Oxford lead the way
The second round of the President’s Cup saw three convincing wins for the home sides, with wide variations in scoring both by teams and individuals. It is good to report that all teams managed to field full sides.
The only team to emerge from the first two games unbeaten is Oxford, who overcame Beds & Herts with Ian Bayley scoring high in a rare and welcome appearance for the Dark Blues. The best individual performance of the day though was surely that of Paul Steeples who achieved the unusual feat, especially in this competition, of a full house as London bounced back from their first week defeat by crushing Mastermind Club.
Finally, Sussex had a comfortable win over Cambridge, who continued their miserable start as the only team without a point so far.
The next set of games on November 1st will see bottom v top as Cambridge play Oxford while Beds & Hert host London and the Masterminders entertain Sussex.
| Pos | Pre | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Avg | 2s | Pts | Form |
| 1 | 3 (+2) | Oxford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 54 | 21 | 37.50 | 19 | 4 | WºWº |
| 2 | 1 (-1) | Mastermind Club | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 77 | -3 | 37.00 | 24 | 2 | WºLº |
| 3 | 2 (-1) | Beds & Herts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 69 | -3 | 33.00 | 20 | 2 | WºLº |
| 4 | 6 (+2) | London | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 63 | 12 | 37.50 | 19 | 2 | LºWº |
| 5 | 4 (-1) | Sussex | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 55 | 18 | 36.50 | 17 | 2 | LºWº |
| 6 | 5 (-1) | Cambridge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 90 | -45 | 22.50 | 11 | 0 | LºLº |
| London | 52 - 29 | Mastermind Club |
| Paul Steeples 23* Mick Lancaster 13 | Gavin Fuller 12 Ray Ward 11 |
| Oxford | 41 - 31 | Beds & Herts |
| Ian Bayley 21 Mike Billson 13 | Mick McCarthy 12 Gareth Kingston 11 |
| Sussex | 45 - 20 | Cambridge |
| Olav Bjortomt 18 Kathryn Johnson 12 Paul Sinha 10 | Ray Eaton 10 |
| Pos | Table | P | W | D | L | Avg | B | Pts |
| 1 | West London | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 47.50 | 5 | 33 |
| 2 | North London | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 46.13 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | Outer London | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 41.25 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Central London | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 44.13 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | South London | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 36.50 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | East London | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 37.00 | 0 | 8 |
| Pos | Division 1 | P | W | D | L | Avg | B | Pts |
| 1 | Broken Hearts (C) | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 52.90 | 14 | 84 |
| 2 | Pericardium | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 50.95 | 9 | 77 |
| 3 | Nomads | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 50.15 | 12 | 72 |
| 4 | Atletico | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 47.85 | 8 | 62 |
| 5 | Allsorts | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 47.35 | 4 | 54 |
| 6 | Old Itonians | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 45.55 | 9 | 53 |
| 7 | Telstars | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 42.00 | 5 | 37 |
| 8 | Barb | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 38.70 | 5 | 27 |
| 9 | Pineapple | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 37.65 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Waterloo Sunset | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 37.40 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Five Bells | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 38.10 | 1 | 11 |
| Pos | Division 2 | P | W | D | L | Avg | B | Pts |
| 1 | Gray Monks (W) | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 48.75 | 9 | 77 |
| 2 | Banana Splits | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 43.65 | 3 | 67 |
| 3 | Rosslyn Park | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 39.85 | 5 | 57 |
| 4 | Eclectics | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 40.80 | 4 | 54 |
| 5 | Accies | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 38.25 | 3 | 51 |
| 6 | Sons of the Dessert | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 39.40 | 6 | 48 |
| 7 | Mealy Bugs | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 39.10 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Ovalytes | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 38.20 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Outcasts | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 34.05 | 7 | 29 |
| 10 | Wharfside | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 29.70 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | London Scottish | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 29.90 | 1 | 13 |
| Pos | Table | P | W | D | L | 2s | Pts |
| 1 | Sussex | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 16 |
| 2 | Mastermind Club | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 122 | 11 |
| 3 | Oxford | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 81 | 11 |
| 4 | London | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 103 | 8 |
| 5 | Beds & Herts | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 94 | 8 |
| 6 | Cambridge | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 89 | 6 |