MP SPORTS CHERWELL LEAGUE

Division 3

Oxford Downs 2nd maintained their narrow lead over Twyford at the top by squeezing past Cropredy.

Luke Cherry (48) and Pete Cooling (32) were the mainstays of Cropredy’s 176 all out, in which Steve Roberts took 4-46.

Mark Wingfield Digby then hit 59 as Downs made heavy weather of reaching 177-6.

Oxford Downs 2nd 25pts, Cropredy 9

Bicester & North Oxf-ord’s up-and-down season continued with a nine-wicket defeat at lowly Dinton 2nd.

Bicester were bundled out for 135 by Simon Kempster (4-69), Faisal Ali (3-20) and Kelvin Ripley (3-36).

Dinton then motored to 137-1 through Jamie Law (53no), Martin Sheffield (45no) and Archie Hammond (31).

Dinton 2nd 25, Bic & N Oxford 3

Zawar Hussain struck a classy 117 and Shahid Mahmood hit 74 as Twyford piled on 269 after being asked to bat by promotion rivals Bledlow Village.

Charlie Downes (53) got Bledlow off to a flier after tea, but from 78-0 after ten overs they collapsed to 176 all out against the bowling of Bilal Afzal (6-57).

Twyford 25, Bledlow Village 8

Bledlow Ridge hammered Hanborough by nine wickets in their basement battle Hanborough were all out for 97 before Ridge cruised home.

Bledlow Ridge 25pts, Hanboro 1