CHERWELL LEAGUE
Division 1
OXFORD Downs scored the winning runs at Leighton Buzzard Town off the last ball of the final over to clinch a thrilling two-wicket win on Saturday.
In a match that had everything, Will Sandbach had already bagged a hat-trick on his way to taking 4-38 as Town were all out for 177.
Burly all-rounder Dan Scott hit 53 for the home side.
Wasim Mehmood (38), Andrew Buckingham (34) and the tail scrambled the required runs as Downs reached 183-8.
Leighton Buzzard Town 11pts, Oxford Downs 25
Horspath’s apparently unstoppable assault on the league title continued as they brushed aside Banbury 2nd with the minimum of fuss.
Shahbaz Ali took 5-26 as Banbury compiled 166 all out, Ed Phillips stroking 57 and Hugh Gimber 48.
The visitors timed the run- chase to perfection, winning by six wickets with an over to spare thanks to Jimmy Phil-lips (91) and Robbie Eason (45).
Banbury had one point deducted for a slow over rate.
Banbury 2nd 6, Horspath 25
Cumnor returned to winning ways at home Bletchley Town thanks in part to an outstanding all-round effort by Ali Morteza.
First, Morteza took 4-4 as the visitors were humbled for 47 in 26.4 overs.
Then he hit 32 of the required runs as Cumnor thrashed 48-4 from 8.3 overs. Mark Roberts took 4-16 for Town, who slip to the bottom of the table.
Cumnor 25, Bletchley Town 4
Sam Keegan (51) and Ben Laycock (44) provided the backbone to Buckingham Town’s 189 at home to Great Brickhill.
Garth Davson (4-49), Doug Aris (3-37) and Nick Tweed (3-35) all bowled well.
Jason Ell took 4-44 after the interval, but Graeme Carter (47), Greg MacDonald (43no) and Davson (39) saw Brickhill to 190-6 with 15 balls to spare.
Buckingham Tn 9, Great Brickhill 25
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