With the final league positions already decided in the ODDA Ladies’ Winter League, Premier Section champions Florence Park Community Centre A went down 5-4 in a thriller against Section 1 winners Blackbird.

Home side Florence Park took an early lead when Jo Gleed beat Sue Smith, Blackbird levelling through Chris Thompson, who defeated Angie Pointin.

Claire Bywaters made it 14 wins from 14 games when she defeated Sue Simms to put Florence Park back in front.

However, the Section 1 side roared back as victories from Shaz Thompson, Lorraine Singleton and Angie Turner gave them 4-2 advantage.

Blackbird lost the pairs 2-1, but hung on for a thrilling triumph.

East Oxford Conservative Club are the Section 2 champions after a 7-2 win at Donnington Community Centre.

Teresa Bowden, Victoria Luciw, Tracy Davies, Ann Luciw and Ellen Johnson put the Conservatives 5-0 up before the home side pulled one back through Rose Swanton.

East Oxford took the pairs 2-1 to complete a stunning success.

The young side from the Chequers Inn C, Headington, clinched the Men’s Section 9 crown in only their second season after a victory over the visiting Black Swan.

Chequers took the opening game when Ryan Battle beat Kevin Baker, the Swan levelling with a fine victory from John Turnbull (180) over Robert Malpas.

Chequers then ran away with it as Brodie Edmunds, Ryan Armson and Rich Hathaway put them 4-1 clear before the visitors pulled one game back when Jerry Tuitt overcame Ross Gibson.

For the pairs, Chequers brought in Liam Chewings and Luke Ambler and they cruised home 3-0 for a7-2 win.

It gives them an unassailable three-point lead over second- placed Shelley Arms.

RESULTS.

Men.

Premier & Section 1: Bicester Town FC 2, Original Swan 7; Butchers Arms 4, Marston RBL 5; Littlemore RBL 2, Bicester Town FC 7; Shears 6, Original Swan 3.

Section 2: Chequers A 5, Steventon SC 4.

Section 3: Green Road SC 6, Three Horseshoes 3.

Section 5: Masons Arms B 6, Gladiators 0; Marston RBL 5, Gladiators 4.

Section 6: East Oxford CC 6, Vikings SC A 3; Catherine Wheel 3, Democrats 6.

Section 7: Vikings 4, Marston RBL 5.

Section 8: Prince of Wales B 5, Fairview Inn 4.

Section 9: Chequers C 7, Black Swan 2.

Section 10: White House 4, Blackbird Bar B 5.

Ladies.

Premier & Section 1: Quarry Gate C 5, Florence Park B 4; Berinsfield CC B 3, Nuffield Bar 6; Nuffield Bar 6, Vikings A 3; Florence Park A 4, Blackbird Bar 5.

Section 2: Gladiators 1, Grove House 8; South Oxford SC 6, Follybridge Inn 3; Follybridge Inn 0, South Oxford 6.

Section 3: Three Horseshoes 4, Nuffield Arms A 5; Littlemore RBL A 7, Prince of Wales 2; Red Lion 3, Donnington CC 6.

Section 4: Marston RBL 5, Cowley CC 4; Hollybush 2, Littlemore RFC 7.

Section 6: Six Bells A 5, Grove House 4; Cowley CC C 3, Cricketers 6.

Section 7: Cowley CC A 2, JR Hosp B 7.

Section 8: White House 7, Catherine Wheel 2; Vikings 6, Corner House 3.

This week’s 180s.

J Jukes (Original Swan) 3, A Thomas (Bicester Town FC) 2, S Dutton (Marston RBL) 2, J Turnbull (Black Swan), L Turney (Vikings B), T Davies (East Oxford CC ), A Bowden (East Oxford CC), K Smith (East Oxford CC), D Lucas (Steventon SC), T Wood (Chequers Inn ), N Russell (Bicester FC), J Palmer (Bicester FC), P Hermon (Littlemore RBL), J Pryde (Shears), A Cookson (Butchers Arms), A Allday (Original Swan), D Buckingham (Bicester FC), D Waine (Three Horseshoes).

100-plus finishes.

G Manning (Bicester FC) 129, M Burns (Green Rd SC) 120, M Kerry (Chequers Inn A) 118, D Lucas (Steventon SC) 117, P Brain (East Oxford CC) 116, M Bull (Butchers Arms) 105, A Allday (Original Swan) 103.