Oxfordshire have wrested back the County Challenge Cup that they relinquished last year.

Led for the last time by Kevin Tunstall, Oxfordshire remained unbeaten, defeating Berkshire 5-2, North 6-1, Kent 5-2, and last year's winners, Sussex, 4-3.

Steven Sheard (Nelson) and Jon Barnsey (Lamb & Flag) both won four games out of four.

KEITH Sheard won the Oxfordshire Summer Singles title when he beat Ray Sturgess 2-0 in the final.

Sheard produced breaks of 22,020 and 17,680 against Sturgess, who could score only 100 and 3,450.

In the semi-final, Sheard played out the table with 21,100 and then produced a break of 13,560 to prove too strong for Dave Rose.

Sturgess would have been beaten in his semi-final had opponent Pauline Withey not lost a 8,500 break in the second leg, having won the first 9,310-6,520.

MORRIS Motors won through to the area final of the All-England Club Championship with a 3-2 victory over Rose & Crown at the Corner House, Oxford.

Tony Martin, with the highest score of the match (10,000), won the first leg for Rose & Crown.

But Motors then took control with wins from Keith Sheard (6,000), Kevin Godfrey (7,200) and Steven Sheard, who beat Leon Beer 8,360-610 in the decider.

Joe Farrell (6,510) was the Rose & Crown's only other winner.