Three Tuns A kept up the pressure on the Oxfordshire Super League leaders Chinnor with a hard-fought 5-4 win at home to White Lion.

Steve Skelton and Olly Varney (27.29) got Lion off to a flying start before Phil Addison (25.03) pulled one back.

John Fowler (24.90) recorded two 180s as he won 3-1 to restore Lion's two-set lead, but Roger Haines (27.43) and Kevin McDine (29.01) levelled the match at 3-3 to set up a pulsating finish.

Kit Young (25.03) put Lion ahead once more, leaving them one set from victory, but Steve Foster (25.97) (pictured) and Pete Newman (24.71) held their nerve to see Tuns home.

Chinnor entertained third-placed Shears and made it seven wins on the bounce as they triumphed 5-4.

Gary Price and Mark Laverack (27.33) took the opening two sets for the home side. Dave Exell (23.86) got the visitors off the mark, before Peter Rouse (25.47) restored the hosts two-set advantage.

Martin Turnbull and Simon Davison levelled the score, but Paul Farnes and Roy Pryor (25.75) saw the leaders home. Preben Krabben (24.89) took the final set for Shears.

The clash between the bottom two sides also ended up 5-4 as Masons came away from Shelswell Inn with the spoils, taking five of the first six sets to ensure the win. Shelswell hit back to take the last three.

In another close match, Goodlake went down 5-4 at home to Three Tuns B.

Goodlake started well, taking the first two sets through Bob Cook and Jim Pryde, before Marcus Wright and Mark Stocker (26.37) squared the scores.

The next two sets were shared, Les Radford (26.90) for Goodlake and Paul Cohen (22.98) for Tuns, and then Olli Highton (23.12) put Goodlake in sight of the finish line. However, Joe Haines and Lee Russell had other ideas, clinching the final two sets.

Shelley romped to an 8-1 victory at Hundred Acres thanks to Steve Willoughby (24.64), Aaron Stevens, Ray Pape, Wes Topley (23.38), Barry Radford, Terry Wood (26.37), Lyndon Richards and Paul Champ (23.12).

Kevin Middleton notched the home side's crumb of comfort. RESULTS & 180s f=Helvetica bi s=6Results: Chinnor 5, Shears 4; Goodlake 4, Three Tuns B 5; Hundred Acres 1, Shelley 8; Shelswell 4, Masons 5; Three Tuns A 5, White Lion 4.

This week's 25-plus averages: T Wood 26.37 ( Shelley), M Laverack 27.33, P Rouse 25.47, R Pryor 25.75, Jon Jukes 25.44 (Chinnor FC), P Cross 25.36 (Shears), P Addison 25.03, R Haines 27.43, K McDine 29.01, R Anderson 25.19, S Foster 25.97, M Stocker 26.37 (3 Tuns A & B), O Varney 27.29, G Manning 25.07, K Young 25.03 (White Lion), L Radford 26.90 (Goodlake).

This week's 180s: A Povey & K Webb (Goodlake), M Ferrer, M Wright (2), D Newman (3 Tuns B), A Stevens, T Wood, L Richards (Shelley), R Pryor & Jon Jukes (Chinnor), R Haines K McDine (2) S Foster, P Newman (3 Tuns A), O Varney & J Fowler (2) (White Lion), P Busby (Masons).