Bicester & North Oxford’s dream of an Oxfordshire Under 13 league and cup double were left in a spin as they lost to Oxford Downs in the cup final.

Put into bat, Bicester soon found themselves reeling as Downs’ slow bowlers blew away their top order.

Leg-spinner Harry Anderson was the chief tormentor, finishing with four wickets, while fellow spinner Angus Findlay-Wilson bagged two.

A spirited stand of 38 between Jack Hobbs and Ben Clark saw Bicester post 71-7 from their 20 overs.

Downs’s reply was helped by 22 extras.

Only Hobbs managed to hold them up with a tidy spell of 2-14 as Downs cruised home by six wickets.

Earlier, Downs edged out Great & Little Tew by five runs, while Bicester beat Abingdon Vale by nine wickets.

RESULTS.

Semi-finals.

Oxford Downs 88-8 (H Gillam 31no, J Garrett 2-11, R Watts 2-13), Great & Little Tew 83-8 (R Watts 31no, H Anderson 2-22).

Abingdon Vale 79-5 (G Jeacock 2-13), Bicester & NO 80-1 (D Savin 32no).

Third-place play-off Abingdon Vale 133-6 (G Beer 33no, B Garrett 30no, S English 2-10), Great & Little Tew 44 (G Beer 2-2, A Halgreen 2-6, J Guntrip 2-11).

Final Bicester & NO 71-7 (H Anderson 4-14, A Findlay-Wilson 2-7), Oxford Downs 72-4 (J Hobbs 2-14).