MP Sports Cherwell League - Division 2

Leaders Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts were heading for defeat at home to Banbury 2nd before off spinner Mark Strong sparked a collapse that brought them a dramatic victory.

Nondies had benefited from poor fielding and dropped catches in reaching 184-8, Ian Mead making 43.

Ian Tew (44) and Andrew Sabin (31) took the visitors to 80-0 when Strong removed both in the same over. He finished with 5-45, but Ed Oakley clinched victory by bowling Paul Hill with one minute of the match remaining.

Nondies 25pts, Banbury 2nd 5

Sandford St Martin stay hot on Nondies’ heels in second after dominating their match with Tiddington.

Simon Smith (4-48) and Greg Pearson (3-41) put their side in command, although a sixth-wicket stand between Nathan Brooks (38) and Jon Talbot (33) at least gave the visitors a score to defend.

But their 170 all out never looked like being enough as Mark Robey hit 58 and Chas Taylor 52 not out in Sandford's 171-4 from 39.4 overs.

Sandford St Martin 25, Tiddington 7

Banbury Twenty’s disastrous start to the season went from bad to worse when they tumbled to 82 all out against fellow strugglers Twyford.

Sam Roberts took 5-13 from 5.4 overs and Adam Bone bagged 3-11 from seven as Twenty fell inside 31 overs.

Earlier Twyford had laboured against Ifraan Mahmood (5-33), although Jason Heslington (59no) batted well before running out of partners with the score on 176.

Banbury Twenty 5, Twyford 25

Chris Roderick’s 36 had Abingdon Vale well-placed at home to Leighton Buzzard Town, but from 96-3 they slumped to 129 all out.

Jack Kempster took 4-31 and left-arm spinner Lee Selfe 4-34 for Town, who wrapped up the innings in 44 overs.

The visitors lost an early wicket before Phillip Whatmore (73no) and Chris Thompson (51no) took Town to 133-1 in only 23.1 overs.

Abingdon Vale 2, L Buzzard Town 25

Wolverton Town already looked doomed after a ten-wicket defeat at surprise package Long Marston.

Peter Toovey took 5-33 and William Dallimore 3-20 as Town were all out for 100, Charlie Maw hitting 41.

Harry Bowles was undefeated on 61 and Simon Robinson on 36 when Marston reached 101 without loss.

Wolverton Town 1 Long Marston 25