OXFORD City & County’s ladies battled to a 74-72 home win over Whiteknights (Reading) in the Yetton Trophy inter-club championship first round.

They are now at home to Desborough in round two on Saturday week.

City & County’s men are at home to Foxhill (Aylesbury) in the Denny Cup first round on Saturday, when Oxford & District entertain Handy Cross (Wycombe).

OXFORDSHIRE Women’s IBA ran out 152-81 winners over Northamptonshire in a friendly at Oxford City & County.

Oxon won on five of the six rinks and drew on the other, with Di Zenyik skipping the highest winning rink to a 35-5 success.

Oxfordshire Women 152, Northamptonshire 81 (Oxon skips first): J Berry 24, B Bishop 16; S Stewart 16, J Bryan 16; S Crick 34, V Blackwell 12; J Murphy 24, P Lewis 14; A Norton 19, S Lewis 18; D Zenyik 35, W Walker 5.

OXFORD CITY & COUNTY OUTDOOR WINNERS

Men’s singles: O Sharif. Men’s pairs: C Mazey & K Croxon. Men’s triples: V Bye, D Wedge & C Earl. Men’s singles handicap: O Sharif. Men’s pairs handicap: O Sharif & B Eastgate. Men’s 3-wood pairs: B Flitter & C Lewis. Ernest Stone Over 70s: K Croxon. George King Cup: B Flitter. Ladies’ singles: K Hawes. Ladies’ singles handicap: C Penson. Margaret Stacey pairs: M Stacey & C Penson. Ladies’ drawn pairs: J Jackson & S Mayo. Over 65s ladies’ singles: M Lewis. Mixed singles: S Mayo. Walker mixed pairs: C & R Gaskins. Arthur Hudson mixed pairs: J Gray & J Drage.

OXFORD CITY & COUNTY FIXTURES

Today: v Florence Park (H, 8.15pm). Sat: v Foxhill (H, 10am), v Slade (A, 2.15pm). Sun: v Wessex (H, 10am); v Chipping Norton (H, 2.30pm). Tues: Oxfordshire v Midlands (2.15pm); v Rivermead (A, 2.30pm).