Oxford City & County's ladies were crowned National Top Club champions at Torquay.

They lifted the trophy, sponsored by Torquay Leisure Hotels, following victory in three of the four disciplines against Sutton, from Surrey, in the final.

Myra Lewis set the ball rolling for City & County by taking the singles 21-13 against Rosemary Cavilia.

Gill Blackmore, Sue Lacey and Jenny Gleeson edged past Sharmishta Patel, Janet Hutchison and Doreen Lewis 12-10 in a low-scoring triples clash.

And Donna Grant, Rosemary Phelps, Carol Gaskins and Katherine Hawes swept aside Anne Pearce, Pearl Macdonald, Virginia Smith and Carol Templeman 25-10 in the fours.

City & County's only reverse came with Sue Mayo and Jeanette Berry losing 26-15 to Enid Bakewell and Margaret Smith in the pairs.

It capped a memorable weekend for City & County.

The previous day they beat Derbyshire side Blackwell 2-1 in the semi-finals after seeing off Portishead RBL (Somerset) 3-1 in the last eight.

Lewis won both her singles to initiate a treble as did the triple of Blackmore, Lacey and Gleeson.

SEMI-FINAL SCORES Oxford City & County 2.5, Blackwell 1(City & County first) – singles: M Lewis 21, J Baker 16; pairs: S Mayo & J Berry 8, M Smith & P Oliver 20; triples: G Blackmore, S Lacey & J Gleeson 20, D Turner, L Dent & P Marples 14; fours: D Grant, R Phelps, C Gaskins & K Hawes 25, K Chapman, J Ward, J Tyres, J Lee 25.

QUARTER-FINAL SCORES Oxford City & County 3, Portishead 1 (City & County first) – singles: M Lewis 21, M Gozna 20; pairs: S Mayo & J Berry 23, D Gwynn & R Hellens 24; triples: G Blackmore, S Lacey & J Gleeson 23, P Groves, P Crawshaw, M Southey 11; fours: D Grant, R Phelps, C Gaskins & K Hawes 28, L Bridle, S Davis, A Gray, P Gregory 16.