OXFORD City & County will have two ladies triples at the national championships next month after coming through qualifying.

Sue Mayo, Myra Lewis and skip Jeanette Berry won both their games to book a place at Leamington, alongside Katherine Hawes’ three with Donna Knight and Gail Gilkes.

RESULTS

Quarter-final: C Penson 12, K Hawes 15; P Ilott 11, R McIntyre 21; A Gilkes 12, J Gray 15; J Berry 22, K Jupp 9.

Semi-final: K Hawes 33, R McIntyre 4; J Gray 10, J Berry 25.

  • OXFORDSHIRE Ladies beat Bedfordshire in a county game at Dunstable Town BC.

Bedfordshire 95, Oxfordshire 127 (Oxon skips first): S Rogers 29, J Tait 13; W Cross 18, R Grant 15; C Nall 17, D Baker 19; P Ostler 16, J Bagshaw 20; J Berry 21, J Dowers 14; C Penson 26, J Brooks 14.

  • ALAN Prew returns to lead Oxfordshire in their final Middleton Cup South Group B game against Kent at Halls BC Dartford on Saturday.

Paul Comley plays his first cup game in three years for Oxfordshire, who are unable to qualify for the final stages.

OXFORDSHIRE TEAM

K Holloway (Banbury Bor), I Henwood (Headington), C Carpenter (Banbury Borough), A Prew (Carterton); S Watts (Watlington, K Alder (W Witney), G May (Headington), M Charlett (Headington); L Young (Banbury Cen), P Comley (Oxford C&C), S Cooper (Banbury Cen), P Sharman (Carterton); D May (Headington), R Clanfield (Carterton), N Lewis (Headington), I Snowdon (Headington); M Nash (Headington), C Weller (Witney Mills), C Whitehead (Headington), B Sparkes (Carterton); A Docherty (Banbury Bor), G Scwab (Banbury Bor), R Redford (Banbury Bor), M Sykes (Banbury Bor).

  • JOHN Timms (Thame BC) was awarded his 100-game badge as Oxfordshire lost a friendly against Surrey at Croydon BC.

Surrey 142, Oxfordshire 92

Rink 1: A Melville, T Beaumont, H Franklin, A Hall lost 17-16.

Rink 2: B Willoughby, P Brittin, M Jones, D Wedge won 19-14.

Rink 3: R Jackson, J Stephens, T Gripe, M Andrew lost 34-14.

Rink 4: S Tolhurst, L Eltringham, R Slater, J Lucas lost 33-14.

Rink 5: C Lewis, J Timms, B Bloomfield, I Whelpton drew 15-15.

Rink 6: T Backer-Holst, R Havard, M Oliver, J O’Shea lost 29-14.

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