Holton A were crowned Division 1 champions for the third season in a row with a walkover of Bicester A and an 8-2 victory over British Rail in the Oxford & District Association.

Bartek Duleba and Neil Cartwright paved the way for Holton’s victory, while BR hit back with wins over Andy Misseldine by Greg Donovan and Ray Powell.

Karl Bushell lifted the Warner Cup, for the most wins in Division 1 – for the 25th time – for second-placed finishers Forum A.

In Division 2, Vikings B rounded off the season with a 7-3 victory over Gladiators A.

Simon Cox recorded another maximum for Vikings, as Eamonn Deeley had to settle for two wins meaning both finish on identical Division 2 win records records for the season.

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RESULTS

Div 1: British Rail 2, Holton A 8 (B Duleba 3, n Cartwright 3); Bicester A 0, Holton A 10 (w/o).

Div 2: Gladiators A 4, Forum E 6 (N Langley 3); Forum E 1, Forum D 9 (G Plowman 3, P Larousse 3); Gladiators A 3, Vikings B 7 (S Cox 3); Vikings A 5, Forum E 5 (P Casey 3); Forum D 10 (w/o), Bicester B 0.

Div 3: Bicester D 7, Bicester C 3.

Meanwhile, Karl Bushell landed the Division 1 crown at the ODTTA Divisional Championships finals night at Kidlington Forum.

The Forum man saw off British Rail’s Darren Jones 3-1.

Dave Ralls reclaimed the Division 2 trophy he had last won in 2011 by fighting back to beat Markus Wagner (Vikings) 3-2, while Ralls’ Bicester clubmate Shunko Cook won the Division 3 crown.