Captain Andrew Packford came to Crown House A's rescue in Oxford & District League Division 1 with a superb maximum to force a 7-3 win over St James A.

Crown were trailing 2-0 to St James A until Packford's treble - which included beating Gary Pickford 11-9 in the fifth game - turned the match in his side's favour.

Kidlington Forum A, last year's champions, have started the season well and twin brothers Andrew and Jeremy Flint, together with teammate Fraser Harris, demolished Rutherford 10-0.

Kidlington Forum B and Crown House B shared the points in a hard-fought 5-5 draw.

Forum's new signing, Eric Harman, maintained his undefeated record.

However, playing in the last singles, he was pushed all the way by Crown's Mark Newns, coming back from 2-0 down to win 13-11 in the fifth game and snatch a draw for his team.

In Division 2, Haddenham A secured maximum points with an 8-2 victory over Vikings B.

The highlight of the evening was an attacking game between Andy Misseldine and Paul Borrowdale, which see-sawed from one player to the other before Haddenham's Misseldine came out on top, winning 11-8 in the fifth.

Kidlington Forum C suffered a surprise 8-2 defeat against Begbroke A. Janet Brown won all her singles for Begbroke, with teammates Ian Gordon and James Hopkins weighing in with two apiece.

In Division 3, Bicester C's young trio of Paul Barnet, Jordon Weaver and Sam Dallaway are getting to grips with playing in a higher division. They all chipped in with useful wins to record a 6-4 victory over Vikings C.

John Joyce was Morris Motors E's match-winner with a maximum as they scraped home 6-4 against their F team in Divsion 4.

RESULTS

Division 1: Rutherford 7 (N Hurford 3), Morris Motors A 3; Forum B 5 (R Hardman 3), Crown House B 5; Crown House A 7 (A Packford 3), St James A 3; Vikings A 6 (T Filmer 3), Morris Motors B 4; Forum A 10 (A Flint 3, J Flint 3, F Harris 3), Rutherford 0.

Division 2: Haddenham A 8 (A Misseldine 3, S Witney 3), Vikings B 2; Bicester A 4, Forum D 6 (C Williams 3); Forum C 2, Begbroke 8 (J Brown 3).

Division 3: Bicester C 6, Vikings C 4 (G Miflin 3); Vikings C 1, Crown House C 9 (L Smith 3, D Gardner 3).

Division 4: Holton D 6, (P Toms 3), Bicester D 4; Morris Motors F 0, Haddenham B 10 (D Spragg 3, V Davies 3, J Witney 3); Bicester D 8 (W Chapple 3, A Weaver 3), Forum G 2; Forum G 5, Nielsens B 5 (M Walker 3); Nielsens B 4 (M Walker 3), St James C 6; Morris Motors F 4, Morris Motors E 6 (J Joyce 3); Morris Motors E 3, St James C 7 (R Ford 3).

DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE

Holton C 5 (P Grebenik 3, P King 2), St James E 0; Forum M 1, Holton B 4 (R Grebenik 2); St James D 1, Forum L 4 (P Norton 2); Forum I 3 (D Simmons 3), Forum K 2.