Oxfordshire will be looking to get back to winning ways when they travel to Somerset in the Rileys British Inter-Counties championship this weekend.

They will be keen to banish memories of last month’s 20-16 defeat against Surrey which virtually ended their hopes of promotion.

The men’s A team are boosted by the return of Dennis Smith and Nick Cobb, while Sandra Cox is recalled to the ladies A side following six consecutive victories for the ladies B team.

Sharon Wells makes her first appearance of the season for the B team for whom Kim Ledbury returns after a short break The games will be played at Widcombe Social Club in Bath, starting midday on Saturday and 11am on Sunday.

OXON SQUADS Men’s A: N Cobb (Challow British Legion), S Dutton, R Haines, P Hall, P Krabben, A Larner (McCleans Coaches Ltd), J Palmer, D Smith, A Thomas (The Hundred Acres), M Thomson, W Topley, K Wilkins (K W Flooring).

Men’s B: P Addison (Bicester Beers and Minerals), R Anderson (Fox & Hounds), D Butler, P Champ, Jon Jukes (D & J Rentals), M Kearns, G Manning (Sandvik Coromant), I Moss, N Russell, T Tricker, O Varney, K Young. Res: M Breakspear, M Bull, P Cohen, S Foster (The Three Tuns Kings Sutton), S Holly, L Russell, L Radford, N Russell, S Skelton, M Stocker (Witney Trophy Centre, Walsh Haulage, Smiths of Bloxham), B Stratford, S Tricker.

Ladies A: L Carroll, S Cox, D Hedman, L Jones, J Newman (Duke of Cumberlands Head), K Williams.

Ladies B: C Birch, P Guy, K Howells, K Ledbury, B Manning, S Wells. Res: C Birch, T Blackman, N Curzon, R Dixon, H Prowton (Spar Eynsham), I Richardson.