West Witney knocked long-time Division 2 leaders Ban-bury Chestnuts off the top with a 6-0 whitewash of Wat-lington in the Oxford and District League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries.

They won well on all four rinks with the best results going to Kevin Alder’s men.

Elsewhere, Charlbury edg-ed a close affair at Chipping Norton, Adie Twinn’s men taking the honours in a 5-1 victory.

Witney Mills dropped into the Division 1 danger zone after a 6-0 mauling by Oxford City & County.

And to compound their misery, the third-placed side also hit the century mark, thanks to Mike Peterson’s rinks 37-shot win.

Carterton lost 3½-2½ at Banbury Central, with Ian Whelpton’s last wood earning his rink a draw and the vital extra half point.

Witney Town slipped to a 5½-½ defeat away to Division 3 high-fliers Adderbury.

Third-placed Woodstock suffered a 5-1 defeat at home to Division 4 leaders Bloxham.

Chadlington maintained their promotion effort, winning away at Florence Park to maintain the three-point gap to the leaders.

Hanborough enjoyed a 4-2 shot victory against South Oxford B.

Graham Haynes’s rink won by 35 shots.

RESULTS Division 1 Banbury Central A 76 (3½), Carterton 65 (2½) (Banbury Central skips first): W Camption 12, S Timms, 17; M Andrew 17, P Latter 23; J Tee 30, D Clanfield 8; I Whelpton 17, A McIntyre 17.

City & County A 100 (6), Witney Mills 58 (0) (City skips first): M Hancock 23, A Wiggins 11; A Ley 22, C Weller 12; C Earl 18, L Days 17; M Peterson 37, R Barnett 18.

Division 2 Chipping Norton 71 (1), Charlbury 76 (5) (Chipping Norton skips first): K Field 21, J Stevens 11; P Rathbone 14, M Fraser 19; S Davis 22, D Cooper 24; N Silford 14, D Dix 22.

West Witney 97 (6), Watlington 69 (0) (West Witney skips first): T Prew 22, R Gilkes 17; K Alder 28, S Gilkes 15; H Williams 22, H Franklin 21; P Skidmore 26, G Hooker 16.

Division 3 Adderbury 93 (5½), Witney Town 57 (½) (Adderbury skips first): C Skidmore 25, P Demczak 8; P Gladden 30, V Comley 13; T Clarke 18, A Schulan 18; J Dancer 20, B Bloomfield 18.

Division 4 Florence Park 70 (1), Chadlington 75 (5) (Florence Park skips first): P Booth 20, C Smart 15; I Gray 18, P Rathbone 19; C Dawson 19, P Madeley 25; M Gray 13, O Bennet 16.

South Oxford B 73 (2), Hanborough 96 (4) (South Oxford skips first): B Stewart 23, G Thompson 16; V De Paauw 17, M Oliver 19; P Woodville 26, K Williams 19; D Bye 7, G Haynes 42.

Woodstock 71 (1), Bloxham 78 (5) (Woodstock skips first): B Clarke 23, D Morse 11; R Collett 14, J Stephens 25; R Wright 17, T Gardner 18; J Stone 17, J Lucas 24.