Headington A chalked up another century of shots in a 6-0 win at Banbury Chestnuts to go top of the Oxford & District League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries.

On a rain-affected night, Jason King’s rink of Shaun Claridge, Steve Hainge and John Nicholls led the champions home with a 33-16 success in a 107-58 scoreline.

Barrie Evans led Shiplake to a 4-2 home win over Kidlington with a 33-7 victory.

Hosts Oxford City & County A, with rink wins from Paul Comley, Chris Earl and Mark Hancock, saw off Banbury Central A 5-1.

The night’s biggest score came in Division 2 at Watlington where, in poor conditions which favoured youngsters, the hosts scored their first win of the term with a 6-0 demolition of Oxford City & County B.

Oxfordshire Under 25 players Chris Gilkes and Sam Watts, with Dave Cook, overcame the rain to carry skip Steve Gilkes to a 43-5 win in a 116-48 destruction job.

RESULTS

Division 1

Banbury Chestnuts 58 (0pts), Headington 107 (6) (Banbury skips first): D Bryant 16, J King 33; B Neal 16, I Snowdon 19; A Northcote 13, M Charlett 30; J Denbow 13, C Nicoll 25.

Oxford City & County A 85 (5), Banbury Central A 65 (1) (City & County skips first): M Hancock 28, W Campion 14; C Earl 21, M Andrew 18; P Comley 20, J Tee 15; A Ley 16, L Campion 18.

Shiplake 86 (4), Kidlington 60 (2) (Shiplake skips first): L Mitton 15, C Weller 18; B Lambourne 19, M Brain 20; J Bland 19, C Cox 15; B Evans 33, J Hardie 7.

Division 2

Bicester 62 (2), Witney Mills 91 (4) (Bicester skips first): K Taylor 9, R Barnett 29; A Hall 14, C Miles 28; P Hooley 21, C Fisher 17; G Wood 18, A Wiggins 17.

Thame 76 (4), South Oxford A 73 (2) (Thame skips first): V Brooks 13, G Young 26; L Westcott 25, H Payne 19; R Duncan 9, R Claridge 19; G Penn 29, M Keen 9.

Watlington 116 (6), Oxford City & County B 48 (0) (Watlington skips first): H Franklin 24, N Satchell 15; G Hooker 21, G Gray 16; S Gilkes 43, K Croxon 5; R Gilkes 28, G Kerr 12.

Division 3

Banbury Central B 60 (1½), Oxford 89 (4½) (Banbury skips first): R Cox 14, A Peters 28; R Havard 17, R Edney 17; R Joiner 20, A Louch 18; K Williams 9, G Watts 26.

Blackbird Leys 0 (3), Woodstock 0 (3) (abandoned at ten ends due to rain – points shared).

Witney Town 63 (½), Charlbury 72 (5½) (Witney skips first): B Bloomfield 13, M Frazer 18; B Buckingham 13, D Dix 13; D Hodkinson 21, D Cooper 23; M Jones 16, M Smith 18.

Division 4

Bloxham 72 (6), Oxford University Press 36 (0) (Bloxham skips first): J Lucas 18, P Tweddle 10; T McKenna 15, G Giles 13; T Gardner 21, P Cornish 8; D Morse 18, J Stone 5.

Chadlington 90 (6), Florence Park 33 (0) (Chadlington skips first): P Radbone 29, I Gray 5; P Madeley 16, A Thomas 10; C Smart 18, C Dawson 12; J Benfield 27, M Gray 6 (abandoned at 15 ends due to rain - result stands).

Chipping Norton 90 (5), Hanborough 69 (1) (Chipping Norton skips first): D Barnes 22, K Williams 15; T Backer-Holst 17, G Haynes 19; J King 30, J Edwards 15; P Rathbone 21, M Oliver 20.

South Oxford B 58 (1), West Oxford 109 (5) (South Oxford skips first): P Woodville 7, M Bostock 31; T Hookham 9, M Alderson 30; B Edmundson 24, B Murphy 18; D Walker 18, A Rowe 30.

OTHER RESULT

National Top Club Championship 3rd round: West Witney 2, Headington 3.