GINA Freshwater and Emma Everett are promoted to the ladies A team for Oxfordshire’s match at home to Cleveland in Division 1 of the BDO Inter Counties Championship this weekend.

Clare Bywaters returns to the A string, while Irene Richardson comes into the B line-up.

Paul Warwick moves up to the men’s A team.

With just a few points separating eight teams it is the closest league table for years and a good win will propel Oxon up the standings.

The games will be played at Bicester Ex-Services Club on Saturday and Sunday.

OXON SQUAD

Ladies’ A: C Bywaters, E Everett, G Freshwater, D Hedman, K Ledbury, C Smith.

Men’s A: M Burns, G Grant, S Holley, J Jukes, P Kearns, K Lowe, P Krabben, A Larner, L Russell, N Russell, P Warwick, K Wilkins.

Ladies’ B: Cali Birch, Cath Birch, K Blackman, S Burns, I Richardson, L Ross.

Men’s B: T Baughan, K Bedding, P Hall, D Hammond, C Howse, S Key, J Palmer, J Russell, J Shirley, P Smith, T Woods, S Wright.

l OXFORDSHIRE’S youth team got back to winning ways with a 10-5 victory over Berkshire.

Half of their successes came from the under 18’s, who triumphed 5-2 thanks to wins from Connor Wyatt (3-1), Aaron Presley (3-2), debutant Sean Ashburner (3-1), Lennon Cradock (3-2) and man-of-the-match Kyle Meadows, who won 3-1 with 16.71 average.

Oxon girls won 2-1 with victories from Lucy Moore (2-0) with average 13.73 and Shannon Billingham

The under 21’s won their section 3-2.

Captain Robert Adnams triumphed 3-0 with average 20.31 and Andy Jones won 3-1 with a average 20.56.

But Daniel Kirton was the man of the match, winning 3-0 with a impressive 23.48 average.