Defending champions Vikings A got their Oxford & District League campaign off to the perfect start with a 10-0 thrashing of British Rail.

Jingyu Sun, Pavel Jaskolski and Alan Cherry were unstoppable.

In Division 2, maximums from Markus Wagner and Julian Lawton Smith saw Vikings D to an 8-2 win over Haddenham A. Cynthia Kunschke took Haddenham’s only singles win.

Vikings C battled back from 5-2 down against Forum D to grab a 5-5 draw.

Joe Marrs’s maximum saw Bicester C to a 7-3 victory against Forum G in Division 3.

In Division 4, St James drew 5-5 with Vikings G. John Tremayne could have won it for Vikings, but lost to Stewart Hamilton 15-13.

RESULTS Oxford & District LEAGUE Div 1: British Rail 0, Vikings A 10 (P Jaskolski 3, J Sun 3, A Cherry 3); RAL 3, Bicester A 7 (C Hawkes 3); Forum C 1, Forum A 9 (K Bushell 3, E Herrity 3).

Div 2: Forum E 7 (B Jermyn 3), Bicester B 3; Forum D 5, Vikings C 5 (M Aistrop 3); Haddenham A 2, Vikings D 8 (M Wagner 3, J Lawton Smith 3); Vikings E 6 (P Borrowdale 3), Begbroke 4.

Div 3: Forum F 8 (J Duncalfe 3), Bicester D 2; Forum H 5, Forum I 5 (G Plowman 3); Witney 5, Gladiators B 5; Bicester C 7 (J Marrs 3), Forum G 3.

Div 4: Vikings H 8 (H Morgan 3, J Joyce 3), Forum L 2; Vikings G 5, St James 5; Bicester E 3, Forum J 7 (E Ball 3); Forum K 8 (G East 3), Holton B 2.

DIDCOT & DISTRICT LEAGUE Div 1: Abingdon A 2, Marlborough B 8 (E Herrity 3); Letcombe A 3, Drayton A 7 (K Bushell 3); Marlborough B 6 (P Haycock 3), Letcombe A 4; Marlborough A 7, RAL B 3; Sutton A 3 (J Sun 3), RAL A 7.

Div 2: Sutton B 6, Upton A 4 (S Walker 3); Abingdon B 6 (O Brazell 3), Moreton B 4; RAL C 4, Drayton C 6; Drayton C 5, Sutton B 5; Marlborough C 9 (R Jones 3, R Jones 3), Abingdon B 1; Moreton B 8 (C Lane 3, T Raby 3), RAL C 2; Upton A 4, Moreton C 6 (I Wu 3); Drayton B 3, Marlborough C 7 (R Jones 3, R Jones 3).

Div 3: Moreton D 5 (P Rushton 3), Abingdon D 5; Letcombe B 8 (G Batt-Rawden 3), Moreton D 2; RAL D 6, Letcombe B 4 (G Batt-Rawden 3); Abingdon D 4, Marlborough D 6 (T Hardie 3); Wallingford 8 (P Holland 3, A Olah 3), Sutton D 2.

Div 4: Abingdon E 9 (J Tremayne 3, D Cruse 3), Drayton E 1; RAL E 8 (D Faircloth 3), Grove 2; Letcombe D 8 (D Vale 3), Drayton D 2; Abingdon F 3, Moreton E 7 (J Wardle 3); Drayton E 5 (A Lovelock 3), Moreton F 5; Drayton D 6, Abingdon E 4; Grove 4, Letcombe D 6 (D Vale 3).

Div 5: Drayton F 8 (R Gimigliano 3, J Hemsley 3), Abingdon G 2; Upton B 7 (B Lott 3), Moreton G 3; Abingdon G 0, Upton B 10 (R Brown 3, B Lott 3, H Saysell 3).