Yarnton RBL A became the first team to beat Oxford Union this season with a sudden death 4-3 success in the first round of the Gentworks Oxford & District League Buildbase Plate.

It looked all over as Yarnton stormed into a 3-0 lead, only for Oxford Union to level.

However, Eddie Christiansen won it for Yarnton with a 44-32 win against Russell Smith in the sudden-death seventh frame.

John Parsons won the opener 46-23, and the second frame 47-40, before Mick Aust made it 3-0 to Yarnton with a 73-52 success against Smith.

However, Smith took the next 51-33, with Richard Walters beating Eddie Christiansen 57-23, 50-32 for 3-3.

Christiansen then edged out Smith to clinch victory.

Cowley Workers A beat Cowley Conservative Club A 4-3 in the quarter-finals of the Simmonds Cup.

The Conservative Club eased into a 2-0 lead with Malcolm Grieveson beating Darren Murray 66-25 and Chick Wheatley seeing off Malachy McAllister 79-50.

Lee McAllister then struck back for Workers with a 75-18 win against Keith Pearce.

Grieveson restored Conservative Club’s two-frame cushion when he beat Murray 51-21.

Malachy then beat Wheatley to make it 3-2 and although Lee levelled the clash at 3-3 by beating 69-15, Workers went through on aggregate.

RESULTS Simonds Cup quarter-finals: Green Road A 5, Eynsham B 1; New Club B 1, Fieldside A 4; Cowley Workers A 4, Cowley Con A 3; Headington RBL B 5, Eynsham D 1; Westcott A 3, Cowley Con B 4; Yarnton RBL A w/o v Oracle A.

Buildbase Plate 1st round: Ashton A 2, Littlemore RBL A 4; Cowley Con B 1, Oracle A 5; Eynsham A 1, New Club B 4; Headington RBL B 4, Cowley Con C (Tomlin) 0; Thame B 2, Headington RBL A 4; Woodstock A 5, Eynsham D 1; Yarnton RBL A 4, Oxford Union A 3.

Highest breaks: K Walker (Fieldside A) 43, K Walker (Fieldside A) 37, S Benwell (Green Road A) 27.

OXFORD BILLIARDS LEAGUE Results: Oxford Bowls 0, Oracle A 3; New Club 1, Ashton 2; Riley B 3, CCC A 0; CCC B 3, Fieldside 0; Eynsham 2, Thame 1.

Highest breaks – Section 1: S Aries (Fieldside) 60. Section 2: G Cook (Oracle A) 34. Section 3: L Moss (Riley A) 34.