CHRISTOPHER Owens, of Berinsfield Community Association, has been handed a 184-day ban by the Oxfordshire Football Association in their latest suspensions list.

Owens was charged with common assault on a referee during Berinsfield's Oxon Senior League game with Long Crendon and handed the ban, which excludes the close season, along with a £125 fine.

Other names in the list include Bicester Town's former Oxford United midfielder Kevin Brock, who has received a seven-day ban and £10 fine for five cautions and the former Witney and Wycombe player Anton Vircavs, now of Old Woodstock Town, who has to serve a seven-day ban.

Simon Bassford, of Hornton, must serve 112 days and pay £50 after being charged with threatening behaviour towards a referee in his side's match with Broughton and North Newington. Other suspensions: K Alexis (Town Furze & Oxford City) 21 days, £20/£10; S Allen (British Bio Tec) 21 days, £10; S Bassford* (Hornton) 112 days, £50; R Broome (Tackley) 21 days, £10; A Brown* (Golden Ball) 21 days, £10; B Carr (West Witney) 35 days, £20; S Catling (Chadlington) 28 days, £20; C Cole (Risinghurst) 21 days, £10; S Deane (Heyford Ath & Turweston Gr'Hopp) 21 days, £20/£6; P Dover (Berinsfield CA) 35 days, £20; L Durrant (Ardley United) 35 days, £20; T Elliston (Kidlington) 21 days, £10; D Evans (Red Lion Marston) 35 days, £20; P Fairhurst (Team Unipart & Golden Ball) 35 days, £20; N Fleming (Chalgrove & Watlington) 35 days, £20; J Forteath (Minster Lovell & Plough Witney) 21 days, £10; F Godin (KEA) 28 days; J Guy (Hook Norton & Real Armas) 35 days, £20; N Hayes (Blackbird Leys & Leafield Ath) 84 days, £50; A Hutchinson (Abba Athletic) 21 days, £10; M Hyde (Hethe) 56 days, £20; B James (Windrush, transferred to Allandale) 35 days, £20; W Jones* (Kidlington & Six Bells Kidlington & Abingdon T) 21 days, £10/£15; B Kirk (Town Furze & Yarnton) 35 days, £20; A Kirtland (Horspath & Wheatley 84) 21 days, £10; D Knight (Chalgrove) 35 days, £20; W Langridge (Kirtlington) suspended until 30/5/99; J Lee (Hailey) 42 days, £20; V Long (Oxford Exiles) 21 days, £10; C McLaughlin (Mapledurham ESP) 35 days, £20; C Owens (Berinsfield CA) from 28/01/99-31/5/99, £120/£5; D Palmer (Kirtlington) 21 days, £10; G Paul (Chinnor Exiles) 21 days, £10; D Poole (Yarnton) 28 days; G Prew* (Northern R & King Sutton) 70 days, £30/£10; C Saddler (Old Woodstock T) 21 days, £10; T Smith* (Arncott (Sat) & Arncott (Sun)) 56 days, £20; C Steadman (AFC Jericho) 35 days, £20; R Williams (T Furze & Ardley) 35 days, £20.

* Denotes unpaid

Story date: Wednesday 17 March

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