Oxfordshire's hopes of more glory at the Yoplait EBA National Championship at Worthing suffered a setback this week, with both pairs representatives going out early.
Following Banbury Borough's memorable triumph in the National Double Fours event, Oxon hopes of further success were high.
Summertown's Mark Charlett
However, both Summertown and Stuart's (Henley) suffered first-round exits.
And it was agony for the Summertown duo of Mark Charlett and Richard Sampson, who were involved in a ding-dong battle with Thatcham, from Berkshire.
The match, which was nip and tuck throughout, went to an extra end before Thatcham edged through 21-20.
They went on to reach the quarter-finals before bowing out.
Stuart's bowlers Chris Barrett and Ryan Buckett were well beaten 21-13 in their first-round match against Skegness Foreshaw.
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