Carterton's Stuart Richens maintained his four-pronged attack in the Oxon & Bucks area of the English Indoor Bowling Association competitions.

He will feature in four semi-finals after a series of impressive performances in the last eight of the various events.

In the men's singles, he edged out Oxford & District's Chris Allen 21-18.

Richens, and partner Andy Wise, also squeezed through in the pairs, 18-17 against Chipping Norton's Alan Prew and Andy Martin.

But he had a far more comfortable passage in the triples where, with teammates Sammy Timms and Paul Justin, he eased past Oxford & District's Norman Wallace, Darren Sharpe & Ian Snowdon 23-11.

Oxford & District again suffered at Richens' hands in the fours as the Carterton man and teammates Wise, Robert Clanfield & Baden Sparkes swept aside Howard Watts, Sharpe and Chris and Glenn Allen 23-10

EIBA COMPETITIONS

AREA 15 RESULTS

Men's singles quarter-finals: S Richens (Carterton) bt C Allen (Oxford & Dist) 21-18; M Hyde (Handy Cross) bt E Hanger (Slade, Buckingham) 21-17; G Allen (Oxford & Dist) bt G Lucas (Banbury) 21-8; T Hyde (Handy Cross) bt J Gamblin (Handy Cross) 21-13.

Semi-finals: S Richen v M Hyde, G Allen v T Hyde.

Men's pairs quarter-finals: D Sharpe & H Watts (Oxford & Dist) bt C Carpenter & G Lucas (Banbury) 22-16; R & M Hyde (Handy Cross) bt S Mead & D Fox (Foxhill, Aylesbury) 21-18; G & C Allen (Oxford & Dist) bt P Savage & P Seymour (Slade) 22-16; S Richen & A Wise (Carterton) bt A Prew & A Martin (Chip Norton) 18-17.

Semi-finals: Watts v Hyde, Allen v Wise.

Men's triples quarter-finals: P Seymour, L Richardson & D Savage (Slade, Buckingham) bt J Lucas, C Carpenter & G Lucas (Banbury) 18-11; S Mead, D Harding & D Fox (Foxhill) bt H Watts, C Allen & G Allen (Oxford & Dist) 20-6; S Timms, S Richen & P Justin (Carterton) bt N Wallace, D Sharpe & I Snowdon (Oxford & Dist) 23-11; D Hall, A Prew & L Gillett (Chip Norton) bt M Hancock, N Hancock & A Martin (Chip Norton) 18-6.

Semi-finals: Savage v Fox, Justin v Gillett.

Fours quarter-finals: S Richens, A Wise, R Clanfield & B Sparkes (Carterton) bt H Watts, D Sharpe, C Allen & G Allen (Oxford & Dist) 23-10; R Adams, J McAndrew, W Norman & G Smyth (Slade) bt G Milligan, M Bron, D Plater & J Ingram (Handy Cross) 23-14; D Hall, A Martin, A Prew & L Gillett (Chip Norton) bt R Foster, P Comley, B Foster & C Earl (Oxford & Dist) 24-15; N Anson, N Dale, R Turpie & J Gamblin (Handy Cross) bt J Gamage, J Nichols, M Workman & C Stephens (Oxford & Dist) 23-18.

Semi-finals: Sparkes v Smyth, Gillett v Gamblin.

AREA 15 FINALS

Sunday, January 20

(at Oxford & District, 10).

Mixed fours: R Hyde, A Cox, L Thelwell & M Hyde (Handy Cross) v W James, S Mead, D Fox & Ms S Springall (Foxhill).

Over 60s pairs: D Booker & A McColl (Banbury Cross) v P Harrison & R Williams (Handy Cross).

Over 50s triples: C Stonell, C Keeble & B Sharp (Handy Cross) v M Ford, A Hunt & P Norton (Banbury Cross).

Tuesday, January 22

(at Handy Cross, 6.15)

Mixed pairs: K Hawes & H Watts (Oxford & District) v W James & D Fox (Foxhill).

Sunday, January 27

(at Carterton,10).

Father & son pairs: G & C Allen (Oxford & District) v J & M Philpott (Oxford City & County).