Challengers League Winners 2013 and 2016
Steve Upton
Squad Captain 2020/21
Vice Captain Jill Nobbs
NORTHERN LEAGUE IS CURRENTLY SUSPENDED
OUR NORTHERN LEAGUE MEMBERS |
Dick Baron | Brian Booker | George Casson | Mike Gilbey |
Ron Greer | Stephen Inglis | Mark Ivory | Bob Johnson |
Val Johnson | Phil Newham | Jill Nobbs | John North |
Tony Osborn | Betty Pierrot | Angela Sankey | Tony Scott |
Peter Shaw | Sue Tivey | Steve Upton | Brian Walker |
Phil Woodhead | Diane Wynne |
NON PLAYING OR NON FEDERATED MEMBERS |
Peter Carrigan | Gerald Clark | Julie Clark | Graham Fenton |
Linda Fenton | Jean Gullidge | John Humphrey | Dave Ings |
Graham Marshall | Ritva McAuliffe | Stephen O’Donovan | Mike Sparshott-Worley |
Rosie Sparshott-Worley | David Stobart | Marjorie Stobart | Richard Tivey |
Christine Watts |
CALPE AWAY
Monday 12th October 2020
Meet at Teulada Car Park 8.30am
For ALL Northern League Team Results, go to: “Northern League Results” in the side bar.
ONYX FIXTURES & RESULTS 2020/21 | |||
---|---|---|---|
ALL GAMES 9.30. FOR 10.00.Onyx scores FIRST |
DATE | AGAINST | VENUE | RESULT | CHALLENGERS |
---|---|---|---|---|
October 2020 | ||||
Monday 12th October | Calpe | A | No Game | |
Monday 19th October | BBC Jaguars | A | ||
Monday 26th October | Opal | H | ||
November | ||||
Monday 2nd November | El Cid Sabres | A | ||
Monday 9th November | Finca Guila | H | ||
Monday 16th November | Bonalba | A | ||
Monday 23rd November | Quartz | H | ||
Monday 30th November | El Cid Swords | A | ||
December | ||||
Monday 7th December | BBC Tigers | A | ||
Christmas Break | ||||
DATE | AGAINST | VENUE | RESULT | CHALLENGERS |
January 2021 | ||||
Monday 11th January | Calpe | H | No Game | |
Monday 18th January | BBC Jaguars | H | ||
Thursday 28th January | Opal | A | ||
February | ||||
Thursday 4th February | El Cid Sabres | H | ||
Monday 8th February | Finca Guila | A | ||
Thursday 18th February | Bonalba | H | ||
Thursday 25th February | Quartz | A | ||
March | ||||
Monday 1st March | El Cid Swords | H | ||
Thursday 11th March | BBC Tigers | H |
Due to Social Distancing a Full Squad Photo is Not Possible
ONYX FIXTURES & RESULTS 2020/21 | |||
---|---|---|---|
ALL GAMES 9.30. FOR 10.00.Onyx scores FIRST |
DATE | AGAINST | VENUE | RESULT | CHALLENGERS |
---|---|---|---|---|
October 2020 | ||||
Monday 12th October | Calpe | A | 8 – 2 | No Game |
Monday 19th October | BBC Jaguars | A | 2 – 8 | 2 – 0 |
Monday 26th October | Opal | H | 2 – 8 | 0 – 2 |
November | ||||
Monday 2nd November | El Cid Sabres | A | 1 – 9 | 2 – 0 |
Monday 9th November | Finca Guila | H | ||
Monday 16th November | Bonalba | A | ||
Monday 23rd November | Quartz | H | ||
Monday 30th November | El Cid Swords | A | ||
December | ||||
Monday 7th December | BBC Tigers | A | ||
Christmas Break | ||||
DATE | AGAINST | VENUE | RESULT | CHALLENGERS |
January 2021 | ||||
Monday 11th January | Calpe | H | No Game | |
Monday 18th January | BBC Jaguars | H | ||
Thursday 21st January | Quartz | A | ||
Thursday 28th January | Opal | A | ||
February | ||||
Thursday 4th February | El Cid Sabres | H | ||
Monday 8th February | Finca Guila | A | ||
Thursday 18th February | Bonalba | H | ||
March | ||||
Monday 1st March | El Cid Swords | H | ||
Thursday 11th March | BBC Tigers | H |
CONTACT DETAILS
Squad Captain: Steve Upton
Tel: 634 323 652
Arrangement for adverse weather conditions:
In case of inclement weather:-
First – Check your email.
