ALAN Goodgame and his Six Bells C Kidlington team were in devastating form in the opening Premier/Section 1 game of the season at Yarnton British Legion, writes ANDY BEAL.

Goodgame missed with his first three sticks, but then clanged off the doll with his next 15 sticks to end up with a double sixer (3-6-6).

He was well-supported by Dick Walsh (5-6-3) and Roger Goodall (5-3-5) as Six Bells hit a total of 93 dolls in a 3-0 victory with leg scores of 32-24, 31-28, 30-25.

Champions Cricketers B suffered a rare first-game defeat at home to New Club A. After losing the first two legs 22-18, 20-19, Cricketers avoided a whitewash with a 28-23 success in the final leg.

Neil Lyon’s 15 dolls (6-5-4) helped Three Pigeons to a 3-0 win at home to Black Prince.

In Section 2, Daryl Simpson whipped off 14 dolls (5-4-5) to steer Red Lion B Eynsham to a 3-0 win at Team Monarch, for whom Keith Bull top- scored with 13 dolls (3-4-6).

Despite scoring more dolls than their opponents, Woodman lost 2-1 to visitors Three Horseshoes A.

They trailed 2-0 after 20-19 and 18-14 reverses, but snatched a point in the final leg with a 22-16 scoreline. Although Ged Cox failed to trouble the doll, King & Queen A triumphed 3-0 at home to Green Road Club in Section 4.

Clive Tutton led the way with 11 dolls (5-3-3) as they won 20-16, 19-13, 17-13.

In Section 5, John Brown bagged a six in his 14-doll haul (4-4-6) as George B won at Donnington Club C.

RESULTS.

Premier/Section 1: Yarnton Britsh Legion 0, Six Bells C Kidlington 3; Three Pigeons 3, Black Prince 0; Garsington Sports A 2, Rose Hill Club A 1; Cricketers B 1, New Club A 2.

Section 2: Woodman Inn 1, Three Horseshoes A 2; Vikings Sports B 2, The Griffin 1; Team Monarch 0, Red Lion B Eynsham 3; Six Bells 2, Chequers A 1; Red Lion Kidlington 0, Ampleforth Arms A 3.

Section 3: Kennington Club 1, Six Bells A Kidlington 2; Ampleforth Arms C 2, Vikings Sports A 1.

Section 4: George A 1, Pheasant Inn A 2; Queens Head 2, Vikings Sports C 1; Original Swan A 3, Cowley Workers 0; Masons Arms B 2, Donnington Club A 1; King & Queen A 3, Green Road Club 0.

Section 5: White Hart A 3, North Oxford Con Club A 0; Vikings Sports D 2, Brill Sports Club A 1; Red Lion Islip 1, Garsington Sports B 2; New Club B 3, Cricketers Arms A 0; Donnington Club C 0, George B 3. Section 6: Three Horseshoes B 0, King & Queen B 3; Six Bells D 2, Red Lion C Eynsham 1; Seacourt Bridge 1, Chandos Arms 2; North Oxford Con Club B 0, Red Lion Yarnton 3; Brill Sports Club B 1, Ampleforth Arms B 2.

Section 7: Blackbird 3, Kings Arms B 0; Northway Club B 3, Headington BL 0.

Section 8: Marston BL 2, Cricketers Arms 1; Littlemore BL 3, Red Lion B Cassington 0; Chequers C 3, Red Lion Old Marston 0.

Section 9: Red Lion A Cassington 2, The Kite 1; Littlemore Rugby Club 1, White Hart 2; Kings Arms A 3, Original Swan B 0.

Section 10: Pheasant Inn B 2, Original Swan C 1; Kidlington Football Club 2, Crown B 1; Headington Con Club 1, Corner House 2.

SIXERS.

A Goodgame 2, D Walsh (Six Bells C, Kidlington), D Green (Chequers A) E Edwards, N Lyon (Three Pigeons), G Smith, S Greenough (Garsington Sports A), G Brown (George B), K Bull (Team Monarch), M Holton (Six Bells Quarry), P Goudling (Cricketers B).

BLOBBERS .

G Cox (King & Queen A), M Gillan (Cowley Workers), A Williams, S Giles (North Oxford Con Club), E Jones (Cricketers Arms), C Proudfoot (Original Swan B), J Newman (Pheasant B), S Gibbons (Corner House), V Kemish, A Bracey (Headington Con Club).