PROMOTION contenders Drayton B beat Moreton C thanks to a maximum from Rob Hudson in Division 2 of the Didcot & District League, writes Owen Brazell.

Chris Noys’s treble led a two-man Sutton A side to a 6-4 win over Drayton C.

There was a surprisingly heavy loss for Marlborough D as both Claudiu Silaghi and Lucian Danaila took trebles in Sutton B’s 8-2 win.

The all-Abingdon match in Division 3 saw the B side take the honours 7-3 thanks to unbeaten Roy Vethanayagam.

DIDCOT LEAGUE RESULTS

Div 1: Abingdon A 1, Marlborough C 9 (N Richardson 3, R Powell 3).

Div 2: Sutton C 2, Drayton D 8 (R Greenfield 3, C Lowry 3); Sutton B 8 (L Danaila 3, C Silaghi 3), Marlborough D 2; Sutton A 6 (C Noys 3), Drayton C 4; Drayton B 8 (R Hudson 3), Moreton C 2.

Div 3: Abingdon B 7 (R Vethanayagam 3), Abingdon C 3; Drayton F 1, Wallingford A 9 (C Hasker 3, J Turner 3).

Div 4: Letcombe C 7 (T Brown 3), Drayton G 3; Marlborough F 5, Hanney 5 (S Taylor 3); Moreton D 3, Sandford A 7 (M Wicks 3, J Rolls 3); Sandford B 2, Moreton E 8 (M Shreeve 3, J Swindells 3).