The opening week of the new Green King ODDA Winter League season produced a cracking opening match with Railway Social Club A going down 5-4 at home to the Shears.

Ronnie Anderson, Steve Foster and Ollie Varney gave Railway a 3-0 lead, but Kevin Barefoot’s fine 3-2 win over Nigel Russell started the fightback which saw Shears level it at 3-3.

A 2-1 pairs success sealed victory.

Cowley Workers Club, playing in the top section for the first time, marked the occasion with a 5-4 victory over at White Horse.

RESULTS Men’s Premier & Section 1: White Horse 4, Cowley Workers 5; Railway A 4, Shears 5.

Section 2: Nuffield A 4, North Oxford CC 5; Three Horseshoes 2, Chequers Inn 7; Rose Hill CC A 6, Butchers Arms 3.

Section 3: Marston RBL 5, College Oak 4; Railway D 6, Bullnose A 3; Cricketers 5, Marsh Harrier 4; Masons A 7, Quarry Gate 2.

Section 4: Prince of Wales A 6, Kings Arms 3; Green Rd SC 1, Red Lion B 8.

Section 5: Bullnose Morris B 4, New Club 5; Headington RBL 4, Lord Nuffield SC 5.

Section 6: Original Swan B 5, Marston RBL 4; Red Lion A 3, Nuffield Lounge 6; Blackbird Bar A 6, Railway SC B 3.

Section 7: Railway E 2, Jack Russell 7; Vikings SC A 3, Masons 6; Berinsfield 5, Red Lion 4.

Section 8: Masons Arms D 3, Rose Hill CC 6; Catherine Wheel C 7, White House 2.

Section 9: Red Lion 7, Blackbird Bar B 2; Queens Head 6, JR Hospital SC 3; Black Swan 5, Catherine Wheel B 4.

Section 10: Black Horse 7, Prince of Wales B 2; Prince of Wales 9, Crown House 0; Gladiators SC 6, Railway SC C 3; Plough Inn 7, Team Monarch 2.

Ladies Premier & Section 1: Shelley D 6, Blackbird Bar 3; Berinsfield B 5, Vikings SC 4.

Section 2: Team Monarch 5, Prince of Wales 4; Grove House A 3, Berinsfield CC A 6; Donnington CC B 4, Florence Park CC B 5; Quarry Gate D 4, East Oxford CC 5.

Section 3: Three Horseshoes 5, Gladiators Club 4; Shelley A 7, Railway SC 2; Sth Oxford SC 5, Donnington CC 4.

Section 4: Berinsfield CC C 3, Nuffield Lounge A 6.

Section 5: Marston RBL 6, Grove House 3; Railway SC A 6, Six Bells 3; Littlemore RBL 7, Red Lion 2.

Section 6: Littlemore Rugby SC 5, Golden Ball A 4; Catherine Wheel 2, Jack Russell 7; Six Bells A 4, Fairveiw Inn 5; Nuffield Arms 7, Masons Arms 2.

Section 7: Golden Ball B 5, Cowley CC B 4; Bullnose Morris 7, Chequers Inn 2; Gladiators SC B 6, Catherine Wheel B 3.

Section 8: Rose Hill CC 7, Crown Inn 2; JR Hospital SC B 6, Catherine Wheel C 3; Chequers B 3, Marston RBL 6; George Bar B 5, Red Lion 4.

Section 9: Vikings SC 4, JR Hospital SC A 5; Cowley CC A 8, Chequers Inn C 1.

This week’s 180s J Fowler (White Horse), P Hall (Shears) 2, K Wilkins ( Shears), K Barefoot (Shears), D Allen (Rose Hill CC A), S Jones (Bullnose A), A Sawyer (Marsh Harrier), R Beauchamp (Marston RBL), L Davies (Masons Arms), R Ashton (Crown House), B Loveridge (Catherine Wheel C), M Owen (Green Rd SC).

100-PLUS FINISHES S Cherry (Kennington) 160, A Bowers (Catherine Wheel C) 139, D Witherwick (Rose Hill A), 138, M Kennett (Chequers) 124, D Latty (White Horse) 116, V Clark (Bullnose A) 114, K Young (White Horse) 106, D Webb (College Oak B) 106, J Merritt (Quarry Ga