Cirencester, relegated from the Premier Division at the end of last season, haven`t found the lower division easy by any means, but did manage to hold high-flying Bristol Manor Farm to a 2-2 draw last time out.
It was a real stalemate at Yarnton Road until Darius Browne popped up with Kidlington`s opener 4 minutes before half-time when he clipped the ball over the visiting keeper.
The home side bossed possession but weren`t able to find a killer second goal.
And they were made to pay 18 minutes from time when Ben Whitehead equalised for the visitors.
Kidlington looked for a winner, but the majority of their attacks floundered on the edge of the area.
The point leaves them two behind tenth-placed Didcot and four adrift of the top six with games in hand on most around them.
Cirencester remain in eighteenth
By Steve Whitney
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