Carterton went down to a 5-1 defeat at fellow Division 1 title chasers Headington A in the Oxfordshire League, sponsored by Bridle Insurance.

Only Baden Sparkes’s rink for the home side inflicted a loss on the opposition, who had big wins for Howard Watts and Ian Snowden.

West Witney bounced back from last week’s defeat with a whitewash of Bicester.

Comfortable victories on all four rinks gave them the second hundred of the week in the division.

Witney Mills came away from Charlbury with a 5-1 success in Division 2.

Chadlington ended Division 3 leaders Banbury Chestnuts’ unbeaten run with a 5-1 home win.

Good wins for Ron Arthur and Peter Madeley’s rinks, plus a tight victory for Philip Radbone earned the home side the spoils.

Witney Town grabbed the chance to go top with a solid performance away at Headington. In a very close encounter, they triumphed on three of the four rinks.

Chipping Norton continued their improvement but still lost the match points, away at Kidlington, thanks to a 12-shot winning margin for Chris Cox’s rink.

Dave Francis, from Woodstock, was out of luck in their Division 4 home clash with West Oxford.

Their 22-shot winning margin should have been enough for victory, but Oxford’s Mick Alderson skipped his team to a 15-shot victory and, with their other two rinks winning, they won it by two shots.

RESULTS

Division 1

West Witney 104 (6), Bicester 48 (0) (Witney rinks first): P Skidmore 30, P Hooley 13; K Alder 21, E Banaster 13; H Williams 32, A Hall 9; J Clancy 21, K Taylor 13.

Carterton 63 (1), Headington A 94 (5) (Carterton skips first): A Martin 13, M Charlett 21; G Walker 12, I Snowdon 27; P Sharman 16, H Watts 33; B Sparkes 22, J King 13.

Division 2

Charlbury 59 (1), Witney Mills 82 (5) (Charlbury skips first): D Cooper 13, C Weller 21; D Dix 13, L Days 20; J Stevens 14, R Barnett 27; M Smith 19, J Mott 14.

Division 3

Chadlington 84 (5), Banbury Chestnuts 56 (1) (Chadlington skips first): C Smart 14, B Ray 16; R Arthur 28, D Ives 14; P Radbone 16, L Wilkinson 15; P Madeley 26, K Buckle 11.

Headington B 73 (1), Witney Town 84 (5) (Headington skips first): M Kershaw 18, T Ludlow 20; S Gould 19, B Bloomfield 25; R Edwards 21, A Scholan 20; M Kirby 15, P Demczak 19.

Kidlington 88 (4), Chipping Norton 71 (2) (Kidlington skips first): C Cox 28, P Rathbone 16; M Brain 23, S Davis 15; A Rowe 17, K Field 19; J Hardie 20, N Siford 21.

Division 4

Hanborough 82 (4.5), South Oxford B 75 (1.5) (Hanborough skips first): M Oliver 21, D Portman 17; C Hayley 19, P Woodville 19; G Thompson 17, J Guest 26; K Williams 25, K Clarke 13.

Woodstock 71 (1), West Oxford 73 (5) (Woodstock skips first): R Wright 16, J Parker 22; D Francis 29, B Murphy 7; P Shipton 11, M Alderson 26; B Clarke 15, G Richardson 18.