OXFORDSHIRE enjoyed a clean sweep as all four teams came out on top to clinch a comfortable overall victory against Surrey in Division 1.
They ran out 25-11 winners at Bicester, claiming three bonus points in the process to move second in the table.
The Ladies’ B team set the tone with a 4-2 win.
Belinda Grant, Cath Birch, lady of the match Paulette Guy (16.70) and Laura Ross all enjoyed success.
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The Men’s B came from behind to take five matches in a row.
Man of the match Joe Palmer (24.67), Mark Burns, Antony Barrett, Nick Cobb and Neal Russell all came up trumps.
The highlight came from Adam Bowman, whose win included one very rare feat with one of his throws.
The first dart hit the 60 and incredibly the next two each stuck into the back of the previous one.
An 8-4 success was sealed by debutant Ryan Bull and Brendan Kearns.
It put Oxon 12-6 ahead and firmly in the driving seat overnight.
The Ladies’ A team made it two wins out of two, crushing Surrey counterparts 5-1.
Casey Gallagher, Rebecca Rose, Deta Hedman and Sandra Cox came out on top, along with lady of the match Clare Bywaters (26.37).
At 17-7 up, the home side needed two more points from the Men’s A to win the match.
They began slowly, losing the opening two matches, before Keith Bedding (23.03) steadied the ship.
The all-important win came from Cobb (26.88), who picked up his second point in his 100th apperance.
There were also triumphs for Pete Hall (28.33), Ade Larner (27.08) and Preben Krabben (26.76), whose fightback from 3-0 down included a 161 check out.
Jon Jukes (27.43), man of the match Stephen Wright (28.42) and Stuart Dutton (26.57) rounded it off.
Oxon next visit Staffordshire on November 1-2.
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