Premier side Cherwell Club proved too strong for Section 1's Nuffield Bar in the Greene King ODDA Ladies Winter League.

Sylvia Middleton and Sue Lovell got Cherwell off to a flying start, before Helen Prescott pulled one back.

Sue Morris and Sharon Room made it 4-1, and although Debbie Cann reduced the arrears for Nuffield, a 2-1 pairs success saw Cherwell home.

In an all-Section 1 clash, Shelley Arms A were pipped 5-4 at home to East Oxford Conservative Club.

Sue Smith and Jayne Slade put Shelley 2-0 up, but the visitors stormed back to lead 4-2 after wins from Ann Lucin, L Reveley, M Reveley and Norma Brain, and sealed victory by taking one of the pairs.

Quarry Gate C maintained their fine start to the season, with a 5-4 triumph over Premier side Blackbird Bar, making it four wins out of four.

Vikings Social Club A saw off Section 2 rivals Cowley Workers Social Club B 7-2.

Gladiators looked to be coasting to a comfortable win when they led Section 3 opponents New Club 3-1, but wins from New Club's Jane Chadbone and Anita Blissett levelled the scores at 3-3 and they completed their comeback when a 2-1 pairs success gave them a battling 5-4 triumph.

Black Swan's Jenny Parry and Lil Hewitt won the opening two games against visitors Grove House, who fought back to lead 3-2 thanks to Davies, O'Dell and O'Shea.

Swan levelled at 3-3 through Helen Chandler and a 3-0 pairs victory completed a 6-3 win overall. RESULTS

Men's Premier & Section 1: L'more RBL 3, Railway A 6; Rowing Machine 5, Shelley C 4; Cherwell 4, Cowley B 5; Cowley C 8, Shears 1.

Section 2: Crown & Thistle 2, Cowley Workers B 7; East Oxford 3, Fairview 6; Three Horseshoes A 7, Crispin 2; Shelley A 4, Railway B 5.

Section 3: Somerset Hse A 5, Marsh Harrier 4; Red Lion 2, George Saloon 7; Village Inn 0, Crown 9; Kings Arms 6, Head of the River 3.

Section 4: George 6, Red Lion A 3; Catherine Wheel A 6, Three Horseshoes B 3; Marston RBL A 4, Cowley B 5; Morris Motors 5, Vikings 4.

Section 5: Cowley Workers A 4, Red Lion 5; Rose Hill 5, Kennington 4.

Section 6: Plough 6, Quarry Gate D 3; Red Lion B 1, Nelson 8; Angel & Greyhound 2, Blackbird Bar 7.

Section 7: Fox 5, Somerset Hse B 4; Shelley A 3, Marston RBL B 6.

Section 8: Walter Mittys 3, Gladiators 6; Quarry Gate B 3, Nth Oxford 6; Hinksey Heights 2, Masons C 7.

Section 9: Team Monarch 5, Butchers 4; Crown Hse 6, Friar 0; Plasterers 5, Catherine Wheel B 4.

Section 10: Friar B 2, Original Swan 7; Democrats 6, Victoria Arms 3; Railway D 6, Marlborough Hse 3.

Ladies Premier & Section 1: Cherwell 6, Nuffield 3; Cowley A 6, Shears 3; Shelley A 4, East Oxford 5; Quarry Gate C 5, Blackbird Bar 4.

Section 2: Cowley Workers A 6, Quarry Gate D 3; Woodstock Arms B 6, Three Horseshoes 3; Vikings Sports A 7, Cowley Workers B 2.

Section 3: Village Inn 3, Cowley C 6; New Club 5, Gladiators 4; Northway 3, Fox 6; Black Swan 6, Grove Hse A 3.

Section 5: Friar 6, Crown Hse C 3; Florence Park A 4, Jolly Postboys A 5; Oxford Central 5, Sth Oxford B 4.

Section 6: Green Rd 6, Volunteers 3; Headington RBL 7, Cowley A 2.

Section 7: Black Boy 5, Donnington 4; Red Lion 4, Railway 5.

Section 8: Catherine Wheel D 4, Fox 5.

Section 9: Corner Hse 6, Rose Hill 3; Somerset 5, Quarry Gate A 4; Plough 4, Masons B 5; Jolly Postboys B 3, L'more Rugby 6.

Section 10: Kite 4, Crown Hse B 5; Bricklayers A 5, Cumnor Cricket 4; Quarry Gate B 4, Vikings B 5; Yarnton Rd 4, Woodstock A 5. THIS WEEK'S 180s

P Champ (L'more RBL), R Anderson (2) (Railway A), T Buckingham (Rowing Machine), N Cobb (2) (Cowley B), J Byles (Cowley B), P Hall (2) (Cowley C), T Sapey (Cowley C), M Ord (2) (Shears), N Huggins (Shears), K Wilkins (Shears), J Merrett (Crown & Thistle), M Buckland (Cowley Workers B), A Bowden (East Oxford), N Bonny (Fairview), C Trinder (Three Horseshoes A), L Radford (Crispin), D Lane (Shelley A), S Clapp (George Saloon), D Hardisty (Cowley CC B), A Sawyer (Plough), A Walls (2) (Nelson), D Brackett (Nelson), J Orman (Head of the River).