Banbury Chestnuts clinched promotion to the top flight of the Oxford & District League for the first time.

They confirmed their Division 1 status for next season with a 52-shot thrashing of Chadlington in the competition sponsored by Frances Baker, of the Kennington Launderette.

RESULTS

Division 1

West Witney 61 (2), City & County A 63 (4): G Coombs 16, H Futter 18; K Alder 15, M Peterson 12; M Hitchcox 12, M Gleeson 21; H Williams 18, A Ley 12.

Carterton 81 (5), South Oxford 70 (1): A Wise 16, J Padbury 23; G Weedon 20, B Standen 15; P Latter 21, M Keen 19; D Abbott 24, J Hall 13.

Headington 76 (2), Banbury Central 87 (4): B Foster 19, M Andrew 18; T Murphy 14, L Campion 21; N Rae 22, M Sykes 19; C Harris 21, J Tee 29.

Division 2

Thame 92 (5), Cotswold 65 (1): A Jefferey 29, M East 10; C Roylance 9, K Brown 22; J Green 32, G Powell 12; R Slater 22, C Cox 21.

Banbury Chestnuts 102 (6), Chadlington 50 (0): D Bryant 27, P Radbone 14; A Northcote 23, C Smart 15; D Munslow 20, P Madley 13; B Neal 32, R Arthur 8.

Kidlington 74 (1 ), Bicester 82 (4 ): D Snell 19, A Hall 23; J O'Shea 19, M Workman 19; L Lewis 23, C Stephens 20: J Denton 13, P Hooley 20.

Division 3

Hanborough 88 (4), Rover 73 (2): J Edwards 18, P Barker 27; C Oliver 27, C Earl 10; G Busby 17, P Comley 18; B Lynch 26, R Comley 18.

City & County B 97 (5), Woodstock 69 (1): H Winstone 32, W Major 14; K Croxon 29, G Owen 16; L Eltringham 24, M Baylis 21; R Cooper 12, G Read 18.

Blackbird Leys (3), West Oxford (3): abandoned due to bad weather.

Division 4

OUP 80 (4), Witney Town 69 (2): A Ratley 15, S Hutchins 17; J Butler 14, F Dawson 19; N Lewis 25, A Rowe 17; G Cooper 26, V Comley 16.

Florence Park 80 (5), Bloxham 60 (1): I Gray 24, J Lucas 7; A Thomas 23, D Morse 19; J Simmons 16, J Hay 14; R Benwell 17, A Round 20.

Charlbury 82 (3), Shiplake 79 (3): R Thornton 14, B Lambourne 16; J Stevens 33, L Mitton 10; C Hurst 19, T Beaumont 24; D Dix 16, G Kennedy 29.