ROB Holt, chairman of the Bicester & District League, has welcomed this season’s main sponsorship from the Bicester Advertiser.

It comes as the new season started with Premier Division champions KEA Legends beating Dark Horse Elite 6-3.

Holt is delighted to have the Advertiser on board.

He said: “Without sponsorship, it would become increasingly challenging to retain such committed and talented players, especially bringing young new members to the game.

“With more than a third of the BDPL members playing successfully for Oxfordshire, it shows the strength and quality across all of the leagues and we are very proud that this has led to a number of individuals playing at national level.

“The league has a strong link to the Bicester Advertiser, as our 20-time singles champion Brian Carroll, worked for the paper for many years until he sadly passed last year.”

BICESTER ADVERTISER LEAGUE RESULTS

Premier Div: Highfield Drifters 3, Dogs Wands 6; KEA Legends 6, Dark Horse Elite 3; Nags Head 4, Ex’s Magic 5; White Horse B 5, Ashton A 4.

Div 1: Ashton Cronies 5, White Horse E 4; Le Cheval Blanc 6, Safari Garden 3; Nightingale Nomads 4, Harrison Bored 5; The Shakey Degenerates 3, Nightingale Nightmares 6.

Div 2: Ex’s New Boys XXX 9, Shakey Cock 0; The Bell Outlaws 3, Ex’s Deviants 6; Brill Beards 2, KEA B 7; Plough Arncott 4, Crown Inn Twyford 5; Hundred Acres 5, Bell Ends 4.

MONDAY’S FIXTURES

Premier Div: Ashton A v KEA Legends. Dark Horse Elite v Highland Drifters; Dogs Wands v Ex’s Rejects, Ex’s Magic v White Horse B.

Div 1: Harrison Bored v le Cheval Blanc, Highlanders v Nightingale Nomads, Safari Garden v Ashton Cronies, White Horse E v Shakey Degenerates.

Div 2: Ex’s Deviants v Brill Beards, KEA B v Plough Arncott, Shakey Cock v Bell Outlaws, Bell Ends v Ex’s New Boys XXX, Crown Inn Twyford v Hundred Acres.