Chipping Norton's Andy Martin has fought his way through to the area final of the English Indoor Bowling Association national under 25 singles competition.

He will face Stoke Mandeville's Edward Pilgrim at the Oxford & District Club on Sunday (10.15am) to decide the Area 15 (Bucks & Oxon) title and a place in the national finals on Saturday, February 8.

In other events, Kathy Hawes and Howard Watts (Oxford & District) have reached the last four of the mixed pairs, as have Banbury Cross duo Brenda Galletly and John Tee.

However, Hawes and Watts met their match in the mixed fours, going out 21-14 to a Banbury Cross quartet skipped by Calvin Carpenter.

The Oxford club still have two rinks through to the semi-finals, skipped by Len Lacey and Ian Snowdon.

RESULTS

UNDER 25 SINGLES

4th round: A Martin (Chipping Norton) bt O Sharif (Ox City & County) 2-0, J Major (Oxford & Dist) bt G May (Ox City & County) 2-0, D Cole (Handy Cross) bt D May (Ox City & County) 2-0, J Philpott (Oxford & Dist) bt R Clanfield (Carterton) w/o, E Pilgrim (Stoke Mandelville) bt N Lewis (Oxford & Dist) 2-0, N Welsh (Oxford & Dist) bt J Elliott (Handy Cross) 2-0.

Quarter-finals: A Martin bt J Major 2-1, J Philpott bt D Cole 2-0, E Pilgrim bt N Welsh 2-0, P Lyford bt D Sharif 2-1. Semi-finals: A Martin bt J Philpott 2-1, E Pilgrim bt P Lyford 2-0.

OVER 60 SINGLES

4th round: D Harding (Foxhill) bt M Ford (Banbury Cross) 21-19, B Osbourne (Oxford & Dist) bt L Lacey (Ox City & County) 21-13, B Garforth (Slade) bt R Rouse (Foxhill) 21-14, G Evans (Ox City & County) bt K Haynes (Oxford & Dist) 21-11, A Shepherd (Chip Norton) bt G Shaw (Slade) 21-10, K Croxon (City & County) w/o R Edwards (Carterton), H Futter (Ox City & County) w/o B Slatter (Ox City & County), K Barber (Foxhill) w/o A Bradley (Banbury Cross).

Quarter-finals: D Harding bt B Osborne 21-19, B Garforth bt G Evans 21-18, K Croxon bt A Shepherd 21-15, K Barber bt H Futter 21-19. Semi-finals: B Garforth bt D Harding 21-18, K Barber bt K Croxon 21-17. Final at Oxford & District, Sunday, 10.15.

MIXED PAIRS

Quarter-finals: Ms Hawes & H Watts (Oxford & Dist) bt Ms McVicker & J Grey (Banbury Cross) 21-12, Ms James & D Fox (Foxhill) bt Ms Tee 7 M Sykes (Banbury Cross) 23-14, Ms Galletly & J Tee (Banbury Cross) bt Ms Ludlow & D Harding (Foxhill) 20-12, Mrs Plater & D Plater (Foxhill) bt Mrs Comley & P Comley (Oxford & Dist) 21-12.

Semi-final draw: Hawes & Watts v James & Fox, Galletly & Tee v Plater & Plater.

MIXED FOURS

Quarter-finals: Ms Mayo, Ms Lacey, A Crawley, L Lacey (Ox City & County) bt Ms Garret, Ms Tee, M Sykes, J Tee (Banbury Cross) 18-17 (extra end), Ms Amos, Ms Galletly, D Sharpe, C Carpeneter (Banbury Cross) bt Ms Hawes, H Watts, G Allen (Oxford & Dist) 21-14, Ms Rist, Ms Dadson, C Earl, I Snowdon (Oxford & Dist) bt Ms Hodges, Ms Blackwell, A Wise, D Abbott (Carterton) 22-6, Ms James, Ms Plater, S Mead, M Hyde (Foxhill) bt Ms Ludlow, P Ludlow, Ms Thomas, D Harding (Foxhill) 23-16

Semi-final draw: Lacey (Ox City & County) v Carpenter (Banbury), Snowdon (Oxford & Dist) v Hyde (Foxhill).

OVER 60 PAIRS

Quarter-finals: B Garforth & D Lewis (Slade) by B Salisbury & H Hall (Oxford & Dist) 21-13, L Lacey & M Petersen (Ox City & County) bt A Hunt & P Norton (Banbury) 23-17, P Harrison & R Williams (Handy Cross) bt R Gee & H Futter (Ox City & County) 23-12, D Booker & A McColl (Banbury) bt T Mayston & G Shaw (Slade) 33-14.

Semi-final draw: Garforth & Lewis v Petersen & Slatter, Harrison & Williams v Booker & McColl.

OVER 50 TRIPLES

Quarter-finals: M Clarke, B Wharton, M Charlett (Ox City & County) bt A Bradley, W Appleby & D Booker (Banbury Cross) 18-12, A Osborn, D Harding & C Whitehead (Foxhill) bt F Knight, J Tee & P Norton (Foxhill) 21-10, S Timms & A Wise (Carterton) bt P Williams, M Pearce & A Jeffrey (Foxhill) 21-14, R Rouse (Foxhill) w/o R Adams (Slade).

Semi-finals draw: B Slatter (Ox City & County) v A Wise (Carterton), C Whitehead (Foxhill) v C Allen (Oxford & Dist).

FATHER & SON PAIRS

Quarter-finals: G & C Allen (Oxford & Dist) bt D & J Fox (Foxhill) 22-7, J & M Philpott (Oxford & Dist) bt P Lyford & K Haynes (Oxford & Dist) 31-10, I & S Snowdon (Oxford & Dist) w/o P & R Adams (Slade), A & D Martin (Chipping Norton) bt S & A Furden (Ox City & County) 21-13.

Semi-final draw: Allen v Philpott, Snowdon v Martin.