Table tennis: Forum A in clear command

From the archive, first published Thursday 11th Mar 2004.

With more than two-thirds of the Oxford & District League season completed, Forum A's, Karl Bushell, Greg Boone and Craig Campbell are clear leaders in Division 1.

They are seven points clear of their own B team of Andrew Flint, Jeremy Flint and Fraser Harris.

Due to the long-term illness suffered by Jeremy Flint, the B team are having to rely on substitutes for the rest of the season.

In the Division 2, Morris Motors B's team of Tony Wheeler, Paul Humphrey and Chris Lansley, relegated from Division 1 last season, are clear at the top and looking to make an immediate return to the top flight

The second place would seem to be between Holton A, Bicester A and St James A.

St James, having been strengthened by the addition of Clive Morris and Gerald Collins, are going to take some beating on the run-in.

Division 3 appears to be a three-team race between Vikings C, Vikings D and Begbroke B, while Forum E's John Duncalf, Lewis Hooper and Adam Wells look certain to take the Division 4 title.

Oxford's seniors suffered a narrow 6-4 defeat when they travelled to Stafford in the Midland League.

Andy Misseldine (Haddenham) won twice for Oxford, with Tom Filmer (Vikings) and late replacement Greg Boone (Forum) scoring a point each.

Laura Sheppard and her brother Mark, from Oxford, met in the final of the beginners section in the Lillington Tournament at Leamington

Mark emerged triumphant by 11-7, 9-11, 12-10, 12-10.

In Group B, Adam Wells beat opposition from Leamington, Birmingham, Evesham, Coventry and Chester before losing 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 6-11, 11-4 to C Baldwin of Kidderminster.

The semi-finals and finals of the Oxford & District Divisional Knock-Out take place at the Forum Youth Centre in Kidlington on Friday, March 19 (6.40pm). Admission is free.

OXFORD JUNIOR LEAGUE RESULTS

Gruesome Twosome 5 (L&M Sheppard 2), Begbroke Boys 0; Kylemat 4 (M Simmons 2), Great Two 1; Bicester 0, The Batters 5 (A Brown 2, N Nixon 2); Begbroke Boys 4 (G May 2, R Benwell 2), Super M's 1; Snooker Balls 5 (S Dennett 2, R Didcock 2), Cherwell 0; Kylemat 4 (K Harris 2), Super M's 1; Snooker Balls 5 (S Dennett 2, R Didcock 2), Kidlington 0; The Batters 4 (N Nixon 2), Cherwell 1; Gruesome Twosome 4 (M Sheppard 2), Great Two 1; Bicester 2 (J Moore 2), Kidlington 3.

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