Cricket: Ton-up Woods and Jewell rout Rowant

Bicester's combination of experience and youth paid dividends as the veteran Woods and the youthful Jewell added 213 for the second wicket, after the loss of opener Gary Sansome.

Woods made 110 and Jewell 111 in their total of 256-4 from 60 overs.

Chris Davis, with 1-22 off ten overs, was the only Rowant bowler to command respect, although Chris Watling did not enjoy much luck, as the fielders put down a number of chances.

Rowant would have settled for chasing 256 on a flat pitch, but yet again lost the early wickets of Tim Bant and Chris Eaton.

They recovered to 70-2, before Tim Morgan, looking in good form, was adjudged leg before for 24.

Watling was soon yorked by Tauqeer Hussain for nought and they were again in deep trouble.

When Paul Plumridge was caught and bowled by Paul Jeacock for 12 just before tea, the writing was on the wall.

Only a good knock by Tim Brown (45) held the innings together as Tauqeer Hussain ripped through the lower order to finish with 6-69.

Rowant were dismissed for 116 in the 41st over to stay at the wrong end of the table.

BICESTER & N OXFORD

D Woods c Bant b Watling...110

G Sansome b Davis...16

A Jewell c&b Morgan...111

B Chapman not out...3

T Hussain lbw Watling...4

Extras...12

Total (4 wkts, 60 ovs)...256

Fall: 1-31, 2-244, 3-249, 4-256.

Bowling: Davis 10-3-22-1, Eaton 3-0-15-0, Foster 14-2-48-0, Bant 7-1-34-0, Sheppard 9-2-40-0, Watling 13-0-70-2, Morgan 4-0-18-1.

ASTON ROWANT

T Morgan lbw Hussain...24

T Bant c Jewel b Mason...10

C Eaton lbw Mason...6

T Brown c Jewel b Hussain...45

C Watling b Hussain...0

P Plumridge c&b Jeacock...12

L Lewis lbw Jeacock...1

A Levick b Hussain...0

H Sheppard b Hussain...0

T Foster not out...1

C Davis b Hussain...0

Extras...17

Total (all out, 40.1 overs)...116

Fall: 1-14, 2-30, 3-73, 4-73, 5-95, 6-100, 7-101, 8-102, 9-114.

Bowling: Hussain 20.1-2-69-6, Mason, 8-2-26-2, Jeacock 12-9-16-2.

Aston Rowant 2pts, Bicester 25