Oxford University duly completed an emphatic victory over Cambridge in the Varsity Match at Fenner's on Saturday. Having dominated the first three days thanks to skipper Jamie Dalrymple, who hit an unbeaten 236 and then took 5-49 in Camb- ridge's first
Steve Fox, enthusiastic motorbiker and owner of Fox's Diner, a biker rendezvous near Berinsfield, was killed in Italy on June 21. He was riding his Honda Blackbird motorbike when it was in collision with a car between Milan and Bologna. He was on holiday
New Zealand lifted the Under 21 World Cup with a 21-10 win over Australia at the Kassam Stadium on Sunday. New Zealan's Ben Atiga is tackledThe young All Blacks were just two quick and slick for their Antipodean neighbours, and the margin of victory by
Enterprising young people at Chipping Norton School have been given a special £500 award by Oxfordshire County Council. The cash prize was awarded to a team of 12 sixth-formers who took part in the Young Enterprise scheme during the year -- scoring exceptional
Top ten bowling performances from the weekend, June 28-29, 2003 M Holland ... 8-18 Chearsley 2nd v Shipton 3rd G Porter ... 7-69 Thame 2nd v Kidlington 2nd K Arnold ... 6-23 Banbury XX v Sandford D Lamble ... 6-25 Hanney v Chesterton S Harris ... 6-26
The stench of stale urine, broken bottles and discarded cans of super-strength beer -- not to mention the discarded syringes -- are all-too familiar features of central Oxford. Just a few paces off the tourist trail followed by thousands of visitors from
The row over the Bishop of Oxford's appointment of a homosexual bishop has taken a new turn with reports that the Queen is "deeply concerned" about a rift in the Church of England. Unnamed senior Government officials have said that the Queen first raised
A man who drove dangerously on roads between Oxford and Abingdon has been warned to expect a jail sentence. Nathaniel Barrett, 21, appeared before Oxford Crown Court on June 27, and admitted drink driving, dangerous driving and failing to stop after an
Steve Fox, an enthusiastic motorbiker from Abingdon, was killed in Italy on June 21. He was riding his Honda Blackbird motorbike when it was in collision with a car between Milan and Bologna. He was on holiday with his wife Nina. She witnessed the accident
Results from June 28-29, 2003, in the University Match, Minor Counties, Oxford Times Cherwell League and club matches . . . UNIVERSITY MATCH Oxford Univ 522-7 dec (J Dalrymple 236no, N Millar 108), Cambridge Univ 181 (J Dalrymple 5-49) & 270 (S Marshall
Primary school pupils swapped their school uniform for black trousers and white shirts to become police officers for a week. Firefighters demonstrate how they use cutting equipment Ten- and 11-year-olds at Millbrook Primary School, in Grove, near Wantage
Top ten batting performances from the weekend, July 28-29, 2003 BATTING L List ...151no Oxford Downs v Challow I Esson ...130 Ox Bletch Nond 4th v Witney Mills 2nd D Clark ... 129 Moreton v The Invalids P Akhtar ... 123 Kings Sutton v Watlington K Smith
Paul Powell, who was released by Oxford United at the end of last season, is facing a tough decision on his future. Paul PowellThe 25-year-old left back or left winger, who spent eight years at United as a trainee and professional, has a concrete offer
Oxford were shot out for just 47 - a club record lowest score in the league - as they crashed to a 186-run defeat against Basingstoke & North Hants in Division 1 at St Catherine's College, Marston on Saturday. It was also very nearly a new low for
Results from June 28-29, 2003 Division 1 Garsington 188-8 (C Woodward 44, R Wakefield 40, L Hole 3-13), Freeland 146 (S Hole 54, S Prew 5-27). Witney Swifts 228-8 (A Fisher 55no, A Walker 43, N Stayte 33, C Miller 4-43), Tetsworth 232-4 (R Cyrus 99, N
Oxford 50, Swindon 40 (agg 88-87): The Silver Machine, boosted by maximums from Andy Smith and Jan Steachmann - his first since 1993 for Oxford - saw off the Robins in style, but just missed out on the bonus point in Friday's British League Cup derby
Ramblers staged a walking protest to highlight the problems of neglected footpaths in the countryside around Banbury. The Cherwell branch of the Ramblers' Association took part in a three-mile walk starting from Wroxton. The walk took in missing signposts
A woman was beaten and her handbag stolen in the early hours of June 29. The 19-year-old was punched in the head and knocked to the ground in Iffley Road, Oxford, at 3.20am. She was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital and discharged after treatment.
30,000 disused fridges to be recycled More than 30,000 disused fridges are being sent off by Oxfordshire County Council for reprocessing and recycling. Every year, between 20,000 and 30,000 fridges are cast off by the county's residents. Old fridges contain
An Oxford professor who faces the sack after rejecting an application from an Israeli student has apologised. Amit Duvshani, a masters student at Tel Aviv University, applied to Oxford to work towards a PhD thesis in the laboratory run by Andrew Wilkie
People in Oxford are being offered a grandstand view of the day-by-day redevelopment of one of the city's most historic sites. A special viewing platform has been set up overlooking building work which will open up the Oxford Castle site to the rest of
A controversial role-play exam for police has left Oxfordshire with too many acting inspectors and sergeants and short of fully qualified officers. Now Thames Valley's chief constable is leading a campaign to scrap the selection process, laid down by
