MP SPORTS CHERWELL LEAGUE

Division 4

JOE Cockroft took 5-27 to help Shipton-under-Wychwood 2nd dismiss Chearsley for 100 and overtake them in second.

Shipton’s 234-9 featured 51 apiece from 15-year-old Liam Hare and Ian Lewis, plus Marcus Ireland’s 43 not out off 19 balls.

Ken Baker took 7-72 for the visitors, bowling his flighted off-breaks, but only James Veness (51) offered resistance.

Shipton 2nd 25pts, Chearsley 5

Great & Little Tew 2nd returned to the top courtesy of a 59-run win at Kimble.

Dave Powles and Ian Bryan both scored 42 in Tew’s 213-8, Phil Semmens taking 4-48.

Then Kevin Taylor pounced to take 5-34 and Bryan 3-48 as Kimble crumbled to 154 all out, Jon Stackhouse making 56.

Kimble 5, Great & Little Tew 2nd 25

Inconsistent Oxford 3rd were hammered by bottom club Leighton Buzzard Town 2nd.

Town’s 259-6 saw Adam Culley hit 86, Chris Hipwell 36 and Yogesh Mistry 31, while Adam Leach took 3-72.

Culley claimed 5-44 as Oxford collapsed to 83 all out.

Town lost five points for failing to provide a scorer.

Oxford 3rd 2, L Buzzard Town 2nd 20

Stefan Read claimed 5-57 and Laurence Schriber 4-31 as Cumnor 2nd were rolled over for 149 by Stokenchurch.

Arshad Latif (123no) fired the home side to 155-1.

Stokenchurch 25, Cumnor 2nd 3

Wallingford’s Warren Ainsworth (6-34) and Alan Bowman (4-56) dismissed Buckingham Town 2nd for 172, Graham Judd making 59 and Adrian Johnson 42.

The hosts were held to 167-6, Rob Sessions (84) narrowly failing to lead them to victory.

Wallingford 11, Buckingham Tn 2nd 12