Promotion from Division 4 remains a four-horse race, but Bicester & North Oxford’s chances are slim after losing at home to Buckingham Town 2nd.

Ryan Spragg took 5-30 as Bicester were dismissed for 114, Iain Horner hitting 38.

Richard Simpson kept the home side in the match, but his 4-27 was not enough as Buckingham edged to 118-8 and move from fourth to first.

l Bic & N Ox 9pts, Buck’ham 2nd 25 Cropredy were on course for an easy win over Kimble when rain stopped play.

James Coleman (64), Edward Somerton (45) and Wayne Hazel (43) had taken Cropredy to 205-7, before Richard Lynch took 3-12 to reduce Kimble to 47-6.

l Cropredy 12, Kimble 6 Stokenchurch fell from first to third after a 29-run loss at home to Wallingford.

Rob Sessions hit 75, Tom Wigley 58 and Rob Swiergon an unbeaten 39 as the visitors racked up 244-7.

Top performances by Alan Bowman (6-63) and Trevor Spindler (4-70) then bowled Stokenchurch out for 215.

l Stokenchurch 7, Wallingford 25 Banbury Twenty 2nd hit one of their highest scores of the season, but still fell to a 15th defeat.

John Lloyd (40) helped them to 158 at Chearsley, for whom Marc Hignell took 5-62 and Ed Holland 4-33.

The hosts had made 250 thanks to Neil Davies (73) and Andy Crichton (50), while Neil Harrison claimed 4-37 and James Wimbush 4-49.

l Chearsley 25, Banbury XX 2nd 7 Mark Farmer’s 41 set up Cumnor 2nd’s innings at Leighton Buzzard Town 2nd, before Tony Munsey (42) and Edward Down (32no) propelled them to 213-8.

Simon Howarth took 3-29, but rain spoiled the game, Buzzard closing on 132-6.

l L Buzzard 2nd 8, Cumnor 2nd 13