OXFORDSHIRE Under 12s endured a mixed bag in their Shires League double-header.

After an 18-2 defeat at Hertfordshire in the morning, they hit back with a 13-7 win at Avon to go third in the league with two games to go.

Oxon under 14s beat Middlesex 14-6 at home St Helen & St Katharine School, Abingdon to record their first success of the season.

But the county under 18 side lost 15-5 away to Warwickshire 2nd.

OXON TEAMS

Under 12: R Tao, E Soanes, J Wakefield, S Fan, P Wing, M Cawte, J Hall, M Tristram.

Under 14: B Horseman, J Ou, C Jin, J Needell, Z Soonawalla, J Tilakraj, R Wang, L Feshe.

Under 18: O Butler, C Driver, J Redfern, H Jones, A Norkett, E Butler, M Cook, H Craig, R Norkett.

  • MADDY Cook and Holly Craig won gold in the girls doubles at the Hertfordshire Under 17 Bronze tournament.

Andrew Norkett collected bronze in the boys’ singles, then teamed up with Cook for another bronze in the mixed doubles.