Plough Buried &Thieving Scousers Stuffed......

Another famous victory for the Bear, on a bad night for Scousers. Consistent scoring from all the team, meant an unassailable lead after 2 legs. The 3rd leg slipped out of our clutches, but superiority was restored in the Beer/Latte leg, as several milky coffees were despatched by Mark. Capt Slade pronounced himself satisfied and left early, to show his wife a good husband, then returned to the pub, when she wasn't interested.

Cross Keys

An unsatisfactory loss to the Cross Keys, with a dodgy anorexic doll and some iffy calls, not that we're bad sports of course. A win in the last leg & the beer leg salvaged something, and yet again Dave starred with the sticks, scoring 6. A few double blobs from Fergie, Pete, Pete & Tony didn't help the cause, but on returning to The Bear, the village pixie was on hand to make everyone feel better, when they realised how lucky they were, not to be him !

Better luck next week v The Plough at home

Bear wears the Crown

Not the weather for cricket, but it didn't deter the hardy Aunt Sally crew. A comfortable 4-2 home victory against The Crown was achieved with minimal fuss. Initial worries that Dave Latimer had overshortened the pitch to suit his feeble throwing technique, were wide of the mark (like his aim), and a 30' throw was paced out by our independant adjudicator Molly. Heavy scoring from Darts Dave & Multi Talented Tim, was nearly matched by Steve & Jon, to ensure one of our more consistent team performances. Ben was the runt of the litter tonight with a 2 (which was considered a good score last year !)- never mind son !
Beer leg won too, so a good night.
We have started giving our opposition teams a "good blokes" rating, and I'm pleased to say The Crown scored quite highly, with only a few things nicked. 7/10- well done !

Cumnor thrashed out of sight !

The Aunt Sally season started with a home win for The Bear. Led by Jon Slade the team were undefeated, with Jon himself leading from the front with a "magnificent 7". Steve was a steadyinfluence, & chipped in with 4, and the rest of the team topped up the scoreboard occasionally.
Cumnor must have been in awe of this performance, as they were clearly unable to respond at all. Some may claim that this was due to the fact that they were still in Cumnor supporting AC Milan, but I think that's nitpicking myself.
Some excellent Ale tasting followed, and everyone agreed that The Bear was indeed Pub of the Yeay for South Oxfordshire.

Next week The Crown Didcot at home.