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The Oxfordshire Under 17 player claimed four wickets to help skittle the visitors for 131, before he topscored with 34 not out to lead Banbury to a comfortable win.

Twyford skipper Jack Deal opted to bat first after winning the toss, but, with the exception of opener Shahid Mahmood, saw his side struggle to get going.

Mahmood (54) dominated an opening stand of 37 with Henry Wilkinson, who contributed just one run, but that knock aside, only three other Twyford players got into double figures as they regularly lost wickets.

Left-arm spinner Clarke was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed 4-12, while Steve Hart took 3-30 and skipper Charlie Hill 2-39.

Twyford were shot out inside 45 overs, giving the hosts 55 overs to reach the target.

And they were never in danger of failure, with three useful partnerships sealing victory.

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Fittingly, man-of-the-match Clarke was at the crease to secure the win, finishing unbeaten on 34 in an unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 53 with Justin Lambden.

Banbury 2nd 25pts, Twyford 5

Honey Garg smashed a brilliant century to take leaders Thame to a crushing seven-wicket win at local rivals Tiddington.

The victory consolidated Thame’s place at the top of the table as they cruised home with more than 12 overs to spare.

Hassan Mushtaq (4-42) and Mike Higgs (3-50) combined to restrict the hosts to 199-9 in their 53 overs, Tom Rowley hitting 51.

Garg’s 112 not out came off 105 balls, including 18 fours and a six, as Thame cruised home in the 35th over.

Tiddington 7pts, Thame Tn 25

Oxford 2nd’s woeful season continued as they crashed to their tenth defeat, losing by 41 runs at Leighton Buzzard.

Henry Pickford claimed 4-32 and Sulaiman Hussain 3-27 in the home side’s 202 all out.

That total proved well beyond struggling Oxford, who crashed to 161 all out, despite 60 from Mursaleen Sadiqi, Tom Light claiming 5-47.

Leighton Buzzard Tn 25, Oxford 2nd 8

Cumnor fell to a 113-run loss at home to Long Marston.

Batting first, Marston rattled up 264-8 in their 53 overs as James Beesley hit 71 and Matthew Storey 53, while Andrew Russell took 3-56 for Cumnor.

Only Devane Warner got going in Cumnor’s reply, topscoring with 45, but they subsided to 151 all out in the 38th over as Peter Toovey claimed 4-43.

Cumnor 5, Long Marston 25

Great Brickhill maintained their title challenge with a 159-run thrashing of visitors Wolverton Town.

Mark Nelson top-scored with 96 in Brickhill’s 280-8 dec, before Wolverton crashed to 121 all out in their reply.

Great Brickhill 25, Wolverton Tn 4

DIVISION 2

FIVE wicket hauls for Matt Warner and Jack Belmont secured Great & Little Tew 2nd a crushing 152-run victory at Didcot.

Robbie Catling (71) had earlier helped Tew to 216 all out, Aiden Kammel taking brilliant figures of 7-20 for Didcot.

But the home side reckoned without the heroics of Warner (5-25) and Belmont (5-37) as they crashed to 64 all out inside 22 overs.

Didcot 5pts, Great & Little Tew 2nd 25

Horspath 2nd marched on at the top with a seven-wicket win at home to Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts.

Three wickets apiece for Asad Rafiq (3-20), Graham Beer (3-26) and Tom Smith (3-33) helped to dismiss the visitors for 109, Aadam Samiullah top-scoring for Nondies with 40.

Akheam Fox (33no) then led Horspath to 112-3 in the 33rd over.

Horspath 2nd 25, Oxford & Bletch Nondies 4

Aston Rowant 2nd were rueing their decision to bat for too long, as they were denied victory at home to Challow & Childrey, despite rattling up a massive 340-2.

Tim Morgan smashed 133 and Alex Jewell 103 not out, but Rowant only declared with one over remaining.

