LEADERS Frilford Heath were held to a home draw by The Oxfordshire in Section 1 of the Shaw Gibbs Oxfordshire Foursomes League on Saturday.

Frilford’s Harry Collins and Chris Little scraped home by one hole against Pete Green and Nigel Lucas.

But Paul Chana and Ashley Walton halved with Mark Shimmin and Dan Knight, while The Oxfordshire’s Andy Stubbs and George Abbott overcame Elliott Bradley and Joe Richardson.

Burford closed the gap with a 3-0 win over Chipping Norton.

RESULTS

Section 1

Frilford Heath 1½ (2pts), The Oxfordshire 1½ (2) (Frilford first): H Collins & C Little bt P Green & N Lucas 1 hole; P Chana & A Walton halved with M Shimmin & D Knight; E Bradley & J Richardson lost to A Stubbs & G Abbott 2 & 1.

Burford 3 (4), Chipping Norton 0 (0) (Burford first): J Wilks & M Chiddington bt M Johnson & C Heslip 5 & 3; B Gaertner & A Salter bt D Howlett & G Kay 4 & 3; D Summers & D Henderson-Sowerby bt K Fisher & R Winston 1 hole.

Section 2

Magnolia Park 1½ (2), Chiltern Forest 1½ (2) (Magnolia Park first): R Stone & A Day lost to J Taylor & N Trew-Smith 5 & 4; C Stones & S Hamilton halved with P Marson & E Lloyd; S Stanley & J Shell bt M Williams & J Chalenor 2 & 1.

Studley Wood 1½ (2), Tadmarton Heath 1½ (2) (Studley Wood first): S Bulman & J McClure bt G Sambrook & S Hallam 4 & 3; N Pettit & G Stevens halved with J Burnham & P Beasley; N Lawton & J Fathers lost to O King & L Robinson 5 & 4.

Section 3

Waterstock 1 (1), Feldon Valley 2 (3) (Waterstock first): S Dawkins & A Bartlett bt N Suckling & J Ashcroft 3 & 2; R Brooks & G Lilie lost to M Abbotts & W McCoombes 3 & 1; S Jackson & P Gascoyne lost to G Wignall & G Paish 5 & 3.

Badgemore Park 1 (1), Shrivenham Park 2 (3) (Badgemore first): K Dempster & M Brooks lost to S Fernades & A Prestoe 3 & 1; S Austin & T Killick lost to S Plum & C George 5 & 4; M Hawkins & S Pearson bt M Davis & J McLean 3 & 2.