Carterton won by a single shot against Division 1 leaders Headington in the Oxford & District League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries.

Andy McIntyre’s skip won by seven shots to outscore Headington’s two winners to seal a 73-72 home success.

Chipping Norton pulled off a shock 85-64 win at home to Banbury Chestnuts in Div-ision 2, Stuart Davis’s rink starring.

Second-placed Chadlington crashed to a 128-49 defeat at Bloxham in Division 4.

SCORES Division 1 Carterton 73 (3½), Headington A 72 (2½) (Carterton skips first): A McIntyre 24, I Snowdon 17; T Jupp 18, M Charlett 18; R Clanfield 15, H Watts 17; P Latter 16, J King 20.

Shiplake 82 (4), Witney Mills 76 (2) (Shiplake skips first): J Bland 22, L Days 17; B Lambourne 26, C Weller 17; B Evans 16, J Mott 22; T Beaumont 18, A Wiggins 20.

Division 2 Chipping Norton 85 (5), Banbury Chestnuts 64 (1) (C Norton skips first): K Field 18, A Northcote 16; P Rathbone 25, A Wase 19; S Siford 17, K Buckle 19; S Davis 25, J Denbow 10.

Thame 91 (5), Charlbury 71 (1) (Thame skips first): A Twinn 23, D Cooper 15; R Slater 28, D Dix 11; G Andrews 11, M Smith 30; C Billingham 29, M Fraser 15.

Division 3 Witney Town 84 (4), Kidlington 67 (2) (Witney skips first): V Comley 16, M Brain 17; A Scholan 13, A Rowe 20; P Demczak 20, J Hardie 14; B Bloomfield 35, C Cox 16.

Division 4 Bloxham 128 (6), Chadlington 49 (0) (Bloxham skips first): T Gardner 43, J Pickard 11; J Lucas 18, J Benfield 16; D Morse 29, C Smart 13; J Stephens 38, P Rathbone 9.

West Oxford 74 (4pts), Hanborough 73 (2) (West Oxford skips first): F Webster 15, G Thompson 23; G Richardson 16, G Haynes 22; E Fry 22, M Oliver 15; M Alderson 21, K Williams 13.

S Oxford B 81 (2), Woodstock 98 (4) (South Oxford skips first): B Stewart 30, J Stone 12; P Woodville 19, R Wright 23; D Portman 9, R Collett 41; V De Paauw 23, B Clarke 22.