Newly-promoted Garsington made a great start to life in Division 1 with a four-wicket win over last year's runners-up Cowley, writes Roger Wise.

Nick Pym (7-37) restricted Cowley to 153-8, Steve Howard top-scoring with 70, before Garsington eased home.

The other promoted team, Great Horwood, found the going tougher at Harwell, who won a tight game by 13 runs.

Broughton beat Hanborough by 52 runs as Craig Marles (4-11) helped bowl out the visitors for 57.

In Division 2, Witney Swifts' Jeremy Townsend had a great start to the new season. He top-scored with 42 as Swifts made 162-9 and then collected 6-10 as Horley were dismissed for 118.

In Division 3, last year's Division 4 champions Faringdon visited Fringford and recorded the spoils with a 35-run victory. Hailey were one of the few teams to notch over 200, King leading the way with 52 in their 211-8. Marsh Gibbon never got going and were bowled out for 119.

In Division 4, Graham Heaven (5-20) was the match-winner in a tight finish as his Deddington side got home by two wickets at Risinghurst.

OCA RESULTS

Division 1

Broughton 157-8, Hanborough 105 (S Wood 30, C Marles 4-11).

Cowley 153-8, (S Howard 70, N Pym 7-37), Garsington 154-6 ((N Jones 43, G Wakefield 37 no, R Wakefield 33, J Palmer 5-23).

Harwell 196-7 (C Butcher 36, C Babbs 50), Great Horwood 186-7 (I Jones, N Hugston 33, N Taylor 35, P Butcher 4-56).

Oxford Rescue 198-7 (D Allen 48, C Thomson 50, D Edge 3-49), Brill 182 (S Shipperley 58, N Jeacock 3-27, C Thomson 4-55).

Westbury 149-8 (N Cotterill 5-29, S Curly 32), Tetsworth 135 (R Tredwell 3-27).

Division 2

Begbroke v EW Hendred cancelled.

Shrivenham 126-4 (S Varney 39, A Buckingham 3-31, R Godwin 3-15), Freeland 96 (M Townsend 31, S Varney 4-38).

Witney Swifts 162-9 (J Townsend 42), Horley 118 (D Townsend 6-10).

Division 3

Oxenford 176-8 (J Bougier 41, M Mukerji 34), Combe 178-6 (D Gardiner 61 no).

Faringdon 127 (R Blake 3-36, G Kimber 3-26), Fringford 92 (R King 3-19).

Hailey 211-8 (N King 56, I King 32, D Cane 42), Marsh Gibbon 119 (A Williams 4-20, A Green 3-18).

Charlbury 129 (D Hotton 30, T Martin 3-31), West Witney 105 (T Duester 4-17, A Cass 3-16).

Division 4

Risinghurst 102 (G Heaven 5-20, C Jackman 30), Deddington 103-8 (G Drummond 3-16).

Radley 138-6 (I Clenley 46), Swinbrook 65-9 (R Wittom 3-12).

Lower Heyford 186-9 (M Hyde 67, C Smith 36, T Long 3-24, K Pope 3-38), Tetsworth 2nd 43 (L James 4-12).

Division 5

Cowley 2nd 111 (T Cannon 5-23, S Thompson 3-38), Steventon 112-4 (L Mohammed 4-25).

Westbury 2nd 200-6 (P Holeman 77no, S Schynder 30, R Busby 3-21), Hanborough 2nd 64 (R Ridgway 4-12),

Cassington 100 (D Bowden 6-21), Letcombe 102-6 (A Bowden 40, A Jackson 3-30).

Marcham 124 (T Clarke 5-30), Horley 2nd 63 (F Henshall 4-24, A Chalmers 3-6, D Reeve 30-13).

Division 6

Chinnor 2nd 90 (J Chittenden 31, S Rolls 6-18), Begbroke 2nd 90 (T Perella 36, T Braggington 6-8).

Brize Norton 156-8 (K Bellenger 72, A Timms 36, D Hyde 4-26), Chipping Norton 2nd 125 (S Lynass 3-39).

Great Horwood 2nd 109 (P Robertson 38 no, D Crumpton 4-31), Eynsham 2nd 45 (P Wilson 4-9, M McStraw 3-27).

Stanton Harcourt 176 (S Hill 42, S Roscoe 37, I Trinder 3-36, P Clements 4-47), Oxford Rescue 2nd 110 (A Dent 33, C Pascoe 4-26, C Pettifer 3-11).

Division 7

Combe 2nd 122-8 (M Horne 30, A Pore 3-36), Shrivenham 2nd 123-3 (S Mathews 69 no).

Sunningwell 86 (Shrimpton 3-37, W Mansfield 5-27), Garsington 2nd 89-9 (S Younghusband 3-37, R Himpson 3-10).

Division 8

Watlington 2nd 75-7 (P Jones 30, A Fisher 6-49), Swinbrook 2nd 74-9 (P Bellinger 49, N Brown 3-3, P Jones 3-11).