THE closest finish in the Oxfordshire Under 13 League came in Group B where hosts Buscot Park squeezed to a one-wicket victory over Ducklington.

An unbeaten 32 from Connor Newcombe, which included seven fours, backed up by 30 not out from Ben Allum, saw Ducklington to a respectable 99-3 from their 20 overs.

But Jordan Morris set Park on the way with an undefeated 33 and the final over saw last man Nick Moore hit seven runs to see them home.

Bicester & North Oxford’s encounter with Thame was also a close-run thing.

Cameron Hill led the hosts’ reply to Thame’s 75-9 with an unbeaten 31, Bicester winning it in the last over.

Hook Norton’s Rhiannon Brown returned figures of 4-9 to help restrict Shipton-under-Wychwood A to 68-9, Hooky reaching the target for the loss of six wickets.

Great & Little Tew’s Louise Myatt took 3-21 as visitors North Cotswolds fell eight runs short of Tew’s 113-5.

East & West Hendred’s under 11 Andrew Francis scored 30 not out and took 4-9 in a 51-run win over Didcot.

RESULTS

Group A

Charlbury 110-6 (A Mayho 33), Sandford St Martin 22.

Shipton-under-Wychwood A 68-9 (R Brown 4-9), Hook Norton 69-6 (B Wallace 3-12).

Great & Little Tew 113-5 (R Watts 32no) North Cotswolds 105-7 (S Clarke 31no, L Myatt 3-21).

Group B

Ducklington 99-3 (C Newcombe 32no, B Allum 30no), Buscot Park 100-9 (J Morris 33no) Oxford Downs 131-5 (A Ling 33no), Combe B 59-9.

Witney Swifts 115-5 (R Pratley 30no), Kingston Bagpuize 84 (E Braggins 3-18, C McGinness 3-16).

Group C

Thame Town 75-6, Bicester & North Oxford 78-5 (C Hill 31no).

Westbury 108-7 (B Gascoigne 30no, L Quainton 3-8), Aston Rowant 110-0 (G Reid 30no, L Quainton 30no).

Group D

East & West Hendred 146-6 (A Francis 30no), Didcot 95-5 (A Francis 4-9).