BICESTER A took advantage of Forum A’s inactivity to go back to the top of the Oxford & District League Division 1 table.

Their 10-0 thumping of Forum B, which saw Dave Ralls, Darren Palmer and Jason Tustain in fine form, was enough to take them to the summit.

British Rail are in third, but just a point behind Bicester with a game in hand, after a 8-2 victory over Rutherford.

Forum, also having played fewer games than the leaders, are second.

Kiarash Shaddel and Ross Henderson were on fire as Forum C beat Forum D 6-4.

In Division 2, Forum F beat Holton A 10-0 to extend their lead at the top.

Vikings B were held to a draw by Bicester B, but can regard themselves as fortunate after Bicester’s Andy Crofts was forced to retire through injury and was not able to add to Jamie Felton’s maximum.

Paul Knight starred as Gladiators A beat club-mates Gladiators B 7-3.

Forum E and Forum H had to settle for a draw, despite a Ryan Hambridge maximum.

Janet Brown and Dawn Pearce combined well to beat Forum G 7-3.

RESULTS

Division 1: Bicester A 10 (D Ralls 3, D Palmer 3, J Tustain 3), Forum B 0; Forum C 6 (K Shaddel 3, R Henderson 3), Forum D 4; RAL 2, British Rail 8 (D Jones 3).

Division 2: Gladiators A 7 (P Knight 3), Gladiators B 3; Vikings B 5, Bicester B 5 (J Felton 3); Forum E 5, Forum H 5 (R Hambridge 3); Begbroke 7 (J Brown 3, D Pearce 3), Forum G 3; Forum F 10 (G Szepesi 3, E Lush 3, M Isherwood 3), Holton A 0.

Division 3: Bicester E 3 (M Hooker 3), Bicester D 7; Forum I 6, Vikings D 4 (V Coll 3); Forum J 0, Vikings C 10 (D Kay 3, M Jackson 3, K Rae 3).