At the halfway stage of the season, Charlbury, of Division 4, boast the only unbeaten record in the Oxford & District Bowls League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries Garden Centre.

Having suffered relegation on the last day of the 2007 season, Charlbury have won all seven games so far this year and are clear favourites for promotion.

Skip Dave Dix goes into the second half of the season undefeated after helping Charlbury to a 5-1 victory at Florence Park.

Close rivals Chadlington, who also dropped down from Division 3 last year, strengthened their position in second with an emphatic 6-0 victory over Morris Motors, setting up a top-of-the-table clash at home to Charlbury this evening.

Champions Banbury Central A sit five points clear at the top of Division 1 following their latest 5-1 win over Carterton, despite a good win from Sammy Timms's rink over Mark Sykes.

Division 2 remains tight the tightest of all four divisions, with barely ten points separating top from bottom.

Blackbird Leys are out of the bottom two after winning at South Oxford. Kidlington jump up to second following their success against Cotswold.

Unpredictable Hanborough pulled off the shock of the week at previously unbeaten Woodstock in Division 3.

John Edwards and Colin Oliver both skipped winning rinks, helping Hanborough to victory over the leaders.

RESULTS Division 1 Banbury Central A 79 (5), Carterton 75 (1): J Tee 18, P Sharman 14; L Campion 27, G Weedon 20; M Sykes 14, S Timms 26; M Andrew 20, D Clanfield 15.

Thame 65 (0), Banbury Chestnuts 92 (6): M Ward 17, D Bryant 21; G Penn 14, D Graves 23; J Timm 19, D Munslow 26; R Slater 15, B Neal 22.

City & County A 97 (5), Shiplake 73 (1): A Ley 23, B Lambourne 9; M Petersen 31, J Bland 18; R Hewson 28, B Evans 26; C Earl 15, R Buckett 20.

Division 2 Kidlington 91 (4), Cotswold 82 (2): D Snell 25, Mark East 9; J O'Shea 14, M Brain 22; P Fitzgerald 21, Mick East 34; B Horseman 31, T Cox 17.

South Oxford 87 (1), Blackbird Leys 88 (5): M Keen 20, H Payne 27; J Hall 17, G Brown 18; L Buckett 23, R Brain 24; A Simpson 27, G Roper 19.

Bicester 68 (2), Chipping Norton 76 (4): K Taylor 13, T Sealey 23; J King 14, K Field 21; A Hall 21, D Barnes 19; L Lewis 20, J Benfield 13.

Division 3 Witney Town 84 (4), Witney Mills 76 (1): C Sparrowhawk 13, R Barnett 29; B Bloomfield 19, J Mott 19; F Dawson 28, C Fisher 14; B Buckingham 24, A Augar 14.

Woodstock 73 (2), Hanborough 76 (4): B Clarke 26, G Busby 13; R Collett 17, C Oliver 23; G Owen 11, J Edwards 22; W Major 19, I Stallwood 18.

Bloxham 72 (3), City & County B 72 (3): J Crawley 21, G Swann 16; T Gardner 11, O Sharif 15; J Lucas 24, G Kerr 21; J Hay 16, N Satchell 21.

Rover 85 (2), Banbury Central B 91 (4): A Peters 9, B Collins 35; M Bracewell 27, T Mold 10; K Hall 25, R Havard 14; J Warland 24, R Cox 32.

Division 4 West Oxford 85 (4), Headington B 77 (2): R Claridge 19, P Sargeant 20; M Alderson 22, T Murphy 21; P Moffat 23, R Edwards 12; F Buck 21, M Kershaw 24.

Florence Park 58 (1), Charlbury 80 (5): M Ford 25, J Stevens 10; I Gray 14, D Dix 20; M Mansell 7, B Tomlins 23; A Thomas 12, M Smith 27.

Chadlington 103 (6), Morris Motors 54 (0): C Smart 18, P Booth 15; A Law 21, R Winchester 20; R Burden 36, C Thatcher 7; P Madeley 28, D Oliver 12.

Watlington 82 (3), OUP 82 (2): K Lane 21, J Butler 21; S Gilkes 25, G Cooper 22; M Saunders 17, R Dandridge 23; R Gilkes 19, P Tweddle 16.