Oxfordshirestaged an amazing comeback to draw 18-18 with Cambridgeshire in their BDO Inter-County Championship Premier Division clash at Rileys Oxford.
The hosts trailed 18-13 to a Cambridgeshire side including three-times world champion Martin ‘Wolfie’ Adams, but Oxon men’s A team won the last five ties to earn a share of the spoils.
Adams defeated Nick Cobb 4-2 to put the visitors in command, and the Oxfordshire fightback was started by their man-of-the-match, Kevin Lowe.
This was followed by sparkling wins from Stuart Dutton, Kirk Shepherd, Eamon Lilly and Preben Krabben, who hit an amazing 22 tons in his game.
The result puts Oxon on 139 points, level with Essex in third place, with the men’s A team sitting second in their table.
The previous day, Oxon ladies’ B team recovered from 2-0 down to win 4-2 thanks to Belinda Grant, Cali Birch, Julie Newman and Babs Manning.
The men’s B also started slowly, trailing 6-2 before storming back to earn a 6-6 draw, with Keith Bedding, Graham Manning, Phil Addison and man-of-the-match Andy Thomas on target. On Sunday, Oxon ladies A went down 5-1, with Lakeside World Championship runner-up Deta Hedman losing out to Clare Ball.
So Cambridge went into the men’s A match 13-11 ahead before being stunned by Oxon’s comeback.
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