Twyford's dreadful form continued as they lost by five wickets at home to Wolverton Town in Cherwell League Division 1.

Zaheer Khan took 7-22 for Wolverton as Twyford were restricted to 195-9 from their 46 overs.

Ben Elkington (55) and Shahid Mahmood (49) provided more than half the runs.

Kieran Lampard then hit 75 as Town reached 198-5.

Twyford 9pts, Wolverton Town 25 Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts held out for a draw at home to Horspath 2nd in Division 2.

The visitors were indebted to Jack Biggs (36) and a late flurry from No 10 Ceri Holmes (32no) as they made 180-9 from 41 overs.

Off-spinner Mark Strong was the pick of the hosts attack, finishing with 4-59 from 12 overs.

Andy Cummings then removed both Nondies openers without scoring to put Horspath in control, but Jonathan Guthrie (45no) and Aadam Samiullah (34) dug in as the hosts closed on 105-6.

Ox & Bletch Nondescripts 5, Horspath 2nd 15 A knock of 68 from Bicester & North Oxford’s Ryan Moore was not enough to force a victory at Shipton-under-Wychwood 2nd in a rain-affected Division 3 clash.

Put in to bat, Shipton were in trouble on 6-2 before Paul Hem-ming (36) and Charlie Miller (40) added 64 to turn the tide.

Richard Simpson (3-44) brought the visitors back into the match, but Jamie Nelson (37) and Chris Panter (30) kept the scoreboard ticking until Max Small (4-20) cleaned up the tail.

Bicester, chasing a target of 206 to win, came up well short on 170-6, despite a fourth-wicket partnership of 95 between Ryan Moore (68) and Daniel Savin.

Shipton-under-Wychwood 2nd 16, Bicester & North Oxford 8 Twyford 2nd lost by six wickets at Oxford 3rd in Division 5.

Callum Biel took 3-34 from six overs to help restrict the visitors to 167-7 from 42 overs, Henry Sweeney top-scoring with 45 not out.

Miles Picknett (51) and Arthur Muir (40no) masterminded the run chase that took the hosts to victory at 170-4.

Oxford 3rd 25, Twyford 2nd 7

RESULTS
Division 1
Twyford 195-9 (B Elkington 55, S Mahmood 49, Z Khan 7-22), Wolverton Town 198-5 (K Lampard 75, A Hussain 38).
Division 2
Horspath 2nd 180-9 (J Biggs 36, C Holmes 32no, M Strong   4-59), Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 105-6 (J Guthrie 45no, A Samiullah 34).
Division 3
Shipton-under-Wychwood 2nd 205 (C Miller 40, J Nelson 37, P Hemming 36, C Panter 30, M Small 4-45, R Simpson 3-44), Bicester & North Oxford 170-6 (R Moore 68, D Murphy 37).
Division 5
Twyford 2nd 167-7 (H Sweeny 45no, C Biel 3-34), Oxford 3rd 170-4 (M Picknett 51, A Muir 40no).
Division 6
Wolverton Town 2nd 131 (L Gregor 3-12), Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd 66 (G Dickinson 4-10, W Fayyaz 4-21).
Division 7
Bicester & North Oxford 2nd 105 (D Clarke 30, A Hussain       5-27, S Hussain 3-13), Cropredy 2nd 107-0 (T Buckingham 64, R Orchard 36).
Division 8
Oxford Downs 3rd v Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 3rd – abandoned.
Division 10
Bicester & North Oxford 3rd 116-9 (R Berry 5-30), Abingdon Vale 4th 117-1 (R Matthews 49, G Cook 32no).
SATURDAY’S
FIXTURES
Div 1: Twyford v Banbury 2nd.
Div 2: Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts v Aston Rowant 2nd.
Div 3: Great & Little Tew 2nd v Bicester & North Oxford.
Div 5: Abingdon Vale 2nd v Twyford 2nd.
Div 6: Aston Rowant 3rd v Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd.
Div 7: Bicester & North Oxford 2nd v Cublington 2nd.
Div 8: Shipton-under-Wychwood 3rd v Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 3rd.
Div 10: Twyford 3rd v Abingdon Vale 4th.