Bicester & North Oxford were involved in a thrilling finish with Radlett in the Home Counties Premier League on Saturday.

In a match reduced by three overs each side, Bicester made 258-4 from their 60 overs, with Oxfordshire skipper Rob Williams leading the charge with an unbeaten 100.

Radlett then crashed to 13-2 but upped the tempo as Scott Moffat sped to 119 not out.

However, at the finish, the visitors were just two runs short of their target at 257-6.

James France missed out for Bicester, while all the other batsmen made useful contributions, Graham Savin (42 no) joining Williams to give the innings a timely boost towards the end.

Rob Williams hit an unbeaten 100 for Bicester and North Oxford in Saturday's cliffhanger against Radlett

When Mark Stanway and a run out reduced Radlett to 13-2, they seemed content to play for the draw, but then Moffat and Hampton (75) turned the innings around and victory became a possibility.

Moffat almost clinched it with his century, but it was not quite enough.

BICESTER & NORTH OXFORD

R Davison c Luffman b Edwards...31

J France lbw Norman...7

B France lbw Angelke...28

R Williams not out...100

B Chapman c Edwards b Moffat...33

G Savin not out...42

Extras...17

Total (4 wkts, 60 ov)...258

Fall: 1-38, 2-51, 3-121, 4-186.

Bowling: Angelke 23-3-72-1, Norman 5-1-25-1, Edwards 9-2-34-1, Browne 11-0-41-0, Lewis 2-0-21-0, Moffat 10-0-54-1.

RADLETT

N Fielden b Stanway...0

N Robinson run out...3

S Moffat not out...119

N Hampton b France...75

M Fitzpatrick b Stanway...8

J Lewis run out...2

J Edwards c Slade b Jeacock...13

J Angelke not out...4

Extras...33

Total (6 wkts, 54 ov)...257

Fall: 1-4, 2-13, 3-139, 4-165, 5-120, 6-242.

Bowling: Stanway 10-0-54-2, France 9-0-56-1, Savin 7-3-19-0, Slade 9-3-28-0, Jeacock 19-1-80-1.

*Bicester 13, Radlett 8