Oxfordshire kept up their bid for the Kaliber Inter Counties League Division 2 crown with a 23-16 win against County Durham at Cowley Community Centre.

The result also saw the ladies' A and men's B go top of their respective groups.

The ladies' B got them off to a good start with a 4-2 victory, the lady-of-the-match award going to Sandra Cox (19.27 average).

The men's B triumphed 7-5.

With Oxfordshire leading 11-7 going into Sunday's matches, their ladies' A enjoyed a 5-1 success.

Linda Jones (21.36), Louise Carroll (19.03) and Denise Pape (20.04) were in good form.

With the clash poised at 16-8, Oxfordshire men's A struggled to hit their doubles, losing their first three games before Barry Stratford (26.84) put them two points away from the win.

More missed doubles cost Oxon dear, as they led only 17-16 with three games left.

However, Steve Foster (23.60), Ade Larner (25.51) and Nick Cobb (26.79) secured Oxon the win 20-16 plus three bonus points to keep them top of the table.