The spirit of Christmas has yet to arrive in Division 1 of the Oxford & District Association as leaders Vikings A thumped clubmates Vikings B 10-0.

Holton A stayed in the chase by beating Forum B 9-1. Elson Costa and Andy Misseldine had maximums, but Jeremy Flint saw off Mark Scott to avoid the whitewash.

Forum A defeated a strong Rutherford side 10-0, in a much closer match than it looked.

Greg Boone had to fight hard for his maximum, overcoming big deficits to beat Chris Lansley and Neil Hurford.

Karl Bushell and Eddie Herrity were more comfortable with their full houses.

Forum B beat clubmates Forum C 6-4, thanks to Andrew Flint’s maximum and two wins from Fraser Harris.

In Division 2, Vikings D saw of Begbrooke 8-2. Julian Lawton Smith led the way with a maximum, backed up by Tony Wheeler and Bill Mason.

Forum F opened a small gap at the top of Division 3 by beating Forum I 8-2.

Jonah Stott set the scene for Forum F with his maximum, but Guy Plowman hit back with wins over Simon Price and John Duncalfe.

RESULTS

Div 1: Holton A 9 (E Costa 3, A Misseldine 3), Forum B 1; Vikings A 10 (J Sun 3, P Jaskolski 3, A Cherry 3), Vikings B 0; Forum A 10 (G Boone 3, K Bushell 3, E Herrity 3), RAL 0; Forum B 6 (A Flint 3), Forum C 4.

Div 2: Vikings D 8 (J Lawton Smith 3), Begbroke 2; Vikings C 8 (S Cox 3, M Aistrop 3), Forum E 2; Bicester B 7 (J Abungan 3, V Yang 3), Vikings E 3.

Div 3: Forum G 6, Forum H 4 (T Yau 3); Forum I 2, Forum F 8 (J Stott 3); Witney 3, Bicester C 7 (J Shardlow 3, J Marrs 3); Bicester D 6 (D Badham 3), Vikings F 4.

Div 4: Forum J 7 (N Harris 3), Vikings H 3; Forum L 4, Forum K 6 (D Harris 3); St James 8 (P Guest 3), Haddenham B 2; Holton B 1, Vikings G 9 (C Ehrlich 3, T Bachkirova 3); Vikings G 5 (T Bachkirova 3), Bicester E 5.