OCA League

COWLEY came out out on top by 28 runs against Twyford in a dramatic low-scoring Division 2 encounter on the opening day of the season.

Ian Perna took 6-20 as Cowley were shot out for just 57.

But then Twyford fared even worse, being rolled over for a paltry 29 with veteran paceman George Stevens the chief destroyer with 5-3.

RESULTS

Division 1

Great Horwood 145 (Mohammad 51), Garsington 96 (B Parsons 39, A Sirett 4-36, Mohammad 3-26).

Harwell 146 (C Babbs 52, M Ray 4-30, M Burbidge 4-32, Shrivenham 98 (C Love 6-32).

Westbury 189-9 (M Wilkins 44, T Boardman 39, P Palmer 3-16), Broughton 120 (J Gascoigne 3-2, N Wilkins 3-41).

Division 2

Cowley 57 (I Perna 6-20), Twyford 29 (G Stevens 5-3, M Ali 4-10, J Palmer 3-2).

Freeland 129-8 (M Wright 3-27, J Hart 3-31, Horley 132-7 (J Hart 48, L Hole 5-27).

Division 3

Minster Lovell 57 (D Wilks 32, N Brown 4-22, J Taylor 3-11), Watlington 58-0 (P Smith 43 no).

E & W Hendred 186 (R Pateman 78, R Ashby Crane 38, M Evans 3-25), Oxenford 188-5 (Zaidi 104 no, A Brudner 32).

Marsh Gibbon 101 (O Hussain 3-17, J Ashton 3-23), Witney Swifts 102-7 (A Fisher 46 no, A Mason 3-27).

Division 4

Uffington 232 (N Stewart 83, N Johnson 47, A Pottinger 51 no, M Ryland 3-38), Deddington 135 (M Ryland 63 no, A Green 3-23).

Division 5

Broughton 2nd 167 (B Hancock 80, T Unford 5-19), Westbury 2nd 127 (S Palmer 3-33, A Palmer 4-25).

Hanborough 204 (C Issacs 68, S Busby 58, J Hill 36 no, J Holcraft 4-14), Chipping Norton 113 (J Hill 4-31).

Wantage & Grove 92 (A Henwood 3-18, R Jones 3-8), Kennington 93-5.

Division 6

Horley 88, Freeland 2nd 89-4 (D Ackland 43).

Stanton Harcourt 158 (S Wastie 47 no, A Lawson 37 no), Begbroke 2nd 136 (A Derella 33, I Moore 4-43, C Pascoe 3-7).

Combe 223 (P Merry 46, A Sanchez 44, M Seacole 37, S Symes 7-41), Britwell Salome 90 (S Symes 41).