MP SPORTS CHERWELL LEAGUE

Division 3

Oxford Downs 2nd are top again as they beat Bicester & North Oxford and Twyford suffered a shock defeat.

Put in to bat, Bicester made slow progress to 168-6, although Michael Simpson (58no) added late impetus.

Oliver Bailey (52) and Mark Wingfield Digby (44) then steered Downs to 169-3.

Bicester 5pts, Ox Downs 2nd 25

Twyford crashed to a 112-run reverse at Witney Mills, who have climbed from ninth to fifth in eight days.

Malcolm Evans (104no) and Sam Turner (49) fired Mills to 230-5 from 52 overs before Pierre Lefort (4-35), Richard Tilley (3-15) and Chaminda Wimalarathna (3-20) dismissed the visitors for 118.

Witney Mills 25, Twyford 3

Hanborough’s survival hopes are wafer thin after their defeat at Bledlow Village, who made 184-3 thanks to Adam Mould (61no), Matt Bolton (52) and Charlie Downes (48).

Paul Rose hit 35 and Aston Leach 31 to give Hanborough hope, but Mould’s 3-28 helped reduce them to 168 all out.

Bledlow Village 25, Hanborough 4

Phil Brooks hit 79 and Martin Middleton 55 in Bledlow Ridge’s 200-7 at Kingston Bagpuize, Ben Jefferis taking 3-69.

Oliver Young (45no) and Matthew Warner (42) helped Kingston to 179-9, Tom Bartlett taking 4-36.

K Bagpuize 7, Bledlow Ridge 17

Joe Wilcox made 100 not out and Faisal Ali 58 in Dinton 2nd’s 216-4 at Cropredy, for whom Wayne Hazel hit 53 and Luke Cherry 40 in their 176-7, Richard Piggott taking 4-34.

Cropredy 4, Dinton 2nd 17