Banbury beat Burton 5-2 in the quarter-finals of the England Hockey Mixed Cup, with goals from Richard Foreman, Tash Nunneley, Simon Boardman, Tyson Nunneley and Dave Clark.

They now travel to Sheffield on Saturday, June 12 where they take on Staines in the semi-final. The final and third/fourth play-off take place on the Sunday.

l FIVE Banbury players Charlie Murphy (captain), Phil Smith, Richard Foreman, Adrian Simons and Matthew Bull have been selected for Oxfordshire in a county tournament at Reading involving Berkshire, Warwickshire, Bedfordshire and Sussex.

If Oxon win the group they will go through to the County Finals weekend in June.

l VETERANS Liz McVey and Gary White have been selected for England ladies and Scotland men’s side respectively.

McVey plays in a home countries tournament in Swansea in June while White will compete in an event in East Grinstead, Sussex.