Banbury 3rd and Sandford St Martin 2nd’s clash ended in a thrilling tie, with both sides being bowled out for 127.
Martin Phillips hit 41 for Banbury, who recovered from 62-7.
Steve Cracco (45) took Sandford to the brink, but only one run was completed off the last ball before a run out left the match tied.
**Banbury 3rd 20, Sandford 2nd 20
BANBURY Twenty’s promotion hopes were shattered as they went down by 34 runs at Abingdon Vale 2nd.
Chris Butcher©ˆs 89 not out was the highlight of Abingdon©ˆs 209-8. Phil Densham took 4-49 for the visitors and then hit 48, but was powerless to stop his side being bowled out for 175.
**Abingdon 2nd 30, Banbury XX 2nd 10
Stokenchurch claimed the second promotion place after beating Kimble 2nd by six wickets. Hugh Scott took 6-24 to bowl out Kimble for 122, and then the prolific Hashan Raza hit 65 not out as Stokenchurch eased to 123-4.
**Kimble 2nd 9, Stokenchurch 30
Champions Oxford Downs 2nd lost by four wickets to Wolverton 2nd. Tom Crouch hit 60 and Glen Dickinson took 5-29 in Downs©ˆ 190 all out. Wolverton then made 192-6 as Roger Berryman took 4-73.
**Wolverton 2nd 30, Ox Downs 2nd 14
Thame Town 2nd were sent tumbling to a two-wicket defeat as Bledlow Ridge’s Richard Dryden took 7-57.
He helped bowl out Thame for 150, with only Steve Chown (40) getting going. Ridge replied with 151-8.
**Bledlow Ridge 2nd 30, Thame 2nd 14
Results
Division 6
* Abingdon Vale 2nd 209-8 (C Butcher 89no, D Wadsworth 31, P Densham 4-49), Banbury XX 2nd 175 (P Densham 48, G Lemon 3-53).
* Banbury 3rd 127-9 (M Phillips 41, L Houseman 3-39), Sandford St Martin 2nd 127 (S Cracco 45, E Smith 3-24).
* Thame Town 2nd 150 (S Chown 40, S Beard 30, R Dryden 7-57, H Hale 3-37), Bledlow Ridge 2nd 151-8 (J Barton 50no, N Felicien 3-31).
* Kimble 2nd 122 (H Scott 6-24), Stokenchurch 123-4 (H Raza 65no).
* Oxford Downs 2nd 190 (T Crouch 60, T Hardy 35, G Dickinson 5-29), Wolverton Town 2nd 192-6 (A Baker 45, A Dawson 36no, R Garrini 31, R Berryman 4-73).