The good form of Rutherford captain Neil Hurford in the Oxford & District League continued as he led his team to a 6-4 victory over St James A.

Hurford's decisive maximum included an 11-8, 11-5, 11-4 win over St James star Andy Misseldine.

Rutherford should make second place theirs.

Bicester A look favourites to join Lord Nuffield B in the relegation zone, and this week's hammering by Forum B didn't help. Jeremy Flint sealed Bicester's fate by beating Tony Gorman as part of his maximum.

In Division 2, Vikings B did all they could to remove Gladiators as a threat in the title race.

Playing one scheduled, and one rearranged match in the same week, Vikings inflicted first a 7-3, then a 6-4 defeat on Gladiators.

Begbroke A are still very much in the chase, beating Forum C 10-0 then Lord Nuffield C 6-4. Janet Brown's welcome return to the Begbroke team was marked by a maximum in each victory.

RESULTS

Div 1: Lord Nuff A 10 (N Taylor 3, G Donovan 3, J Barclay 3), Vikings A 0; RAL 6 (N Hurford 3), St James A 4; Forum A 10 (w/o), Lord Nuff B 0; Forum B 7 (J Flint 3), Bicester A 3.

Div 2: Begbroke A 6 (J Brown 3), Lord Nuff C 4; Gladiators 4, Vikings B 6; Witney A 5, Lord Nuff C 5; Haddenham A 4, Forum D 6 (R Henderson 3); Vikings B 7 (R Dullens 3), Gladiators 3; Forum C 0, Begbroke A 10 (I Gordon 3, J Brown 3, D Pearce 3).

Div 3: Forum E 4 (S Harrison 3), Vikings C 6; Vikings D 10 (G Lloyd 3, A Ben-Ezra 3, J Tremayne 3), Bicester C 0; Bicester B 8 (N Lacey 3), Witney B 2; Begbroke B 7 (J Hopkins 3), St James B 3.

Div 4: Forum H 5, Forum G 5; Forum F 9 (P Whitford 3, C Smith 3), Lord Nuff D 1; Lord Nuff E 7 (I Saba 3), Haddenham B 3.

Development League: Forum O 1, Forum J 4 (M Cooper 2, C Smith 2); Forum K 0, Forum O 5 (S Oster 2, J Stuart 2); Forum K 3 (M Wilson 2), Forum N 2.