A sparkling half-century by Rob Williams guided Bicester & North Oxford to a comfortable victory at Hertford in the second round of the National Cricket Club Championship.

The Oxon club will now face another trip in the third round to either Radlett or Wycombe House in a fortnight's time.

*Bicester & North Oxford bt Hertford by 6 wkts

HERTFORD

C Cavener c Hawtin b Stanway...24

R Carter c Williams b Wingfield Digby...0

S Cordingley c France b Stanway...22

R Darby st Hawtin b Williams...17

S Ruskin c Slade b Stanway...11

R Frazer b Jeacock...13

S Ball st Hawtin b Williams...5

C Graves c Hawtin b Slade...33

C Box c France b Slade...37

S Carter not out...1

R Cormingley not out...0

Extras...20

Total (9 wkts , 45 ovs)...183

Fall: 1-0, 2-43, 3-50, 4-72, 5-100, 6-100, 6-100, 7-108, 8-177, 9-182.

Bowling: Slade 9-1-30-2, Wingfield Digby 9-2-39-1, Stanway 5-0-27-3, Jeacock 9-1-23-1, Williams 9-2-31-2, Chapman 4-0-30-0.

BICESTER & NORTH OXFORD

I Hawtin c S Carter b Box...0

J France c S Carter b Frazer...34

B France c Cordingley b Frazer...28

P Chapman c Cordingley b Frazer...6

D Woods not out...24

R Williams not out...68

Extras...24

Total (4 wkts, 36.5ovs)...184

Fall: 1-1, 2-69, 3-81, 4-82.

Bowling: Box 8-2-30-1, Ruskin 9-0-43-0, B Frazer 8-2-29-3, Ball 5-0-36-0, Graves 3-0-18-0, Cordingley 2-0-18-0, Darby 1.5-0-9-0.