AN Oxford & District side go for glory in the English Indoor Bowling Association’s ladies’ fours national finals at Melton & District tomorrow.

Donna Knight’s team of Pat Rist, Carole Galletly and Katherine Hawes face Penny Cresswell’s Dolphin four from Poole in the first round (1.30pm).

In the men’s competitions, Mark Sykes’s Banbury Cross side went down 23-14 to Desborough’s Simon Jones in the fours area final.

  • OXFORDSHIRE A crashed out of the English Short Mat Bowling Association’s Inter County Competition with a 34-6 defeat by West Sussex A in the quarter-finals at Caroline Chisholm School, Northampton.

Oxon won just three of the 16 games as they were blown away 227-144 on shots.

OXFORDSHIRE A DETAILS

Singles: E Hasker lost 19-9 & 22-10; J Cole lost 15-14 & 20-15.

Pairs: P Collett & M Davies lost 14-11 & 20-15; L Gray & C Iles lost 18-6 & 20-6.

Triples: R Hill, M Cole & D Sims lost 10-8 & won 13-12; M Evans, C Robbins & C Williams lost 14-7 & 13-7.

Fours: A Spearman, D Watts, M Edwards & B Evans lost 10-5 & 16-3; S Ives, P Dun, T Mills & N Cole won 8-5 & 12-3.