2. (Tim Dickinson & David Southcombe; David Flower & David Stead; Mike Brown & Finn Clarke; Krys Kazmierczak and Sandra Nicholson).
Jeremy Bygott and Mike Robinson have provided a cross-imping summary, and full stats.

February 1st - Home to Gloucestershire.
A team lost 7-13. (Rob Procter & Mike Robinson; Alan Wilson & Tim Pike; Keith Bennett & Steve Noble; Richard Lonsdale & Stuart McPhee).
B team won 20-0. (Mike Webley & Nigel Wilkes; Andrew and Diana Lintott; David & Jeremy Bygott; John Slater & Nelson Stephens).
C team won 20-0. (Tim Dickinson & David Southcombe; Norman Gascoyne & Jean Squires; Mike Brown & Finn Clarke; Mike King & David Watkins).

Jeremy Bygott has provided cross-imp scores.

There is a short article on the match from Nick Smith.

Jeremy has also provided summary statistics for Oxfordshire pairs for the whole season of county matches.

February 22nd - Away to Nottinghamshire.
A team won 15-5. (Keith Bennett & Steve Noble; Tim Prior & Nick Smith; Tim Pike & Alan Wilson; John Slater & Nelson Stephens)
B team won 18-2. (Rob Procter & Michael Robinson; Mike Brown & Finn Clark; John Williams & Chris Wilson; Marian Day & Nick Perceval-Price)
C team won 18-2. (David Flower & David Stead; Steve Elliott & Peter Jordan; Krys Kazmierczak & Sandra Nicholson; Trevor Dawe & Hugh Thomson)

Jeremy Bygott has provided cross-imp scores.

John Williams writes…..

Our A team finished third in the Dawes League. Leading positions - 1st Gloucestershire 106, 2nd Leicestershire 94, 3rd Oxon 74.

Our B team also finished third in the Porter League. Leading positions - 1st Leicestershire 97, 2nd Warwickshire 87, 3rd Oxon 86.

Saving the best news til last, our C team have won the Markham League at the first attempt. Leading positions - 1st Oxfordshire 110, 2nd Worcestershire 107, 3rd Leicestershire 78. The C team needed a 16-4 win in the final match to be sure of the trophy and it turned out to be a close thing as Worcestershire scored a maximum 20 against Derbyshire.

So Oxfordshire have to do a trade with Leicestershire, handing them the Porter Trophy we won last year, but receiving the Markham Trophy in return.

A full report will follow in a week. Meanwhile, thanks to all who have represented us in a successful season. And well done to the C team, who have demonstrated the strength we hold in depth.