SIX bowlers from Oxfordshire have qualified for the National Seniors Championships at Leamington next month.

Oxford City & County’s Carol Gaskins and Carol Penson will compete in the women’s pairs competition.

They beat Kidlington’s Eileen O’Shea and Pat Hunt 28-7 after 16 ends and will be in first round action on Sunday, August 3.

Clubmates Alan Ley and Mike Peterson will be in the men’s pairs, which begin on Friday, August 15.

City & County will also be represented in the ladies’ singles, after Myra Lewis beat Mo Cox (Banbury Central) 21-20.

Her campaign starts on Saturday, August 9, while Headington’s Colin Whitehead begins a fornight later after booking his place in the men’s singles.

  • Melody Sykes (Banbury Central) and Wendy Sandy (Carterton) have reached the Unbadged Singles final after winning through at City & County on Sunday.

RESULTS

Quarter-finals: M Du Preez 19, Helen Young 11; M Sykes 18, G Muir 11; W Sandy 19, T Meuck 16; J Stafford 18, Jane Williams 13.

Semi-finals: J Stafford 12, W Sandy 19; M Du Preez 14, M Sykes 15 (after extra end).

  • THE Blay cup and plate (ladies two wood drawn pairs) was played on Saturday at Banbury Chestnuts.

RESULTS

Blay Cup: 1 C Penson & R Sopp, 2 M Cox & E Brown.

Blay Plate: 1 G Muir & L Coles, 2 M Morris & A Kervall.

  • OXFORDSHIRE ladies lost out to Somerset on a lightning fast green at Long Ashton BC.

Oxfordshire 107, Somerset 146 (Oxon skips first): S Gokgor 12, M Sutton 31; C Morgan 14, A Goacher 30; C Penson 24, P Helens 25; J Berry 12, J Bell 21; P Ostler 22, C Burgess 21; S Rogers 23, C Pearce 18.

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