10:30am Tuesday 20th July 2010
MP Sports Cherwell League - Div 1
Horspath moved another step closer to their first title by beating Buckingham Town with ease on Saturday.
Put in to bat, Town had managed 174-8 from their 53 overs, with James Gear (46), Daniel Harris (39) and Leigh Tomlinson (33) providing the bulk of the runs.
Lee Mason (3-56) led the way with the ball, and then watched Adam Krol hit 50 and skipper Robbie Eason compile a mature 65 not out as the league leaders cruised to 175-3.
Horspath 25pts, Buckingham Town 5
Shipton-under-Wychwood st-ay a distant second after pulling off a similar result at Cumnor.
The hosts were asked to bat and got off to a decent start thanks to James Neilson (47), then got bogged down before John Williams added some impetus with a fine 74 not out.
But Cumnor’s final score of 183-7 never looked like being enough once Simon Hole got going, and he was undefeated on 76 when victory was achieved in the 44th over with four wickets down.
Cumnor 6, Shipton-under-Wychwood 25
Challow & Childrey returned to losing ways despite a brave effort to defend 106 all out at Bletchley Town.
Off-spinner Tom Joraslafsky tied all the Challow batsmen up in knots, taking 4-20 from 16 overs, as only James Phillips provided much resistance with a dogged 48.
The home side were then in deep trouble on 49-6, but Mark Grass hit a quickfire 30 to take them to maximum points without further loss.
Bletchley Town 25, Challow & Childrey 7
Oxford 2nd are up to third – their highest position of the season – after battering Bourton Vale by 82 runs.
Chris Sandbach (85), Wasim Mehmood (44) and Gus Kennedy (32) were all in good form for the visitors, who made 233-5 after being inserted.
But the man-of-the-match performance came from Adam Leach, who took 6-50 as Vale were dismissed for 151.
Bourton Vale 4, Oxford 2nd 25
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