Headington A took advantage of Banbury Central’s rest week to go top of Division 1 of the Oxford & District League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries, by hammering Carterton 6-0.

Oxfordshire stars Craig Nicoll, Mark Charlett, Nick Rae-Welsh and Ian Snowdon were all winning skips.

Oxford City & County A also recorded a maximum 6-0 success away at South Oxford to go third.

Chris Earl, for the second successive week, scored highly, winning 33-11.

Witney Mills marched on towards a second successive promotion with a 6-0 win at Cotswold in Division 2.

Captain Martin Kershaw’s superb last bowl secured Headington B a 4-2 win at Charlbury in Division 3.

Watlington played twice in Division 4, taking maximum points against Chipping Norton and Oxford University Press to open up a 14-point gap at the top.

Pete Madeley claimed the biggest win of the day, 41-6, as in-form Chadlington also made it two 6-0 wins on the bounce by beating South Oxford B.

RESULTS

Division 1

Banbury Chestnuts 92 (5pts) Bicester 63 (1) (Banbury Chestnuts skips first): D Bryant 24, K Taylor 16; B Neal 26, A Hall 9; A Northcote 24, B Garforth 16; D Munslow 18, P Hooley 22.

Headington A 108 (6) Carterton 47 (0) (Headington skips first): C Nicoll 24, G Walker 7; M Charlett 34, P Sharman 11; N Rae-Welsh 22, D Clanfield 20; I Snowdon 28, A Wise 9.

South Oxford A 55 (0) Oxford City & County 112 (6) (South Oxford skips first): M Keen 14, M Petersen 33; K Clarke 16, P Comley 20; R Claridge 14, A Ley 26; G Young 11, C Earl 33.

Division 2

Cotswold 67(0) Witney Mills 99 (6) (Cotswold skips first): D Cooper 24, R Barnett 27; S Cooper 18, J Mott 19; T Cox 12, A Auger 25; M East 13, L Days 28.

Oxford City & County B 93 (5½), Thame 66 (½) (City & County skips first): N Satchell 28, R Duncan 14; G Gray 26, R Slater 14; O Sharif 19, L Westcott 18; B Slatter 20, G Lazaruk 20.

Shiplake 72 (4), Kidlington 64 (2) (Shiplake skips first): B Lambourne 16, J Hardie 24; B Evans 20, G Watts 10; T Beaumont 15, D Snell 18; J Bland 21, J O’Shea 12.

Division 3

Charlbury 72 (2), Headington B 74 (4) (Charlbury skips first): D Dix 12, P Sargeant 26; J Stevens 15, T Murphy 19; M Smith 23, M Kershaw 10; R Smith 22, R Edwards 19.

Rover 66 (2), Blackbird Leys 79 (4) (Rover skips first): K Hall 9, S O’Keefe 28; A Peters 16, R Brain 17; J Warland 19, H Payne 18; M Bracewell 22, G Roper 16.

Witney Town 77 (1), Banbury Central B 86 (5) (Witney skips first): V Comley 14, R Havard 23; F Dawson 15, B Collins 27; M Jones 31, R Cox 14; B Buckingham 17, T McKenna 22.

Woodstock 94 (6), Bloxham 71 (0) (Woodstock skips first): B Clarke 23, J Lucas 22; R Collett 21, J Crawley 19; K Comley 22, J Hay 15; W Major 28, M Tatlow 15.

Division 4

Chadlington 113 (5), South Oxford B 53¾* (1) (Chadlington skips first): P Madeley 41, D Portman 6; A Hobbs 30, M Underwood 6¾*; P Radbone 18, D Walker 26; C Smart 24, V DePaaw 15. *25% rink score deducted. Florence Park 82(3½), West Oxford 80 (2½) (Florence Park skips first): S Green 22, F Buck 17; R Harris 23, P Moffat 23; A Thomas 17, M Alderson 18; I Gray 20, J Parker 22.

Hanborough 71 (2), Chipping Norton 73 (4) (Hanborough skips first): M Oliver 25, P Rathbone 11; G Thompson 7, D Barnes 23; G Haynes 18, K Field 22; J Edwards 21, J Benfield 17.

Watlington 106 (6) Oxford University Press 51(0) (Watlington skips first): H Franklin 18, P Tweddle 16; S Gilkes 30, J Taylor 12; R Gilkes 30, P Cornish 12; G Hooker 28, J Trinder 11.

Chipping Norton 63 (0), Watlingon 84 (6) (Chipping Norton skips first): J Benfield 15, R Gilkes 22; K Field 18, G Hooker 20; P Rathbone 15, S Gilkes 24; D Barnes 15, H Franklin 18.