FRONT-RUNNERS Headington and Watlington continued their strong form in Division 1 of the Bridle Insurance Oxford & District League.

Leaders Headington, despite Ray Gaskin’s rink being a shot down going into the final end, beat West Witney 6-0.

Rivals Watlington recorded a 5-1 victory at South Oxford.

There was a late scare for Bob Gilkes’ men, who dropped six shots in the final three ends, but they were able to cling on to triumph 21-20.

Two of the top three met in Division 2, with leaders Kidlington claiming victory despite visitors Witney Town winning two rinks and drawing a third.

The hosts had Mike Peterson’s men to thank as their 13-shot cushion topped all their opponents’ winning rinks.

In Division 3, Charlbury travelled to Chadlington and triumphed 4-2 in a tight match.

Ron Arthur and Carl Smart opened up a 21-shot advantage for the hosts, only to see Dave Cooper and Eric Pitts win by a combined 22 shots.

LATEST RESULTS

DIVISION 1

Carterton 64 (0pts), City & County A 78 (6) (Carterton skips first): S Aldren 17, C Pollard 18; T Jupp 20, C Earl 25; P Sharman 15, A Ley 18; S Timms 12, P Comley 17.

South Oxford A 61 (1), Watlington 83 (5) (S Oxford skips first): D Claridge 20, S Cooper 18; J Hall 20, R Gilkes 21; K Mobley 9, C Gilkes 23; D Tidball 12, S Gilkes 21.

West Witney 67 (0), Headington A 86 (6) (West Witney skips first): K Alder 15, B Gaskins 16; A McIntyre 17, J King 19, P Skidmore 17, H Watts 27; D Leighfield 18, M Charlett 24.

DIVISION 2

Kidlington 76 (3½), Witney Tn 69 (2½) (Kidlington skips first): P McGrath 17, P Demczak 17; M Peterson 23, B Bloomfield 10; C Cox 19, P Warner 24; J Hardie 17, A Scholan 18.

Shiplake 66 (1), Witney Mills 76 (5) (Shiplake skips first): B Lambourne 12, R Barnett 24; G Kennedy 25, C Weller 16; B Evans 15, L Days 17; J Bland 14, P Robbins 19.

DIVISION 3

Blackbird Leys 77 (4½), Banbury Central B 68 (1½) (Blackbird Leys skips first): J Baldwin 18, J Pickering 14; P Sage 17, M Leather 17; R Brain 19, T McKenna 21; A Fleming 23, R Cox 16.

Chadlington 74 (2), Charlbury 75 (4) (Chadlington skips first): R Arthur 26, E Abbey 16; P Heath 13, D Cooper 23; C Smart 25, M Smith 14; A Hobbs 10, E Pitts 22.

Headington B 80 (5), Bicester 71 (1) (Headington skips first): M Kershaw 24, A Hall 15; R Edwards 22, P Sansome 18; S Gould 16, K Taylor 13; A Manger 18, A Workman 25.

DIVISION 4

City & County B 84 (6), Oxford Uni Press 57¾ (0) (City & County skips first): B Stone 22, T Cox 13; G Powell 23, D Barlow 11; J Glenn 17, R Cann 15¾; T Gripe 22, G Jordan 18.

West Oxford 79 (4½), Bloxham 61 (1½) (West Oxford skips first): P Moffat 22, R Higgins 16; C Sherwood 16, T Gardner 17; A Blackburn 20, D Morse 20; G Richardson 21, J Lucas 8.

Woodstock 87 (4), South Oxford B 65 (2) (Woodstock skips first): B Clarke 34, D Bye 6; F Nelson 12, J Guest 27, B Dickson 23, E Lamb 11; T Stevens 18, P Powell 21.

OXFORDSHIRE’S Middleton Cup campaign is over.

With neither side able to win South Group B, their scheduled clash against Berkshire on Saturday has been called off.

Meanwhile, Oxon paid for a poor start as they suffered a 125-111 defeat at home to Surrey in the Home Counties League.

Oxfordshire 111 (4), Surrey 125 (18) (Oxon rink scores): P Demczak, S Gibson, R Barnett, B Sparkes lost 17-18; B Squires, J Timms, A Ley, R Buckett won 27-15; C Lewis, T Grice, P Robbins, J King lost 19-25; B Bloomfield, J Woodward, P Comley, S Cooper lost 11-20; H Alder, G Moon, I Whelpton, P Sharman lost 15-27; A Kernish, S Jones, C Earl, K Alder won 22-20.