Steve Bates hit three sixes off four balls to reach his century on his way to 119 for Shipton-under-Wychwood 2nd, who beat Buckingham Town 2nd by 114 runs in Cherwell League Division 4.

Shipton raced from 126-2 to 288-5 in an innings reduced to 48 overs by rain.

Graham Judd hit a defiant 107 not out in reply, but ran out of partners as Chris Panter (5-46) and Joe Cockroft (4-67) reduced them to 174 all out.

* Shipton 2nd 25pts, Buckingham Tn 2nd 5.

Oxford 3rd were robbed of a first home win by the weather.

The hosts posted 241-4 through Joseph Jenkins (67), Alex Nash (61) and Alex Morgan (48), and Mohsin Zia’s 5-15 had reduced Cumnor 2nd to 50-7 when rain intervened.

* Oxford 3rd 18, Cumnor 2nd 1.

The top-of-the-table clash between Chearsley and Great & Little Tew was also cut short by the weather.

Neil Davies took 6-62 for Chearsley as Tew were bowled out for 171. Rob Catling held the innings together with 85.

The home side were 3-0 when rain stopped play.

* Chearsley 6, Gt & Little Tew 2nd 6.

Trevor Spindler took 5-43 as Wallingford restricted Kimble to 112-9. Wallingford were 27-0 when the match was abandoned.

* Kimble 6, Wallingford 6.

Gareth Benger made 94 in Leighton Buzzard Town 2nd’s 170 at Stokenchurch.

Lawrence Schriber took 4-57 for the hosts, who eased home through Arshad Latif (64) and Paul Maddock (50no).

* Stokenchurch 25, L Buzzard 2nd 6