Oxford completed their first University Match victory for six years when they beat Cambridge by three wickets with 6.3 overs to spare at Fenner's yesterday.

Having been set 205 to win in 69 overs, the Dark Blues were seen home by Charlie Warren who hit an unbeaten 40 from only 35 balls, after Richard Smalley's fluent half-century had established a position of dominance.

On the fourth morning, Oxford off-spinner Tom Hicks finished with 5-77 as Cambridge lost their last six wickets for 40 runs.

The win completed a notable double for Oxford who had won last week's one-day Varsity Match at Lord's by eight wickets.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

First Innings 296 (J Pyemont 70).

Second Innings

(Overnight 184-4, J Parker 83)

B Collins c Dalrymple b SWalman Khan...27

C Sayers c Warren b Hicks...23

G Dill b Dalrymple...8

A Johnson c Smalley b Hicks...6

A Clarke b Dalrymple...0

J Scott not out...6

T Hughes c and b Hicks...0

Extras...27

Total (all out)...233

Fall of wkts: 5-193, 6-208, 7-216, 8-221, 9-231.

Bowling: Salman Khan 10-1-26-1, Hicks 29-5-77-5, Dalrymple 36-17-63-3, Wortley 9-0-33-1. Millar 3-0-17-0.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY

First Innings 325 (M Floyd 128 no).

Second Innings

M Floyd c Johnson b Clarke...8

G Butcher c Kumar b Pyemont...6

J Dalrymple c Pyemont b Clarke...26

S Hawinkels b Hughes...2

R Smalley b Dill...67

N Millar b Hughes...9

T Hicks c Johnson b Clarke...22

C Warren not out...40

A Gofton not out...4

Extras...23

Total (7 wkt)...207

Fall of wkts: 1-20, 2-45, 3-47, 4-80, 5-120, 6-151, 7-190.

Bowling: Hughes 13-1-38-2, Pyemont 21-6-62-1, Clarke 15.3-4-44-3, Scott 9-2-29-0, Dill 3-0-13-1, Parker 1-0-8-0.

TODAY'S CRICKET

CRICINFO COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Division 1

Canterbury: Kent v Lancs. Grace Road: Leics v Surrey. Northampton: Northants v Yorks. Taunton: Somerset v Essex.

Division 2

Bristol: Gloucs v Warwicks.Trent Bridge: Notts v Middlesex.

NORWICH UNION LEAGUE

Division 2

West End: Hants v Sussex.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

NORWICH UNION LEAGUE

Division 2

Derby: Worcs 288-6 (45 ovs, P Weston 134, V Solanki 63, G Hick 53), Derbys 150 (38.4 ovs, Kabir Ali 4-22).

VARSITY MATCH

Fenners: Cambridge Univ 296 & 233 (J Parker 83, T Hicks 5-77), Oxford Univ 325 & 207-7 (R Smalley 67). Oxford won by 3 wkts.