CHERWELL LEAGUE

OXFORD & Bletchingdon Nondescripts’ winning start in Division 2 came to a shuddering halt when they lost by eight wickets to Long Marston on Saturday.

JP Engelbrecht (4-36), Pete Toovey (3-24) and Jack Dood-son (3-30) were too good for Nondies, who subsided to 133 all out after being inserted.

Marston wasted little time reaching 137-2, with James Beesley 87 not out.

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondies 4pts, Long Marston 25

Twyford struggled to 126 in their Division 1 clash at Buckingham Town, who elected to field first.

Jack Parish picked up 4-35 as only Tanveer Hussain (35) made headway with the bat.

Spinner Bilal Afzal (3-49) enjoyed some success, but Callum Price plundered 77 not out as Town eased to 130-4 and maximum points.

Buckingham Town 25, Twyford 5

Bicester & North Oxford saw their unbeaten start to the Division 3 season ended by Sandford St Martin.

Bicester crawled to 124-7 from 53 overs. Matt Collins top-scored with 43.

Tom Goffe (42), Grant Phillips-Tebb (40) and Tim Lowe (31no) then steered Sandford to 130-2.

Sandford St Martin 25pts, Bicester & North Oxford 3

Division 5 leaders Twy-ford 2nd were sent crashing to defeat against Bledlow Village 2nd.

Tom Moore’s magnificent 140 and Matthew Tapping’s 58 saw the visitors amass 331.

Ian Perna (4-66) and Jason Heslington (3-59) paid heavily for their wickets.

Moore then took 4-71 as Twyford were dismissed for 227, with Sam Lyon undefeated on 43 at the close.

Twyford 2nd 6, Bledlow Village 2nd 25

RESULTS

Division 1

Twyford 126 (T Hussain 35, J Parish 4-35), Buckingham Town 130-4 (C Price 77no, B Afzal 3-49).

Division 2

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 133 (J Engelbrecht 4-36, P Toovey 3-24, J Doodson 3-30), Long Marston 137-2 (J Beesley 87no, A Ward 37).

Division 3

Bicester & North Oxford 124-7 (M Collins 43, M Anson 4-21), Sandford St Martin 130-2 (T Goffe 42, G Phillips-Tebb 40, T Lowe 31no).

Division 5

Bledlow Village 2nd 331 (T Moore 140, M Tapping 58, I Perna 4-66, J Heslington 3-59), Twyford 2nd 227 (S Lyon 43no, J Goff 38, H Sweeney 31, T Moore 4-71).

Division 6

Bledlow Ridge 2nd 256-6 (G Fryer 141no, D Bird 61, K Ahmed 3-38), Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd 257-7 (K Ahmed 56, J Ingram 55no).

Division 7

Buckingham Town 3rd 159-8 (T Reilly 59, K Dave 5-38), Bicester & North Oxford 2nd 162-4 (N Moorman 72).

Division 8

Horspath 4th 244-3 (A Rafiq 74no, D Watts 53), Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 3rd 74 (C Fox 3-4).

Division 10

Bicester & North Oxford 3rd 145 (M Simpson 63, S Conway 36, A Hussain 3-17), Cropredy 3rd 147-8 (G Buckingham 54, R Plumbe 3-19, M Simpson 3-34).

FIXTURES

Div 1: Twyford v Great Brickhill.

Div 2: Cropredy v Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts.

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

Div 5: Cumnor 2nd v Twyford 2nd.

Div 6: Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd v Long Marston 2nd.

Div 7: Horley 2nd v Bicester & North Oxford 2nd.

Div 8: Kingston Bagpuize 2nd v Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 3rd.

Div 10: Twyford 3rd v Leighton Buzzard Tn 3rd.