MARK Laverack claimed two ton-plus check-outs as Croft Bar boosted their Premier Section title hopes with a 6-3 victory away to Section 1 side Prince of Wales in the Cowley Workers ODDA Summer League.

Thanks to Rob Thorne, Simon Smith and Laverack, who had finishes of 120 and 119, raced into a 3-0 lead.

The hosts stormed back to level with wins from Trevor Ballard, Mick Kennett (180) and Craig Inness but the Premier side's clean sweep of the pairs saw them home.

The other contenders for the title – TJ’s Club B and Challow British Legion – were involved in a dramatic contest.

The visiting Challow side took a 4-2 lead into the pairs only for TJ’s fight back to win the pairs 3-0 for a 5-4 success which leaves them joint top with Croft Bar.

Unbeaten Cricketers Arms C claimed the Section 3 title with a 6-3 victory over Littlemore Rugby Club B, after singles wins from Dale Jacob, Jermaine Taylor, Michael Ashburner and Butch Bowers.

Emily Burns, of Ladies’ Premier Section leaders Kidlington Green SC, inflicted the first defeat of the season on Emily Baldwin in their 7-2 victory at Ampleforth Arms A.

But there was consolation for Baldwin, who produced the league’s highest outshot of the week with 122

l League fixtures must be completed by September 19.

RESULTS

COWLEY WORKERS CLUB ODDA

SUMMER LEAGUE

MEN

Premier & Section 1: Prince of Wales 3, Croft Bar 6; TJ’s Club B 5, Challow RBL 4.

Section 2: George Bar A 4, Queens Head 5; Cricketers Arms B 4, Black Bull 5.

Section 3: Blackbird Bar 4, George Bar A 5; Bullnose Morris 7, Original Swan 2; Cricketers Arms C 6, Littlemore Rugby Club B 3.

Section 4: Marston RBL A 6, George Bar B 3.

Section 5: Littlemore Rugby Club A 7, Cowley Workers 2; Donnington CC B 7, Six Bells 2; New Club 5 Prince of Wales 4.

Section 6: Donnington CC A 6 East Oxford CC 3; Rose Hill CC 4, Butchers Arms 5.

LADIES

Premier & Section 1: Ampleforth Arms 2, Kidlington Green SC 7; Witney Snooker Club 8, Donnington SC B 1; Florence Park CC A 8, TJ’s Club 1.

Section 2: Bletchington SC 7, Ampleforth Arms B 2; Red Lion 5, Rose Hill CC 4.

Section 3: Chequers Inn 5, George Lounge 4; Donnington A 6, Cowley Workers D 3.

Section 4: Cowley Workers A 4, Masons Arms 4.

Section 5: Cowley Workers B 6, Chequers Inn 3; George Bar 7, New Club 2; Prince of Wales 4, Kidlington CC A 5.

THIS WEEK’S MAXIMUMS

J Jukes (TJ’s Club B) 2, T Wood (TJs Club B) 2, S Babu (TJ’s Club), K Wilkins (Challow RBL), M Kennett (Prince of Wales A), N Lowe (Black Bull), N Baldwin (George Bar A), A Pill (Marston RBL), B Brown (George Bar A).

TON-PLUS CHECK-OUTS

E Baldwin (Ampleforth Arms A Ladies 122), M Laverack (Croft Bar) 120, M Laverack (Croft Bar) 119, C Joy (Blackbird Bar) 118, M Wheeler (Bullnose Morris) 111, J Jukes (TJ’s Club B) 111, M Smith (Challow RBL) 111, R Phillips (George Bar B) 111, T Wood (TJ’s Club B) 109, M Kennett (Prince of Wales A) 104, H Fletcher (Donnington CC A) 104, G Grant (TJ’s Club B) 100.