CARTERTON came from behind to secure an unlikely win at home to Witney Mills in Division 1 of the Bridle Insurance Oxfordshire League.

Mills seemed to be enjoying the best of the derby clash, winning on three rinks.

However, the overall shot count was tied with one end to play.

Paul Sharman’s rink, for the home side, won that end by two shots, to give Carterton the match points on aggregate.

A 35-shot victory for Howard Watt’s rink gave Headington a 66-point win at South Oxford.

RESULTS

Division 1

South Oxford A 50 (0pts), Headington A 116 (6) (S Oxford skips first): D Tidball 8, M Charlett 24; R Claridge 24, J King 25; K Mobley 12, N Rae-Welsh 26; M Keen 6, H Watts 41.

City & County A 73 (4½), Shiplake 67 (1½) (City skips first): C Earl 15, J Bland 15; P Comley 18, B Lambourne 15; A Ley 21, G Kennedy 17; J Drage 19, B Evans 20.

Carterton 74 (3), Witney Mills 72 (3) (Carterton skips first): T Jupp 18, R Barnett 22; P Sharman 14, C Weller 18; T Warner 17, A Auger 19; G Walker 25, J Mott 13.

Division 2

Bicester 55 (0), Adderbury 117 (6) (Bicester skips first): A King 12, J Radley 25; E Sheffield 12, T Ely 30; K Taylor 15, C Skidmore 25; A Hall 16, P Gladden 37.

Witney Town 92 (6), Banbury Chestnuts 54 (0) (Witney skips first): B Bloomfield 19, A Wase 17; P Demczak 24, K Buckle 16; T Ludlow 26, L Wilkinson 8; W Parker 23, C Taylor 13.

West Witney 93 (4), Charlbury 72 (2) (West skips first): K Alder 25, D Cooper 18; A McIntyre 32, J Stevens 10; P Skidmore 19, M Smith 21; T Prew 17, D Dix 23.

Division 3

Banbury Central B 72 (2½) Chipping Norton 79 (3½) (Banbury skips first): M Leather 16, W Jarvie 16; R Cox 23, D Leighfield 22; T McKenna 20, T Sealey 17; K Williams 13, K Field 24.

Headington B 71 (4), City & County B 70 (2) (Headington skips first): P Arundel 12, G Powell 23; R Edwards 14, T Gripe 17; S Gould 24, B Stone 14; M Kirby 21, N Wharton 16.

Hanborough 67 (1), Kidlington 83 (5) (Hanborough skips first): K Williams 14, M Peterson 21; G Haynes 23, P McGrath 18; M Oliver 13, M Brain 26; C Hayley 17, C Cox 18.

Division 4

Blackbird Leys 81 (5), Bloxham 60 (1) (Blackbird Leys skips first): R Painton 25, D Morse 15; B Spencer 15, T Gardner 26; J Baldwin 21, J Stephens 9; A Fleming 20, J Lucas 10.

Oxford University Press 50 (1), South Oxford B 80 (5) (Oxford skips first): T Cox 20, K Clarke 14; G Giles 13, P Woodville 17; P Tweddle 9, J Guest 26; I Gray 8, P Power 23.

Chadlington 78 (5), West Oxford 51 (1) (Chadlington skips first): C Smart 16, G Richardson 18; P Madeley 17, C Sherwood 7; P Radbone 23, M Alderson 13; A Hobbs 22, B Murphy 13.