Bicester secured promotion from Division 1 of the Trysports 3 Counties League, with five games still to play, as they beat Milton Keynes 2nd 10-0.

Kath James scored five times, and other goals came from Lisa Ryan (2), Lilla Venning (2), and Ruth Thomas.

Champions-elect Wallingford lost for the first time this season in Premier 1, going down 2-0 at Maidenhead 2nd.

Oxford Hawks triumphed 2-1 at Guildford in their top-of-the-table South Clubs’ League Division 1 clash.

Following a scrappy ten minutes, Guildford switched the ball from left to right, out of reach of the Hawks keeper, and buried it to go in front.

Hawks then woke up and started to play the decisive passing play that has been so successful this season.

Becky Odlin levelled after a breakaway.

Despite going down to ten, due to the first of three yellow cards, Hawks maintained the pressure, and Takara Haines set up a chance that Cita Haines finished.

Hawks moved to the top of the table and into the promotion spot.

In Division 2, Rover Oxford were overpowered 7-0 by table-topping Maidenhead, while Oxford University were beaten 2-1 at home by Teddington.

Banbury stay top of Division 3A after a tough 3-0 win over Eastcote, the only side to have beaten them this season.

Five of Banbury’s first team were abroad, but they were able to welcome in Wales international Pip Jones, who captained her country at the Commonwealth Games in 2010, for her first game.

Natasha Nunneley (2) and Sadie Lapper scored. It needed a superb double save from Shelley Irvine to deny Eastcote.

A Lucy Reading hat-trick helped Witney win 6-1 at Teddington 2nd.

Joy Mangazi hit two, the second a rev-erse-stick strike, and Sunny Ricketts fired in a strike from the top of the circle.

City of Oxford, missing three key players, won 3-1 at Southgate 2nd.

Caitlin Bailey-Williams and Kelly Scott put them two up at half-time.

Southgate then got on top and pulled a goal back, but Scott set up Ann-Marie Davenport to seal City’s victory.