Garsington captain Steve Richardson was left shell-shocked by his side's dramatic one-wicket victory over Hanborough in one of the great Airey Cup finals.

After watching his side scrape home off the last ball to complete a hat-trick of wins in the OCA's most prestigious competition, he said: "To be honest, I'm still in a state of shock about the result because we were always chasing the game."

The Garsington team

But he was quick to praise Hendred groundsman Ivan Mulford.

"It was a great track, a great venue and a fantastic day. The crowd were also great - it just made for a perfect day," he added.

"But all credit must go to Ivan, he's done a tremendous job to get such a superb wicket which allowed us to keep going."

Hanborough skipper Matthew Busby was philosophical about his side's defeat - their fourth in five years.

Busby won the man-of-the-match award for his swashbuckling 54 and bowling figures of 3-40, but it was scant consolation.

"To be honest, I'm a bit cheesed off with it all. I just can't seem to win this competition," he said.

"But I have to agree with Steve about the venue and the pitch. It was excellent."