ASHLEY Pearson struck 118 as Banbury 3rd raced to 249-4 after being asked to bat by Wolverton Town 2nd. Shah Nawaz Mohammed then took 5-42 for the leaders as Town were dismissed for just 123.
**Banbury 3rd 30pts, Wolverton2nd 1
Thame Town 2nd made it five wins in a row when Richard Hooper took 5-40 to bowl out Kidlington 2nd for 105. Earlier, Thame had posted 181-8 after being put in to bat, in which Chris Penny hit 52 not out and James Blackford took 4-70.
**Thame Town 2nd 30, Kidlington 2nd 5
Abingdon Vale 2nd's veteran opening pair of Alec Inns and Phil Evans put on 127 for the first wicket at Bledlow Ridge 2nd to lay the platform for their side's 226-8.
Malcolm Ashby (60) and John Rolfe (51) then enjoyed a century partnership of their own as Ridge secured the win by four wickets with 31 balls to spare.
**Bledlow Ridge 2nd 30, Abingdon Vale 2nd 16
Thirteen-year-old spinner Jack Taylor took two wickets for Great & Little Tew 2nd as they dismissed Kimble 2nd for 166. David Richards top scored with 60.
Anthony Oliver then hit 52 in Tew's 167-4 in 40 overs.
**Gt & L Tew 2nd 30, Kimble 2nd 11
Oxford 3rd's poor run continued at Sandford St Martin 2nd, where they suffered their fifth straight defeat. Bob Chamberlain hit an unbeaten 59 while Steve Cox took 4-68 in Oxford's 175-7, then Chas Taylor's 84 not out to take Sandford to 177-2.
**Oxford 3rd 9, Sandford St Martin 2nd 30
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