Club cricket

HARRY Anderson returned magnificent figures of 6-7, but finished on the losing side as Oxford Downs lost a low-scoring game against Buscot Park in Group B of the Oxfordshire Under 13 League.

Anderson’s haul reduced Park to 42 all out, but in reply, Downs were skittled for 20 as George Liddiard picked up four wickets.

Challow & Childrey moved into second place with a five-wicket win over Charlbury.

Matt Waite (32no) and Adam Mayho (30) saw Charlbury to 102-1, but James Smith made 30 as Challow reached 104-5.

East & West Hendred stayed top of Group C, beating Cumnor by nine wickets.

George Francis took 3-10 as Cumnor were restricted to 74-6, then scored 33 not out to see Hendred to 77-1.

RESULTS

OXFORDSHIRE UNDER 13 LEAGUE

Group A

Ox & Bletch Nondies 93-5 (S Butler 30no, M Kryzanowski 3-12); Sandford St Martin 94-1 (B Taylor 31no).

Group B

Buscot Park 42 (H Anderson 6-7); Oxford Downs 20 (G Liddiard 4-3, J Carter 3-1).

Shipton B 89 (J Oliver 3-5, L Morris 3-18), Minster Lovell 92-7 (R Dadge 30no).

Charlbury 102-1 (M Waite 32no, A Mayno 30no), Challow 104-5 (J Smith 30no).

Group C

Cumnor 74-6 (G Francis 3-10); E&W Hendred 77-1 (G Francis 33no).

Sutton Courtenay 58; Didcot 59-3.

Combe 111-6 (B Taylor 30no); Abingdon Vale 112-5 (T Harris 32no).

Group D

Westbury 101-9; Horspath 33.

Oxford B 58-5 (C Howlett 3-19), Thame Tn 60-0 (D Patey 31no).

Bicester & NO 80-5 (D Savin 32no), Tiddington 82-1 (C Dowhunek 32no).

  • WITH three group winners already decided, the battle was on for the best runner-up spot and the fourth place in the semi-finals of the Oxfordshire Under 17 Honey-B Trophy.

And it was Banbury who emerged as semi-finalists as they thrashed Kidlington by 146 runs.

A magnificent 117 from Lloyd Sabin led Banbury to 200-1, while Kidlington managed just 54-2 in reply.

Meanwhile, Horspath posted an emphatic win over Bicester & North Oxford.

Jack Biggs hit 36 in their 113-6, before Dan Todd, Ceri Holmes and Biggs bagged three wickets each as the visitors were shot out for 89.

RESULTS

HONEY-B OXON

UNDER 17 CHAMPIONSHIP

Group A

Banbury 200-1 (L Sabin 117), Kidlington 54-2 (J Earnshaw 31no).

Group B

Horspath 113-6 (J Biggs 36); Bicester & NO 89 (J Biggs 3-7, D Todd 3-12, C Holmes 3-14).

Group C

Oxford Downs 116-7; Minster Lovell 117-5.

  • YOUNGSTERS from Aston Rowant will hope to write their own Hollywood script on Sunday when they take on a celebrity-packed team from the Lord’s Taverners in a charity cricket match at Wormsley.

The club’s under 15s have reached the NatWest National Club Championship finals.

And four members of the squad will be part of a team that will face a Lord’s Taverners XI featuring Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes, as well as former internationals Neil Smith, Clive Radley and Gus Mackay.