PREMIER side Lord Nuffield Social Club ladies were forced to battle all the way for victory away to Section 1 rivals Quarry Gate C in the Greene King ODDA.

Angie Pointin beat Kim Reynolds to put Nuffield ahead, before Quarry hit back to lead 2-1 through Sam Merrifield and Janet Loveridge (180).

Claire Bywaters overcame Debbie Stevens to square the scores at 2-2, but Quarry's battlers rallied once again with a win from Maggie Dexter-Naylor.

Jo Gleed beat Sue Poyser to make it all square after the singles, before Lord Nuffield pinched the pairs 2-1.

In their first season in Section 1, Gladiators Social Club A visited Berinsfield Community Centre B and recorded the third victory of the campaign, winning 6-3.

John Smith is the new house champion of the Three Horseshoes, Old Marston.

ODDA LEAGUE RESULTS.

Men.

Premier & Section 1: College Oak 5, Shears 4; Angel 4, Final Whistle 5.

Section 2: Lord Nuffield A 7, Green Rd SC 2; Cowley Workers 7, Three Horseshoes 2; Shelley A 2, George B 7; Rose Hill CC 9, Quarry Gate B 0.

Section 3: George Bar A 3, Black Horse 6; Red Lion C 5, Crown 4; Nuffield A 3, Prince of Wales A 6; Quarry Gate A 5, Masons A 4.

Section 4: Marsh Harrier 6, Cricketers 3; North Star 5, Crown House 4; Marston RBL 5, Bullnose Morris 4.

Section 5: Blackbird Bar 6, Fox Inn 3; Shelley B 7, Nelson Inn 2; Railway SC D 7, George 2; Vikings SC 5, Somerset House 4.

Section 6: Bullnose Morris B 5, Masons B 4; Kings Arms 8, Red Lion 1; Follybridge Inn 6, Railway SC B 3.

Section 7: Red Lion Garsington 2, Red Lion A 7; Black Horse B 5, Catherine Wheel 3; Nelson B 3, Fairview Inn 6; Headington RBL 6, Kennington SC 3.

Section 8: JR Hospital SC 7, Berinsfield CC 2; Masons D 3, New Club 6; Golden Ball 5, Plough 4; Jack Russell 8, Corner House 1.

Section 9: Quarry Gate C 3, Red Lion B 6; Masons C 6, Oxford Rugby Club 3; Ampleforth Arms 4, Catherine Wheel C 5; Queens Head 6, Shelley Arms 3.

Section 10: Temple Bar 3, Railway SC C 6; Prince of Wales B 3, Black Swan 6.

Ladies.

Premier & Section 1: Quarry Gate C 4, Lord Nuffield SC 5; Shelley C 8, Quarry Gate D 1; Berinsfield CC A 3, Gladiators SC 6.

Section 2: Florence Park CC B 5, Crown Hse A 4; Donnington CC A 6, East Oxford CC 3; Three Horseshoes 6, Grove Hse A 3; Vikings SC A 9, Donnington CC B 0.

Section 3: Sth Oxford SC 2, Team Monarch 7; Cricketers Arms 4, Berinsfield CC 5; Nuffield A 4, Follybridge Inn 5.

Section 4: Grove Hse B 3, Ampleforth B 6; Littlemore RBL 3, Railway SC B 6; Prince of Wales 6, Cherwell Club 3.

Section 5: Crown Hse B 5, Catherine Wheel 4; Marston RBL 4, Red Lion 5; Railway SC A 2, Shelley A 7; Democrats Club 4, Prince of Wales 5.

Section 6: Catherine Wheel C 6, Fairview Inn 3; Six Bells 4, Bricklayers Arms 5; Golden Ball 7, Ampelforth A 2.

Section 7: Catherine Wheel A 6, Cavalier A 3.

Section 8: Cowley Con Club B 3, Somerset House 6; Jack Russell 5, Railway Hotel 4; Masons Arms 6, JR Hospital SC 3.

Section 9: Priory 4, Cowley Con Club A 5; Cavalier B 2, Corner House 6; Crown & Thistle 4, Vikings SC B 5.

THIS WEEK'S 180s.

J Loveridge (Quarry Gate Ladies C), B Johnson (College Oak), K Wilkins (Shears), K Barefoot (Shears) 2, K Middleton (Angel), J Fowler (Angel) 3, J Cattermole (Cowley Workers), D Brackett (Shelley A) 2, N Baldwin (George B), J Byles (Rose Hill CC), M Dobbin (Black Horse), S Jenks (Red Lion C), M Arnold (Crown), P Hutchings (Crown), B Wells (Nuffield A), S Clapp (Nuffield A), S Gaisford (Prince of Wales A), L Pratley (Masons), L Smith (Follybridge Inn), R Mayhew (Nelson B), W Stevens (Headington RBL), S Geddes (Headington RBL), R Fillarca (JR Hospital SC).

THIS WEEK'S TOP FINISHERS.

G Manning (Angel) 158, J Fowler (Angel) 121, K Middleton (Angel) 123, A Thomas (Final Whistle) 103, J Palmer (Final Whistle) 100, W Honour (Cowley Workers) 130, R Boyce (Rose Hill CC) 130, A Wilson (Quarry Gate A) 116, C Gibbons (Masons Arms A) 103, A Berry (Blackbird Bar) 136, A Hilsdon (Shelley Arms B) 117, B Chahal (Nelson A) 118, T Walton (Bullnose Morris A) 134, R Bradford (New Club) 105.