MP SPORTS CHERWELL LEAGUE

Division 4

Shipton-under-Wychwood 2nd hammered Oxford 3rd to finish runners up and gain promotion.

Joe Cockcroft (3-24) and Steve Cross (3-41) helped dismiss Oxford for 117, then Steve Bates battered 79 not out and Ross Barrett 35 not out in Shipton’s 120-0.

Oxford 3rd 1pt, Shipton 2nd 25

Great & Little Tew had to settle for a third after a five-wicket success at Leighton Buzzard Town 2nd.

Town struggled to 108 all out against Liam Manley (5-42) and Ian Bryan (3-1), before Sammy Licence hit 43 in Tew’s 111-5.

L Buzzard 2nd 6, Gt & L Tew 2nd 25

Cumnor 2nd squeezed past Kimble by five runs in a nervy relegation decider.

Steve Pritchard hit 50 and Michael Stackhouse took 4-30 in Cumnor’s 153 all out.

Kimble looked doomed before the final pair gave them hope. But Sam Agace (58no) was left stranded when Dane Bailey (4-41) too the winning wicket.

Cumnor 2nd 25, Kimble 7

Only 99 runs were scored for the loss of 16 wickets as hosts Wallingford pipped Stokenchurch.

Colin Allen returned the remarkable figures of 11.4-6-9-7 as Stokenchurch collapsed to 49 all out.

Ali Damirchi hit 31 as the hosts made 50-6 in 23 overs.

Wallingford 25, Stokenchurch 6

Buckingham Town 2nd drew at home to champions Chearsley, whose 255-7 saw Neil Davies hit 63 and Nick Grimsdell 43.

Russell Thompson made 52 in Town’s 180-9, while Sam Shearer took 4-35.

Buckingham Tn 2nd 6, Chearsley 20