STUART Pringle’s maximum helped Abingdon A record their first win of the season when beating fellow Division 1 strugglers Moreton B 6-4.

The result has lifted them out of the relegations zone in the Didcot & District League.

RAL A went top with a 9-1 victory at Marlborough A.

Bottom side RAL B lost by the same scoreline to Letcombe A, winning the doubles to avoid the whitewash.

Neil Cartwright’s maximum rescued a 5-5 draw for Marlborough B in their match against Drayton A.

In Division 2, Jim Tripp’s treble helped Upton to an 8-2 win over Moreton C.

League leaders Drayton B beat Drayton D 8-2, thanks to a maximum from Robert Hudson.

In an all-Sutton clash, the B team triumphed over the A team, with trebles from Claudiu Silaghi and Lucien Danaila earning a 7-3 win.

The result means Sutton’s A and C sides now occupy the relegation places.

Wallingford B went top of Division 3 after a 6-4 victory over previous leaders Grove A.

LATEST RESULTS

DIDCOT & DISTRICT LEAGUE

Div 1: Drayton A 5, Marlborough B 5 (N Cartwright 3); Abingdon A 6 (S Pringle 3), Moreton B 4; Letcombe A 9 (M Haddrell 3, R Taylor 3, I Mead 3), RAL B 1; Marlborough A 1, RAL A 9 (K Bushell 3, G Boone 3).

Div 2: Sutton B 7 (L Danaila 3, C Silaghi 3), Sutton A 3; Sutton C 2, RAL C 8 (B Wyborn 3); Drayton D 2, Drayton B 8 (R Hudson 3); Moreton C 2, Upton 8 (J Tripp 3).

Div 3: Abingdon B 3, Marlborough E 7 (K Jepson 3); Grove A 4, Wallingford B 6 (E Lush 3); Abingdon C 5, RAL D 5 (T Pett 3); Wallingford A 7 (C Hasker 3, J Turner 3), Letcombe B 3.

Div 4: Abingdon D 2, Marlborough F 8 (L Sheppard 3, M Chambers 3); Drayton G 7 (C Blencowe 3), Sandford B 3; Letcombe C 3, Hanney 7 (P Browning 3, P Frobisher 3).