Banbury Chestnuts have been hit with a 12-point deduction after failing to raise a side against Division 1 leaders Carterton in the Oxford & District League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries.

The penalty sends Chestnuts crashing to the foot of the table, while Carterton, who were awarded six points, extended their lead at the top without bowling a wood. Headington raced to a 6-0 win at West Witney.

Skips Mark Charlett and Howard Watts posted 16-shot wins in a 97-53 scoreline.

Oxford City & County won 5-1 at home to Witney Mills.

RESULTS

Division 1

Oxford City & County A 77 (5pts), Witney Mills 67 (1) (City & County skips first): P Comley 23, M East 19; A Ley 24, A Auger 13; M Hancock 19, J Mott 13; C Earl 11, R Barnett 22.

West Witney 53 (0), Headington A 97 (6) (West Witney skips first): H Hitchcox 15, I Snowdon 21; K Alder 13, J King 19; P Skidmore 9, M Charlett 25; G Coombs 16, H Watts 32.

Carterton (6) w/o Banbury Chestnuts (-12).

Division 2

Bicester 70 (4½), Kidlington 68 (1½) (Bicester skips first): K Taylor 19, C Cox 19; P Hooley 12, M Brain 19; G Wood 18, J Hardie 17; A Hall 21, A Rowe 13.

Shiplake 93 (5), South Oxford A 70 (1) (Shiplake skips first): B Lambourne 17, K Mobley 22; J Bland 34, G Young 13; B Evans 16, H Payne 14; G Kennedy 26, R Claridge 21.

Thame 108 (6), Witney Town 57 (0) (Thame skips first): A Twinn 33, B Bloomfield 11; G Andrews 26, V Comley 21; J Timms 22, M Jones 11; L Lewis 27, T Ludlow 14.

Division 3

Headington B 101 (5), Oxford City & County B 72 (1) (Headington skips first): M Kershaw 32, G Kerr 12; A Peters 21, C Lewis 18; R Edwards 17, C Pollard 20; S Gould 31, N Satchell 22.

Woodstock 87 (4), Chipping Norton 73 (2) (Woodstock skips first): J Stone 17, S Davis 27; D Coleman 15, A Blackhurst-Holst 18; B Clarke 21, K Field 13; R Collett 34, P Rathbone 15.

Blackbird Leys 65 (1), Bloxham 88 (5) (Blackbird Leys skips first): D Buckwell 14, J Lucas 21; S O'Keefe 21, T Gardner 15; R Brain 16, D Morse 22; J Baldwin 14, T McKenna 30.

Oxford 76 (2), Watlington 85 (4) (Oxford skips first): G Watts 17, H Franklin 22; P Ilott 18, G Hooker 17; M Bracewell 15, S Gilkes 30; L Vaughan 26, D Auger 16;.

Division 4

Banbury Central B 61 (5½), Florence Park 33 (½) (Banbury Central skips first): R Wilkins 17, I Gray 4; G Gerry 12, A Thomas 12; J Pickering 12, C Harris 8; J Bone 20, R Winchester 9.

Oxford University Press 60 (1), Hanborough 89 (5) (OUP skips first): P Tweddle 18, C Hayley 12; M Kirby 9, K Williams 33; G Jordan 19, G Haynes 25; K Brown 14, P Warner 19.

South Oxford B 54 (1), Chadlington 93 (5) (South Oxford skips first): T Hookman 11, C Smart 27; B Edmondson 24, P Rathbone 8; D Walker 9, J Benfield 31; P Woodville 10, R Arthur 27.

West Oxford 68 (0), Adderbury 88 (6) (West Oxford skips first): F Buck 14, P Gladden 17; B Murphy 19, T Ely 21; M Alderson 12, J Dancer 23; P Moffat 23, C Skidmore 27.