There was a thrilling finish to the Under 13 Lady Taverners competition held at Cokethorpe School.

Banbury met Shipton-under-Wychwood in the final, and won by virtue of losing fewer wickets.

Batting first, they were restricted to 45-3 from their eight overs, Emily Ong top-scoring with 18.

Shipton replied with the same total, but lost five wickets, meaning the title went to Banbury.

l BICESTER & North Oxford kept alive their hopes of an Oxfordshire Under 13 League and Cup double with an emphatic 58-run win over Kidlington.

Cameron Hill (31no) and Freddie Burton (30) led the hosts to 116-3, before Kidlington were skittled out for 58 in their reply.

OTHER RESULTS Oxfordshire Under 13 League Group A Great & Little Tew 90-6 (H Parker 30no), Combe A 79-4.

Banbury 147-1 (G Grieve 33no, T Eyles 33no, L Wetherell 30no), Shipton A 87-6 (B Wallace 30no, C Miller 30no).

Charlbury 112-3 (W THompson 30no, J Wood 30no), Minster Lovell 47 (S Haggis 3-8).

North Cotswold 110-4 (W Icke 32no, H Keyte 30no, Sandford St Martin 105-6.

Group B Kingston Bagpuize 108-2 (D Jacob 33no, O Morton 31no, M Little 30no), Shipton B 106-8 (J Knibbs 32no, M Doe 30no, W Woodley 3-4).

Group C Bicester & NO 116-3 (C Hill 31no, F Burton 30no), Kidlington 58.

Thame 111-2 (H Thomas 31no), Ox & Bletch Nondies 75-4.

Group D Tiddington A 44-6, E&W Hendred 48-3.

Kennington 129-6 (A Anderton 31no), Didcot 130-4 (R Morgan 33no, E Matthews 30no).

Cumnor 131-6 (O Gray 30no), R Coles 3-13), Sutton Courtenay 36 (J Cox 4-0, W Nunn 3-5).