OXFORDSHIRE are on the back foot in their Minor Counties Championship Western Division clash with Wales.

After choosing to bat first and overcoming the early loss of Daniel Roberts, Wales amassed 364-9 off their 90 overs.

Oxon then lost Chris Sandbach as they closed on 32-1.

And their problems do not end there, with all-time record wicket-taker Keith Arnold leaving the field in the 24th over with a groin strain and not reappearing.

It had all started so well for Oxon when Arnold trapped Roberts leg before in the second over with his very first ball of the match.

But after that it was very much Wales’s day, with four batsmen making half-centuries.

Arnold injured himself when attempting a catch, raising concerns over whether he will be fit to bowl in the second innings.

Richard Kaufman (4-80) and Paul McMahon (3-136) were in the wickets.