WARWICKSHIRE Women pulled out all the stops to triumph 111-72 against Oxfordshire in the first round of the Johns Trophy.
Players from the Warwickshire Women’s Bowling Association helped the county take 20 points from the fixture while Oxfordshire came away with just two points.
The game started half an hour late owing to long traffic delays for some of the players.
However, the Warwickshire quartet of skip Moira Parsons with Lily-Mae Adams (both Welford), Caroline Edwards (Royal Leamington Spa) and Gill Maund (Sherwood Park) came from behind to claim the highest winning rink with a 27-10 win.
And the team of skip Emily Kernick with Caroline Halliwell, Amy Williams (all Royal Leamington Spa) and Tracy Wheeler (Welford) took four shots at the 11th end to pull away and claim a 19-9 victory.
Warwickshire’s momentum continued as Debbie Bloxham (Stratford) with Joy Cooke (Sherwood Park), Wendy Wilson and Jane Chedgzoy (Welford) lost three shots on the eighth end but recovered to secure a 17-12 win.
And Liz Wooding with Gillian Greenbank, Ros Taylor (all Avenue Coventry) and Anna Molony (RLS) took four shots on the seventh end to triumph 17-12.
Another Warwickshire victory came via Kirsty Richards with Ellie Hurst, Michelle Meadowcroft (all RLS) and Ginny Burns (Warwick Boat Club) as the quartet battled to a 16-13 win.
The team of Maureen Edwards with Nicola Bradshaw, Becky Lever (all Rugby Thornfield) and Sandra Dean (Warwickshire County Council) led after 12 ends only to suffer a narrow 16-15 defeat.
County President, Vanessa Brazier, presented a county badge to Jane Chedgzoy (Welford) together with Johns Trophy flashes to Caroline Halliwell (RLS), Nicola Bradshaw and Becky Lever (both Rugby Thornfield).
