Oxford City & County A, who shocked Headington A in their opening Division 1 game of the Oxford & District League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries, followed up with a 41/2-11/2 win at Carterton.

Rink wins by Mark Hancock and Chris Earl gave City & County the edge in a 79-75 scoreline.

Banbury Central A ran out 4-2 winners at home to West Witney.

Will Campion’s rink led the way with a 30-10 win as Central triumphed 83-61 on shots.

Nigel Satchell's 34-10 win wasn’t enough to save Oxford City & County B from a 4-2 home defeat by Watlington.

Bob Gilkes’s 30-10 victory and Gordon Hooker’s 27-12 success gave the visitors the edge.

Julian Dancer’s 31-5 win in Adderbury’s 51/2-1/2 home victory over Oxford University Press was the night’s biggest winning margin.

RESULTS

Division 1

Banbury Central A 83 (4pts), West Witney 61 (2) (Banbury Central skips first): I Whelpton 15, P Skidmore 18; J McGough 16, H Hitchcox 17; J Tee 22, K Alder 16; W Campion 30, H Williams 10. Carterton 75 (1½), Oxford City & County A 79 (4½) (Carterton skips first): T Warner 22, M Hancock 25; G Walker 18, C Earl 20; A Martin 17, A Ley 16; R Clanfield 18, R Gaskins 18. Witney Mills 76 (4), Banbury Chestnuts 65 (2) (Witney Mills skips first): R Barnett 27, M Cooper 5; J Mott 21, B Ray 23; M East 21, D Munslow 14; A Wiggins 7, A Northcote 23.

Division 2

Charlbury 69 (1), Thame 75 (5) (Charlbury skips first): M Fraser 17, L Lewis 19; N Siford 20, A Twinn 24; D Dix 20, J Timms 13; D Cooper 12, R Slater 19. Kidlington 98 (6), Witney Town 55 (0) (Kidlington skips first): M Brain 26, T Ludlow 16; C Cox 25, B Smith 10; J Hardie 26, M Jones 13; J O'Shea 21, B Bloomfield 16.

South Oxford A 79 (4½), Bicester 52 (1½) (South Oxford skips first): G Young 24, P Hooley 8; K Mobley 24, K Taylor 11; R Claridge 14, A Hall 14; H Payne 17, M Workman 19.

Division 3

Woodstock 87 (4), Blackbird Leys 74 (2) (Woodstock skips first): R Wright 17, R Brain 21; R Collett 32, J Baldwin 13; D Coleman 18, M Major 21; J Stone 20, D Buckwell 19. Oxford City & County B 77 (2), Watlington 81 (4) (City & County skips first): G Gray 10, B Gilkes 30; C Lewis 12, G Hooker 27; G Kerr 21, S Gilkes 14; N Satchell 34, H Franklin 10. Bloxham 80 (1½), Headington B 98 (4½) (Bloxham skips first): J Lucas 19, M Kershaw 31; T McKenna 19, A Peters 26; D Morse 23, S Gould 22; T Gardner 19, R Edwards 19. Chipping Norton 68 (5), Oxford 41 (1) (Chipping Norton skips first): S Davis 17, L Vaughan 10; D Barnes 15, P Ilott 19; K Field 21, G Watts 5; P Rathbone 15, M Bracewell 7. Division 4 Adderbury 102 (5½), Oxford University Press 48 (½) (Adderbury skips first): C Skidmore 30, K Brown 12; T Ely 25, R Cann 15; J Dancer 31, P Cornish 5; P Gladden 16, P Tweddle 16. Chadlington 90 (6), Banbury Central B 56 (0) (Chadlington skips first): P Rathbone 17, B Collins 13; C Smart 19, R Wilkins 18; P Madeley 30, J Pardoe 14; R Arthur 24, G Gerry 11. Hanborough 98 (6), South Oxford B 51½ (0) (Hanborough skips first): P Warner 23, P Woodville 11; G Haynes 23, B Edmondson 7.5; K Williams 23, T Hookman 22; C Hayley 29, M Freeman 11. West Oxford 67 (6), Florence Park 45 (0) (West Oxford skips first): B Murphy 22, P Booth 11; M Alderson 16, I Gray 15; F Buck 14, M Gray 10; P Moffat 15, A Thomas 9.