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2018–19 Season
Week 9

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News and Views: 2018–19 Season – Week 9 – 8 January 2019

By Haydn Thompson, with input from Mark Watson.

This being Week 9, we are now half way through the 2018–19 season.

Results

There were some good scores this week, and a few close games. Highest score of the week was 190 by the Ox–fford 'C'; this was the highest score of the season so far. (Two scores beat it last season: the Ox–fford scored 194 in Week 6, and the Dolphin scored 196 in Week 12.)

Four games were won by seven points or fewer – two in the A League and two in the C League. Closest of all were the victories of the Dolphin over the Royal Oak and the Chester Road Tavern over the Sutton Club – both of which were by just two points.

Tables

At the half–way stage of the season, the Dolphin, Harrington Academicals and the Robin Hood top their respective divisions. The Robin are the only undefeated team, as they have been for a few weeks now. They have a four–point lead over the Chester Road Tavern and the Park Timers; the CRT currently hold the second promotion place by just twelve match points.

In the B League, three teams are two points behind the Academicals and are separated by just 45 match points.

The biggest movers this week were Rushton Diamonds, who led the B League table last week but dropped to fourth on their week as question setters – the three teams that were closest behind them all winning.

Individual

Top scorer this week was Haydn Thompson with 51. Five players scored 48, including Andrew Wright – this was the highest individual score of the season so far in the B League.

There were 20 personal bests, and 15 personal worsts.

As we are now half way through the season, the full individual tables are available. Please go to the Home Page and click on one of the links at the top of the Latest Updates menu, on the left hand side of the page. (These links will only be available for a limited time. If they have been removed, please go to the Individual Scores Menu.)

Leading the Individual tables at the half-way point are Alice Walker, Dave Partington and John Green.

A League

Results

Ox–fford 'C' 190 157 Church House Bollington
Haydn Thompson (pb)
Alice Walker
Caroline Massey (pb)
51
48
42
48
39
33
Ashton Davies
Ed Baron
Bob Gratton (pb)
Dolphin Dragons 158 154 Waters Green Rams
Trevor Bithell (pb)
Liz Horrocks
33
33
42
42
21
Bob Thompson
Keith Pointon
David Reynolds (pb)
Royal Oak 161 163 Dolphin
Alan James (pb) 45 48
48
21
Peter McBride (pb)
Alan Hodgson
Derek Owen (pb)

Table

Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points
Dolphin 7 6 0 1 1144 12
Ox–fford 'C' 7 4 1 2 1233 9
Ox–fford 7 4 1 2 1112 9
Royal Oak 7 4 0 3 1099 8
Weaver 7 3 0 4 1157 6
Church House Bollington 7 3 0 4 1105 6
Dolphin Dragons 7 2 0 5 1017 4
Waters Green Rams 7 1 0 6 1072 2

Individual Top Ten

Team Played Total Highest Lowest Week 9
Alice Walker Ox–fford 'C' 7 336 54 45 48
Haydn Thompson Ox–fford 'C' 7 321 51 39 51
Ashton Davies Church House Bollington 7 318 57 39 48
Alan Hodgson Dolphin 7 318 51 36 48
Peter McBride Dolphin 7 288 48 30 48
Mark Watson Ox–fford 5 261 57 48  
Ed Baron Church House Bollington 7 252 45 18 39
Alan Gilday Weaver 7 252 42 27  
Rosalie James Royal Oak 7 249 45 27 33
Paul Morrissey Ox–fford 7 246 45 24  
Keith Pointon Waters Green Rams 7 246 45 15 42

B League

Results

Waters Green Lemmings 142 170 Nags Head
Jon Thompson
Bob Langstaff
Sunil Peck (pb)
Nick Peck (pb)
30
30
27
24
48
45
Andrew Wright (pb)
Paul Prior (pb)
Sutton Mutton 121 159 Harrington Academicals
Wynne Keith-Davies 33 42 Dave Partington
Park Taverners 139 172 British Flag
Graham Wallace 36 39 Ian Tams (pb)

Table

Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points
Harrington Academicals 7 6 0 1 1145 12
Nags Head 7 5 0 2 1088 10
British Flag 7 5 0 2 1082 10
Rushton Diamonds 7 5 0 2 1043 10
Waters Green Lemmings 7 3 0 4 957 6
Plough Horntails 7 2 0 5 943 4
Park Taverners 7 1 0 6 962 2
Sutton Mutton 7 1 0 6 885 2

Individual Top Ten

Team Played Total Highest Lowest Week 9
Dave Partington Harrington Academicals 7 282 45 30 42
Brian Bogie Rushton Diamonds 7 264 45 30  
Rob Parkin Harrington Academicals 7 246 42 27 27
Wynne Keith-Davies Sutton Mutton 7 243 45 27 33
Jon Thompson Waters Green Lemmings 7 228 45 24 30
Art Higham Rushton Diamonds 7 225 45 27  
Graham Wallace Park Taverners 6 219 45 30 36
Andrew Wright Nags Head 6 213 48 27 48
Anne Jeater Plough Horntails 7 207 36 24  
Bob Langstaff Waters Green Lemmings 7 207 36 21 30

