Witney Mills have reached the Oxford & District League Cup final for the first time.

The newly-crowned Division 2 champions booked their place in the decider of the competition, sponsored by S&J Timms Cleaning Services and Frances Baker, of Rub-A-Dub-Dub laundrette, with a thrilling 69-67 victory over last year’s runners-up, Kidlington.

Now they will face league champions Headington under the floodlights at Hanborough next Thursday.

Richard Barnett’s team just had the edge on a wet night at South Oxford over a Kidlington side, who were promoted alongside them from Division 2.

Captain David Snell provided Kidlington’s only winning rink.

In the other semi-final, Headington powered through against giant-killers Cots-wold, who had taken two Division 1 scalps in previous rounds, with a 102-43 victory.

Nick Rae-Welsh’s rink led the way with a stunning 34-2 win over Mick East.

RESULTS

Kidlington 67, Witney Mills 69 (Kidlington skips first): C Weller 15, L Days 20; D Snell 22, A Auger 14; J O’Shea 15, R Barnett 19; J Hardie 15, J Mott 16.

Headington 102, Cotswold 43 (Headington skips first): I Snowdon 19, Mark East 10; H Watts 26, S Cooper 17; N Rae-Welsh 34, Mick East 2; M Charlett 23, S Evans 14.