LUKE List and Jamie Perkin shared an unbroken century stand as Oxford Downs continue to make the most of their npower Village Cup reprieve with a seven-wicket win at Horspath in the Oxfordshire final on Sunday.

Knocked out by Tiddington in the second round, Downs were handed a second chance when their opponents withdrew after fielding an ineligible player.

And the Standlake-based outfit capped their renaissance with a convincing success.

Now they will be at home to Dyfed champions Bronwydd, who rolled over Lawrenny for 121 to set up a crushing seven-wicket win, in the first national round on Sunday, July 2.

Chasing Horspath's 189-9 off 40 overs, Downs, who were previously Oxon champions in 2001, reached their target in front of a crowd of several hundred with 3.2 overs to spare.

Chris Sandbach gave them a good start, before losing big-hitting veteran Ian Caunce to Andy Cummings with the score on 43.

Two runs later, Wes Bartlett was caught behind by Robbie Eason off his younger brother Will without scoring.

But List helped Downs progress to 95, before Sandbach was bowled by left-arm spinner Ben Cook for 65, which came off 74 balls and included nine fours.

Perkin then came to the crease and showed maturity beyond his 16 years as he and List saw Downs home.

List paced his unbeaten 61 well, reaching his 50 with a cracking extra cover drive one of five boundaries in his 82-ball knock.

Perkin, meanwhile, provided the fireworks, hitting four sixes and a four for an unbeaten 47 off as many balls.

He clipped Adrian Manger into the crowd at mid-wicket to level the scores, and then two balls later smacked the Horspath skipper back over his head into the sightscreen to finish the game in style.

Cook, with 1-30 from his nine overs, was the pick of the bowlers for Horspath, who had earlier been indebted to the Eason brothers after losing early wickets.

Will hit 61 off 78 balls with nine fours, while Robbie made 41 off 64 balls.

However, with tidy spells from leg-spinner Sandbach (2-32) and off-spinner Richard West (1-29), the home side were never able to cut loose.