Abingdon turn tables to ease fears ABINGDON Vale eased their relegation fears with an impressive 122-run victory over promotion-chasing Kingston Bagpuize. Con Griffin (81) and Matthew Chown (69) took Vale to an imposing 267-8, before Michael Cook (4-27) and left-armer Danny Hartley (3-45) reduced Kingston to 80-9. Dave Pearce hit an unbeaten 46 before the […]
STOKENCHURCH’S Hashan Raza virtually beat Oxford Downs 2nd on his own with a magnificent all-round show. Put in to bat, Downs were reduced to 138 all out as Raza took 5-64 and he then hit 92 off 110 balls to take the hosts to 139-5 in the 38th over. **Stokenchurch 30, Ox Downs 2nd 10
Banbury kept up the pressure on the teams above, and kept Oxford too close for comfort to the relegation zone, with a thrilling one-wicket win in the derby clash at Roman Way on Saturday. Tailender Simon Launder was Banbury’s hero with a big six off Oxford skipper skipper Rupert Evans to give the north Oxfordshire
BANBURY captain Richard Kaufman thinks his side have a realistic chance of finishing third in the league after Paul Taylor’s outstanding performance earned them a 134-run win over Reading. The former England test star scored a century and took six wickets as Banbury inflicted a first defeat of the season on Reading. Banbury’s next three
BANBURY bowler Ollie Murrey experienced a bittersweet win over Home Counties Division One bottom club Potters Bar at White Post Road on Saturday. Murrey was the unanimous man of the match after a devastating spell of seam bowling saw him take 4-28 in the comprehensive eight-wicket victory. However, his season looks to be over after
Division 2 * Abingdon Vale 196-8, Bledlow Ridge 196. * Wolverton Town 370-5 (A Watkins 223no, S Pichowski 65, A Gosling 39), Kimble 213-8 (M Kelloway 48, D Tapping 34, R Whitehead 31, A Gosling 3-42). * Witney Mills 222-7 (M Cannons 93, P Claridge 49, P Lefort 34, R Giles 4-74), Kingston Bagpuize 226-6
Division 6 * Abingdon Vale 2nd 207-9, Banbury 3rd 208-6. * Banbury XX 2nd 251-4 (D Mitchell 92, F Khalid 55no, B Grant 45, Refai 3-91), Bledlow Ridge 2nd 252-3 (Refai 176no). * Oxford Downs 2nd 242-6 (M Wingfield Digby 105no, R Gauntlett 37), Sandford St Martin 2nd 199 (A Croft 42, P Tew 42,
Division 9 * Aston Rowant 3rd 137-7 (G Tombs 34, B Lazaruk 4-40), Chearsley 2nd 138-4 (D Fielding 60no). * Horspath 2nd 211-7 dec (G Plested 95, J White 5-59), Banbury 4th 143-9 (R Karwal 5-36). * Princes Risborough 2nd 176-7 (P Daly 46, D Piggott 32, N Linnell 4-30), Bledlow Village 2nd 167 (B
Banbury made short work of bottom club Potters Bar thanks to some devastating seam bowling from Ian Adams and Ollie Murrey at White Post Road on Saturday. Having been put in, the visitors were soon in trouble against the Banbury seamers, losing their first four wickets for just 14 runs after nine overs. Their plight
Division 9 * Banbury 4th 186-5 (D Best 61, N Gregory 40no, P Foster 33), Wallingford 2nd 189-7 (D Howell 50, R Body 41). * Bledlow 2nd 190-7 (J Bacon 37, B Moore 36no, J Zinkus 33, N Hinks 30, D Simpson 4-54, B Marshall 3-61), Aston Rowant 3rd 125-7 (C Bird 50, B Moore
