Banbury Central A are the early front-runners in Division 1 of the Oxford & District League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries.

Under their new captain, Lee Young, Central chalked up a 6-0 win over Bicester.

Closest rivals Headington A also picked up a maximum against Oxford City & County A and, on a night of top-flight whitewashes, Carterton thrashed South Oxford A.

Witney Mills kept up their good start in Division 2 with a 4-2 home win against fellow promotees Kidlington.

A great last bowl by Thame’s Les Westcott secured a 4-2 victory in a tight game with West Witney, and Shiplake saw off Cotswold by the same score with Barry Lambourne’s four leading the way.

Division 3 saw the biggest score with Roy Brain, of Blackbird Leys, notching up a 41-12 win in the 4.5-1.5 victory against Bloxham.

West Oxford top Division 4, having taken two wins from three.

RESULTS

Division 1

Bicester 49 (0), Banbury Central A 102 (6): M Workman 12, M Sykes 20; K Taylor 11, J Tee 37; J King 16, P Norton 19; P Hooley 10, L Campion 26.

Headington A 81 (6), Oxford City & County 59 (0): M Charlett 17, M Petersen 15; H Watts 19, A Ley 15; N Rae-Welsh 25, C Earl 13; C Nicol 20, R Gaskins 16.

South Oxford A 56 (0), Carterton 95 (6): K Clarke 17, R Clanfield 20; J Hall 12, G Walker 27; M Keen 13, B Sparkes 25; R Claridge 14, P Sharman 23.

Division 2

Shiplake 102 (4), Cotswold 64 (2): T Beaumont 14, D Cooper 22; B Evans 21, S Cooper 22; J Bland 28, M Brain 9; B Lambourne 39, T Cox 11.

Thame 76 (4), West Witney 75 (2): J Timms 18, H Williams 16; M Dale 14, M Hitchcox 23; G Lazaruk 25, K Alder 16; R Slater 19, T Prew 20.

Witney Mills 90 (4), Kidlington 71 (2): A Auger 10, J O’Shea 23; J Mott 32, G Watts 10; R Barnett 30, D Snell 16; L Days 18, J Hardie 22.

Division 3

Banbury Central B 70 (1), Headington B 84 (5): R Cox 15, P Sargeant 23; R Havard 20, T Murphy 14; B Collins 14, B Mabbutt 23; T Mold 21, R Edwards 24.

Blackbird Leys 102 (4.5), Bloxham 64 (1.5): G Roper 24, A Round 12; S O’Keefe 18, J Lucas 18; R Brain 41, J Hay 12; G Brown 19, J Crawley 22.

Charlbury 78 (4), Witney Town 74 (2): J Stevens 15, B Bloomfield 19; D Dix 24, V Comley 17; C Skidmore 24, M Jones 15; M Smith 15, B Buckingham 23.

Rover 71 (1), Woodstock 76 (5): J Warland 15, R Collet 17; M Bracewell 16, W Major 14; A Peters 18, K Comley 19; K Hall 22, B Clarke 26.

Division 4

Chipping Norton 78 (3), Chadlington 81 (3): P Rathbone 18, A Hobbs 17; J Quinn 11, P Radbone 29; J Benfield 22, R Arthur 19; C Parish 27, C Smart 16.

Florence Park 92 (4), Watlington 76 (2): J Simmons 17, S Gilkes 23; S Green 30, R Gilkes 11; A Thomas 15, H Franklin 25; B Harris 30, J Trimmer 17.

Hanborough 95 (4.5), South Oxford B 66 (1.5): G Thompson 20, D Portman 20; G Haynes 30, V De Paaw 8; J Edwards 12, D Walker 22; M Oliver 33, M Freeman 16.

Oxford University Press 60 (1) West Oxford 83 (5): J Taylor 19, P Moffat 18; P Tweddle 13, B Stone 18; P Cornish 12, M Aldeson 24; R Vaulter 16, M Bostock 23.

CLUB MATCHES

Rover 119, Wallingford 63 (Rover skips first): L Vaughan 23, P Biggs 17; M Burrage 19, G Williams 17; K Hall 22, K Curril 11; A Peters 30, J Hoard 7; A Louch 25, R Wyman 11.

Rover (Cowley) 94, Woodstock 78 (Rover skips first): K Hall 16, B Clarke 12; B Adams 15, J Stone 13; A Louch 16, P Clarke 18; J Pollard 20, E Jerrane 10; R Plested 27, R Collett 15.