Thame kept up the pressure on the top two with a six-wicket win over visitors Cumnor, who slip nearer to the relegation trapdoo.

Having put Cumnor in, Thame skipper Richard Carr did most of the damage, taking 4-42 as the visitors were dismissed for 137.

Opener Graham Scott carried his bat for an unbeaten 51 as his teammates perished at the other end.

Manoj Parmar then made sure for Thame with an unbeaten 50, taking his side to 138-4.

Thame are now just 11 points adrift of second-placed Shipton-under-Wychwood, so the clash between the two clubs in west Oxfordshire on Saturday should be a real humdinger.

*Thame 30, Cumnor 9

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With Shipton rained off, Buckingham go top by one point following a four-wicket win over visitors Kimble.

Skipper James Gear (5-43) helped keep Kimble down to 151-9.

In reply, Buckingham slipped to 26-4 until Anthony Romaine (46) righted the ship and allowed Will Hearsey (43 no) to guide them home at 153-6, Ed Griffin (3-43) and Salim Fazel (3-57) taking the wickets.

*Buckingham 30, Kimble 12

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Shipton were handily placed at 83-2 off 19 overs chasing Oxford Downs' 209 when rain put paid to proceedings at Stand- lake.

Paceman Peter Snell returned his second successive five-wicket haul with 5-59 to peg Downs back after Paddy Daniel (44) and Ian Caunce had shone with the bat.

*Oxford Downs 10, Shipton 10

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Banbury Twenty made short work of Challow & Childrey to post an eight-wicket win.

With only Nigel Hill (84) providing any resistance, Challow were rolled over for 154 by Steve Hart (4-48) and Shaun Joyner (3-35). Skipper Dave Burbidge then made 87 as Twenty cruised to 157-2 in 30 overs.

*Banbury Twenty 30, Challow & Childrey 8

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Christo du Preez made the most of being dropped an amazing nine times by bottom club Sandford St Martin to smash 125 for Rover Cowley.

His century, which included 15 fours and five sixes, enabled Rover to declare on 299-5 after just 43 overs.

Mark Robey (45 no) and Neil Cox (39 no) then took Sandford to a promising 83-2 before the heavens opened.

*Sandford St Martin 10, Rover Cowley 10