Banbury Borough are celebrating after capturing the Crampex English Bowling Association's National Top Club title at Worthing.

The north Oxfordshire club triumphed with a 3-2 win over Westlecot, Swindon, in the final in front of a big crowd.

"To be crowned top club in 2007 says it all," said team member Gary Lucas.

"We are a strong club. We have good players and it is nice to pick that title up for the first time."

Borough posted wins in the four wood singles, pairs and fours to clinch the crown.

Greg Moon beat off a late challenge by Neil Smith to take the four wood singles 21-17.

Keith Holloway and Lucas wrapped up the pairs 22-13 against Graham Hatherall and Mark Dyer.

And there was more joy as the four of Mick Redman, Richard Redford, George Moon and Calvin Carpenter edged past Mel Biggs's side of Dave Wheeldon, Jeff Nichols and Jamie Titcombe 20-18.

In the two wood singles, Alan Prew fell 14-10 to Kevin Embling and Borough's triple of John Philpott, Colin Whitehead and Martin Timms went down 21-11 to Mike Jackson, Mike Richards and Des Rideout.

In the semi-finals, Borough beat Carlisle Subscription 4-1 Prew swept aside Rick Gallagher 18-9 in the two wood singles, while Greg Moon edged past Stuart Airey 21-19 in the four wood singles.

Holloway and Lucas posted a 19-13 victory over Neil Karge and Mark Nanson in the pairs, while Philpott, Whitehead and Timms overpowered Michael Downie, Ian Airey and Richard Chandler 15-7 in the triples.

Borough's only loss came in the fours where Redman, Redford, George Moon and Carpenter went down 27-15 to John Buxton, Lawrence Kelly, John Baird and Ian Gall- agher.

Borough had also been fancied to take the Crampex EBA National Club Two Fours, but bowed out 45-26 in the semi-finals to eventual champions St Austell.

Philpott, Whitehead, Timms and Greg Moon were no match for Peter Woodley, David Grose, Andrew Barron and Ian Drew, who stormed to a 27-13 success.

Holloway, Redford, Prew and Lucas put up a better show, but still went down 18-13 to Gwynne Rees, David Drew, Phil King and Alan Hawke.