SOUTH Oxford won a thriller by a single point at Shiplake in Division 1 of the Bridle Insurance Oxfordshire League.

Indeed, while Shiplake skip Jim Bland’s rink comprehensively beat Dave Tidball’s, the latter moved the jack with the game’s final wood to score two shots and give South Oxford the victory.

Carterton’s first match of the season ended in a close victory away at Banbury Central.

Gordon Walker’s rink snatched the match points on the final end from the home side, despite opponent Will Campion winning by 13 shots.

In another close contest, Richard Barnett’s rink’s 12-point win edged Witney Mills home against City & County.

In Division 2, Watlington’s young team proved good for Bicester.

The telling score came from Chris Gilkes, who skipped his rink to a 13-shot victory.

Newly-promoted Hanborough continued to do well in Division 3, beating City & County B 4-2.

In a match that could have gone either way, Martin Oliver’s men swung the points to the visitors with a 14-shot win.

OXFORDSHIRE LEAGUE RESULTS

Division 1

Banbury Central A 67 (1) Carterton 69 (5) (Banbury skips first): N Galletly 20, G Walker 21; L Campion 14, S Richens 19; I Whelpton 11, T Warner 20; W Campion 22, P Sharman 9.

Witney Mills 80 (4½) City & County A 70 (1½) (Witney skips first): A Auger 17, C Earl 17; R Barnett 26, P Comley 14; J Mott 20, A Ley 19; C Weller 17, J Drage 20.

Shiplake 81 (2), South Oxford A 82 (4) (Shiplake skips first): B Lambourne 22, M Keen 20; B Evans 17, M Bracewell 24; G Kennedy 13, K Mobley 26; J Bland 29, D Tidball 12.

Division 2

Watlington 79 (4) Bicester 64 (2) (Watlington skips first): S Cooper 21, K Taylor 12; S Gilkes 19, A Hall 21; C Gilkes 25, T White 8; A Twinn 14, R Herbert 23.

Adderbury 62 (1) West Witney 84 (5) (Adderbury skips first): T Clarke 20, P Skidmore 15; T Ely 14, T Prew 15; C Skidmore 15, H Williams 28; P Gladden 13, K Alder 26.

Charlbury 79 (5) Witney Town 70 (1) (Charlbury skips first): D Cooper 18, T Ludlow 17; D Dix 17, B Bloomfield 20; M Smith 24, P Demczak 19; J Stevens 20, W Parker 14.

Division 3

Kidlington 86 (5), Banbury Central B 77 (1) (Kidlington skips first): C Cox 27, R Cox 19; M Peterson 25, T McKenna 23; P McGrath 13, M Leather 16; M Brain 21, J Pickering 19.

City & County B 75 (2), Hanborough 82 (4) (City skips first): B Stone 23, C Hayley 16; T Gripe 23, K Williams 17; N Wharton 13, M Oliver 27; G Powell 16, G Haynes 22.

Thame 68 (2) Headington B 89 (4) (Thame skips first): G Andrews 13, R Edwards 24; P Heafey 19, P Arundel 18; G Penn 30, S Gould 15; R Duncan 6, M Kirby 32.

Division 4

Woodstock 76 (2), Blackbird Leys 86 (4) (Woodstock skips first): R Collett 21, B Spencer 19; D Francis 12, J Baldwin 32; B Dickson 19, R Brain 21; P Shipton 24, A Fleming 14.

Bloxham 99 (6), Chadlington 60 (0) (Bloxham skips first): D Morse 26, C Smart 12; R Higgins 25, P Radbone 16; J Lucas 22, R Arthur 18; T Gardner 26, A Hobbs 14.

South Oxford B 82 (4), West Oxford 71 (2) (S Oxford skips first): P Powell 12, G Richardson 23; P Woodville 31, M Alderson 13; D Simms 19, B Murphy 21; J Guest 20, J Parker 14.