OXFORDSHIRE suffered an 85-run defeat against Durham in their Division 3 play-off in the ECB Women’s County Championship at Bicester & North Oxford.
The hosts put their visitors into bat and restricted them to 33-3.
But Durham fought back, with Ami Campbell (46), Rachel Hopkins (35) and Laura Ellison (35) guiding them to 210 all out.
Oxon’s Sophie Mitchelmore finished with figures of 4-43.
The hosts lost opener Genny Porter and quickly found themselves 30-3.
The wickets continued to tumbled as they slipped to 86-8, before they were dismissed for 125.
Despite having only eight players, Oxfordshire’s Wessex Under 14s side beat Dorset Dev by two wickets in a friendly at Bournemouth.
After putting their hosts into bat, field placement would prove crucial.
And they restricted Dorset to 52-4, before James Stephenson hit 50 to help his side post 144-6.
Jamie Rawal then made 68 for Wessex, before Jake Spearman hit a four off the last ball of the penultimate over to secure victory.
OTHER RESULTS
Oxon 2nd 223-3, Isle of Wight 221-9.
Gloucestershire U19 192-3, Oxon 2nd 122-9.
SENIORS
Oxon Over 50s B 168-3, Gloucestershire Over 50s 166.
Gloucestershire U19 153-9, Oxon 2nd 153-5.
BOYS
Dorset U17 Dev 166-2, Saxons U17 187-7.
Dorset U14 Dev 144-6, Wessex U14 147-5.
East Yorkshire U13 82,Saxons U13 122-2.
Cleethorpes Boys U13 82, Saxons U13 189-5.
Oxon U13 247-1 (D Driscoll 142no), Northumberland U13 111.
Lincolnshire Boys Dev 68,Saxons U13 115.
Oxon U12 153-7, Worcestershire U12 121.
Wessex U12 112, Bucks Dev U12 115-5.
Northamptonshire U10 89-4, Oxon U10 88.
GIRLS
Oxon U13 154-9, Bucks U13 174.
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