MP Sports Cherwell League - Division 5

Challow & Childrey 2nd beat Banbury 3rd by six wickets with four balls left.

Spinner George Hook (4-50) had held up Banbury, but some late-order hitting by Christopher Phillips (56no) and Ross Freeman (43) lifted their final score to 228-9.

Opener Roger Podbery then dug in to hit 68, added 139 for the second wicket with Justin Penrose (74) and then watched his son Mark (38no) clinch the win.

Challow 2nd 25pts, Banbury 3rd 8

Didcot soared to the top of the table by winning with predictable ease at home to Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd.

Jack Stimpson took 4-26 as Nondies were all out for 152, before Vishane Perera (70) and Matt Jones (35no) saw Didcot to 153-2.

Didcot 25, Nondies 2nd 4

Despite nearly messing up their run chase at Brackley, Shipton-under-Wychwood 2nd are up to second.

The hosts had been rumbled for 99, Paul Ryan scoring 42 and Steve Carvey taking 4-24.

Shipton made heavy weather of their reply, but eventually scraped together 100-6.

Brackley 6, Shipton 2nd 25

Gary Porter took 6-40 in a 15-over burst that reduced Great & Little Tew 2nd to 87 all out and secured a 41-run win for Thame Town 2nd.

Porter had hit 31 and Richard Carr 45 in Thame’s 128, Michael Darby taking 3-24 and Rob Wilson-Fry 3-25.

Gt & L Tew 2nd 5, Thame Tn 2nd 25

Phil Brooks hit a patient 51 but no one stayed with him for long as Bledlow Ridge 2nd were bowled out for 109 at Tiddington 2nd.

John Ponsford took 5-29 for the hosts, who cruised to 111-1 with Alan Maule and Ian Pykett both unbeaten on 35 when victory was secured.

Tiddington 2nd 25 Bledlow R 2nd 2