A superb five-wicket haul on his debut from Bicester & North Oxford teenage left arm spinner Jack Hobbs was not enough to guide them to victory at Banbury 3rd on Saturday.

Hobbs – at 13 years and 11 months, the youngest player to make his Bicester bow – and who plays for Northants under 13s – finished with figures of 5-44 as the visitors held on for a draw at 137-7. Will Hawtin made 46.

Earlier, Hobbs’s teammate Joe Moorman, 14, struck 43 on his debut and Graham Savin 50 as Bicester were restricted to 201-8. Ollie Murrey took 5-43.

Banbury 3rd 5pts, Bicester & North Oxford 17

Twyford slipped to a disappointing defeat at Thame Town in Division 1.

Hassam Mushtaq took 4-26 as the visitors tumbled to 142 all out in 41 overs.

Thame turned the run chase into a procession, with James Crichton compiling an unbeaten 46 in their 144-3.

Thame Town 25, Twyford 5

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts had to settle for a draw away to Oxford 2nd in Division 2.

Pip Webb and Sam Carter both scored 46 and Ben Orchard hit 56 not out as Cublington reached 200.

Sanjay Vinjimoor took 3-23 and Arfan Ahmed 3-62 for Nondies, who looked set when Pablo Mukherjee (43) and Garry Adamson (38) were in.

But Greg Jenkins (4-47) sparked a collapse as Ahmed (42no) steered the hosts to 180-8.

Ox & Bletch Nondies 10, Cublington 16

Twyford 2nd racked up 262 all out from 45 overs against Didcot 2nd, with Lee Hodges (51) and Ed Selby Lowndes (46) among the runs.

Viraj Perera (3-24) and Tim Allen (3-55) shared most of the wickets in the Division 5 encounter.

Selby Lowndes then took 4-9 as Didcot were reduced to 15-5 and eventually 83 all out.

Twyford 2nd 25, Didcot 2nd 5

RESULTS

Division 1

Twyford 142 (H Mushtaq 4-26), Thame Town 144-3 (J Crichton 46no).

Wolverton Tn 179 (A Akhlaq 57, Z Malik 37, O Wright 5-37, P Hill 3-40), Banbury 2nd 128-9 (A Sabin 20, I Butt 3-27).

Division 2

Cublington 200 (B Orchard 56no, P Webb 46, A Carter 46, S Vinjimoor 3-23, A Ahmed 3-62), Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 180-8 (P Mukherjee 43, A Ahmed 42no, G Adamson 38, G Jenkins 4-47).

Division 3

Bicester & North Oxford 201-8 (G Savin 50, J Moorman 43, O Murrey 5-43), Banbury 3rd 137-7 (W Hawtin 46, J Helps 32, J Hobbs 5-44).

Division 5

Twyford 2nd 262 (L Hodges 51, E Selby Lowndes 46, J Goff 31, M Smith 30, V Perera 3-24, T Allen 3-55), Didcot 2nd 83 (E Selby Lowndes 4-9, I Perna 3-47).

Division 6

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd 94 (R Taylor 4-37, S English 3-13, C Hickman 3-19), Great & Little Tew 3rd 96-1 (P Catling 33no).

Division 7 Bicester & North Oxford 2nd 23 (M Thompson 7-11), Sandford St Martin 2nd 24-0.

Division 10 Bicester & North Oxford 3rd 44-8 (N Bint 5-18, H Robson 3-12), Challow & Childrey 3rd 47-3 (B Cox 40no, S Weston 3-10).

Twyford 3rd w/o Didcot 4th.

SATURDAY’S FIXTURES

Div 1: Twyford v Buckingham Tn.

Div 2: Long Marston v Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts.

Div 3: Bicester & North Oxford v Sandford St Martin.

Div 5: Bledlow Village 2nd v Twyford 2nd.

Div 6: Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd v Bledlow Ridge 2nd.

Div 7: Buckingham Tn 3rd v Bicester & North Oxford 2nd.

Div 10: Bicester & North Oxford 3rd v Cropredy 3rd, Dinton 3rd v Twyford 3rd.