Premier leaders the Cricketers suffered their first loss of the season in the Greene King Oxford & District League with a 2-1 home defeat by Garsington Sports.

Cricketers started off well by winning the opening leg, but Garsington stormed back to take the next two to claim a shock win.

The George posted four sixes in their 3-0 victory at the Star.

Dave Sawyer (6-5-3) top-scored with 14 dolls and teammates Kevin Giles, Dennis Butler and Steve Walton chipped in with 13 dolls apiece - including a six each - as they took all three legs 28-21, 30-25, 33-26.

Keith Powell threw a steady 4-4-4 for the Star.

In Section 2, Six Bells came away from the Plough with a 2-1 win.

Plough won the opening leg 21-18, but Six Bells levelled the scores in the second leg, taking it on three sticks after tying 18-18.

Six Bells then went on to win the decider 23-20.

Jim Clemson (4-5-3) top-scored with a dozen dolls.

Kings Arms and Prince of Wales both hit 62 dolls in Section 3 - but it was the latter who came away 2-1 winners.

Prince of Wales won the first leg 20-18, but lost the next 16-14.

They set 18 in the final leg which looked to be enough until Kings Arms' anchor man Gavin Anderson clanged off the three dolls needed to take it to three sticks.

But Prince of Wales won the shoot-out by the odd doll.

Mick Jones (5-4-5) and Pete Kennett (4-6-4) starred as Quarry Gate B beat Team Monarch 3-0 in Section 5.

Keith Bull top-scored for Monarch with ten dolls.

Red Lion Garsington edged out Cricketers B 2-1 in Section 6.

The first two legs were shared, and a tense final leg ended 15-15, but the Lion went on to win it in three sticks. Phil Jackson (3-4-5) was top dog with 12 dolls.

The Blackbird moved in to second spot in Section 8 with a 3-0 win at the Golden Ball.

Terry Beal (3-5-4) and Dave Simms (5-2-4) led the way as they took all three legs 18-17, 21-15, 24-15.

Dave Edmonds clanged off 14 dolls - including a six - as Kidlington Sports beat the Black Swan 2-1.

They lost the first leg 20-17, but reversed the scores in the second, before Sports won the deciding leg 16-11.

Barry Mudd also hit a six for Kidlington, while John Curran whipped off another six for the Black Swan.

Sun Wheatley remain the only unbeaten team in the league after they defeated Nelson B 3-0 in Section 10.

Derek Stansfield top-scored with nine dolls.

Despite a six from Martyn Boulton in his 11 dolls, Donnington Arms went down 3-0 to Fox Inn in Section 11.

RESULTS Premier/Section 1: Three Pigeons, 3, New Club A 1; Gladiators A 2, Kidlington Sports 1; Cricketers B 1, Garsington Sports 2; Star A 0, George 3. Section 2: Plough 1, Six Bells 2; Queens Head B 3, Highfield Club A 0. Section 3: Kings Arms 1, Prince of Wales A 2. Section 4: Masons A 1, Quarry Gate A 1. Section 5: Chandos Arms B 1, Cowley Con Club 2; Quarry Gate B 3, Team Monarch 0. Section 6: Donnington Club A 3, Black Horse A 0; Red Lion A Garsington 2, Cricketers B 1; Jolly Postboys 0, Chandos Arms 3. Section 8: Golden Ball A 0, Blackbird 3; Kidlington Sports A 2, Black Swan 1; Littlemore Rugby 1, Star B 2; Shelley Arms 1, Queens Head A 2. Section 9: Northway Club 0, Nelson A 3. Section 10: Jolly Sportsman 2, Woodstock Arms 1; Nelson B 0, Sun 3. Section 11: Fox 3, Donnington Arms 0. Section 12: Six Bells 3, Kennington Club 0. Sixers: L Purcell (New Club), K Giles, D Butler, S Walton, D Sawyer (George), P Kennett (Quarry Gate B), B Mudd, D Edmonds (Kidlington Sports), J Curran (Black Swan), M Boulton (Donnington Arms). Blobber: J Ellis (Kennington Club).

8:00am Wednesday 1st August 2007

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