OXFORDSHIRE Over 50s remain firmly on course for the knockout rounds of the ECB 50+ County Championship with one match remaining after a thumping 82-run victory over Shropshire at Banbury Twenty on Wednesday.
Winning the toss, Oxon captain Ian Caunce took the bowling apart with a magnificent century. Dropped on 71, he went on to make 187 not out, putting on 279 with Tony Munsey, who finished on 106 not out as Oxon totalled a massive 344-2.
Caunce’s ton is a record for the county veterans – beating Munsey’s 183 made against Dorset last year when Oxon made their best ever 50-over total of 364.
Shropshire made a bold reply as David Street led the way with 124, but five wickets from Ady Manger saw them dismissed for 262 with six overs left.
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