Second – If still in doubt – RING ME between 8.15 & 9.00 am.
CLICK HERE TO EMAIL ME
UPDATE ON NORTHERN LEAGUE
Our match against Finca Guila has been cancelled because of the suspension of the Northern League. No decision has been made yet as to when this situation will be reviewed.
MATCH REPORT – EL CID SABRES v ONYX MONDAY 2ND NOVEMBER 2020
Another glorious day saw us travel to El Cid for a match against the Sabres, the team currently top of the league. Mike Gilbey’s team started quite well and after 7 ends were leading 9-4, unfortunately they lost the next 8 ends some of which were heavy scores and although they rallied towards the end of the game, went down 15-30. Dave Ings team, in a low scoring game, bowled really well and after 16 ends were leading 14-11 but unfortunately, the Sabres won the last 2 ends to win by 1 shot, very unlucky. Jill Nobbs team, in an even lower scoring game, slugged it out with all but 2 ends being won by 1 shot only. Coming into the last end, the Sabres were leading by one shot but another 1 shot win saw the Onyx team manage a draw, winning our only point, well done to them. Brian Walker’s team faced arguably the top Sabres team skipped by their captain, Yvonne Briden and aquitted themselves really well but in the end, a 6 conceded on the 11th end proved to be the key score and although 6 out of the last 7 ends were won by Brian’s team, the Sabres held on and we went down 14-17.
The Challenger team, skipped by Pete, were in a very hard fought game with some really tight ends but held their nerve to run out 14-11 winners. Well done to them.
MATCH REPORT – ONYX v OPAL MONDAY 26TH OCTOBER 2020
On paper, a 2-8 loss doesn’t seem too good but the match was hard fought and after 9 ends we were leading on 3 rinks and the challengers game but then the wind dropped and Opal found their form. I will only single out one game and that was Mike, Dick and Tony on rink 4 who managed to win their game on the last end by one shot, well done to them.
There were some really gritty performances from the rest of the team which was very pleasing against the team who are expected to win the Northern League so well done to everyone.
BBC JAGUARS V ONYX AWAY MON 19/10
Another pleasant sunny day for our visit to BBC for our match against the Jaguars. It was played in a good spirit but unfortunately we didn’t get the result that | thought we deserved, losing 2-8. Brian, Steve and Angela fought a close game but unfortunately dropped a 6 at a crucial stage of the match and didn’t have enough ends left to claw it back, going down 14-21. Mike, Dick and Tony fought well against a very experienced team and to be truthful weren’t able to keep up with them, going down 10-25. Dave, Mark and Jean bowled very well and deserved their 19-15 win, well done. Jill, Phil and Betty started well and looked to have the measure of the opposition but then the wheels fell of half way through the game and although they fought back well went down 15-18.
The Challenger’s first outing this season saw 3 bowlers bow together for the first time and after a shaky start, fought back and finally won 16-14 after scoring 3 shots on the last end, well done.
CALPE v ONYX AWAY MONDAY 12TH OCTOBER 2020
Our first match of the season saw us travel to Calpe for what is a difficult fixture and we came away with a 4-6 result that we would all have taken before the match. The notorious rink 1 proved as difficult as ever and Mike, Dick and Tony started well and after 11 ends were 10-4 ahead but a spirited fight back saw Calpe lead 11-12 after 16 ends. Some excellent bowling over the last 2 ends, winning by 1 and 3 shots respectively saw us come home 15-12 winners. Rink 2 proved a very difficult game for Brian, Steve and Angela and after a slow start got to 8-11 after 12 ends and the match seemed finely poised. However, the Calpe trio then won 5 out of the last 6 ends resulting in a 9-19 loss, a score that didn’t reflect how hard fought the game was. Rink 3 was a topsy turvey game with Calpe racing into a 1-11 lead, however a 7 on the 5″ end narrowed the gap to 8-11, Calpe than won the next 6 ends to once again open a commanding lead at 8-21 and although Dave, Mark and Jean fought well over the last 7 ends, they couldn’t claw back the deficit and went down 17-25. Rink 4 proved to be a very exciting and closely fought game, Jill, Phil and Betty fought hard throughout and were leading for most of the game. On the 17″ end, leading 24-17, victory seemed assured but dropping a 6 on the last end set the heart racing, a 24-23 result was very welcome and clinched the 4 points for Onyx.
* UPDATE – Due to Calpe fielding 2 non federated members, this match has been awarded to Onyx 8-2