Ben Rae smashed an unbeaten century as Westbury stretched their lead at the top of OCA League Division 1 with a 69-run win at Minster Lovell.
Rae hit exactly 100 as Westbury amassed 231-6, before the visitors’ skipper Richard Tredwell claimed 4-41 as the hosts fell short on 162.
Minster Lovell 6pts, Westbury 30
Fringford edged out visitors Cairns Fudge by two wickets in Division 3.
Steve Mitchell took 5-58 as Fudge posted 131, before Fringford sneaked home, Ian Hedley with 43.
Fringford 28, Cairns Fudge 6
Sat Vadivale’s 51 got his Marsh Gibbon outfit to 145-9 at Eynsham.
However, Patrick Arnold’s 71 saw the hosts in at 148-6, Vadivale taking 3-15.
Eynsham 29, Marsh Gibbon 6
Chesterton were cursing the elements as rain ended their hopes of beating Wantage at home.
The visitors were reeling on 73-7 and needing 154 when the deluge arrived.
Chesterton 11, Wantage 10
Westbury 2nd skittled visitors Minster Lovell for 56 in Division 6 .
The hosts were dismissed for 104, William Gurney top-scoring with 40.
Teammate Harry Rymer then claimed 5-11 as Minster finished 48 runs short.
Westbury 2nd 26, M Lovell 2nd 5 Marsh Gibbon’s Carl Needham took 5-5 as Witney Swifts were shot out for 58 in Sunday’s Telegraph Cup semi-final.
The hosts, who face Wantage in the final, then eased home with four wickets down.
William Gurney hit a century as Westbury 2nd beat Garsington 2nd by 146 runs in the Steve Dixon Cup semi-finals.
Gurney’s 100 and Harry Lewis 79 saw them post 242-7.
Garsington were then skittled for 96, Harry Rymer taking 3-17 as Westbury set up a final meeting with Rising-hurst.
WEEKEND RESULTS
Division 1
Westbury 231-6 (B Rae 100no, T Gurney 48, T Wilson 36), Minster Lovell 162 (R Tredwell 4-41).
Division 3
Chesterton 153-9 (P Hammond 34, D Booker 33, B Martin 4-44), Wantage 73-7 (T Price 3-26) – abandoned.
Marsh Gibbon 145-9 (S Vadivale 51, J Leonard 32, C Bowles 3-21), Eynsham 148-6 (P Arnold 71, S Vadivale 3-25).
Cairns Fudge 131 (S Shaw 33, S Mitchell 5-58), Fringford 132-8 (I Hedley 43, R Blake 34).
Division 6
Westbury 2nd 104 (W Gurney 40, L Smith 3-9), Minster Lovell 2nd 56 (H Rymer 5-14, G French 4-35).
Division 7
Brill 89 (B King 3-23), Bampton 92-4 (R Pitt 40, A Parke 3-27).
Division 9
Chesterton 2nd 112 (T Puddle 3-23), Minster Lovell 3rd 31-1 (T Jones 3-27) – abandoned.
SATURDAY FIXTURES
Div 1: Garsington v Westbury.
Div 3: Eynsham v Chesterton, Westcott v Marsh Gibbon, Witney Swifts v Fringford.
Div 6: Westbury 2nd v Hanney.
Div 7: Chipping Norton 2nd v Brill.
Div 9: Chesterton 2nd v Wootton & BH 2nd.
Div 10: Stanton Harcourt 2nd v Westcott 2nd.
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