Cherwell League Division 1: Aston Rowant beat the weather to make it two wins out of two - and at the same time sent champions Shipton-under-Wychwood to their second successive match.

Chris Hutton's team, who beat Sandford St Martin last week, found fortune smiling on them in a rain-affected match.

Having been invited to bat, Shipton began brightly and reached 93-0.

After 41 overs, Paul Hemming took a chance and declared at 167-3, Steve Bates making 72.

But Rowant took full advantage and eased to 168-4, with Paul Plumridge (52) leading the way.

**Aston Rowant 30, Shipton 11

Banbury Twenty, who beat Shipton last week, were left cursing the weather after amassing 204-8 against Oxford Downs, for whom seamer Matt Lee took 4-74.

Downs reached 7-1 before rain caused the game to be abandoned.

**Banbury Twenty 10, Oxford Downs 10

It was a similar story at Challow & Childrey, whose match against Sandford St Martin was abandoned, despite having been initially reduced to 46 overs per side.

Neil Podbery (77) and Ollie Dimbylow (40no) led Challow to a respectable 174-6, but James Risbridger fought back with 4-85 from 23 overs.

With one eye on the heavens, Sandford skipper Ian Johnson then made his intentions clear, hitting ten fours in eight overs as he raced to 40 not out, before a deluge forced a premature end to the match at 47-1.

**Challow & Childrey 10, Sandford St Martin 10

The matches between Buckingham and Bourton Vale, and Dinton and Kimble were abandoned without a ball being bowled. All sides take ten points.

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