Great & Little Tew made their mark on Division 1 in only their second match with a decisive four-wicket victory at home to Reading on Saturday.

Three-wicket spells from Lawrence Brock and Joe Thomas, plus a fluent half-century by Joe White, paved the way for newly-promoted Tew’s notable success.

The hosts had no immediate joy on winning the toss and inserting Reading, who put on 51 for the first wicket.

But Lawrence Brock’s spell changed all that, reducing the visitors to 61-3.

Thomas kept it tight with 3-15 in ten overs, including the wicket of opener Tom Fray departing for 43.

Only a half-century from Ian Slatcher and a frustrating last-wicket stand of 25 lifted Reading to 194 all out.

White gave Tew a flying start to their reply, hitting two sixes and nine fours in his 67 off 66 balls.

Jack Beaven kept Reading in the game with three wickets to leave Tew on 132-5.

But a positive sixth-wicket stand between Lloyd Brock and Ashley Hubbert eased the way to victory, which came with than ten overs to spare.

Banbury made it two wins out of two, when they edged out Finchampstead by 24 runs.

A third-wicket stand of 148 between Lloyd Sabin (70) and Kurtis Patterson, whose 84 came off 95 balls, enabled Banbury to reach 251-8 from their 50 overs.

Finchampstead were in trouble at 68-4, but the lower half of the order batted strongly and it was only when Ollie Wright claimed the final wicket on 227 in the penultimate over that Banbury could relax.