Challow were never likely to be in the hunt, despite 73 from Mungo Matthews, but they clung on at 187-9 to frustrate the home side.

Aston Rowant 2nd 20, Challow 3

Oxford Downs kept their promotion hopes alive with a thrilling last-ball two-wicket win at home to Abingdon Vale.

Restricting their visitors to 202-9, Amith Premkumar hitting 61, Downs edged home off the final ball as Frankie Crouch hit 54.

Spin duo Jonathan Jenkinson (4-56) and Paul White (3-43) starred for Vale, but it was all in vain.

Oxford Downs 25, Abingdon Vale 12 Sandford St Martin thrashed Bledlow Village by 127 runs.

Kris Jones (70) and Martin Anson (50) led the way to allow Sandford to reach 296-9 in their 53 overs.

Anson completed a fine allround display with 3-29 as Bledlow crashed to 169 all out in the 39th over.

Sandford St Martin 25, Bledlow Village 7

DIVISION 3

JACOB Heath grabbed another five-wicket haul as leaders Cropredy continued their title march with a four-wicket win at Cublington.

Heath claimed 5-47 and Ed Somerton 3-32 in the home side’s 163 all out.

Eli Heath top-scored with 33 in Cropredy’s reply, but there were a few nervy moments along the way as they reached victory at 165-6.

Cublington 9pts, Cropredy 25

Blewbury & Wallingford were well beaten at home to third-placed Buckingham Town 2nd by eight wickets.

Blewbury were shot out in the 38th over for just 114 as Ben Laycock claimed 4-36 and Dominic Pritchard 3-7.

Buckingham raced to victory in the 25th over, Brandon Lee (45no) and Laycock (39no) starring.

Blewbury 3, Buckingham 2nd 25

Horley beat Banbury 3rd by 193 runs, only to forfeit their points after breaching rules.

Dave Clark (68) and Jon Hart (58) helped Horley to 272-7 in their 53 overs.

But although the visitors were skittled for 79, they were awarded the match after Pete Papenfus (5-42) bowled more than his permitted 15 overs.

Horley 0, Banbury 3rd 25

Shipton-under-Wychwood 2nd crashed to a seven-wicket defeat at Dinton 2nd.

Jeremy Kirby scored 73 in Shipton’s 173 all out, but 72 not out from Neil Roberts and Shaun Smith’s unbeaten 62 helped Dinton to 175-3.

Dinton 2nd 25, Shipton 2nd 6

Bicester & North Oxford had the better of a draw to boost their survival chances.

Jamie Carter (71) and Nick Moorman (46) helped Bicester to 219 all out in their final over, Jack Soppett taking 6-64.

The visitors were left clinging on at 198-8 in their reply as Richard Simpson took 4-53, while Paddy Daniel topscored with 71 for Downs.

Bic & NO 17, Ox Downs 2nd 10

DIVISION 4

A SENSATIONAL performance from Dan Swindells secured Witney Mills a massive 213-run victory at home to Leighton Buzzard Town 2nd.

The Kiwi hammered an incredible 146 not out in just 54 balls to help Mills declare on 333-3 in 47 overs.

Swindells hit 16 fours and 11 sixes, including one that smashed a window of a house on the other side of the road, and another that struck a passing vehicle.

Youngster Adam Mayho added an enterprising 78 in the highest total recorded in the Cherwell League at Mills’s ground.

Swindells then returned 5-17 as Buzzard were shot out in the 35th over for 120.

Witney Mills 25pts, L Buzzard 2nd 2

Tiddington 2nd were shocked at Brackley, who won by three wickets.

The leaders were restricted to 172-7 in their 53 overs.

Merlin Vaughan then claimed 4-37, but Brackley reached the target with nine balls to spare to hamper Tiddington’s title hopes.

Brackley 25, Tiddington 2nd 10

Kingston Bagpuize collected only their second win of the campaign as they defeated hosts Chearsley by 87 runs.

