Premier side Butchers Arms hit top form to run out 7-2 winners at Section 1 side Peachcroft Social Club in the Greene King Oxford & District Darts Association.
Ian Moss, Pete Eagle and Tony Buckingham gave Butchers a 3-0 lead, before Rob Cook beat Andy Cookson to pull one back.
Butchers’ Andy Coggins got the better of Andy Povey (180), but Mark Breakspear kept Peachcroft’s hopes alive with victory over veteran John Britnell.
But a clean sweep in the pairs clinched victory for Butchers.
Steventon Social Club suffered their heaviest league defeat with an 8-1 drubbing at Green Road Social Club in Section 2.
Andy Brown (2x180) and Mark Stocker gave Green Road a 2-0 lead, before Chris Lavery pulled one back when he beat Neil Pollard (180).
But it was one-way traffic then with Steve Baker, Mark Burns and Andy Burns (180) and a 3-0 pairs win completing the rout.
Berinsfield Community Centre went top of Section 4 with a 9-0 home win over Blackbird Bar.
Bruce Moore starred with a 180 and a 112 finish in his win over Steve Anderson, who also hit a maximum.
In the Premier Section of the ladies’ league, Florence Park won 7-2 at East Oxford Conservative Club.
Clare Bywaters (180), Natalie Creed-Roberts, Carol Harwood, Jo Gleed and Tina Hamilton struck to take Florence Park into a commanding lead.
Tracy Davies beat Florence Park captain Michelle Ewins to pull one back, but the visitors won the pairs 2-1 with Bywaters hitting her second maximum 180.
Defending champions Nuffield Bar won 6-3 at Florence Park B.
Nuffield Bar’s Pat Newman hit a 180 in her win over Lin Mason.
RESULTS
MEN'S SECTION
Premier & Section 1: Prince Of Wales 1, Shears 8; Peachcroft SC 2, Butchers 7.
Section 2: Green Rd SC 8, Steventon SC 1; Chequers A 7, Shelley Arms 2; Rose Hill A 5, Three Horseshoes 4; College Oak B 1, Cowley Workers 8.
Section 3: Masons A 6, Rileys SC B 3; Nuffield Lounge 7, East Oxford CC 2.
Section 4: Masons B 3, Prince Of Wales 6; Berinsfield CC 9, Blackbird Bar 0; Original Swan A 5, Marston RBL 4; Cricketers 7, New Club 2.
Section 5: Catherine Wheel A 4, Nuffield Bar 5; Marston RBL A 4, Masons C 5; Jolly Postboys 2, Vikings SC A 7; Golden Ball 4, Original Swan B 5.
Section 6: Donnington CC 3, Chequers C 6; Vikings B 6, Crown 3; Six Bells 3, Headington RBL 6.
Section 7: Corner House 7, Rose Hill B 2; Team Monarch 7, Chequers B 2; Black Horse 4, Butchers 5.
Section 8: Marsh Harrier B 5, Catherine Wheel B 4; Fairview B 4, Ampleforth Arms 5; Blackbird Bar B 6, Red Lion 3; Crown House 0, Priory Inn 9.
LADIES' SECTION
Premier & Section 1: Vikings SC 3, Team Barry 6; East Oxford CC 2, Florence Park A 7; Blackbird Bar 4, Butchers Arms 5; Florence Park B 3, Nuffield Bar 6.
Section 2: Berinsfield A 4, Donnington A 5; Nuffield Lounge A 3, Quarry Gate D 6.
Section 3: Gladiators A 4, Prince Of Wales 5; Three Horseshoes 7, Rileys SC A 2; Littlemore RBL 6, Crown 3.
Section 4: Marston RBL A 5, AI Pool Club 4; Cowley CC B 4, Nuffield Lounge B 5.
Section 5: Littlemore Rugby Club 2, Six Bells A 7; Quarry Gate B 3, Chequers B 6; Rileys SC B 3, Marston RBL B 6.
Section 6: Six Bells B 6, Catherine Wheel D 3.
Section 7: White House 4, JR Hospital SC B 5; Catherine Wheel B 4, Cherwell Club 5; Priory 4, Red Lion 5.
Section 8: Original Swan 4, Catherine Wheel A 5; JR Hospital SC A 5, Cowley Con Club 4; Corner House 8, Masons 1.
THIS WEEK'S 180S
C Bywaters (Florence Park A Ladies) 2, P Oakley (Cowley Workers) 2, A Brown (Green Rd SC) 2, P Newman (Nuffield Bar Ladies), P Hall (Rileys SC C), J Jukes (Rileys SC C), A Povey (Peachcroft SC), S Paintin (College Oak), N Pollard (Green Rd SC), M Burns (Green Rd SC), J Lucas (Steventon SC), A Bowden (East Oxford CC), M Atherton (Nuffield Lounge), B Moore (Berinsfield CC), S Anderson (Blackbird Bar), B Harwood (Cricketers), N Tasker (Catherine Wheel A), S Pollard (Vikings SC A), P Simms (Original Swan B), P Cooper (Chequers C), C Brown (Red Lion), A Warden (Masons A), G Shorter (Rileys SC B), S Jones (Rileys SC B).
100-PLUS FINISHES
G Goodall (Masons A) 144, E McHugh (Original Swan A) 120, P Eagle (Butchers) 117, S Davison (Shears) 113, B Moore (Berinsfield CC) 112, M Burns (Green Rd SC) 101.
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