Thame still lead the Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League Division 2 West by 26 points despite suffering their second defeat of the season on Saturday.

The leaders crashed to a 99-run defeat at home to local rivals Dinton at Church Meadow.

Dinton chosing to bat first, were given an untroubled start against Thame’s seam attack.

The introduction of spinners Jaydeep Bahatti and Michael Higgs made life more difficult, but even so, Lee Marland and Michael Sutliff took Dinton to 100-1 at lunch off 33 overs.

They took their second-wicket stand to 70 before Marland was dismissed for 78.

Bhatti and Higgs took the last nine wickets for 63 runs. Left-arm spinner Bhatti ended up with 7-60 to dismiss Dinton for 191.

In reply, Thame reached 43-1 but then lost wickets in clusters and were never really in the match.

Alistair Gibbons took 5-31 as Thame were dismissed for 92 in just 30.2 overs.