Former Oxfordshire captain Phil Garner will miss the rest of Shipton-under-Wychwood's bid for the Division 1 title.

Garner faces a knee operation and so is absent from the leaders' match against Oxford Downs at Standlake tomorrow.

Phil Garner and Jerry Senior are replaced by Craig Lambert and Chris Miles.

Paul Hebbert replaces Hugo Thurston for Downs.

Skipper Ross Buchanan is not available for Rover Cowley's visit to Sandford St Martin, so Stewart Laudat takes charge.

Ian Johnson and the Taylor brothers will be missing for Sandford. Jim Howe and Steve Cox come in.

Challow expect to be unchanged for their visit to Banbury Twenty's Ermont Way ground.

Twenty, however, have Shaun Joyner, Chris Snelling and Steve Bart back in contention for the places vacated by unavailable bowlers Mark Rowell and Mike Thomas.

Jarred Andrew and Sam Lachlan return for Thame's trip to Cumnor. Clive Ricks makes a welcome return for Cumnor and Mark Ward may also play.

Andy Russel has a late fitness test for Kimble, while for Buckingham, Graham Judd is out.