Greene King Oxford & District Aunt Sally League: Dave Sawyer did it again as he fell just a doll short of the maximum 18-doll haul for the second week running as The George Littlemore beat Highfield Social Club 3-0.

<image large="sport-sally.gif" small="sport-sally.gif" type="portrait"></image>Last week it was his 13th stick that missed, this time it was his third, bringing his haul to a highly-impressive 36 dolls out of a possible 38.

Highfield's Steve Walton notched a sixer in his 15-doll total, but the George were too strong in a 34-26, 34-27, 30-25 scoreline.

Lee Thompson was the hero for The Rowing Machine as his sixer helped them to a narrow 3-0 win over White House in the Premier Section.

He came to Rowing Machine's rescue in the first leg, duly clanging off the necessary six points as they ran out 24-24, 24-24, 27-24 winners. The first two legs were both won on three-stick play-offs.

League leaders Cricketers eclipsed Royal Sun 3-0.

The first leg was drawn 19-19, with Cricketers winning on three sticks. They then set a high score of 32, but The Sun came back, with anchorman Adrian Lewis banging off the five dolls to draw the leg again.

Cricketers again took it on three sticks before cruising the third leg 27-19.

Tommy Recht was another double-sixer, as Garsington Sports saw off Cowley Workers 3-0. Garry Smith (4-4-5) contributed with a 13-doll haul.

In Section 3, Terry Bagnall bagged a sixer in his dozen dolls, as Plough scrapped to a 2-1 win over Whitmore Arms.

Martin Pratley had mixed fortunes in the Section 4 clash between Gladiators and Lord Kitchener.

Starting well with a sixer, he followed it up with a blob, as Glads won 2-1.

Only two dolls separated Three Horseshoes and Six Bells, as the former shaded the game 2-1 in the scoreline of 15-14, 20-20, 17-16.

Star and Garter went second in Section 5, after 3-0 win at Red Lion.

Madge Majkut top-scored with a baker's dozen, including a six, in the 20-15, 22-16, 25-16 leg scores.

Despite his team struggling at the foot of Section 6, Paul Slatford clanged off a dozen dolls (3-4-5), helping his team to a 2-1 win at Vikings.

In Section 8, Robert Bednarezyk recorded a sixer in his 12 dolls for Wolvercote British Legion, but it was all in vain as they lost 3-0 to Star Eynsham.

Red Lion Wolvercote stay top of Section 12, thanks to a 3-0 win over Kennington Social Club.

Lead man, Maurice Young began superbly, with a sixer in his ten-doll haul.

In Section 13, Rose Hill Outcast's John Mazey bagged nine dolls to stay in contention for the highest dolls title, and take his team to a 3-0 home victory over Jolly Sportsman.