UPTON were celebrating this week after recording their first victory of the Didcot & District League campaign, writes Owen Brazell.

John Talbot starred with a maximum as Upton clinched a shock 6-4 win away to Drayton A to move off the bottom of Division 1.

Charlie Lane’s treble could not prevent Moreton A going down 6-4 to Marlborough A.

RAL A continued their serene progress at the top with a 8-2 victory at home to Letcombe A.

In Division 2, Claudiu Silaghi’s maximum helped Sutton B draw against Drayton B.

Maximums from Stuart Pringle and Mike Aistrop helped Abingdon A to an 8-2 win over Wallingford A which put them level with leaders Moreton.

Unbeaten Duncan Vale helped Letcombe B to a 7-3 win over Abingdon B which moves them up to second in Division 3.

DIDCOT LEAGUE RESULTS

Div 1: Marlborough D 1, Marlborough B 9 (P Haycock 3, J Lovelock 3); Marlborough C 9 (N Richardson 3, G Freeman 3, S Ricks 3), RAL B 1; RAL A 8 (K Bushell 3, C Smith 3), Letcombe A 2; Drayton A 4, Upton 6 (J Talbot 3); Marlborough A 6, Moreton A 4 (C Lane 3).

Div 2: Abingdon A 8 (M Aistrop 3, S Pringle 3), Wallingford A 2; Sutton B 5 (C Silaghi 3), Drayton B 5; RAL C 9 (T Griffin 3, K Liquorish 3), Moreton C 1; Drayton C 3 (R Giblin 3), Moreton B 7.

Div 3: Abingdon B 3, Letcombe B 7 (D Vale 3); Sutton C 10 (I Bell 3, G Bosse 3, J Morgan-Smith 3), RAL D 0; Abingdon C 4, Marlborough E 6.

Div 4: Marlborough G 4, Drayton G 6 (M Addison 3); Marlborough F 4, Drayton E 6 (G Stephenson 3); Drayton F 5 (R Greenfield 3), Letcombe C 5.

Div 5: Grove B 3, Sandford B 7 (M Morbey 3, J Rolls 3).