Matt Floyd led Oxford University's challenge on the second day of the four-day Varsirty Match at Fenner's.

Replying to Cambridge's first-innings 296, opener Floyd hit an unbeaten 82 as the Dark Blues replied with 194-5.

There was little to excite the tiny crowd for the match, being played away from Lord's for the first time since 1850, and a draw looks on the cards.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

First Innings

A Block c & b Hicks ... 28

J Pyemont c Smalley b Hicks ...70

V Kumar c Dalrymple b Wortley ...12

J Parker b Salman Khan ...44

B Collins lbw Dalrymple ...13

C Sayers c Warren b Dalrymple ...0

G Dill c Hicks b Dalrymple ...4

A Johnson not out ...55

A Clarke c Smalley b Salman Khan ...44

J Scott c Hicks b Dalrymple ...0

T Hughes c & b Wortley ...7

Extras ... 19

Total (all out) ... 296

Bowling: Khan 30-11-53-2, Gofton 8-1-36-0, Millar 7-2-22-0, Hicks 35-14-66-2, Dalrymple 47-16-86-4, Wortlwy 11-6-17-2, Hawinkels 4-3-3-0.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY

First Innings

M Floyd not out ...82

G Butcher c Pyemont b T Hughes ...10

J Dalrymple c Johnson b Scott ...19

S Hawinkels lbw Dill ...26

R Smalley lbw Pyemont ...2

N Millar lbw Pyemont ...1

C Warren not out ...30

Extras ...24

Total (5 wkts) ...194

Bowling: Hughes 16-4-41-1, Clarke 12-2-26-0, Pyemont 26-13-52-8, Scott 11-3-21-1, Dill 16-7-30-1.