THE OXSHOTT LEAGUE returns for week six with Oxshott A, B, and C in motion on the Oxshott Membership.
Hersham play Ashtead on the Hersham Sports activities and Social Membership .
Oxshott A suffered a loss to Surbiton on the very begin of the season – however shall be trying to decide up a house win this facet of the second half of the season as they’re in second spot within the desk eight factors distinction off the leaders Oxshott C.
For Oxshott C, the 21 handicap begin ceases to exist this facet of the season so the match on Tuesday night with Oxshott B on the Oxshott Membership shall be off scratch as all the opposite matches – making it an fascinating encounter and so it is going to be a brand new dynamic for the trio concerned in that from the C workforce.
In the meantime, on paper, it appears to be like like a slight benefit to Oxshott A towards Surbiton additionally performed on the Oxshott Membership as they’ve had 9 wins to Surbiton’s 7. Nevertheless, as with most years, new gamers are in and are discovering their ft and successfully, there are new gamers and new groups so previous outcomes may be irrelevant for the current season.
Hersham and Ashtead have performed 10 instances and Ashtead have dominated with 9 wins.
The Oxshott Snooker League is among the oldest snooker leagues in Surrey, established since 1910 and it has seen some good gamers by means of its doorways together with the likes of Harry Champion et al and he donated a trophy within the Sixties which continues to be dished out right now however he sadly handed away within the mid 60s. He additionally grew to become President of the Membership.
The Oxshott Membership gained 4 Trinder Billiard Cups from the Nineteen Seventies to 2000s and the League has additionally had some well-known names concerned in Presentation Evenings and even had a former World Girls’s Newbie Champion invited there in line with the British Newspaper Archive.
As of now, the League hosts a six workforce league, a snooker singles scratch match, a pairs match, and a billiards match – nonetheless, the Trinder Billiards Cup is now not performed within the League.
As December is quick approaching, there aren’t any fixtures for December third Tuesday as there’s a brief break for per week.
Fixtures for the league will resume on the tenth and the seventeenth December with Oxshott A enjoying C and Oxshott A enjoying Ashtead each at residence earlier than Christmas.
League snooker is for everybody, and so should you’re trying to play in a league workforce, pop right down to your native snooker membership or sports activities and social membership and see if there’s any groups requiring gamers.
Play for a bit and also you by no means know, it’s possible you’ll find yourself in the next workforce or a division.
The Oxshott Village noticed the Christmas Tree lights switched on final Sunday from 6PM because the likes of celebrities akin to Amanda Holden from Radio Coronary heart FM and singer Wayne Woodward have been on cue to host a night of leisure within the Surrey Village to kickstart Christmas festivities there and the month of December in a couple of days time.
Good luck to everybody enjoying in snooker leagues throughout the UK this week.
Wanting ahead to enjoying in Oxshott A once more this week.
Keep in mind, preserve your head nonetheless on the shot, loosen up the grip, push the cue by means of to the chest and watch the ball to the pocket.
