Oxfordshire's girls shone to retain the Stableford Shield in Junior County Week at Gerrards Cross.

Oxon beat Berkshire 4-3, went down by the same score to Hertfordshire and lost 6-1 to both Hampshire and Buckinghamshire.

But with each county playing a separate foursome stableford event (half combined handicap), Oxfordshire walked away with the shield by a large points margin.

Captain Samantha Round (4), of Tadmarton Heath, beat Avril Schmidt 5 & 3 to lead Oxon to victory in their opener against Berkshire.

Chipping Norton's Giverny Porter (10) was in top form to win 8 & 7 after carding an eagle and three birdies, while Studley Wood's Lauren Jupp (13) and North Oxford's Lauren East (27) were 5 & 4 victors.

Oxon fought hard against a single-figure Hampshire team, but Porter provided their only success by beating a five-handicapper 2 up.

It was a similar story against Bucks as Jupp's 1 up victory saved Oxon from being whitewashed.

Hertfordshire, like Hampshire were again all single-figure handicappers, but Oxfordshire enjoyed three tremendous wins.

Round had a convincing 7 & 6 success, second string Porter won 3 & 2 and Tadmarton Heath's Katherine O'Connor romped home 8 & 7.

O'Connor, who started 2003 with a handicap of 31 and is now playing off 12, also collected the Boddington Cup for the most improved junior girl in Oxfordshire.

Oxon's team was completed by Tadmarton Heath's Kate Bond (22), North Oxford's Anna Nash (19) and Vicky Shepherd (25) from Carswell Park