HEADINGTON A saw their lead at the top of Division 1 in the Bridle Insurance Oxford & District League despite a 5-1 win at City and County.

The 88-77 success included a 15-shot win for Howard Watts’s rink Watlington and Carterton closed the gap taking maximum points.

Carterton’s 102-51 defeat of South Oxford included a 19-shot win for Paul Sharman’s rink.

Banbury Central put up little resistance at home to Watlington.

Only Will Campion’s rink got close, losing 22-20, but they started their fightback from 17-2 down.

OXFORD LEAGUE RESULTS

Division 1

Banbury Cent A 68 (0pts), Watlington 98 (6) (Banbury skips first): K McNeil 14, S Cooper 23; I Whelpton 14, R Gilkes 28; L Young 20, S Gilkes 25; W Campion 20, C Gilkes 22.

City & County A 77 (1), Headington A 88 (5) (City skips first): C Earl 17, N Rae-Welsh 19; J Drage 20, H Watts 35; A Ley 19, J King 20; P Comley 21, M Charlett 14.

Carterton 102 (6), South Oxford A 51 (0) (Carterton skips first): T Jupp 26, J Hall 16; R Clanfield 22, K Mobley 15; T Warner 25, M Keen 10; P Sharman 29, D Claridge 10.

Division 2

C Norton 78 (5), Witney Tn 71 (1) (Chipping Norton skips first): K Field 14, L Cooper 17; T Sealey 21, A Scholan 19; J Martin 21, T Ludlow 16; C Parish 22, P Warner 19.

Adderbury 64 (0), Kidlington 89 (6) (Adderbury skips first): B Ogilvie 15, P McGrath 24; P Gladden 15, M Peterson 23; T Ely 19, J Woodward 26; C Hall 15, C Cox 16.

Division 3

Hanborough 87 (4), Blackbird Leys 81(2) (Hanborough skips first): M Oliver 26, J Baldwin 23; G Haynes 21, C Bennett 22; G Thompson 25, R Brain 14; K Williams 15, P Sage 22.

Bicester 80 (4), Charlbury 69 (2) (Bicester skips first): A Workman 11, M Smith 24; A Hall 15, D Cooper 20; K Taylor 29, E Pitts 15; R Herbert 25, M East 10.

Headington B 77 (3), Banbury Cent B 78 (3) (Headington skips first): M Kershaw 8, J Pickering 35; R Edwards 30, M Leather 15; S Gould 18, R Cox 14; M Kirby 21, T McKenna 14.

Division 4

Thame 88 (6), OUP 61¾ (0) (Thame skips first): P Heafey 19, R Cann 15¾; K Calcutt 24, T Cox 16; R Jenner 22, G Jordan 18; J Timms 23, P Tweddle 12.

South Oxford B 80 (4), Bloxham 78 (2) (S Oxford skips first): P Power 16, T Gardner 23; D Bye 23, A Miles 12; D Lyne 30, D Morse 11; J Guest 11, J Lucas 32.

Woodstock 77¼ (1), City & County B 87 (5) (Woodstock first): P Shipton 14¼, G Powell 17; D Coleman 23, B Stone 20; B Clarke 20, J Glenn 21; T Stevens 20, T Gripe 29.