MP Sports Cherwell League - Div 6-10

David Warboys and Jordan Ford fired Abingdon Vale 2nd to an eight-wicket victory over Sandford St Martin 2nd in Division 6.

David Tanner made 61 and Paul Tew 52 in Sandford’s 211 all out, Matt Darley taking 6-105 and Altamash Pervez 3-59.

But Warboys (80), Ford (73no) and Dave Ward (37) took Vale to 214-2.

Rob Grosse took 8-92 and Geraint Hughes hit 72 not out, but still saw their Aston Rowant 3rd side slump to an 80-run defeat against Long Marston in Division 7.

Grosse’s salvo helped restrict Marston to 189-9, Trevor Green making 56 not out and Paul Young 31.

But Rashid Ali took 8-38 in Rowant’s reply, which ended on 109 when Hughes ran out of partners.

Wickets were at a premium as Bicester & North Oxford 2nd saw off Hanborough 2nd.

Martin Cox hit 51 not out in Hanborough’s 151-3, then Bicester lost just one batsman as Joseph Joynson (65) and Jim Head (41) saw them to 152-1.

Adam Leach made 43 and took 3-52 as Oxford 6th defeated Long Marston 3rd by four wickets in Division 10.