Seamer Charlie Sterling grabbed a hat-trick in his second eight-wicket haul of the season as leaders Sandford St Martin trounced bottom club Oxford Nondescripts by nine wickets in Division 2 of The Oxford Times Cherwell League.
Sterling, who returned figures of 8-25 against Abingdon Vale two weeks earlier, bettered that with 8-24 to send Nondies reeling to 141 all out - despite 52 from James Drake- Brockman.
Phil Patterson (39 no) and Ollie Murrey (38 no) then took just 28 overs to take Sandford to 144-1.
**Sandford 30, Oxford Nondescripts 7
Witney Mills posted a one-wicket win over Oxford & Horspath 2nd.
Mills skipper Steve Kelly's spell of 2-53 off 23 overs helped restrict Oxford to 142-8.
Mark Cannons (44) led the Mills reply, and although Oxford chipped away through James Summers (3-40), Ian Curtis (3-46) and Will Dobson (3-31), the home team's last pair saw them home at 143-9.
**Witney Mills 30, Oxford & Horspath 2nd 15
Excellent spells by left-arm spinner Paul White (5-50) and Danny Hartley (4-41), backed up by eight catches, gave Abingdon Vale a 13-run victory at Great & Little Tew.
In a match reduced to 46 overs each, Vale struggled to 151-9 against the bowling of Dave Powell (3-22) and Steve Murray (4-40).
But then some woeful batting saw Tew tumble to 138 all out.
**Great Tew 4, Abingdon Vale 30
Banbury 2nd recovered from 57-6 to beat Chalgrove by 26 runs.
Jamie Briggs (54) continued his good form to steer Banbury to 159-7.
Chalgrove looked to be in the driving seat at 87-2. But veteran Brian Jeffries (3-33) tied down the batsmen, and Azah Shah (4-29) and Imran Shah (3-24) stepped in to see off Chalgrove for 133.
**Banbury 2nd 30, Chalgrove 2
Cumnor slid to a seven-wicket defeat at home to Bourton Vale.
Tight bowling pegged Cumnor back to 180-8, despite fighting knocks from Graham Scott (40) and Karl Thompson (38no).
Philip Hawtrey (68no) and Mike Heywood (41no) then shared an unbroken 113-run partnership to take Vale to 183-3.
**Cumnor 11, Bourton Vale 30
For full results and tables see www.cherwellcricket.com
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