Six Bells C Kidlington put a dent in Three Pigeons’ Premier Section title ambitions with an impressive 3-0 home victory.

The hosts won the opener 30-26, before sealing victory with a three-stick shoot-out after the sides were locked at 24-24 and then sealed the whitewash against the leaders 26-25. Steve Ward (Six Bells) and Neil Lyon (Pigeons) both hit 13 dolls.

Second-placed Cricketers B and reigning champions lost 3-0 at Red Lion Brill.

John Townsend (3-6-5) and Barry Townsend (4-6-3) hit sixes in the 29-24, 30-28, 31-28 scoreline.

Third-placed Red Lion A Eynsham moved to within three points of the top with a 3-0 win against Garsington Sports A in a 21-17, 30-26, 27-21 scoreline.

Ray Townsend clanged off 14 dolls (4-5-5) as Red Lion A Kidlington beat New Club A 2-1.

After losing the opener 27-16, Red Lion won the next two 25-19 and 27-25 to seal the comeback. Dave Crocker and Clive Wright both hit sixes for New Club.

In Section 2, Pete Hitchman, 75, bagged 14 dolls (5-4-5) for Griffin in vain in a 2-1 loss to Chequers A.

Chequers lost the first leg 22-21, but took the next two 26-16, 26-19.

Leaders Red Lion B Eynsham lost 3-0 at Six Bells Quarry for whom James Bennett hit 13 (4-3-6) in the 23-21, 20-17, 19-15 score. Mark Revill bagged 13 (5-5-3) for the visitors. Team Monarch made it ten wins out of the last 11 in a 3-0 success at Green Road Club in Section 3. They took the first two legs 26-18, 20-17 before sealing it on a three-stick shoot-out after a 19-19 tie. Keith Bull top-scored with 12 dolls (4-4-4).

Alan Wood hit 14 dolls (5-4-5) as Bells A Kidlington dented King & Queens A Section 4 title ambitions with a 2-1 win.

After taking the opener 23-18, they lost the next 22-16, before winning the decider 16-11.

Red Lion B Cassington scored more dolls than Six Bells B Kidlington (43-42) in Section 8, but still lost 2-1.

Bells took the opener 17-13 and were then set 12. Bell’s anchor man Seamus O’Malley clanged off the four needed to seal victory, before Lion won the final leg 18-12.GREENE KING OXFORD & DISTRICT LEAGUE Premier Section 1 & 1A: Six Bells C Kidlington 3, Three Pigeons 0; Red Lion Brill 3, Cricketers B 0; Red Lion B Kidlington 2, New Club A 1; Red Lion A Eynsham 3, Garsington Sports A 0; Black Swan 1, Gladiators A 2. Section 2: Six Bells 3, Red Lion B Eynsham 0; Red Lion B Yarnton 1, Woodman Inn 2; Cowley Workers 0, Vikings Sports B 3; Chequers A 1, The Griffin 2; Ampleforth Arms 1, Black Prince 2. Section 3: Vikings Sports A 0, Bullnose Morris A 3; Three Horseshoes 3, Rose Hill Club B 0; Masons Arms A 1, Cowley Con Club 2; Green Road Club 0, Team Monarch 3; Chequers C 1, Original Swan A 2. Section 4: Seacourt Bridge 2, Donnington Club A 1; King & Queen A 1, Six Bells A 2; Kidlington Sports B 3, Fairview Inn A 0; Kennington Club A 3, Democrats Club 0; Garsington Sports B 0, Tiddington Cricket Club 3. Section 5: Vikings Sports C 1, Pheasant Inn 2; North Oxford Con Club A 3, Queens Head B 0; New Club B 1, Chequers B 2; Folly Bridge Inn 1, Donnington Club C 2; Crown A 3, Marston BL 0. Section 6: Queens Head A 1, Red Lion Wendelbury 2; Quarry Gate 1, Red Lion A Kidlington 2; Gladiators B 2, Red Lion A Wolvercote 1; Florence Park Club A 1, Masons Arms B 2; Chandos Arms A 1, King & Queen B 2. Section 7: Six Bells D 3, Donnington Arms 0; Red Lion Islip 2, Kidlington Sports A 1; Northway Club A 2, Red Lion C Eynsham 1; Golden Ball B 0, Nut Tree 3; Cricketers A 2, Red Lion Yarnton 1. Section 8: The Crooked Pot 1, Golden Ball A 2; Red Lion B 1, Six Bells B 2; Original Swan B 1, Kings Arms 2; Fairview Inn B 1, Brill Sports Club A 2; Rose Hill A 2, Catherine Wheel 1. Section 9: The Kite Inn A 0, Chequers D 3; Donnington Club B 3, Northway Club B 0; Crown Chalgrove 3, White Hart 0; Brill Sports Club B 3, Crown B 0. Section 10: Prince of Wales Iffley 1, Kennington Club B 2; Prince of Wales Horspath Rd 1, The Priory 2; Original Swan D 2, Littlemore BL 1; Corner House 3, Cricketers 0. Section 11: Red Lion Old Marston 3, The Kite Inn B 0; Red Lion B Wolvercote 0, Red Lion A Cassington 3; Holly Bush 3, George & Dragon 0. Sixers: C Wright, D Crocker (New Club A), G Glenister (The Griffin), J Bennet (Six Bells Quarry), B Chalal (Original Swan A), R Cooper (Nut Tree), B Townsend, J Townsend (Cricketers B). Blobbers: C Tasker (Seacourt Bridge), M Cox (Northway Club), R Parslow (Littlemore BL), B Partridge (Red Lion Cassington), M Finth, S Weller (Kite B).

ABINGDON & DISTRICT LEAGUE Prem & A Section: Berinsfield SC 2, Spread Eagle 4; Wootton Legion 5, Abingdon Legion 1; Tandem 4, Steventon Sports 2; Fox Steventon 4, Abingdon Utd 2.

B Section: Red Lion 0, Hart of Harwell 6; North Star 4, Berin-sfield SC 2; College Oak 3, Admiral Benbow 3; Barley Mow 4, Plough 2; Abingdon Utd 6, Fox 0.

C Section: Plough 4, Black Horse 2; Abingdon Utd 4, Waggon & Horses 2; White Horse 2, College Oak 4; Steventon Sports 0, Vine 6; Vine 2, Abingdon Con Club 4.

D Section: Chequers Charney 4, Wootton Legion 2; Crown 1, Pack Horse 5; Eight Bells 4, North Star 2; Fleur De Lys 4, Brewery Tap 2.

E Section: Plough 4, Eight Bells 2; Boundary House 2, Spread Eagle 4; Black Horse 6, Wheatsheaf 0.

F Section: Cross Keys 2, Abingdon Arms 4; Hart of Harwell 6, North Star 0; Plough 3, Black Swan 3; Bowyers Arms 4, Didcot Con Club 2; North Star 6, The Bear 0.

G Section: Brewery Tap 6, Plough 0; Goodlake Arms 1, Morning Star 5; Old Anchor 5, Horse & Harrow 1; Queens Arms 4, Royal Oak 2.

H Section: Abingdon Legion 3, Drayton Parks Vets Golf Club 3; Bear & Ragged Staff 4, Challow Legion 2; Spread Eagle 6, Cross Keys 0; Cross Keys 2, Plough Appleton 4.

J Section: Red Lion 6, Kings Arms 0; Steventon Spts 3, Rose & Crown 3; Peachcroft SC 6, Cross Keys 0; Waggon & Horses 4, Hinds Head 2; Wheatsheaf 4, Volunteer 2.

Sixes: D Butler, L Clapton.