Kidlington's ten-match winning streak finally came to an end when they crashed to a seven-wicket defeat at the hands of bogey side Milton Keynes Park on Saturday. Park were the last side to beat Kidlington, on the final weekend of last season, and have now beaten them every time they have met. Their scheduled meeting earlier this term was washed out. Put into bat, leaders Kidlington managed a respectable 228-9 thanks to Aussie Ross Lupton's 74.
Spinner Nick Packard took 5-82 for Park, who then raced to 229-3 in just 39 overs. Opener Paul Strong struck an unbeaten 111, while skipper Graham Simpson hit 43.
** Milton Keynes Park 30pts, Kidlington 13

The 56 extras carelessly conceded by Banbury Twenty proved costly as they slipped to a 16-run defeat at home to second-placed Challow & Childrey. Justin Penrose (70) and Glynn Lumb (53) also played their part in the visitors' 248-6. This proved too many for Twenty, despite half- centuries from Sean Joyner (58) and John Wright (56) in their total of 232. Lee Stevens took 4-82 as Challow secured maximum points in the penultimate over.
** Banbury Twenty 16, Challow & Childrey 30

Kingston Bagpuize dropped to the bottom of the table for the first time after they were thrashed by eight wickets at Shipton-under- Wychwood. Dominic Pike's 63 was the backbone of Kingston's 197-8. This never looked enough once Andy Hemming (91no) and Paul Hemming (60no), who was playing against his former club, came together.
**Shipton 30, Kingston Bagpuize 10

Buckingham Town moved off the bottom after they raced to a six-wicket home win over Oxford 2nd. Sohail Nasir (91) and Rob Large (53no) took Town to 200-4 in the 34th over as they easily surpassed Oxford's 197-9. Earlier, Oxford had been well placed on 139-2, thanks to Chris Thomas's 45 before James Gear (3-24) and Nasir (3-45) engineered a collapse.
** Buckingham Town 30, Oxford 2nd 12

John Purcell's majestic 133 not out and Paul Atkins'' 82 enabled Dinton to post a formidable 261-1 at home to Bourton Vale. The Gloucestershire side had to endure a long journey home after crashing to 143 all out, with only Henry Keeling (42) showing much resistance against Scott Bowler (4-38) and Kelvin Ripley (3-14).
** Bourton Vale 7, Dinton 30