Adam Cook took 5-28 and became the second Cumnor bowler to take a hat-trick this season as his side gave runaway Cherwell league Division 1 leaders Oxford Downs their first taste of defeat.
Following in the footsteps of Carl Thompson, who achieved the feat against Buckingham last month, off-spinner Cook reduced Downs to 71-9, having opened the bowling in a gamble that paid off.
A last-wicket partnership of 68 between Tim Sutton (62no) and No 11 Darryl Johnson at least gave the visitors an outside chance as they were bowled out for 139.
Amin Rafiq’s 3-32 made Cumnor work hard for victory, but Cook (34no) held his nerve as his side clinched a five-wicket win – their fifth in a row – and so closed the gap on the leaders to 14 points.
* Cumnor 25pts, Oxford Downs 7.
Great & Little Tew ended a three-match losing streak in style by beating title-chasers Shipton-under-Wychwood by four wickets.
Andy Harris (4-18) and Matt Taylor (3-20) dismissed Shipton for only 109.
Tew then fell foul of Graham Newhook, who took 6-24 to put the hosts in trouble, but Harry Smith (46) and Ashley Hubbert (33) steered them to 110-6.
* Great & Little Tew 25, Shipton 7.
Oxford 2nd were deprived what would surely have been a straightforward victory when rain cut short their match with bottom club Bourton Vale.
Skipper Richard Beer had taken 6-58 from 14 overs and Tom Geeson-Brown 4-40 from 10.1 as winless Vale were rolled over for 120, Max Arthur’s quickfire 34 from 26 balls the only highlight for the visitors.
Joe Jarvis then took 3-28, but Oxford would surely have won from 39-3 had the weather not intervened after 12.2 overs.
* Oxford 2nd 6, Bourton Vale 6.
James Green was unbeaten on 74 in Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts’ 182-5 at Leighton Buzzard Town.
The innings had been reduced to 47 overs by rain, and a further intervention from the skies put paid to the match when Town were 19-1 after 6.3 overs.
* Leighton Buzzard Tn 6, Ox & Bletch Nondescripts 6.
Bletchley Town were bowled out for 131 at Buckingham Town, Matt Shepherd top-scoring on 71.
The hosts were 7-1 at the end of the second over when rain stopped play.
* Buckingham 6, Bletchley Tn 6
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