Drayton A moved to within a point of Didcot & District Division 1 leaders Marlborough C after whitewashing home side Marlborough B 10-0, writes Dan Church.

The trio of Karl Bushell, Matthew Davies and Greg Boone ensured Drayton romped to their tenth victory of the season.

Marlborough C saw their lead cut despite their 9-1 thrashing of hosts Moreton A.

Ray and Brian Powell grabbed hat-tricks for the away side, with Glen Free-man adding a double.

Drayton B opened up an eight-point lead in Division 2 by hammering visiting Rutherford (RAL) D 9-1 thanks to trebles from David Hudson and Stephen Abingdon B won 8-2 at Moreton C to move out of the bottom two.

Maximums from Abingdon pairing David Smart and Owen Brazell helped the visitors snatch their eighth win of the season.

Division 3 leaders Moreton D enjoyed a 7-3 victory at Letcombe C thanks to Hiten Patel’s superb treble.

Marcham extended their lead in Division 5 to five points after overhauling visiting Grove B 6-4 as Robert O’Higgins hit a maximum against the third-placed outfit.

RESULTS

Div 1: Moreton A 1, Marlborough C 9 (R Powell 3, B Powell 3); Abingdon A 7 (C Smith 3), RAL A 3; Letcombe A 6 (R Taylor 3), Moreton B 4; Marlborough B 0, Drayton A 10 (K Bushell 3, M Davies 3, G Boone 3); RAL B 6, Marlborough A 4.

Div 2: Moreton C 2, Abingdon B 8 (D Smart 3, O Brazell 3); Drayton B 9 (D Hudson 3, S Gardner 3), RAL D 1; Drayton D 5 (A Rodman 3), Drayton C 5; RAL C 7, Sutton A 3.

Div 3: Letcombe C 3, Moreton D 7 (H Patel 3); Grove A 7 (O Base 3, S Osborne 3), Sutton B 3; Marlborough E 3, Sutton C 7 (C Silaghi 3); Wallingford 5, Letcombe B 5 (G Batt-Rawden 3).

Div 4: Moreton E 4, Letcombe D 6 (J Croft 3); RAL E 6 (E Thomas 3), Abingdon D 4; Upton B 4, Marlborough F 6 (D Crossley 3).

Div 5: Marcham 6 (R O`Higgins 3), Grove B 4; Abingdon E 5, Hanney 5 (A Anstis 3); Moreton F 4, Drayton H 6 (S Muil 3).