With two rounds to go, long-time leaders Headington A look favourites to regain the Oxfordshire Five Disciplines League Divsion 1 title they last won three seasons ago.
They have a lead of 102 points over joint second-placed Abingdon A and Windrush A.
In the fifth round, hosted by Feathers, the only team to lose ground were defending champions Colts and Co, who dropped from third to fifth after losing 247-211 to Headington.
Windrush A fielded men far too strong for Headington B. John Bishop dropped only 21 points while scoring 100 in his singles, and doubles with Neil Rowland.
FIVE DISCIPLINES LEAGUE
Results: Colts and Co 211, Headington A 247; Windrush A 247, Headington B 133; Abingdon A 225, Radley and Oxforfd 214; Gosford Hill A 187, Feathers 240.
Round 5 order: Headington A 1213, Abingdon A 1111, Windrush A 1111, Feathers 1087, Colts and Co 1081, Radley and Oxford 974, Gosford Hill A 872, Headington B 805.
- Sophie Weber was unbeaten for Oxford University as their women drew 3-3 with Windrush B in Division 1 of the Oxford & District League.
OXFORD LEAGUE RESULTS
Women Div 1: Oxford A 5, Gosford Hill A 4; Headington A 4, Windrush A 5. Div 2: Windrush B 7, Evenlode B 2. Div 3: Oxford University 9, North Abingdon B 0. Div 4: St Clements 0, Oxford Brookes 9; St Clements 2, Gosford Hill B 7; St Clements 4, Leys B 5. Div 5: Harwell 5, Leys C 4.
Mixed Div 1: Headington A 8, Park A 1; Gosford Hill A 3, Abingdon A 6.
- Combining with Nicola Casey for two women’s doubles and Jon Ponsford for top mixed, Anna Wareing kept a clean sheet as Oxon 3rd fell 9-6 to Warwickshire 4th at Coventry in Division 5D of the Inter-county Championships.
Fourteen-year-old Jack Smith, from Banbury, made his first senior county singles appearance and won.
- Oxon over 40s were outclassed by Cheshire at Bartholomew School, Eynsham.
Oxon won just two of the 12 matches, Paul Casey and Dave Stepney taking both their doubles in three ends.
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