DIVISION 1 leaders RAL A had a fight on their hands before beating Moreton A 6-4 in the Didcot & District League.
Charlie Lane recorded a maximum for Moreton, but they could not stop the visitors going 12 points clear at the halfway point of the season.
Richard Taylor’s treble helped Letcombe A edge out Marlborough B 6-4.
Darren Jones’s maximum helped Marlborough A beat their C team 7-3 and go second.
Mathew Davies’s treble led Drayton A to a 7-3 win over RAL B.
The bottom-of-the-table clash saw Upton defeat Marlborough D 6-4.
In Division 2, Brian Wyborn’s maximum helped RAL C beat Sutton A 6-4.
Leaders Moreton B returned to winning ways, with an 8-2 win over Sutton B.
Arthur Chilvers’s fighting maximum helped Wallingford A draw 5-5 against Drayton B and move them off the bottom of the table.
Hanney A’s good run in Division 3 ended with a 6-4 loss to Sutton C, who owed their success to Gavin Bosse’s treble.
Despite this result, Hanney are still top of the division but Marlborough E and Sutton C are snapping at their heels.
Mark Kay’s maximum helped Marlborough E to an 8-2 win over Wallingford B.
In Division 4, Trevor Brown’s maximum were the only points for bottom team Letcombe B as they went down 6-4 to tabletopping Drayton G.
Pete Sinclair’s maximum helped Marlborough G to an 8-2 win over Marlborough F.
DIDCOT LEAGUE RESULTS
Div 1: Letcombe A 6 (R Taylor 3), Marlborough B 4; Moreton A 3 (C Lane 3), RAL A 7; RAL B 3, Drayton A 7 (M Davies 3); Marlborough A 7 (D Jones 3), Marlborough C 3; Upton 6, Marlborough D 4.
Div 2: RAL C 6 (B Wyborn 3), Sutton A 4; Moreton B 8 (I Wu 3, T Raby 3), Sutton B 2; Moreton C 2, Abingdon A 8 (M Aistrop 3, S Pringle 3); Wallingford A 5 (A Chilvers 3), Drayton B 5.
Div 3: Drayton D 5, Abingdon B 5; Marlborough E 8 (M Kay 3), Wallingford B 2; Hanney A 4, Sutton C 6 (G Bosse 3).
Div 4: Marlborough G 8 (P Sinclair 3), Marlborough F 2; Letcombe C 4 (T Brown 3), Drayton G 6; Drayton F 8 (R Greenfield 3, N Hunt 3), Moreton D 2.
Div 5: Hanney B 8 (D Stepney 3), Abingdon D 2; Grove B 8 (T Hamilton 3), Moreton E 2; Sandford A 9 (G Hoen 3, M Graham 3), Grove B 1.
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