Carterton’s Paul Sharman and Headington’s Shaun Claridge will do battle in the Oxfordshire singles championship final at Chipping Norton on Sunday (2pm).
Claridge staged a late rally to beat Banbury Borough’s Mark Sykes 21-19 in the semi-finals at South Oxford.
Sharman eased past Headington’s Nathan Lewis 21-11.
Banbury Borough’s John Philpott and Calvin Carpenter take on Shiplake Village’s Jim Bland and Barry Lambourne in the pairs final.
Philpott and Carpenter powered to a 26-17 win over Headington’s Colin Whitehead and Ian Snowdon in the last four.
Bland and Lambourne sec-ured their spot by seeing off Watlington’s Chris Gilkes and Steve Gilkes 20-14.
Defending triples champions Ian Henwood, Paul Mabbutt and Craig Nicoll will face Nathan Lewis, Nick Rae-Welsh and Howard Watts in an all-Headington final.
Nicoll’s trio defeated Shiplake Village’s Simon Hastings, Jim Bland and Trevor Beaumont 20-14.
Watts’s side saw off South Oxford’s George Young (substitute), Richard Claridge and Mike Keen 20-10.
Banbury Borough’s reigning fours champions Keith Holloway, Richard Redford, Gary Lucas and Alan Prew were upset 18-16 by Oxford City & County’s Vic Bye, Brian Slatter, Paul Comley and Chris Earl.
Earl’s side now face Headington’s Whitehead, Mark Peach-ey, Snowdon and Charlett, who defeated Banbury Borough’s other four of Philpott, George Moon, Greg Moon and Sykes 26-22.
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS
Under 25s: R Pink (Bicester) 20, S Cooper (Cotswold) 21; C Skidmore (Charlbury) 14, R Full (Carterton) 21.
Singles: P Sharman (Carterton) 21, N Lewis (Headington) 11; M Sykes (Banbury Borough) 19, S Claridge (Headington) 21.
Pairs: J Philpott & C Carpenter (Banbury Borough) 26, C Whitehead & I Snowdon (Headington) 17; J Bland & B Lambourne (Shiplake Village) 20, C Gilkes & S Gilkes (Watlington) 14.
Triples: I Henwood, P Mabbutt, C Nicoll (Headington) 20, S Hastings, J Bland, T Beaumont (Shiplake Village) 14; G Young (sub), R Claridge, M Keen (South Oxford) 10, N Lewis, N Rae-Welsh, H Watts (Headington) 20.
Fours: K Holloway, R Redford, G Lucas, A Prew (Banbury Borough) 16, V Bye, B Slatter, P Comley, C Earl (Oxford City & County) 18; J Philpott, Ge Moon, Gr Moon, M Sykes (Banbury Borough) 22, C Whitehead, M Peachey, I Snowdon, M Charlett (Headington) 26.
FINAL LINE-UPS
(Chipping Norton, Sunday, 2pm)
Under 25s singles: S Cooper (Cotswold) v R Full (Carterton).
Singles: P Sharman (Carterton) v S Claridge (Headington).
Pairs: J Philpott & C Carpenter (Banbury Borough) v J Bland & B Lambourne (Shiplake Village).
Triples: I Henwood, P Mabbutt, C Nicoll (Headington) v N Lewis, N Rae-Welsh, H Watts (Headington).
Fours: V Bye, B Slatter, P Comley, C Earl (Oxford City & County) v C Whitehead, M Peachey, I Snowdon, M Charlett (Headington).
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