County ladies team manager Denise Pape lifted her third lady-of-the-match award as Oxfordshire beat Kaliber Inter-Counties League Division 4 rivals Isle of Wight 24-12 at the Cowley Community Centre - the county's seventh successive victory.

Pape, with an average of 20.59 kept up her consistent form during the Ladies A team's 6-0 whitewash in their best display of the season.

She was ably assisted by Iris Doyle who fought back to beat the Isle of Wight's best player Brenda Dyer 3-2, with a 90 finish in the fifth leg.

With the score at 17-7, the Morrells of Oxford-sponsored side moved further ahead by winning the first three men's games.

Although the Isle of Wight fought back to win the next three, Oxfordshire's haul of four victories from the last six, saw them take the match.

The highlights of the men's display were Kit Young's average of 28.36, Roy Pryor picking up his second point, and Nick Cobb (28.90) taking his second man-of-the-match in a row.

The result sees Oxfordshire move 11 points ahead of closest rivals Shropshire and 14 points of third-placed Gwynedd, with just two games left to play.

Earlier, the Ladies B team drew 3-3 with wins from Karen Hutton, Sharon Wells and lady-of-the match Cath Birch (21.78 av).

The Men's B side then won 8-4 with good wins from Steve Foster (25.05) and Roy Pryor (26.37), who took the man of the match award to give Oxfordshire an 11-7 advantage.