Toby Ricks hit 107 not out, allowing Kingston to declare in the 49th over for 244.

Richard Woodley (4-39) and Arthur Verdin (3-20) combined to dismiss the hosts for 157 and secure a crucial win and keep their outside hopes of avoiding the drop alive.

However, they had five points deducted for not providing a scorer.

Chearsley 4, Kingston Bagpuize 20

Struggling Bletchley skittled visitors Stokenchurch for a paltry 48 to record an 88-run win.

Bletchley Tn 25, Stokenchurch 5 G

reat Brickhill 2nd posted 268-7 against Kimble, who closed on 188-8.

Kimble 6, Great Brickhill 2nd 19

DIVISION 5

OXFORD 3rd maintained their title hopes with a thrilling one-wicket win at Abingdon Vale 2nd.

The home side had posted 185-9, Ben Charlesworth hitting 42 not out and Paul Butcher 33. Chetan Walia claimed 5-32 for Oxford.

Vale looked certain to win with more than 50 needed and just one Oxford wicket remaining, but a simple dropped catch proved vital as Dan Khan (48no) helped secure an unlikely win.

Kashif Hafeez (45) and Walia (37) had earlier scored well, with Butcher taking 5-56.

Abingdon 2nd 12pts, Oxford 3rd 25

There was an even closer finish at Bledlow Ridge, where Aston Rowant 3rd drew with the scores level.

Rowant posted 194-8 as Leigh Lewis hit 50.

Lewis Quainton then claimed 4-37, but Bledlow reached the same score with nine wickets down.

Bledlow R 12, A Rowant 3rd 16

Twyford 2nd crushed Horspath 3rd by nine wickets.

The hosts dismissed Horspath for just 85 in the 27th over as Nathan Perna took 4-33 and Sam Roberts 3-34.

Thomas Cook then hit 47 not out as Twyford raced to 87-1 inside 13 overs.

Twyford 2nd 25, Horspath 3rd 1

Cumnor 2nd edged past hosts Long Marston 2nd by one wicket, despite Rory Miscampbell hitting 109 not out.

Marston rattled up 264-7 in their 53 overs, but in reply, a total team performance helped Cumnor to 265-9 in the final over.

L Marston 2nd 14, Cumnor 2nd 25

Leaders East Oxford could manage only a draw with hosts Thame Town 2nd.

As Shah hit 79 in East Oxford’s 219 all out, before Thame clung on at 198-9, despite Richard Burton’s 5-44.

Thame Tn 2nd 8, East Oxford 10

DIVISION 6 leaders Banbury 4th suffered their first defeat of the season as they lost by six wickets at home to Horley 2nd.

Banbury were bowled out for 176, before Steve Palmer hit 65 not out to lead Horley to 180-4.

There was a stunning bowling display from Idris Mohammed as Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd beat Bledlow Ridge 2nd by 82 runs.

Mohammed returned 8-44 as Ridge were bowled out for 150, in reply to Nondies’ 232-5.

Graham Charlesworth starred for Abingdon Vale 3rd, but it was all in vain as they lost by three wickets at Cropredy 2nd.

Vale were all out for 121, Charlesworth hitting 46 not out and Harry Walters taking 5-37.

But despite Charlesworth taking 5-27, an unbeaten 50 from Walters led leaders Cropredy to 122-7.

In Division 9, veteran Garry Cook hit his 80th league half century for Abingdon Vale 4th, but finished on the losing side against visitors Bicester & North Oxford 3rd.

Cook hit 57 in Vale’s 194-6, but 78 not out from Paul Elliott helped Bicester reach 196-5 to wrap up a five-wicket win.

Toby Oxborrow’s superb 100 not out was not enough for Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 3rd, who had to settle for a draw at Stokenchurch 2nd.

Oxborrow’s ton saw Nondies to 246-5 in their 45 overs, but 77 from Paul Langford and 74 not out from Gary Murton ensured Stokenchurch easily held on for a draw at 230-4.