Banbury were just about good enough for a scrappy win. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report.

Competition: Midlands 2 East South

Score: Banbury 13, Northampton BBOB 7

Banbury player ratings:

15. David Taylor 7 (some good moments)

14. Andrew Collett 6 (fairly quiet)

13. Guy Sturla 6 (took his try well)

12. Peter Papenfus 6 (didn’t use big boot enough)

11. Jed Boyle 7 (provided creativity)

10. Joe Mills 6 (never dictated play)

9. Eddie Phillips 7 (battled well)

1. Michael Boscott 7 (solid effort)

2. Gary Byott 6 (did his job)

3. Andrew Gilbert 7 (kept going despite nasty cut)

4. Nick Pratt 6 (played his part)

5. David Phipps 6 (got stuck in)

6. Sean Bannister 8 (covered huge amounts of ground)

7. Adam Walsh 7 (sharp display)

8. Simon Brand 8 (STAR MAN, carried with real purpose)

Replacements used:

17. Marc Williams 6 (blood replacement)

Referee: Gary Williams (Oxfordshire) – 6 (some confusing decisions late on)

Entertainment rating: 4.

Highlight: The move for Guy Sturla’s try.

Lowlight: Far too many errors by both sides.

Form guide: Banbury will need to play better to sustain a title challenge.