Oxfordshire Over 60s have reached the Veterans Inter-County League’s national finals.

Having beaten Berkshire and Buckinghamshire twice, Middlesex once and drawing with and losing to Warwickshire, Oxon needed a win to top the Midlands section.

Away to Middlesex, it was 5-5 with two mixed doubles left, but victories from Judy McCairns and Pete Falle plus Andi Padbury with Pat Edgington, who won 21-19 in the third set, sealed it.

RESULTS

OXFORD & DISTRICT LEAGUE

Ladies’ Div 1: Leys A 0, Evenlode A 6. Div 2: Gosford Hill 4, Evenlode B 2. Div 3: Oxford University 4, St.Clements 2.

Men’s Div 1: Gosford Hill A 5, Headington A 4; Oxford A 4, Gosford Hill A 5; Headington A 3, Park A 6. Div 2: Windrush B 8, Oxford Univ 1. Div 3: Gosford Hill B 3, Evenlode B 6. Div 4: Windrush D 6, North Abingdon B 3; Windrush D 1, Bicester 8; Bicester 4, Park C 5. Div 5: Windrush E 4, Leys C 5; Gosford Hill C 6, St Clements 3.

Mixed Div 1: Headington A 9, Windrush B 0. Div 3: Park B 8, Leys B 1; Park B 5, Gosford Hill B 4; Headington B 7, Leys B 2; Abingdon B 7, Headington B 2; Evenlode C 1, Headington B 8. Div 4: Abingdon C 9, Harwell 0; Abingdon C 7, Leys C 2.