HEADINGTON A are living dangerously at the top of Division 1 in the Bridle Insurance Oxfordshire League.
For the second time in a month, the leaders saw off the opposition by a single point as South Oxford pushed them to the limit.
The sides were tied when Ray Gaskins played his final bowl for Headington and managed to remove one of five South Oxford woods to snatch the 4-2 win 78-77.
Carterton closed the gap at the top to two points after a 6-0 win at Witney Mills, in a match headed by Tim Jupp’s 30-16 win.
In Division 2, Witney Town were 5-1 winners away at Banbury Chestnuts, thanks big wins for Paul Demczak and Will Parker’s rinks.
Division 3 leaders Kidlington’s 6-0 defeat of Hanborough included a 30-point winning margin for Melvin Brain’s men.
Chadlington stretched their lead in Division 4 to over eight points with a comfortable win at West Oxford. Carl Smart’s rink led the way with a 23-shot win.

BRIDLE INSURANCE OXFORDSHIRE LEAGUE

Division 1

Witney Mills 61 (0pts), Carterton 90 (6) (Witney skips first): R Barnett 16, T Jupp 30; A Auger 14, S Timms 18; C Weller 13, P Sharman 21; A Wiggins 18, C Weedon 21.

Shiplake 68 (1½), City and County A 77(4½) (Shiplake skips first): J Bland 13, P Comley 18; G Kennedy 12, A Ley 26; B Evans 17, C Pollard 17; B Lambourne 26, C Earl 16.

Headington A 78 (4), South Oxford A 77 (2) (Headington skips first): R Gaskins 15, M Bracewell 29; H Watts 23, D Tidball 15; C Whitehead 10, K Mobley 22; M Charlett 30, D Claridge 11.

Division 2

Adderbury 97(5½), Bicester 60(½) (Adderbury skips first): T Ely 20, K Taylor 15; C Skidmore 28, P Hooley 15; P Gladden 19, R Herbert 19; T Clarke 30, A Hall 11.

Charlbury 61 (0), West Witney 82 (6) (Charlbury skips first): D Dix 18, A McIntyre 24; E Pitts 19, P Skidmore 20; J Stevens 12, H Williams 20; M Smith 12, K Alder 18.

Banbury Chestnuts 75 (1), Witney Town 97 (5) (Banbury skips first): A Wase 23, B Bloomfield 16; C Taylor 14, P Demczak 25; J Wilkinson 13, W Parker 25; K Buckle 25, T Ludlow 31.

Division 3

City & County B 64 (1), Headington B 93 (5) (City skips first): T Gripe 14, M Kershaw 20; G Powell 10, R Edwards 28; B Stone 18, S Gould 26; N Wharton 22, M Kirby 19.

Kidlington 119 (6), Hanborough 58 (0) (Kidlington skips first): M Brain 38, G Haynes 8; C Cox 23, G Thompson 16; J Woodward 29, K Williams 18; P McGrath 29, M Oliver 16.

Chipping Norton 99 (6), Banbury Central B 57( 0) (Chipping Norton skips first): T Sealey 30, J Pickering 8; D Leighfield 22, T McKenna 16; K Field 25, R Joiner 14; J Martin 22, R Cox 19.

Division 4

Bloxham 81 (5), Blackbird Leys 69 (1) (Bloxham skips first): J Lucas 19, G Roper 16; D Morse 23, A Fleming 10; R Higgins 26, P Sage 19; T Gardner 13, J Baldwin 24; West Oxford 60 (1), Chadlington 94 (5) (West skips first): M Alderson 8, C Smart 31; C Sherwood 21, A Hobbs 26; G Richardson 18, R Arthur 14; J Parker 13, P Madeley 23.

South Oxford B 97 (6), Oxford University Press 56 (0) (S Oxford skips first): K Clarke 27, I Gray 15; P Power 19, G Giles 15; D Lyne 24, G Jordan 15; J Guest 27, T Cox 11.