Vikings C rolled out their new player against British Rail to immediate effect in Division 1 of the Oxford & District Association.

Jingyu Sun started out with a maximum on his debut and he was backed up well by two wins from Markus Wagner.

David Mottershead teamed up with Sun to take the doubles and present Vikings with their second win.

Rutherford went top after a crushing Vikings B 9-1.

Kidlington Saints produced two wins to strengthen their position in second.

First they beat Forum B 6-4 in a nail-biter, thanks to an Andy Misseldine maximum that included a 16-14 win over Greg Boone in the decider.

Then they overcame Vik-ings A 7-3.

Vikings salvaged a point after Gareth Hayward inflicted Misseldine’s first defeat – 12-10 in the decider.

Boone bagged a maximum against Bicester A, but Bicester secured a draw by winning 11-8 in the deciding doubles.

RESULTS

Division 1: Saints 7, Vikings A 3; British Rail 4, Vikings C 6 (J Sun 3); RAL 9 (C Lansley 3, G Freeman 3), Vikings B 1; Bicester A 5, Forum B 5 (G Boone 3); Saints 6 (A Misseldine 3), Forum B 4.

Division 2: Vikings E 9 (S Cox 3, M Aistrop 3), Forum C 1; Vikings D 5 (E Deeley 3), Begbroke A 5; Gladiators B 9 (K Giles 3, D Gardner 3), Haddenham A 1; Bicester B 2, Vikings E 8 (S Cox 3); Bicester B 3, Vikings D 7 (E Deeley 3, P Borrowdale 3); Vikings E 7(S Cox 3), Begbroke A 3.

Division 3: Forum E 9 (L Lonie 3, A McPherson 3), Holton 1; Forum F 0, Witney A 10 (B Jermyn 3, T Morris 3, M Chambers 3); Vikings G 4, Gladiators C 6 (P Sinclair 3); Vikings F 5 (K Rae 3), Forum G 5.

Division 4: Haddenham B 5, St James 5; Bicester D 3, Haddenham B 7; Forum J 9 (S Li 3, D Hunt 3), Vikings H 1; Witney B 5 (J Allsworth 3), Forum H 5; Forum J 10 (A Hughes 3, D Hunt 3, S Li 3), Bicester D 0; Forum I 4, Vikings H 6 (L Fisher 3).