EFA League: All to play for in Divisions 1 and 2
The third division winners may have been decided but Divisions 1 and 2 are still up for grabs as the last few matches are played over the next couple of weeks.
Old Olavians 1 are still in pole position in the first division but the Olavian second team are breathing down their necks; perhaps the key to the final placings will be the Old Harrovians who still have to play both Olavian teams.
In Division 2, North Oxford finished their season strongly as the Westminsters 2 conceded their match and the Old Stoics went down 3-0 last Sunday at Eton to the Oxford side, including a winning Division 2 debut for Karen Hird in partnership with skipper Gareth Hoskins against Fives "guns for hire" Ronald Pattison and Nigel Cox and a convincing win for North Oxford veterans Andy Bishop and Chris Lloyd over Will Skjott and Sam Basu. The third point was won by Graham Pulsford and Chris Austin who overcame Stoics management duo Mike Skjott and Jurgen Hutter in three games. That result leaves the Stoics still in the top half of the table and gives North Oxford a mightily impressive 30 points for the season. All year long the Oxford team have been involved in a two horse race for the Division 2 title and it all comes down to the Old Millhillians fixture against the Old Edwardians on April 26th. A 3-0 win for the OMs would take them a point clear of North Oxford at the top of the table; a 2-1 win and they would claim the title on the back of winning the head to head match between the two teams back in March. The Edwardians have been struggling to get teams out but can be dangerous opponents on their day. Is there one last twist in the tale?