BURFORD continued their solid start to the Shaw Gibbs Oxfordshire Foursomes League with a 3-0 whitewash at home to Chipping Norton.

John Wilks and Joe Simpson got them on the board with a 2 & 1 victory against Shaun Kench and Will Preece.

The other two matches in the Section 1 clash did not make it past the 15th green.

Bret Gaertner and John Lally secured the win for Burford with a 5 & 3 success over George Kay and Chris Dyer.

The hosts completed the clean sweep with a 5 & 4 success for Simon Hopkins and Michael Potts against Stu Allen and Rich Whiston.

The result lifted Burford up to third, just behind Frilford Heath, who remain unbeaten after a 2½-½ win at home to Tadmarton Heath.

Their biggest victory came in the opening pairs, where Peter Clements and Tim Smith saw off Andrew Mason and Owen King 4 & 2.

Studley Wood beat visitors Drayton Park 2½-½ to go top of Section 2.

North Oxford and Rye Hill enjoyed 3-0 wins in Section 4, against Carswell and Waterstock respectively.

Results

SHAW GIBBS OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE

Section 1

Burford 3 (4pts), Chipping Norton 0 (0) (Burford scores first) J Wilks & J Simpson bt S Kench & W Preece 2 & 1; B Gaertner & J Lally bt G Kay & C Dyer 5 & 3; S Hopkins & M Potts bt S Allen & R Whiston 5 & 4.

Frilford Heath 2½ (3½), Tadmarton Heath ½ (½) (Frilford scores first) P Clements & T Smith bt A Mason & O King 4 & 2; E Bradley & J Summers bt I Manning & L Washbourne 3 & 1; J Richardson & D Breslin halved with S Hallam & J Burton.

Section 2

Studley Wood 2½ (3½), Drayton Park ½ (½) (Studley scores first) J Fathers & A Hawkins bt D Morton & A Elmey 5 & 4; J McClure & G Stevens bt M Roberts & D Sayer 4 & 3; N Lawton & S Bulman halved with H Wilkinson & N Elmey.

Section 4

Rye Hill 3 (4), Waterstock 0 (0) (Rye scores first) T Smithers & P Simpkins bt T Mylroie & B Phipps 2 & 1; W Cullen & S Case bt S Dawkins & R Dawkins 4 & 2; B Pawley & J Rose bt G Lille & S Godfrey 3 & 2.

North Oxford 3 (4), Carswell 0 (0) (North Oxford scores first) P Barrow & J East bt M Lochrie & M Keylock 5 & 4; R Nicholson & D Willoughby bt L Carroll & O Huggins 3 & 2; Shaun Smith & Steve Smith bt K Howe & N Huggins 3 & 2.