In an astounding reversal of fortune, Oxon 3rd turned a 5-0 deficit into a 9-6 victory in their Division 5D Inter-County Championship match at Eynsham.

Oxon’s first win of the season came at the expense of shell-shocked Wiltshire 3rd.

After dropping all four mixed and the opening women’s doubles, Oxon took the remaining men’s and ladies doubles and two of the three mixed. Unbeaten with three doubles wins each were Rob Griffiths, Sam Isaacs and Katie Shuttleworth.

Griffiths and Isaacs plus Pete Browning and Will Green accounted for all four men’s doubles. The three women’s wins came from Nicola Casey and Shuttleworth (2) and Natalie Ng and Catherine Wilson.

Leading 7-5 entering the mixed, Oxon dropped the first (Green and Casey), but won the second through Griffiths and Ng and the third via Isaacs and Shuttleworth, not only to win but also gain a bonus point.

OXFORD & DISTRICT LEAGUE RESULTS.

Women - Div 1: Abingdon A 5, North Abingdon 1; Windrush A 5, Abingdon A 1; Evenlode 0, Abingdon A 6; Leys A 0, Headington A 6.

Men Div 3: Abingdon C 1, Oxford B 8.

Mixed Div 1: Headington A 5, Windrush A 4; North Abingdon 8, Gosford Hill A 1. Div 3: Headington B 0, Evenlode A 9; Gosford Hill B 8, St Clement’s 1. Div 4: Abingdon A 9, North Abingdon A 0; Windrush A 9, Oxford A 0 .