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Cricket: Six for Sana in Henley victory
Seamer Hamed Sana was the star as Henlery returned to winning ways with a narrow two-wicket victory at home to Slough on Saturday. In helpful conditions, Sana captured 6-66 in 16 overs to help reduced Slough to 182 all out. This represented a recovery
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Football: U's pass the 1,000 mark
Oxford United's season- ticket sales passed the 1,000 mark over the weekend. And although the figure is below the tally at the same stage last year, it shows that the diehard U's fans are remaining loyal to the club. Ticket office supervisor Dawn Wylie
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Cricket: High-fliers held by Oxford
CCS Home Counties League Division 1: Oxford's potentially exciting match against High Wycombe petered out into a tame draw at Roman Way on Saturday. Put in to bat, Wycombe were indebted to a half-century from Paul Sawyer, plus other useful contributions
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Cricket: Deadly duo lift Bicester
CCS Home Counties League Division 2 West: A century by Darryl Woods and a devastating spell from Lee Mason secured Bicester & North Oxford a convincing 111-run victory at North Maidenhead on Saturday. Woods made an undefeated 106 as Bicester's batsmen
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CCS HOME COUNTIES
PREMIER LEAGUE Division 1 Falkland 218-9 (66 ovs), Banbury 172 (50.3 ovs, Khalid Zafar 7-57). Falkland 25pts, Banbury 6. Basingstoke & N.H 184 (60.3 ovs, J Govett 74), Finchampstead 74 (24.1 ovs, G Tonge 7-42). Basingstoke 25pts, Finchanpstead 5.
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Thames Valley Police revealed as only force in UK without cell CCTV
Thames Valley Police are the only force in the UK without CCTV cameras in its cells, officers have revealed. The announcement was made to the Thames Valley Police Authority, which must decide whether cameras should be fitted in all its custody suites.
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County accused over play plans
A lack of summer play schemes could mean an increase in antisocial behaviour over the summer, Oxford city councillors fear. They have criticised the policy of the county council's youth service to support youth activities in term-time but not during school
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Aitken says: forgive perjury priest
The Oxfordshire clergyman who admitted lying on oath in court has received a message of support from former Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken, who was jailed for perjury. The Rev Christopher Walker was sentenced to 180 hours' community service on Friday
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Speedway: Bold Hancock bounces back
Oxford Silver Machine skipper Greg Hancock returned to form to claim the runners-up spot in the Danish Grand Prix at the Parken Stadium, Copenhagen on Saturday. But it is Swedish ace Tony Rickardsson who continues to rewrite speedway's record books, after
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Driver wrecks cars in street
Car owners were left fuming after several of their vehicles were damaged by a driver who left a trail of destruction along an Oxford street. A bumper torn off a parked car lies in the road, with the white BMW at the centre of the incident beyond it Half-a-dozen
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Car smashes hole in house
Lewis Oakley woke up with a start when a car crashed into his Oxford house -- just feet from the bed where he was asleep. Lewsi Oakley, left, and landlord Lionel Warne Mr Oakley, 31, was shocked but unhurt after the Mazda car clipped a kerb in Iffley
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Cricket: Duo take centre stage for Rowant
CCS Home Counties League Division 2 West: Excellent bowling by Chris Watling and Tim Foster gave Aston Rowant an exciting 15-run victory over Burnham on Saturday to ease their relegation worries. Watling and Foster took seven wickets between them to bowl
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Cricket: Banbury off the top
CCS Home Counties League Division 1: A poor batting display cost Banbury the points and top spot as they lost by 46 runs to Falkland on Saturday. Although High Wycombe could only draw with Oxford, they secured enough points to take over from Banbury at
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Cricket: Oxon runners-up in new Twenty20
Oxfordshire came a creditable second in the inaugural NatWest Four CountiesTwenty20 comp- etition for minor counties at Burnham, Bucks, yesterday. Skippered by Ian Hawtin, Oxon won two of their three matches in the competition. Their only defeat was by
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Cricket: Thame still in touch despite losing draw
CCS Home Counties League Division 2 West: Thame lost ground on leaders Tring when they had the worse end of a draw in Saturday's top-of-the table clash. Tring picked up 14 points to their opponents' six, to extend their lead to 12. Asked to bat first
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Cricket: Hero Hiriam hits another century
OCA League: Tetsworth's Hiriam Shallow smashed his third century of the season in a 159-run victory over Great Horwood in Division 1 on Saturday. Shallow plundered a superb 156, including 18 fours and five sixes, as Tetsworth hit 274-6 from their 45 overs
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Music fans beat deluge
Hundreds of Oxfordshire music fans were returning last night from the water-logged Glastonbury Festival. They were among the 112,000 music lovers who made the pilgrimage to Pilton in Somerset to see top bands including Coldplay, Elvis Costello, The Killers
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'Sort out busy road for us all'
Residents and councillors have welcomed news that improvements will be made to one of Oxford's busiest roads, but say they are concerned that commuter traffic will take priority over local needs. Consultation starts today into a raft of measures including
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Authors launch plans for £20m museum
Oxford authors and their children gathered for a garden party to launch ambitious plans for a story museum costing up to £20m. Philip Pullman and illustrators Ted Dewan and Korky Paul were joined by other leading literary lights at the Oxford Union on
