Witney maintained their 100 per cent start in South League Area Division 1 as James Pigott scored a hat-trick in their exciting 3-2 victory over local rivals City of Oxford.

In a high-class game, Witney started sluggishly and it was City who took the lead when Cliff Brown latched on to a loose pass from Rory Bowden to score.

However, this seemed to energise the home side and they began to play the hockey which has seen them adapt well to a higher division this season.

George Scriven won the ball on the edge of the City D and found striker Pigott who couldn't miss from a yard.

The second half saw Witney exert more pressure and Pigott scored two more goals, the second a brilliant deflection to complete his treble.

City dominated for a while and Steven Hudson pulled a goal back from open play, following a poor pass from Steve Bates.

This led to a very nervous end for the home side, but they held on.

Abingdon slipped to a 2-1 defeat against Ramgarhia at Tilsley Park in Division 1.

The home side took the lead midway through the first half courtesy of a Will Trigg penalty stroke.

Abingdon almost added a second shortly afterwards when a strong run through the middle from Andy Ringsell saw him shoot narrowly past a post with only the goalkeeper to beat.

However, after defending well in the first half, things fell apart at the back for Abingdon after the interval and two quick goals early in the second half from Prabjot Hunjun and Bahader Panesar put Ramgarhia in control.

Ringsell almost put Abingdon back level with 15 minutes remaining, but again saw his shot slide tantalisingly wide.

Rover Oxford continued their poor start in the Regional division with a 5-4 defeat at Milton Keynes.

The visitors took an early lead through Mark Carpenter's strike thanks to a delightful through ball from Dan Smythe.

Smythe went on to convert a short corner as Rover finished the first half 2-1 ahead.

The second half saw the scoreline change rapidly. MK pegged Rover, but then Andy Wynd won a penalty stroke, allowing Rich Beer to convert the first of his brace.

Smyth's trickery provided Beer with an easy second chance that he duly accepted.

However, against the run of play MK levelled and then converted a short corner routine with seconds to spare.