MP Sports Cherwell League - Division 4

Cumnor 2nd’s Steve Slade scrambled a bye off the final ball to give his side a two-wicket win at home to Leighton Buzzard Town 2nd.

Victory was set up by Tony Munsey (57) and Martin Hunter (48). Gareth Benger took 5-53.

Earlier Tim O’Leary had made 48 despite suffering from injury, while Simon Howarth took 4-53 and Slade 4-90 in Town’s 210 all out.

Cumnor 2nd 25pts, L Buzzard 2nd 12

Banbury Twenty 2nd lost by six wickets to Chearsley.

Brian Griffiths (50) and Phil Densham (41) gave Twenty’s bowlers some runs to play with, and might have scored more than 176-9 had Ken Baker not captured 6-67.

But James Veness (83no) then led the visitors to 179-4.

Banbury Twenty 2nd 7, Chearsley 25

Ed Somerton took 5-24 as Cropredy maintained their place at the top by winning on the road at Kimble.

The home side could muster only 143, Adrian Rose making 38. Two early wickets only delayed the inevitable as Michael Amos-Simpson (55no) and Geoff Barrett (48no) led Cropredy to 144-2.

Kimble 4, Cropredy 25

Stokenchurch stay second courtesy of their impressive win over Wallingford.

Arshad Latif (4-26) and Paul Maddock (4-48) dismissed the hosts for 143.

Latif hit 39 as Stokenchurch raced to 147-6, despite Warren Ainsworth (3-18) and Trevor Spindler (3-59).

Wallingford 8, Stokenchurch 25

Nick Moorman (45), Rob Humphreys (36) and Richard Simpson (34) helped Bicester & North Oxford to 218 all out at Buckingham Town 2nd.

Dom Pritchard took 4-47. Matt Thatcher then hit 56 and Mike Taylor 50, but the match petered out with Town on 181-6.

Buckingham 2nd 11, Bic & N Ox 13