Oxfordshire Under 25s' hopes of staying in contention for the Junior Home Counties League title were dashed despite recording a 70¼-49 win over Bucks at Iver Heath.

Bucks U25 49 (2pts), Oxfordshire U25 70¼ (8) (Bucks skips first): J Seagrove 13, G Schwab 32; P Gregory 13, G May 23¼; N Havery 23, C Gilkes 15.

OXFORDSHIRE BA recorded two more friendly wins, with victories over Wiltshire and Isle of Wight.

They beat Wiltshire 144-107 at Witney Town, and then edged past Isle of Wight 109-101 at Three Mile Cross, Reading.

Oxfordshire 144, Wiltshire 107 (Oxon rink scores): A Hunt, M Jones, D Wedge, M Brain won 27-9; M Cameron, R Jackson, H Franklin, L Days won 22-18; B Willoughby, J Jarvis, D Bullock, A Ley won 27-21; S Tolhurst, J Timms, B Bloomfield, R Barnett lost 24-19; P Demczak, L Eltringham, J McGough, M Morris won 23-10; T Backer-Holst, N Satchell, T Gripe, A Hall won 26-25.

Oxfordshire 109, Isle of Wight 101 (Oxon rink scores): E Dorling, R Slater, G Hooker, A Ley lost 12-20; C Lewis, J Eatwell, J McGeough, M Morris 23-11; V Webb, N Satchell, D Bullock, A Hall lost 13-26; S Tolhurst, J Stephens, G Weedon, B Gilkes lost 14-18; M Cranstoun, J Timms, D Wedge, H Franklin won 21-15; B Ottway, A Fleming, T Gripe, I Whelpton won 26-11.

A TEAM of players from clubs in the North & West of Oxfordshire lifted the Bradshaw Cup with a 122-108 victory over the South & East at Banbury Chestnuts in a new format to celebrate 70 years of the competition.

North & West 122, South & East 108 (North & West skips first): P Skidmore (West Witney) 29, T Beaumont (Shiplake) 10; J Lucas (Bloxham) 17, C Cox (Kidlington) 9; K Alder (West Witney) 29, C Whitehead (Headington) 7; C Weller (Witney Mills) 18, B Gilkes (Watlington) 22; I Whelpton (Banbury Central) 14, C Earl (Oxford City & County) 20; B Bloomfield (Witney Town) 14, M Charlett (Headington) 30.