BURFORD edged past hosts North Oxford and went top of Section 2 in the Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League after a dramatic final hole victory.

The contest came down to match three between Burford's Tom Potter and Andy Purdy and Glenn Oakes and Marc Andrews, which was all square on the 18th tee.

Both pairs played nervously, but two thinned bunker shots from North Oxford, each going out of bounds, gifted Burford victory.

Earlier home pair Shaun and Steve Smith defeated John Wilks and Barry Holt 5 & 4, while Ian Liddle and Simon Hopkins saw off Martyn and Ian Booth 2 & 1.

Tadmarton Heath moved to within touching distance of Section 1 leaders Oxford City with a 2-1 win at home to Studley Wood.

Owen King and Mark Hughes secured the points with a 5 & 4 victory over Austin Siggers and Nick Mortimer in match three.

Waterstock, who lost key players to the BB&O Penfold Trophy, were handed a 3-0 home drubbing by Shrivenham Park in Section 4.

Shrivenham gained maximum points after some excellent putting from Martin Pook held off the charge from Gavin Hazeldine and Mark Bell, who had been four down at the turn.

RESULTS Section 1 Tadmarton Heath 2 (3pts), Studley Wood 1(1) (Tadmarton first): A Mason & I Manning bt D Drew & J Clements 3 & 1, S Hallam & R Mawle lost to A Sutton & A Carass 1 up, O King & M Hughes bt A Siggers & N Mortimer 5 & 4.

Section 2 North Oxford 1 (1), Burford 2 (3) (North Oxford first): Sh Smith & St Smith bt J Wilks & B Holt 5 & 4, M Booth & I Booth lost to I Liddle & S Hopkins 2 & 1, G Oakes & M Andrews lost to T Potter & A Purdy 1 up.

Section 3 Kirtlington 1 (1), Hadden Hill 2 (3) (Kirtlington first): N Marsh & P Slade lost to C Hodnett & M Dowzall 2 up, L Kennedy & D Thomas lost to P Whiting & L Corrigan 2 up, R Kennedy & S Welfare bt P Chana & R Perry 3 & 2.

Brailes 1 (1), Bicester 2 (3) (Brailes first): S Pendleton & J Rose bt S Curtis & A Loveday 8 & 6, N Gardner & M Foster lost to R King & S Hickman 1 up, G Wignall & M Lloyd lost to P Hickman & M Bransby 2 & 1.

Section 4 Mentmore 2.5 (3.5), Carswell 0.5 (0.5) (Mentmore first): R Gaudoin & A Fairfield halved with D Dobson & M Thomas, B Clarke & S Bennett bt E Campbell & D Jones 6 & 5, S Lee & R Eatly bt M Courtney & A Morris 8 & 6.

Waterstock 0 (0), Shrivenham Park 4 (4) (Waterstock): I Faruq & D Gascoyne lost to T White & D John 5 & 3, G Hazeldine & M Bell lost to T Chester & M Pook 2 & 1, D Hill & K Bohan lost to P Godding & I Penfold 7 & 6.