Two Oxford City & County pairs won through to the National Championships at Leamington Spa with victories in the Oxfordshire semi-finals at Banbury Central.

Katherine Hawes and Donna Grant beat Banbury Central’s Carole Galletly and Caroline Campion by one shot.

And Carol Gaskins and Carole Penson defeated Wychwood’s Mavis MacVicker and Barbara Pearce.

OXFORD City & County’s Jeanette Berry won the Oxfordshire Ladies’ Officers Cup with victory over clubmate Sue Mayo in the final on their home green.

Oxfordshire Ladies suffered their first defeat in the Mid England League this season with a 131-101 loss to Warwickshire at Lillington.

Warwickshire 131 (16pts), Oxfordshire 101 (6) (Oxon skips first): W Cross 18, M Lawson 14; B Havard 21, B Cherdgzoy 18; P Wilson 15, J Corn 26; D Jacob 9, M Edward 36; J Boyt 20, M Parsons 23; C Penson 18, J Scott 14.