Jack Deal smashed a brilliant hundred as Twyford condemned Oxford 2nd to a crushing 132-run defeat in Division 1 on Saturday.

Deal’s 103 and Stafford Sansome’s 72 saw Twyford declare an over early on 280-5.

Basement boys Oxford fell to 148, Bilal Afzaal taking 6-26 and Fawad Khan 4-42. Adam Hall made 61.

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts lost by five wickets at home to Sandford St Martin in Division 2.

After electing to bat, the hosts got off to the worst possible start as Tim Rattigan fell for a duck in the first over.

Aadam Samiullah and Pablo Mukherjee shared 38 for the second wicket, Samiullah scoring 54 from 113 balls.

But after a 71-run stand between Samiullah and Atif Ali, wickets fell regularly with Chris Thompson taking 4-41 and Jim Howe 3-51 as Nondies were bowled out for 193.

Sandford lost Ian Reynolds early on, but partnerships of 49 between Martin Anson and Charlie Beeson and 104 by Beeson and Scott Reynolds broke the back of the chase.

Beeson struck 70 from 127 balls, while Reynolds hit a rapid 50 in 68 balls, including nine fours and a six as Sandford got home with ease.

Bicester & North Oxford lost by six wickets at Blewbury & Wallingford in Division 3.

Alan Bowman took 7-53 as Bicester were all out in the 49th over for 176, Richard Simpson top-scoring with 44.

Blewbury then took victory at 177-4 in the 34th over.

Nathan Perna’s fine allround display was in vain for Twyford 2nd, who lost by 36 runs at Bledlow Ridge.

Perna took 5-60 in Ridge’s 234-8.

He then hit 61 in Twyford’s reply, but they were all out for 198, Ian Murdoch capturing 4-56.

Bicester & North Oxford 2nd suffered an agonising two-run defeat at home to Oxford 4th in Division 7.

Liam Randall (6-43) helped restrict Oxford to 166-9.

Kevin Hicks led Bicester’s reply with 35, but Vivek Ravikumar Jigalur (4-35) and Mark Sheehan (3-12) helped to dismiss Bicester for 166 off the penultimate ball.

RESULTS

Division 1

Twyford 280-5 (J Deal 103, S Sansome 72, B Curley 36, T Nadeem 30no), Oxford 2nd 148 (A Hall 61, B Afzal 6-26, F Khan 4-42).

Division 2

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 193 (A Samiullah 54, C Thompson 4-41, J Howe 3-51), Sandford St Martin 197-5 (C Beeson 70, S Reynolds 50).

Division 3

Bicester & North Oxford 176 (R Simpson 44, J Pilgrim 38, A Bowman 7-53), Blewbury & Wallingford 177-4 (L Ainsworth 49, M Carey 48, R Simpson 4-48).

Division 5

Bledlow Ridge 234-8 (R Dryden 79no, S Bird 39, S Waite 37, N Perna 5-60), Twyford 2nd 198 (N Perna 61, S Lyon 48, S Roberts 39, I Murdoch 4-56).

Division 7

Oxford 4th 166-9 (T Swarbrick 32, L Randall 6-43), Bicester & North Oxford 2nd 164 (K Hicks 35, V Jigalur 4-35, M Sheehan 3-12).

Shipton-under-Wychwood 3rd 156-7 (J Hemming 37, I Mohammad 3-41), Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd 157-5 (A Haynes 64no, A Mohammad 54).

Division 9

Chearsley 2nd 204 (J Hirst 84no), Bicester & North Oxford 3rd 89 (M Ilbery 34no, D Stratford 4-27).

SATURDAY’S FIXTURES

Div 1: Thame Tn v Twyford.

Div 2: Ox & Bletch Nondies v Aston Rowant 2nd.

Div 3: Dinton 2nd v Bicester & North Oxford.

Div 5: Twyford 2nd v Thame Tn 2nd.

Div 7: Abingdon Vale 3rd v Ox & Bletch Nondies 2nd, Bicester & NO 2nd v Brackley 2nd.

Div 9: Chearsley 2nd v Ox & Bletch Nondies 3rd, Dinton 3rd v Bicester & NO 3rd, Twyford 3rd v Thame Tn 3rd.