Marlborough B beat Moreton A 6-4 in Division 1 of the Didcot & District League thanks to another maximum from James Lovelock – this despite only having two players.

A maximum from Ray Powell helped Marlborough C to a 7-3 win over Marlborough A to consolidate their position at the top of the table.

RAL A managed a 9-1 win over RAL B in the Appleton Laboratories derby which puts them within striking distance of the division leaders.

Upton B went down 7-2 against a strong Letcombe side despite taking an early lead, with Richard Taylor's maximum steadying the Letcombe ship.

In Division 3, Grove A won a close contest against RAL D 6-4 thanks to a maximum from Ashley Cooper.

It was not a good week for RAL with the E side beaten 8-2 by Moreton C after being all square at 2-2 early on.

Marlborough F kept up their promotion hopes with a 7-3 win over Abingdon B thanks to maximums from Keith Jepson and Mark Kay.

In Division 4, Marlborough G drew with Drayton E thanks to a maximum from Dave Langton.Arthur Anstis's maximum helped Hanney A to a 6-4 win over Marlborough H to go second in Division 4.

A good result for a new team. In Division 5 Hanney’s B team unfortunately lost to Sandford who had a maximum from Jason Henry to thank in their 7-3 win. The other tie in this week saw Grove B winning a close match over Drayton G thanks to a maximum from Jack Buckley.

RESULTS

Div 1: Marlborough B 6 (P Haycock 3), Moreton A 4; RAL A 9 (K Bushell 3, C Lansley 3), RAL B 1; Marlborough A 3, Marlborough C 7 (R Powell 3); Upton B 2, Letcombe A 8 (R Taylor 3).

Div 3: Grove A 6 (A Cooper 3), RAL D 4; Marlborough F 7 (K Jepson 3, M Kay 3), Abingdon B 3; Moreton C 8 (P Rushton 3, K Ackland 3), RAL E 2; Letcombe B 7, Drayton D 3 (P Weir 3).

Div 4: Hanney A 6 (A Anstis 3), Marlborough H 4; Marlborough G 5 (D Langton 3), Drayton E 5.

Div 5: Hanney B 3, Sandford 7 (J Henry 3); Drayton G 4, Grove B 6 (J Buckley 3).