Bicester A caused quite a stir by knocking out defending champions Forum A in the quarter-finals of the Aubrey Hug-hes Handicap Shield competition.

Forum were without their captain, Karl Bushell, and paid the price.

In a match where there was no handicap difference, Jeff Rigby led the way for Bicester as they won by 19 points.

Bicester B joined their clubmates in the semi-finals by beating Gladiators A by a single point.

Peter Hargreaves, David Badham and Steve Laird for Bicester were awarded an 80-point start, and the nerves were jangling when the doubles finally arrived.

They needed to get 14 points in the second leg to tie and somehow made it 21-15.

Vikings A beat Forum F by 24 points to reach the last four.

Forum F, with a 165-point start, pushed their Division 1 opponents hard, but Eamonn Deeley, James Lovelock and Julian Lawton Smith, for Vikings, were just too strong.

Begbroke A bagged the last spot, beating Forum E by 29.

In the semi-final draw, Begbroke A have a 100-point start at home to Bicester A, while Bicester B get 140 at Vikings.

British Rail had mixed fortunes in Division 1.

First they lost 8-2 to a St James side led by Andy Misseldine. John Barclay won the two for BR.

However, they were back to winning ways as they beat Vikings A 8-2.

RESULTS Aubrey Hughes Handicap Shield quarter-finals: Forum A 376, Bicester A (+0) 395; Gladiators A 400, Bicester B (+80) 401; Vikings A 420, Forum F (+165) 396; Begbroke A 410, Forum E (+125) 381.

Div 1: St James A 8 (A Misseldine 3), British Rail 2; British Rail 8 (G Donovan 3), Vikings A 2.

Div 2: Forum C 3, Vikings E 7 (H Boedihardjo 3, S Cox 3); Vikings D 8 (M Aistrop 3, G Lloyd 3), Witney A 2; Forum D 8 (L Lonie 3), Witney A 2.

Div 3: Begbroke B 8 (C Alder 3), Bicester C 2; Vikings G 6 (S Cox 3), Gladiators C 4.

Div 4: Forum J 5 (T Bowden 3), Forum I 5; Holton 8 (B Dobson 3, S Walde 3), Forum L 2; Forum J 6 (T Bowden 3, A Howgego 3), Forum H 4.