Northampton’s Claire Lindsay was crowned County Ladies champion for the first time after beating Ellie Darnell (Wellingborough) 2&1 in the Final at Northants County GC.

The five-handicapper progressed through to the showpiece match after outplaying Ashleigh Critchley in the quarter-finals, before defeating former champion Mary MacLaren (Wellingborough) on the 18th hole in the last four.

Darnell, who qualified from the strokeplay competition as the eighth seed, beat home club members Hattie Billson and Karen Lobb to reach the Final.

The Swannell Salver, which is contested by the players who finished ninth to 16th in the strokeplay standings, was claimed by another Northampton member as Alison Irvine beat Wellingborough’s Carol Gibbs 4&3.