Eynsham A lead Division Two following a hard fought draw with third placed
Oracle A. First blood went to
Oracle thanks to
Matty Bramall who beat
Bob Thiele 76-51, 55-49, despite Thiele making 2 breaks of 15 and one of 14 in the first frame.
Lawrence Parsons then brought
Eynsham level, beating
Kevin Higgs in two very tight frames. Parsons took their first frame 50-49 on the black before winning the second 45-38 on a re-spotted black.
Jamie Saczak put
Oracle back in front with a 45-33 win over
Richard Partlett in frame 5, but breaks of 22 and 21 helped Partlett win the remaining frame 64-14.
Kevin Hicks {not to be confused with Oracle’s Kevin Higgs} was in good form for County B and made breaks of 38 and 44 in the final frame of the match with Witney D. Hicks beat Julian Marks 66-26, 95-0. Earlier in the match Nigel Wilkins and Phil Smith shared the honours, Wilkins 55-31 and Smith 53-23. Clive Burnett got the better of Nick Anderson 61-36, 41-12 and the match ended in a draw.