PROMOTED Red Lion A continued their great start to the Men’s Section 2 campaign in the Greene King ODDA Summer League with a comeback 5-4 victory at George Lounge A.

The hosts went 2-0 up through Martin Atherton and Carl Church, but Red Lion, boosted by their whitewash victory the previous week, hit back to lead 3-2 thanks to wins from Wayne Harris, Adam Bekus and Phil Busby.

George levelled at 3-3 when Jimmy Oram defeated Tom Cooper, even though Cooper hit the week’s highest check-out of 157 (60-57-40).

Red Lion’s 2-1 pairs win gave them a 5-4 success.

Bullnose Morris hung on for a 5-4 victory at home to Gladiators in Division 4, after singles wins from Ian McMurtha and James Harding, Mark Wheeler and Sam Jones put them 5-4 ahead.

In Section 6, New Club raced into a 4-0 lead at Donnington CC D through Chris Kent, Dan Packford, Craig Lacey and Vinnie Williams.

Donnington staged a great comeback to level thanks to wins from Andy McGovern and Harry Fletcher, plus the first two pairs But New Club’s Vinnie Williams and Craig Lacey won the final pairs to clinch a thrilling 5-4 win.

Defending Ladies Premier Section champions Florence Park Community Centre A scrambled to a 5-4 victory at Witney Snooker Club Paulette Guy, Maggie Dexter-Naylor and Hazel Prowton put the hosts 3-1 ahead.

Park levelled thanks to Clare Bywaters and Angie Godfrey before a 2-1 pairs win saw them home.

Entries for the ODDA summer competitions must be in by this Saturday.

GREENE KING ODDA SUMMER LEAGUE
MEN
Premier & Section 1: Cowley Workers Club 8, Democrats Club 1; Challow RBL 1, Kidlington Green SC 8; Abingdon Unity FC 7, Kings Arms 2.
Section 2: Chequers Inn B 5, Catherine Wheel 4; Black Bull 6, Chequers Inn A 3; George Lounge A 4, Red Lion A 5. Section 3: Littlemore RFC B 1, Cricketers Arms B 8; Cricketers Arms C 5, Duke of Monmouth 4.
Section 4: George Bar 6, Butchers Arms 3; Bullnose Morris 5, Gladiators Club 4.
Section 5: Florence Park CC 4, Masons Arms 5; Donnington CC 6, George Lounge B 3.
Section 6: Red Lion B 3, Golden Ball 6; Corner House B 3, Crown Inn 6; Donnington CC D 4, New Club 5. 
LADIES 
Premier & Section 1: Witney Snooker Club 4, Florence Park CC A 5; Blackbird BC 5, Red Lion 4.
Section 2: Catherine Wheel 6, Chequers Inn B 3; Florence Park CC B 5, Six Bells 4; George Lounge A 4, Kidlington FC B 5; Six Bells 4, George Lounge B 5.
Section 3: Gladiators Club 6, Duke of Monmouth A 3; Donnington CC B 6, Cowley Workers Club 3; POW 2, Northway CC 7.
Section 4: Chequers Inn A 5, Masons Arms 4; Florence Park CC C 6, Donnington CC A 3; Kidlington FC A 5, New Club 4; Marston RBL 4, Bletchington SC 5.
Section 5: Kings Arms 6, George Bar 3; New Club A 4, Rose Hill CC 5; Butchers Arms 4, Florence Park CC D 5.
THIS WEEK’S MAXIMUMS
P Hall (Cowley Workers), A Presley (Democrats), N Russell (Kidlington Green SC), K Wilkins (Challow RBL), A Jones (Challow RBL), J Cross (Challow RBL), S Bennett (Kings Arms), T Wheeler (Black Bull), M Parsons (Black Bull), M Ashburner (Cricketers Arms C).
TON-PLUS CHECK-OUTS
T Cooper (Red Lion A) 157, K Wilkins (Challow RBL) 127, B Fuller (Donnington CC D) 116, T Hamilton (Florence Park CC A Ladies) 115, M Baldwin (Florence Park CC) 114, D Allen (Cowley Workers) 110, S James (Cricketers Arms B) 107, G Brain (Cricketers Arms B) 104.