Headington A got their title defence under way with a 90-71 win at home to Banbury Central A in the Oxford & District League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries.

Captain Ian Snowdon, with Jon Philpot, Remy Clanfield and Gary May, led the way with a 30-8 shot win over Will Campion.

RESULTS

Division 1

Banbury Chestnuts 57 (2pts), Oxford City & County A 76 (4) (Banbury Chestnuts skips first): B Neal 18, M Petersen 17; A Northcote 17, C Earl 16; D Bryant 13, A Ley 17; D Munslow 9, M Hancock 26.

Headington A 90 (4), Banbury Central A 71 (2) (Headington skips first): M Charlett 13, J Tee 28; J King 31, J McGeogh 15; I Snowdon 30, W Campion 8; C Nicoll 16, L Campion 20.

Kidlington 59 (1) Carterton 105 (5) (Kidlington skips first): J Hardie 11, S Richens 26; C Weller 8, G Walker 29; C Cox 23, R Clanfield 19; M Brain 17, P Sharman 31.

Division 2

Bicester (3) v Watlington (3) – rained off.

South Oxford A 59 (1), West Witney 84 (5) (South Oxford skips first): K Clarke 10, K Alder 23; M Keen 18, H Williams 19; R Claridge 18, P Skidmore 17; H Payne 13, A McIntyre 25.

Witney Mills (3) v Oxford City & County B (3) – rained off.

Division 3

Banbury Central B 83 (2), Charlbury 84 (4) (Banbury Central skips first): R Havard 17, J Stevens 22; R Cox 24, D Dix 21; R Joiner 21, M East 18; J Pickering 21, D Cooper 23.

Oxford 65 (1½), Witney Town 66 (4½) (Oxford skips first): M Burrage 18, B Bloomfield 18; R Edney 12, V Comley 15; P Platt 17, M Jones 19; A Peters 18, D Hodkinson 14 Woodstock 63 (2), Headington B 71 (4) (Woodstock skips first): T Summers 13, C Harris 18; M Gardner 13, R Edwards 29; B Clark 20, C Quainton 9; C Williams 17, S Gould 15.

Division 4

Chadlington 115 (6), Oxford University Press 40 (0) (Chadlington skips first): P Radbone 39, J Skinner 6; J Benfield 25, G Giles 14; P Madeley 25, P Cornish 10; C Smart 26, R Vaulter 10.

Chipping Norton 83 (4), West Oxford 72 (2) (Chipping Norton skips first): D Barnes 23, M Bostock 21; K Field 26, B Murphy 10; J King 17, M Anderson 22; P Rathbone 17, A Rowe 19.

Florence Park 52 (0), Bloxham 119 (6) (Florence Park skips first): A Thomas 11, J Stephens 31; C Dawson 12, D Morse 30; I Gray 14, R Hopkins 22; M Gray 15, T Gardner 26.

Hanborough (3) v South Oxford B (3) – rained off.

South Oxford B 70 (1½) Florence Park 89 (4½) (South OXford skips first): K Bull 19, J Simmonds 20; T Hookham 9, C Dawson 31; P Woodville 24, I Gray 20; D Walker 18, A Thomas 18.