TALENTED Oxfordshire player Todd Stanmore has claimed a national title.

The youngster, who has been playing for only 18 months, won the Independent Association of Prep Schools under 11 crown at Aldenham, Hertfordshire

Representing Abingdon Preparatory School, the 11 year-old, who reached the last eight in 2016, defeated Charlie Nabaro (Highgate) in the final.

l DIDCOT won the Oxfordshire Inter-League competition held at South Moreton to end Oxford’s long sequence of victories.

The Didcot team of Neil Cartwright, Charlie Lane and Denise Weller won all their matches.

Oxford shared second place with Banbury with the Rest of Oxon fourth and last.

Didcot made it a double when retaining the junior title thanks to unbeaten displays from Stanmore and Lewis Waddup.

Peter Weir was the other member of the successful team.

Oxford came second, ahead of Banbury and the Rest of Oxon.

ELSON Costa’s maximum helped Forum A close to within two points of leaders British Rail in Division 1 of the Oxford & District League.

Costa’s treble came in their game in hand – a 7-3 success over their own B team.

Wins for Fraser Harris and Ross Henderson over Karl Bushell, and Andrew Flint’s success against over Maria Lebedeva earned the B team a point.

Two-man Bicester A swept aside Vikings A 7-3.

In Division 2, the two top teams – Forum D and Gladiators A – met in a potentially title-deciding duel.

However they slugged out a draw to defer the decision to the final week.

Paul Knight gave Gladiators A a great chance with a maximum, but Nick Langley and Marco Zhang hit back with two wins each. Gladiators won the doubles to avoid defeat.

Vikings C look secure at the top of Division 3 after beating Forum H 7-3 with Max Jackson notching a maximum.

Forum I lost 6-4 to Bicester D, for whom Wendy Chapple secured a treble.

Holton C beat Holton B 7-3 thanks to two wins each for James Gibson, Barry Green and Roger Mott.

OXFORD LEAGUE RESULTS

Div 1: RAL 7 (N Hurford 3), Vikings B 3; Forum B 3, Forum A 7 (E Costa 3); Begbroke 2, Forum C 8 (C Smith 3); Vikings A 3, Bicester A 7(T Gorman 3, M Harrison 3).

Div 2: Forum G 8 (E Carter 3), Forum F 2; Forum E 6 (R Hambridge 3), Academy A 4; Forum D 5, Gladiators A 5 (P Knight 3);Bicester B 3, Holton A 7 (W Ho 3); Gladiators B 7, Holton A 3 (W Ho 3).

Div 3: Academy B 4, Vikings D 6 (J Hale 3, A Rolfe 3); Vikings C 7 (M Jackson 3), Forum H 3; Holton C 7, Holton B 3; Bicester D 6 (W Chapple 3), Forum I 4.