BELL Gardiner helped Oxfordshire A to a 26-14 victory over Herefordshire A – after making her debut for the county in the English Short Mat Bowling Association Inter County Competition at the grand old age of 92.

Gardiner, who plays for Stanford in the Vale, was part of a four which drew their first match and won the second as Oxon triumphed 187-136 on shots in the Group 1 clash at Oxford City & County.

Oxon 187 (26pts), Herefordshire 136 (14)

(Oxfordshire scores)

Singles: C Robbins won 14-12 & 15-8; J Cole won 19-5 & 21-4.

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Pairs: R Howarth & T Mills lost 11-6 & won 12-11; L Gray & N Cole won 22-4 & won 18-10.

Triples: S Hall, S Dunn & N Lovell lost 11-7 & won 15-6; E Hodgson, T Gardiner & B Evans lost 10-6 & lost 17-4.

Fours: A Gray, B Gardiner, P Hearmon & S Faulkner drew 6-6 & won 14-5; R Hill, K Howarth, M Evans, C Williams drew 6-6 & lost 10-2.

Oxfordshire’s ESMBA Premier team came out second best in their double-header against Norfolk at Harrold IBC, Bedfordshire.

Norfolk 203 (27pts), Oxon 159 (13)

(Oxfordshire scores)

Singles: G Davies lost 20-13 & won 20-11; AJ Brown lost 10-9 & lost 19-3.

Pairs: J Bradbury & D Wiggins won 13-11 & lost 18-7; M Davies & Les Woodward lost 20-12 & 14-12.

Triples: A Sirett, N Pratley & C Hasker won 15-11 & 11-7; L Orlando, B Cummings & K Dickson drew 8-8 & won 11-10.

Fours: G Cross, E Hasker, S Orlando & T Cross lost 13-4 & 9-8; P Dunn, D Watts, P Collett & R Claridge lost 11-6 & 11-7.

Oxon 159 (17pts), Norfolk 184 (23)

(Oxfordshire scores)

Singles: G Davies lost 15-10 & won 21-11; AJ Brown won 12-11 & won 14-8.

Pairs: J Bradbury & D Wiggins lost 15-10 & 20-7; M Davies & L Woodward drew 13-13 & lost 12-9.

Triples: A Sirett, N Pratley & C Hasker won 11-10 & lost 11-8; L Orlando, B Cummings & K Dickson lost 12-10 & won 8-7 Fours: G Cross, E Hasker, S Orlando & T Cross won 10-9 & 10-8; P Dunn, D Watts, P Collett & R Claridge lost 13-3 & 9-3.

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