Cambridge University Pool Club

2004 men's varsity

Cambridge 22 - 68 Oxford

The 2004 Varsity pool match was held at Colours pool and snooker club in Oxford, on 8th/9th May. Facing arguably the strongest OUPC side ever seen, an inexperienced Cambridge team succumbed to the heaviest ever Varsity defeat. Although the contest had been considerably closer the previous year, Cambridge's squad had been composed almost entirely of finalists, and this year had only one player remaining with Varsity experience - their captain, Rob Cork. Oxford on the other hand, were fielding a team packed full with players offering both the talent and experience that the Cambridge side lacked, and right from the start were taking no prisoners. Varsity matches are usually won or lost on the first singles session, and this one was no exception, with the scoreline standing at 8-28 going in to the doubles. Here, Oxford's knowledge of BAPTO rules, and their considerable experience, saw them win four of the six legs by a 3-0 margin, only conceding two doubles frames in the entire competition!

Cambridge returned on the second day needing all of the remaining frames (36) for victory; an unlikely prospect, and Oxford wasted no time in snatching two of the first three frames to seal their victory. From then on, the demoralised Cambridge side haemorrhaged frames at an alarming rate as Oxford piled on the pressure in search of a record victory. Despite the best efforts of the Cambridge middle order to rally, the scoreline finished a massive 68-22 to the dark blues, leaving Cambridge with all the work to do in order to rebuild in time for the next Varsity match.



FULL RESULTS
  Cambridge   Oxford
Saturday singles

8-28
Rob Cork 1 v 2 Alan Halliday
Andy Aspden 1 v 2 Aled Davies
Scott Danks 0 v 3 Dave Spence
Chris Chamberlain 2 v 1 Adrian Briggs
Abdur Modoni 0 v 3 Pete Franklin
Simon Williams 2 v 1 Danny Potter
Luke Pickering 0 v 3 James Watson
Patrick Snow 0 v 3 Craig Fothergill
Chris Coomber 1 v 2 John Kinsey
Andy Cockbill 0 v 3 Nick Woolley
Bill Mulholland 0 v 3 Jon Guyett
Dom Ceglowski 1 v 2 Mike Floyd
  8 v 28  
Saturday doubles

2-16
Scott and Chris Ch. 0 v 3 Adrian and James
Patrick and Andy A. 1 v 2 Aled and Alan
Luke and Simon 0 v 3 Dave and Danny
Abdur and Chris Co. 0 v 3 Pete and Craig
Rob and Andy C. 0 v 3 Mike and John
Bill and Dom 1 v 2 Jon and Nick
  10 v 44  
Sunday singles

12-24
Chris Coomber 1 v 2 Dave Spence
Abdur Modoni 2 v 1 Mike Floyd
Rob Cork 0 v 3 Craig Fothergill
Scott Danks 1 v 2 Pete Franklin
Chris Chamberlain 0 v 3 Alan Halliday
Simon Williams 1 v 2 Adrian Briggs
Andy Aspden 2 v 1 Danny Potter
Patrick Snow 0 v 3 John Kinsey
Bill Mulholland 2 v 1 James Watson
Luke Pickering 3 v 0 Nick Woolley
Andy Cockbill 0 v 3 Jon Guyett
Dom Ceglowski 0 v 3 Aled Davies
  22 v 68  


INDIVIDUAL STATS
Name Singles (out of 6) Doubles (out of 3) Overall (out of 9)
Won % won Won % won Won % won
Andy Aspden 3 50 1 33 4 44
Bill Mulholland 2 33 1 33 3 33
Luke Pickering 3 50 0 0 3 33
Simon Williams 3 50 0 0 3 33
Dom Ceglowski 1 17 1 33 2 22
Chris Chamberlain 2 33 0 0 2 22
Chris Coomber 2 33 0 0 2 22
Abdur Modoni 2 33 0 0 2 22
Rob Cork 1 17 0 0 1 11
Scott Danks 1 17 0 0 1 11
Patrick Snow 0 0 1 33 1 11
Andy Cockbill 0 0 0 0 0 0