CHIPPING Norton look a good bet for the Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League Section 1 title after defeating leaders Tadmarton Heath 2-.

They now trail Tadmarton by just one point with two games in hand thanks to victories for Mark Stanton and Tom Woolly and Andy Johnson and Tim Reynolds.

North Oxford drew level on points with Section 2 leaders Burford following their 2-1 victory at home to Magnolia Park.

With the match delicately poised at one each, Simon Kimber and Ian Booth held a one-hole lead for North Oxford playing the last.

After finding trouble from the tee, North scrambled well to leave themselves a four foot par putt.

Booth confidentally knocked it in to take the match from Rob Travis and Jason Kerrsion.

RESULTS

Section 1

Frilford Heath 2.5 (3.5pts), Oxford City 0.5 (0.5) (Frilford Heath first): A Walton & B Miles bt M Hall & D Summers 3 & 2, A Gavrilovic & P Collier bt A Wootton & J Payne 3 & 2, B Paterson & A Tucker halved with A Wood & L Holder.

Chipping Norton 2.5 (3.5), Tadmarton Heath 0.5 (0.5) (Chipping Norton first): M Stanton & T Woolley bt O King & R Mawle 1 up, A Johnson & T Reynolds bt I Manning & D Fletcher 2 & 1, S Kench & S Allen halved with S Hallam & S Boote.

Ellesborough 2 (3), Studley Wood 1 (1) (Ellesborough first): N Purdy & M Armitage bt V Fathers & S Bulman 1 up, T Lawson & S Invest halved with C Drew & N Mortimore, D Eldridge & R Crisp bt S Jenkins & A Siggers 1 up.

Section 2

North Oxford 2 (3), Magnolia Park 1 (1) (North Oxford first): P Barrow & M Booth lost to S Bolton & S Cotter 1 down, S Kimber & I Booth bt R Travis & J Kerrison 1 up, M Andrews & G Oakes bt P Lockett & M Stokes 4 & 3.

Section 3

Brailes 3 (4), Kirtlington 0 (0) (Brailes first): A Sheffield & N Gardner bt P Slade & S Welfare 2 & 1, S Pendleton & C Rose bt D Thomas & A Hodgson 3 & 2, G Wignall & K Guy bt R Kennedy & M Giles 3 & 2.

Bicester 1.5 (2), Hadden Hill 1.5 (2) (Bicester first): R King & D Cronin lost to Whiting & C Hodnet 2 & 1, P Davis & M Morgan bt G Macker & Macker 5 & 4, T Horn & C Duthie halved with P Charna & M Grootz.

Section 4

Witney Lakes 3 (4), Carswell 0 (0) (Witney Lakes first): R Langton & J Timms bt J Leeson & R Berry 6 & 5, M Henderson & D Henderson bt M Simpkins & D Larke 6 & 5, G Woodward & S Putt bt T Lightfoot & A Thomas 2 & 1.

Mentmore 2.5 (3.5), Rye Hill 0.5 (0.5) (Mentmore first): S Lee & R Eatly bt A Laird & K Moggridge 2 & 1, B Clarke & B Harnett bt T Smithers & C Parsons 8 & 7, C Viney & A Fairfield halved with S Smith & P McClean.

Shrivenham Park 3 (4), Waterstock 0 (0) (Shrivenham Park first): P Godding & I Penfold bt K Bohan & G Lillee 2 & 1, T White & D John bt J Faruq & M Bell 2 up, T Chester & M Pook bt G Hazledine & P Knightley 4 & 3.