Banbury have two players called Chloe Hill in their side and both shone as the club marked their entry into the ECB Womens League with an eight-wicket victory at home to Northants side Horton House in Midlands Division 2.

Horton House struggled against Chloe Hill (the bowler), who returned superb figures of 5-9 as they were restricted to 132-7. Banbury openers Chloe Hill (the batsman) and Kate Davies put on 85 to set up the victory. Hill made 50, which included eight fours.

In Midlands Division 1 East, Charlbury skittled out Notts side Plumtree for 39. Charlbury passed the target for the loss of three wickets.

ECB WOMEN'S LEAGUE RESULTS

MIDLANDS DIVISION 1 EAST

Plumtree 39 (E Norton 3-5), Charlbury 40-3.

MIDLANDS DIVISION 2

Horton House 132-7 (M McKenna 60, C Hill 5-9), Banbury 133-2 (C Hill 50).

Oxfordshire Under 17s suffered an agonising four-run defeat by Essex at Stonesfield.

Choosing to bat first, Essex slipped from 107-1 to 140-9.

In reply, Oxon seemed down and out at 114-9, but a last-wicket stand of 22 took them close before the final wicket fell with nine balls left.

Scores: Essex U 17 140-9 (40 ovs, G Melhuish 47, L Marshall 3-18), Oxfordshire 136 (38.3 ovs).

Oxfordshire Under 13s trounced Northants by 121 runs at Great Milton.

Scores: Oxfordshire U13 166-8 (35 ovs, L Thomas 46), Northants 45 (17.1 ovs).

St Andrew’s School, from Chinnor, won a Kwik Cricket tournament involving 90 girls from seven primary schools at Aston Rowant on Tuesday.

In the final, St Andrew’s beat Stokenchurch by five runs.