North Leigh's impressive 4-0 win at at Carterton on Saturday brought them their ninth successive away win and kept their Sport Italia Hellenic League Premier Division title hopes alive o Both sides had to contend with a biting cross-pitch wind, but North Leigh soon went ahead when Mark Threlfall's pinpoint cross found Mark Simms, whose left0-foot shot found the bottom corner of the net.

A spirited young Carterton side were twice denied an equaliser by fine diving saves from Leigh keeper Richard Barrett, who thwarted Dave Rogers before tipping David Bostock's strike around a post.

Two minutes before the interval, Joe Burnell headed home the second from Chris Allen's free kick.

Eleven minutes after the break, the Yellows all but secured the three points when, from another pinpoint Allen cross, Ben Reardon's glancing header floated over Carterton keeper Ben Collier.

The Yellows' manager Mark Gee then substituted McCabe, Burnell and Wood before Threlfall drilled home the fourth from a low Simms cross with 15 minutes left.

North Leigh lead by three points from Almondsbury, who have three games in hand.

Deadline signing Ryan Wiffen hit five goals in his first match back at Ardley United, as they routed hapless Walingford's Michael Weir is shadowed by Phil Martin during his side's 11-goal rout of Wallingford.

Wiffen was part of last year's Ardley squad, but left in search of guaranteed first-team football.

Wiffen went back to his old club Winslow, where he notched 29 goals this season.

On his return to Ardley, he smashed a first-half hat-trick before collecting two more goals in the second half.

Other goals came from Ian Trott (2), Tom Smith (2), Leon Gordon and Danny Mason.

For relegated Wallingford, it was another in a wretched series of results in a dismal season.

They have now conceded 27 goals in the last three games.

Hook Norton virtually secured their place in the top flight for another year with a dominant 5-3 victory against Kidlington, whose three goals in the last six minutes gave the final scoreline a flattering look.

With a strong wind behind them, Hooky took the lead after eight minutes when joint-manager Ben Spiero headed in from Steve Crognale's corner.

Crognale added the second from Mark Griffin's cross, before skipper Chris Jackson and an extraordinary 60-yard, wind-assisted effort from Shaun Lambourne made it 4-0 at the break.

Kidlington had more of the game in the second half, but went further behind when Crognale set up Pete Moulder for Hooky's fifth.

Then came Kidlington's late spree as Mark Baker tapped in after a mistake from home keeper Richard Meadows, and left-winger Morgan Williams scored a quick brace.

But the flurry came too late for the visitors.

Abingdon Town dug deep and gave the title favourites Almondsbury a stern test before losing 3-1 to twosecond-half goals Simon Gilbert fired Almondsbury in front early on, but Carl Bloomfield - the lone striker in Abingdon's 4-5-1 formation - outpaced the defence to equalise midway through the first half.

Town had an obvious penalty denied and then watched in disbelief as the hosts were awarded a dubious spot-kick of their own. Justice was done as Steve Winter fired wide.

Town competed well in the second half, before going behind in the 67th minute when substitute Sahar Kabba netted following a challenge on visiting keeper Gareth Walker.

With Town continuing to press, they were caught on the break and another home substitute, Paul McIlvaney, lobbed in a third goal.

Witney United were more than equal to challenge posed by Lydney, whom they beat 3-0.

With the referee stuck in traffic, the game started 30 minutes late.

Both sides started slowly, and it was not until jthe 35th minute that Witney took the lead through Kevin Lewis.

Five minutes after half-time, Witney, with the wind at their backs, sealed the points when a Jon Steedman corner was nodded on by Vinnie Byfield and cleverly turned in by Jon-Paul Mills.

The third goal came from another Steedman corner when Andy Caton headed home.

Garry Hartley, scorer of six goals in midweek against Wallingford, turned from hero to villain as he was sent off in Wantage Town's extremely competitive mid-table game against Badshot Lea, decided 1-0 deep into injury time.

Hartley and Badshot Lea's Jason Short were dismissed following a flare-up in the 35th minute.

Despite playing ten-a-side, neither team looked like scoring until right at the end.

During the six minutes of added time due to an injury to an assistant referee, Adam Learoyd drove home Wantage's winner.