Charlie Souch took a hat-trick in figures of 5-3 to help Minster Lovell A to a 63-run victory over Kidlington in the opening round of matches in the Nat West Under 15 Boys’ Club Championship.

Souch’s spell sent Kidlington tumbling to 75 all out in their Oxfordshire Group C clash after Minster had posted 138-5 with Ollie Mersh making 45.

Banbury’s Ben Cox also starred with the ball, taking 5-5 against Twyford in Group D, but it couldn’t save his side from a 28-run defeat.

Twyford were reduced to 68-8, but then Banbury collapsed to 40 all out.

Sport

Guirish Kumar (53no) and Nick Wiltshire (47no) set Challow & Childrey on the way to a 37-run victory over Wootton & Boars Hill in Group A.

They combined to take Challow to 138-3, before Wootton were held to 101-4.

RESULTS

GROUP A

Buscot Park w/o Cumnor.

Challow & Childrey 138-3 (G Kumar 53no, N Witshire 47no), Wootton & Boars Hill 101-4.

Kingston Bagpuize 46 (J Darling 3-15), Abingdon Vale 48-0.

GROUP B

Tiddington 103 (C Elliott 51ret, E Noble 33no), Horspath 46 (T Kitchin 5-4).

Thame 69-7, Pangbourne 66-2.

Oxford 115-4 (L Mase 50ret), Didcot 90-3.

Aston Rowant 83-5 (A Chapman 43), Warborough 58-5 (A Chapman 3-7).

GROUP C

Oxford Downs w/o Bampton.

Combe 111-8 (J Parker 38no, L Martin 4-17), Shipton-under-Wychwood 114-3. Minster Lovell A 138-5 (O Mersh 45), Kidlington 75 (C Souch 5-3 inc hat trick).

GROUP D

Cropredy 117-1 (G Buckingham 50ret), Hook Norton 66-2 (S Sherpamoore 38no).

Twyford 68-8 (B Cox 5-5), Banbury 40 (J Philips 3-8).

Chipping Norton 44-5, Gt & Little Tew 47-0.

NIHAR Lohan took 4-23 as Kennington eased to an eight-wicket win at East & West Hendred in Group C of the Oxfordshire Under 13 League.

Lohan led the way in dismissing Hendred for 60, before Henry Pretorious (30no) steered the visitors home.

Didcot posted the day’s highest total of 131-7 in a 90-run victory over Blewbury & Wallingford in Group D.

Dan Hall hit an unbeaten 30 and then pulled off two stumpings as Blewbury were skittled for 41, with Luke Higgins taking 3-11.

RESULTS

GROUP B

Minster Lovell A 109-7 (D Jarvis 30no), Charlbury 73-5.

GROUP C

Minster Lovell B 51 (J Court 3-5, M Lawrence 3-4), Buscot Park 52-1 (Z Trivedi 27no); East & West Hendred 60 (N Lohan 4-23), Kennington 64-2 (H Pretorius 30no).

GROUP D

Didcot 131-7 (D Hall 30no), Blewbury & Wallingford 41 (L Higgins 3-11).