The top two teams in Division 2 moved a step closer to a potential title decider this weekend with both taking maximum points from their midweek matches. First up on Tuesday were the Millhillians, who had life made easier for them by the Olavians 3 struggling to find players to make the trip to Mill Hill. Second and third pair had to be conceded and Vishal Bhimjiyani and Joe Coakley made short work of David Hewlett and Charlotta Cooley at first pair to give the OMs their seventh consecutive win. Wednesday night saw North Oxford go one better, recording their eighth win on the trot to keep their noses in front. North Oxford had to work much harder for their three points, travelling to Westminster to take on an Etonian side featuring Alex Illingworth for the first time this season. Gareth Hoskins and Graham Pulsford took on Alex and Freddy Colquhoun at first pair and the first two games took over two hours to complete, with the North Oxford pair coming from behind in both to win 15-14 and then 15-10. With time running out to complete the match, Freddy's cramp got the better of him and the Etonians were forced to concede defeat. North Oxford's strength in depth was also in evidence as Chris Austin and Jeremy Hindle beat Giles Mckean and Tom Sinclair in straight games at second pair and Spencer Chapman and Carl Rennie repeated the dose at third pair against Nigel Cox and John Rowe. With North Oxford and the Millhillians pulling away from the chasing pack, the stage is set for a titanic battle between the two unbeaten teams this Sunday morning at Mill Hill. With games running out, will either side be able to land a knockout blow or will the title race go down to the wire?

Meanwhile, Windsor & Eton recorded a fine away win in Division 3 this week, defeating Team Westway on their home turf. Nick Bunyan and Robert Wilson combined well at first pair to see off the considerable threat of Westway coach Ryan Perrie and Ben Carlin, taking the first game 14-13 and then the next two more easily. Tom Goodman and Jamie Hepburn produced a fine performance to beat Pilkington and Buxton at second pair whilst Team Westway picked up a valuable point to keep pace with W&E in the Division 3 table thanks to Alex Peppiatt and Freddie Rowe's 3-0 win over Mandie Clemmett and Will Skjott at third pair.