Charlbury are on the verge of securing promotion back to Division 3 in the Oxford & District League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries Garden Centre, after gaining maximum points over Morris Motors.

Mike Smith was the highest-scoring skip with a 34-4 victory as Charlbury collecting all six points by a 52-shot margin in the Division 4 clash.

RESULTS Division 1 Oxford City & County A 65 (1), Headington A 80 (5) (City & County skips first): R Gaskins 13, H Watts 19; A Ley 10, M Charlett 26; R Hewson 20, N Rae-Welsh 25; C Earl 22, P Mabbutt 10.

Banbury Chestnuts 79 (4), Shiplake 69 (2) (Chestnuts skips first): B Neal 21, J Bland 15; A Northcote 27, D Hall 17; D Bryant 16, R Buckett 21; D Munslow 15, B Evans 16.

Banbury Central A 104 (6), Thame 48 (0) (Central skips first): L Campion 25, J Timms 12; M Sykes 33, M Ward 10; M Andrew 20, R Slater 14; M Andrew 20, R Slater 14; J Tee 26, G Penn 12.

Division 2 Bicester 62 (0.5), West Witney 91 (5.5) (Bicester skips first): L Lewis 14, K Alder 25; J King 13, H Williams 24; A Hall 23, T Prew 23; M Workman 12, M Hitchcox 19.

Blackbird Leys 93 (5), Chipping Norton 76 (1) (Blackbird Leys skips first): R Brain 18, D Barnes 21; G Brown 30, T Sealey 19; G Roper 22, K Field 20; H Payne 23, J Benfield 16.

Cotswold 87 (5), South Oxford 64 (1) (Cotswold skips first): M East 23, J Hall 10; M Brain 22, M Keen 16; T Cox 22, L Buckett 12; D Cooper 20, A Simpson 26.

Division 3 Bloxham 84 (4), Banbury Central B 79 (2) (Bloxham skips first): A Jones 13, R Havard 25; A Round 29, B Collins 17; T Gardner 16, R Cox 18; J Crawley 26, T Mold 19.

Hanborough 89 (4), Oxford City & County B 73 (2) (Hanborough skips first): G Busby 17, N Satchell 24; G Thompson 23, O Sharif 13; I Stallwood 19, J Clifford 21; J Edwards 30, G Kerr 15.

Witney Mills 84 (4), Woodstock 81 (2) (Witney skips first): J Mott 19, C Williams 23; A Auger 23, W Major 16; A Dunsby 21, R Collett 23; C Fisher 21, B Clarke 19.

Division 4 Chadlington 80 (4), OUP 69 (2) (Chadlington skips first): C Smart 26, P Tweddle 14; P Madeley 16, J Butler 19; C Brett 13, G Cooper 26; T Law 25, R Dandridge 10.

Charlbury 106 (6), Morris Motors 52 (0) (Charlbury skips first): J Stevens 25, P Booth 18; D Dix 27, B Tucker 17; B Tomlins 20, B Adams 13; M Smith 34, C Thatcher 4.

Headington B 79 (5), Florence Park 67 (1) (Headington skips first): T Murphy 22, A Thomas 13; C Woodhouse 22, R Benwell 17; R Edwards 25, M Ford 17; M Kershaw 10, A Barnett 20.

West Oxford 62 (2), Watlington 79 (4) (West Oxford skips first): D Claridge 24, C Evans 19; M Alderson 8, M Saunders 20; P Moffat 19, H Franklin 17; F Buck 11, S Gilkes 23.