Steve Pitson continued his amazing scoring run with a first-half double hat-trick before suffering a serious ankle injury in Saxton Rovers' 9-1 rout of Kidlington Royals in Division 1 of the Autotype UTV League.

Pitson took his goal tally to 29, before having to be rushed to hospital with damaged ankle ligaments following a collision with the Royals goalkeeper.

He is expected to be out of action for at least five weeks.

Runaway leaders Rovers' other goals came from Steve Steptoe, Garry Hartley and a penalty from keeper Dave Hawthorn.

Childrey OHB boosted their chances of avoiding relegation with a surprise 4-1 win at Cross Keys.

Gareth Cooper fired Cross Keys in front after just 30 seconds. But a double strike from Steve Doman and a goal from Jamie Wilkins plus a first-ever score by Nick Inns, turned the match around.

Dorchester United won a seven-goal thriller at home to Sandman 4-3.

Colin Royall grabbed a brace, with John Boal and Luke Saun- ders also on target.

A James Pomeroy double and a goal from Matt Woodside, kept Sandman in the hunt.

Paul McNulty scored a hat-trick as Divison 2 leaders OUP Wanderers swept aside Allbrite 5-1. Ellis Bicknell and Wayne Constable also got on the scoresheet for the home side.

Second-placed AFC Cowley returned to winning ways when two penalties from Charlie Bough took them to a 2-0 victory over high-riding Wallingford Exiles.

Abingdon Exiles triumphed 7-1 against ten-man Wheatsheaf, who finished with nine after Dan Cox-Rogers was sent off for a bad foul.

Ben Podd scored a treble, for Exiles, whose other scores came from substitute Steve Cox (2), and brothers Adam and Dean Godwin. Gareth Fenton netted for the losers.

Mark Pryde cracked a four-timer as Goodlake Arms smashed ten unanswered goals past bottom club Rutherford Lab.

Veteran 54-year-old Eddie Lloyd netted twice along with brothers Tom and John Srawley, Gareth Walker and Ryan Hudson.

A Simon Collett double helped a resurgent Research Machines to record a 3-1 win at home to CR Marks Kirtlington.

Nick Wehmeier grabbed the other goal for RM, while Alan Foster was the lone Marks' scorer.

Railway Wheatley striker Seb Warner cracked a hat-trick, but still ended up on the losing side as Division 3A leaders Robin Hood won a cracking match 4-3.

A Craig Mays double plus strikes from Chris Thomas and Craig Horne helped ten-man Hood go six points clear.

Railway keeper Nick Rogers had kept his side in the match with a penalty save.

A solitary strike from Abba United's Andy Sams, in the first half, gave his side a 1-0 win at Iffley Harriers.

Matt Loveridge cracked a hat-trick as Shelley Arms completed the double over UYS United, in a 5-2 home win.

Sergei Potrimba also netted for Shelley, the other score came from an own goal.

Mark Sheldon inspired Division 3B leaders Bell Grove to a 5-0 home win, with Dave Stebbings hitting a brace.

The other Bell 'ringers' were Jason Maynard, Tom Rowe and Simon Bennett.

Brightwell Rebels maintained their promotion push with an 8-1 demolition at Sandman Res.

Luke Higgins led the way with a super double.

Luke Ayling, Danny Weekes, Jack Hall-Hurst, Nathan Gray, Dan Walker and Jonny Dix also found the back of the net for Brightwell.

f=Helvetica s=6.1q=cOTHER SCORERS q=fDiv 3A: OARFDC 3 (F Mara 2, Q Malagia), Abingdon Knights 2 (E Morey, C Wootton pen); Dorchester Rebels 1 (L Dixon), Clanfield 85 (S Brazier).

Div 3B: Hampstead Norreys (D Clarke, T Bexx), Didcot Casuals 5 (J Hedges 2, L Hammond 2, L Monaghan); JPs 3 (R Timms, K Giddings, M Shaw), Bowyers Arms 0; White Horse Abingdon 5 (S New, G Organ, P Clark, B McBeth, J Gaff), Wallingford Wands 2 (M Dawson, L Wood).

Our picture shows Abba United who have won the Autotype UTV League's fair play award.