THERE were mixed fortunes for Bicester as the Oxford & District League programme resumed after the Christmas break.

First, Bicester thrashed Forum C in Division 1, with Dave Ralls, Jon Abungan and Tony Gorman firing on all cylinders.

It was a different story a few days later when they travelled with just two players to take on Forum A and lost 9-1.

The hosts were strengthened by the return of Elson Costa who matched Karl Bushell in winning all his games.

Ross Henderson starred with a treble as Forum B beat their C team 7-3.

Forum E took another step towards lifting Division 2 title by beating Vikings B 8-2.

John Ho and Kiarash Shaddel won three each, but Paul Borrowdale saved Vikings from a whitewash by beating Farshad Shaddel, who then lost 21-19 in the fourth to Mike Aistrop.

OXFORD & DISTRICT

LEAGUE RESULTS

Div 1: Bicester A 10 (D Ralls 3, J Abungan 3, T Gorman 3), Forum C 0; Forum A 9 (K Bushell 3, E Costa 3), Bicester A 1; RAL 8 (N Hurford 3), Vikings A 2; Forum C 3, Forum B 7 (R Henderson 3).

Div 2: Bicester B 8 (G Butcher 3, T Wong 3), Forum G 2; Forum E 8 (J Ho 3, K Shaddel 3), Vikings B 2; Begbroke 3, Vikings C 7 (J Speedy 3); Vikings D 3, Gladiators B 7 (C Westbury 3, J Roake 3); Bicester B 7 (J Felton 3), Begbroke 3; Bicester B 3, Vikings C 7 (J Speedy 3); Gladiators A 8 (P Knight 3, D Gardner 3), Forum F 2.

Div 3: Forum H 8 (J Duncalfe 3, M Chambers 3), Bicester D 2; Forum J 6 (E Lush 3), Bicester C 4; Forum I 0, Forum H 10 (J Duncalfe 3, M Chambers 3, T Yau 3); Bicester D 9 (J Munoz Ruiz 3, W Chapple 3, J Cleaton 3), Forum J 1; Holton B 6 (J Cripps 3), Bicester E 4;Vikings E 3, Holton C 7 (S Curtis 3, J Rolls 3); Bicester C 9 (C Fogg 3, S Harding 3), Holton A 1.