WATLINGTON provided the outstanding result in the Bridle Insurance Oxford & District League with their whitewash of last year’s Division 1 champions Carterton.

Good solid bowling from all 16 Watlington players means they and Headington are now clear of the chasers.

While Kidlington are setting the pace in Division 2, Adderbury are already fighting against the drop Indeed, their defeat by Witney Town, despite Phil Gladden’s big win, makes their relegation look likely. Town’s Paul Demczak more than cancelled out Gladden’s score and he was ably assisted on the other two rinks.

Charlbury maintained their lead in Divison 3 with a narrow win against Hanborough.

David Cooper’s rink’s 19-shot margin proved decisive.

Banbury Central B are second after Tom McKenna’s 22-shot margin won them the points against Chadlington.

John Timms’ 17-shot win set up Thame’s’ defeat of Bloxham in Division 4, which puts them top of the table.

RESULTS

Division 1

Headington A 118 (6pts), Banbury Central A 46 (0) (Headington skips first): J King 30, W Campion 13; M Charlett 23, K McNeil 13; H Watts 32, N Galletly 11; N Rae-Welsh 27, L Young 9.

Watlington 96 (6), Carterton 59 (0) (Watlington skips first): S Cooper 23, P Sharman 21; G Hooker 28, R Clanfield 12; C Gilkes 23, T Warner 13; R Gilkes 22, S Richens 13.

Division 2

Witney Mills 71 (5), Chipping Norton 66 (1) (Witney skips first): R Barnett 12, N Siford 19; L Days 21, K Field 15; C Weller 20, J Martin 15; A Wiggins 18, T Sealey 17.

Witney Town 90 (5) Adderbury 70 (1) (Witney skips first): P Demczak 29, T Ely 11; A Scholan 11, P Gladden 28; T Ludlow 24, B Ogilvie 13; B Bloomfield 26, T Clarke 18.

Kidlington 87 (5), Shiplake 55 (1) (Kidlington skips first): M Peterson 25, J Bland 11; J Woodward 31, G Kennedy 13; C Cox 18, R Buckett 14; P McGrath 13, B Evans 17.

Division 3

Charlbury 87 (4), Hanborough 78 (2) (Charlbury skips first): D Cooper 30, G Haynes 11; E Pitts 17, K Williams 21; E Abbey 19, M Oliver 29; M Smith 21, G Thompson 17.

Blackbird Leys 96 (5), Headington B 62 (1) (B Leys skips first): P Sage 18, M Kershaw 22; R Brain 27, R Edwards 12; C Bennett 19, S Gould 17; J Baldwin 32, M Kirby 11.

Banbury Central B 75 (4), Chadlington 58 (2) (Banbury skips first): M Leather 16, C Smart 18; T McKenna 29, A Hobbs 7; J Pickering 10, R Arthur 17; R Cox 20, P Radbone 16.

Division 4

Bloxham 70 (1) Thame 92 (5) (Bloxham skips first): T Gardner 18, P Heafey 22; J Lucas 22, K Calcutt 21; D Morse 19, R Jenner 21; R Hopkins 11, J Timms 28; Oxford University Press 93¾ (6), Woodstock 52 (0) (Oxford skips first): G Jordan 27, P Shipton 12; R Cann 29, T Stevens 11; D Barlow 18¾, B Clarke 13; T Cox 19, D Coleman 16.

City & County B 88 (5), West Oxford 69 (1) (City skips first): G Powell 25, C Sherwood 23; T Gripe 12, G Richardson 18; B Stone 23, J Parker 17; J Glenn 28, M Alderson 11.