Division Two leaders Crowmarsh Gifford took a mighty stride towards the title and promotion, with a hard-fought but deserved 3-2 win against Benson A.F.C.

Lambourn Sports Reserves are closing in on second place after comfortably beating Grove Rangers 4-1.

Chris Prior, Dave Hogben, Andy Bulloch and Steve Crame scored Lambourn with Ian Gordan replying.

Sutton Courtenay were unable to make home advantage count against bottom team Shrivenham A, as they were soundly beaten 5-3 while East Hendred picked up a point against Coleshill United Reserves.

Steventon won their fifth game in seven matches in the top division with a 3-1 home win against Faringdon Town, thanks to the blossoming strike partnership of Ben and Danny Parry. Both played well as Ben scored twice and Danny got the other.

In Division Three, Didcot Casuals beat Grove Rangers 4-0 while Faringdon Town Reserves go fourth thanks to a 3-2 away win against Blewbury Reserves.

Des Healy netted twice for Blewbury as fought hard for crucial points in their battle to avoid relegation, with John Lovegrove, Troy Redman and Ross Edwards keeping Faringdon in front.

Coleshill United A remain in second place in Division Five as they came away from Hagbourne United Reserves with a 5-0 win. Chris Bill (2), Jamie Calow, Stuart Clark and Ryan Philips scored for Coleshill.

Faringdon Town A are right on the heels of Coleshill, following a 2-0 win against Grove Rangers A with goals from Matthew Kelly and Nick Wojcik.