Carterton’s Bob Turley and Tim Jupp lost 25-23 to Banbury Cross’ AJ Docherty and Mark Sykes in the Oxfordshire Indoor pairs final at Chipping Norton.

Both pairings won two ends by five shots.

Turley and Jupp led 17-7, only for Docherty and Sykes to cut the deficit.

With two ends to play, Carterton led 23-19. But Sykes edged ahead, and took the last end by a shot to land the title.

Val Harris won the ladies singles title for the sixth year in succession at Chipping Norton indoor section’s presentation night.

OTHER WINNERS

Triples: T Backer Holst, R Cox, P Betteridge; rinks: P Robbins, R Cox, F Brooks, N Boulton; mixed pairs: P Robbins, N Jones; men’s pairs: E Dix, D Stansfield; ladies’ pairs: V Harris & J Dix; never won: N Siford; men’s singles: M Shepherd.