Magdalen College School, Oxford, are celebrating a cup double.
They beat Abingdon by 84 runs in the Oxfordshire final of the Lord’s Taverner’s Under 14 Trophy, and also recorded an 18-run win over Burford in the Oxfordshire Under 13 Cup final.
Michael Forrest top-scored with 30 as MCS made 162-8 in the county’s Lord’s Taverner’s decider, before Abingdon were bowled out for 78, Ben Hambidge taking 3-23.
In the semi-finals, Magdalen defeated Abingdon by 82 runs.
Rafe Senior-Garrett hit 27 of MCS’s 122-9 and then Charlie Milner took 4-4 as Abingdon collapsed to 40 all out.
A fine all-round team performance saw MCS triumph at under 13.
They posted 108-4 with Nick Haubecoeur-Wilks making 25, before restricting Burford to 90-6, despite Joe Barrett making an unbeaten 58.
Matthew Butcher and Archie Wimborne combined to bowl Bartholomew (Eynsham) out for 30 and give Abingdon an emphatic 106-run victory in the Oxfordshire final of the Bunbury Under 12 Cup.
Butcher (4-4) and Wimborne (4-8) ripped through the Bartholomew batsmen after Abingdon had rattled up 136-1 with Alex Grantham hitting an excellent unbeaten 59 and Rhodri Lewis making 42.
Abingdon had been pushed much harder in the semi-finals, scraping home by one wicket and with two balls to spare against MCS, who had been shot out for 69.
OTHER RESULTS Oxfordshire Under 15 League quarter-finals Warriner 68-5 (15.1 ovs), Bartholomew 67-6 (16 ovs).
Oxfordshire Under 14 League Quarter-final play-offs Burford 132-0 (20 ovs), Oxford 133-2 (16.1 ovs); Icknield (Watlington) 115-5 (20 ovs, J Cockerill 39, A Muttit 36), St Birinus 44-8 (20 ovs).
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