Cowley Workers ended a frustrating run of near misses by being crowned Men’s Summer League Section 2 champions with a thumping 8-1 home win over Marsh Harrier A.

Steve James gave Marsh Harrier the lead, but then it was all one-way traffic.

Lyndon Richards, Paul Oakley (180), Dizio Slezak, Simon Powell and Wayland Honour saw Cowley Workers race 5-1 ahead before a 3-0 pairs win sealed victory.

Long-time challengers Corner House C let slip a 4-2 lead at Three Horseshoes, whose clean sweep in the pairs gave them a 5-4 victory.

George Bar celebrated winning the Section 3 title with a 6-3 win over near neighbours Littlemore Rugby Club, Follybridge Inn are the Section 4 champions following a 6-3 victory at East Oxford Conservative Club in their title decider.

A 3-0 win in the pairs proved decisive after the match had been all square with Pete Dobson, Dave Hopkins and Karl Smith winning their singles for East Oxford.

Priory Inn A recorded their tenth win of the season with a 5-4 victory at Ampleforth Arms and that gave them the Section 6 crown.

Marsh Harrier B are the Section 7 champions, despite losing 6-3 at home to title rivals Marston British Legion A.

Marston needed a 7-2 win to force a play-off, and they were on course after taking the singles 4-2 with Alan O’Pill, Steve Padbury, John Dale and Mick Hutt on target.

Chris Stone and Steve Grinstead replied for Marsh Harrier, who then picked up the point they needed for the crown in a 2-1 pairs defeat.

RESULTS

Men’s League

Premier & Section 1: Kidlington Green SC A 4, Peachcroft SC 5.

Section 2: Masons A 2, Angel 7; Cowley Workers SC 8, Marsh Harrier A 1; Three Horseshoes 5, Corner House C 4; Democrats 4, Nuffield Bar 5.

Section 3: George Bar 6, Littlemore Rugby Club 3; Donnington CC A 9, Blackbird Bar 0.

Section 4: East Oxford CC 3, Follybridge Inn 6; Chequers 4, Masons B 5.

Section 5: Six Bells 3, Catherine Wheel A 6; Marston RBL 5, Cricketers 4.

Section 6: Red Lion 5 Nuffield Bar B 4; Ampleforth 4, Priory A 5; Cricketers B 5, Black Horse 4.

Section 7: Red Lion 7, Vikings SC 2; Quarry Gate 4, Fairview 5; Marsh Harrier B 3, Marston RBL 6.

Section 8: Crown House 5, Three Horseshoes 4; Catherine Wheel B 6, Crown Inn 3.

Ladies’ League

Premier & Section 1: Blackbird Bar 6, Cherwell Club 3; Butchers 2, Florence Park CC A 6; Village Inn 3, Nuffield Bar 6.

Section 2: Donnington CC A 5, Gladiators SC A 4; East Oxford CC 4, Donnington CC C 5; Nuffield Arms B 6, Vikings SC 3; Berinsfield CC 3, Red Lion 6.

Section 3: Red Lion 3, Nuffield Lounge A 6; Follybridge A 4, Donnington CC B 5; Littlemore RBL 5, Crown House A 4. Section 4: Gladiators SC B 5, Chequers B 4.

Section 5: Marston RBL B 3, Catherine Wheel D 6; Masons A 3, Golden Ball B 6; Catherine Wheel D 7, Cowley Workers SC 2.

Section 6: George Bar 4, Democrats 4; Fairview 4, Cowley CC 5; Northway CC 3, Catherine Wheel A 6.

Section 7: Golden Ball A 6, Headington RBL A 3; Six Bells B 4, Littlemore Rugby Club 5.

Section 8: Cowley CC B 2, Sun 7; JR Hospital SC A 1, Butchers 8.

180s: M Wilkes (Peachcroft SC) 2; M Curtis (Nuffield Bar Ladies), P Kennett (Quarry Gate), J Janaway (Quarry Gate), T Brown (Quarry Gate), S Blake (Donn-ington CC A), S Tricker (Democrats), C Trinder (Nuffield Lounge), P Oakley (Cowley Workers SC).

100-plus finishes: P Biggs (Crown) 160, M Owen (Kidlington Green SC A) 144, S Scott (George Bar) 131, P Crowther (Masons B) 130, C Guinan (Follybridge) 127, T Ballard (Corner House C) 115, W Plowman (Cherwell Club Ladies) 112,; G Holden (Catherine Wheel B) 110, N Scott (Littlemore Rugby Club) 104.