DAVE Ralls gained a notable victory over Karl Bushell as Bicester A denied Forum A maximum points in Oxford League Division 1.
Ralls’s double, plus a win for Michael Harrison, helped Bicester limit second-placed Forum to a 7-3 success. Elson Costa won all three for the victors.
British Rail stretched their lead to three points with a 10-0 win at Begbroke, thanks to Darren Jones, Neil Cartwright and Greg Donovan.
Forum B eased past Rutherford 8-2, with trebles from Fraser Harris and Andrew Flint.
Forum D opened up a seven-point lead at the top of Division 2 by beating Forum G 8-2.
Marco Zhang and Nick Langley shone for the leaders, but Terry Ruane prevented a whitewash.
Gladiators A beat Gladiators B 9-1 thanks to trebles from Kevin Giles and Paul Knight.
Holton A eased any relegation worries by beating Forum F 7-3.
Vikings C set the pace in Division 3 with 9-1 victory over their D team.
OXFORD LEAGUE RESULTS
Div 1: Begbroke 0, British Rail 10 (D Jones 3, N Cartwright 3, G Donovan 3); Vikings B 8 (E Deeley 3, S Cox 3), Vikings A 2; RAL 2, Forum B 8 (F Harris 3, A Flint 3); Forum A 7 (E Costa 3), Bicester A 3.
Div 2: Forum D 8 (M Zhang 3, N Langley 3), Forum G 2; Forum F 3, Holton A 7 (S Curtis 3, W Ho 3); Gladiators A 9 (K Giles 3, P Knight 3), Gladiators B 1.
Div 3: Vikings D 1, Vikings C 9 (T Bachkirova 3, J Price 3); Bicester C 6 (V Davies 3), Bicester D 4; Holton B 7, Forum H 3.
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