CHIPPING Norton’s Orren Bennett and David Leighfield fought off strong competition to win the Oxfordshire Under 25 Pairs title at South Oxford.

In the final, the Chippy duo overcame Watlington’s Sam Watts and Shane Cooper 17-14 to qualify for the national championships at Leamington in August.

The key moment came on the 16th end, when Bennett and Leighfield picked up four shots to take a decisive 16-12 lead with two ends to play.

In the semi-finals they defeated Jonathan Dadson (Thame) and Joe Glenn (Oxford C & C) 25-20, while Watts and Cooper routed Carterton’s Joe Justin and Darren Wakeman 25-5.

OTHER RESULTS

COUNTY FRIENDLY

Oxfordshire 144, Northants 95 (Oxon rink scores): M Cameron, N Satchell, L Days & M Brain won 34-12; P Demczak, J Timms, K Williams & I Whelpton won 27-14; C Lewis, B Jarvie, A Fleming & R Barnett won 22-15; B Ray, P Strange, D Bullock & A Ley won 21-15; T Jupp, J Hicks, G Hooker & B Bloomfield lost 19-17; B Willoughby, B Squires, M Morris & B Gilkes won 23-20.

MIDDLE ENGLAND LADIES LEAGUE

Gloucestershire 163 (15pts), Oxfordshire 85 (2) (Oxon skips first): C Penson 25, J Stannard 10; W Cross 16, J Scott 22; M Darton 13, I Bird 28; S Crick 3, R Hughes 45; J Berry 19, K Gent 25; D Jacob 9, J Sheward 33.

BERKSHIRE KENNET LEAGUE

Kingston Bagpuize & Southmoor 90 (10), Prospect Park Reading 68 (4) (KB&S skips first): S Fraser 20, R Gardiner 21; B Garside 10, A Brown 28; P Mortel 30, R Tabor 9; G Prichard 30, D Harris 10.

BERKSHIRE KENNET LV LEAGUE

Division 1

Kingston Bagpuize & Southmoor A 67 (10pts), Morland 40 (0) (KB&S skips first): C Lee-Tuffnell 23, M Margetts 12; P Mortel 24, C Hicks 9; B Garside 20, R Goodchild 19.

Division 3

Kingston Bagpuize & Southmoor B 80 (10pts), Hungerford B 31 (0) (KB&S skips first): A Holmes 28, B Liddiard 6; M Cox 24, J Morgan 10; F Monk 28, J Lanton 15.

FRIENDLY

Kingston Bagpuize & Southmoor Mixed 40, Porter 50 (KB&S skips first): F Monk 10, D Auger 26; J Ash 13, B Smith 14; M Fuller 17, A Auger 10.