C League

Results

Harrington 'B' 107 153 Robin Hood
Geoff Parkin
Martin Biss
27
27
36
36
21
21
Lorraine Hilton (pb)
Jim Kennelly
Andrew Clark (pb)
Tony Wilkinson
Brewers Arms 129 136 Cock Inn
Kenny Davenport-Slater (pb)
Andy Ridgway (pb)
39
30
27
24
24
24
Jackie Hulme
Anne Goddard (pb)
Peter Wilcox
Peter Bullivent
Chester Road Tavern 133 131 Sutton Club
Steve Moores (pb) 42 30
27
24
Wendy Brown
Chris Butler
Emma Griggs (pb)

Table

Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points
Robin Hood 7 7 0 0 1012 14
Chester Road Tavern 7 5 0 2 943 10
Park Timers 7 5 0 2 931 10
Sutton Club 7 3 0 4 896 6
Harrington 'B' 7 3 0 4 885 6
Cock Inn 7 3 0 4 872 6
Pack Horse Bowling Club 7 2 0 5 831 4
Brewers Arms 7 0 0 7 832 0

Individual Top Ten

Team Played Total Highest Lowest Wk 9
John Green Harrington 'B' 6 207 39 30  
Jim Kennelly Robin Hood 5 201 48 33 36
Glyn Bradley Park Timers 6 186 39 24  
Jackie Hulme Cock Inn 7 183 42 15 27
Wendy Brown Sutton Club 7 183 33 6 30
Andrew Fenton Park Timers 7 180 36 15  
Peter Wilcox Cock Inn 6 171 36 24 24
Tim Bloor Pack Horse Bowling Club 7 165 33 12  
John Poyser Park Timers 6 162 36 18  
Chris Butler Sutton Club 6 150 30 18 27
Mitch Moores Chester Road Tavern 6 150 30 18 18

Cars & Vans 4U Question Setters' Trophy

For the full spreadsheet, please click here.

  Week   Setters Difficulty Balance Ent'ment Total Last Yr
1 1 GK Ox–fford 9.22 9.62 7.22 26.06 17.22
2 1 Spec Ox–fford 10.00 7.09 7.17 24.26 24.69
3 7 GK Ox–fford 'C' 10.00 4.38 6.26 20.64 19.10
4 5 GK Sutton Club 5.97 7.90 6.33 20.20 19.98
5 9 Spec Park Timers 9.80 2.13 7.00 18.93 (23.61)
6 8 Spec Park Taverners 6.47 4.21 6.72 17.40 (11.45)
7 2 GK Dolphin Dragons 2.12 8.49 6.22 16.83 17.65
8 2 Spec Dolphin Dragons 4.36 5.50 6.22 16.08 20.42
9 4 Spec Waters Green Rams 1.78 8.67 5.39 15.84
10 3 Spec Plough Horntails 0.00 9.77 5.76 15.53
11 3 GK Plough Horntails 2.34 7.00 5.51 14.86 8.76
12 7 Spec Ox–fford 'C' 0.15 6.78 5.87 12.80 12.56
13 6 Spec Waters Green Lemmings 1.19 5.58 4.97 11.73 14.47
14 9 GK Rushton Diamonds 1.22 5.10 5.39 11.70 14.14
15 4 GK Waters Green Rams 5.97 0.00 5.22 11.19 18.84
16 5 Spec British Flag 4.43 0.00 6.72 11.15 24.61
17 8 GK Chester Road Tavern 1.95 1.06 5.67 8.68 13.96
18 6 GK Harrington 'B' 0.00 1.30 5.32 6.62 (16.23)

As we are at the half–way point of the season, we now discount last season's scores and the comparison is purely between this season's questions. There were one or two sets last season that were significantly easier than any other; consequently the easier questions from this season have benefitted because they are no longer compared with those.

This has had the effect of reversing the top two positions, although as both sets concerned were set by the same team, this is of little consequence! The Ox–fford's General Knowledge questions are now in top place, their Difficulty mark having gone up from 7.48 to 9.22 and the total from 23.89 to 26.06.

In terms of positions in the table, the biggest beneficiaries of the change were the Ox–fford 'C's General Knowledge questions, which move up from ninth place to third.

This week's Specialist questions, set by the Park Timers, were very popular, scoring the third highest Entertainment mark of the season so far – behind only the Ox–fford's two sets from Week 1. This is no less than we've come to expect from the Timers, who have been runners–up in the Cars & Vans 4U stakes in each of the last four seasons. Unfortunately, this season they were slightly let down (according to the spreadsheet) by the balance: teams going first scored on average 108% of their average marks, while those going second scored 117%.

The General Knowledge questions, set by the Rushton Diamonds, were equal 14th on entertainment, and were quite difficult (according to the spreadsheet); on average, teams scored 96% of their average marks. The balance was slightly better than on the Specialists, but the bias worked the other way; the teams going second (first in the Specialists) scored on average 99% of their average marks, while those going first (second in the Specialists) scored only 93%.

The good news is that because the balances in the two sets worked against each other, the overall balance was just about perfect. There was no difference in the "average" percentage between the teams that went "first first" and those that went "second first" – the scores being on average 103% of the average scores, in both cases.

As the overall balance was so good (according to the spreadsheet), it shouldn't have affected any results; but for the record, six games were won by the teams going "second first", and three went the other way. The three that were in the minority were the Dolphin, Nags Head and Robin Hood. Those are the top teams in the A and C Leagues and the second–placed team in the B League, but if we believe the spreadsheet this was just a coincidence.

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