Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts had to be content with a share of the spoils after rain ruined any chance of victory at Challow & Childrey in Cherwell League Division 2.

The clash was evenly poised when a thunderstorm flooded the square.

Nondies had posted 156-9, with Garry Adamson running out of partners with his own score on 40. Joe Harris took 4-42.

Challow’s reply got off to an inauspicious start, and they were 35-2 from 16 overs when the weather intervened.

Challow 6pts, Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 6

Twyford were 127-8 after 42 overs at Oxford Downs when the match was cut short in Division 1.

Phil King had taken 3-25 before the heavens opened.

Oxford Downs 6, Twyford 6

Bicester & North Oxford were in all sorts of trouble on 67-7 after being put in by Buckingham Town 2nd, and even their recovery only took them to 127-8 after 51 overs in Division 3.

Rain then reduced Town’s innings to 33 overs, from which they could manage only 102-7. Matt Thatcher made 35.

Bicester & North Oxford 13, Buckingham Tn 2nd 5

Twyford 2nd drew at home to Brackley in Division 5.

Michael Cartwright hit 90 not out in Brackley’s 235-7 from 53 overs.

Thomas Cook (42no) and Sam Lyon (38no) taking the hosts to 132-5 from 30 overs before rain stopped play.

Twyford 2nd 8, Brackley 13

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd lost by seven wickets at home to Challow & Childrey 2nd in Division 6.

Nigel Hill (6-53) and Martin Turnbull (4-37) combined to dismiss Nondies for 90 before Phillip Atkinson (30) led Challow to 93-3.

Challow & Childrey 2nd 3, Nondies 2nd 25

Bicester & North Oxford 2nd went down to a six-wicket defeat at Didcot 3rd in Division 7.

Joe Moorman made 63 in Bicester’s 168-7, but Dave Allen (90) and Alistair Henderson (33) took Didcot to 169-4.

Didcot 3rd 25, Bicester & NO 2nd 7

RESULTS

Division 1

Twyford 127-8 v Oxford Downs – abandoned.

Division 2

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 156-9 (G Adamson 40no, J Harris 4-42, O Dimbylow 3-37), Challow & Childrey 35-3.

Division 3

Bicester & North Oxford 127-8 (M Burton 39), Buckingham Town 2nd 102-7 (M Thatcher 35).

Division 5

Brackley 235-7 (M Cartwright 90no, E Carpenter 43, M Smith 3-54), Twyford 2nd 132-5 (T Cook 42no, S Lyon 38no, J Rowland 3-34).

Division 6

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd 90 (N Hill 6-35, M Turnbull 4-37), Challow & Childrey 2nd 93-3 (P Atkinson 30).

Division 7

Bicester & North Oxford 2nd 168-7 (J Norman 63), Didcot 3rd 169-4 (D Allen 90, A Henderson 33).

Division 8

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 3rd v Cumnor 3rd – abandoned.

Division 10

Didcot 4th 171-8 (J Uzzell 47, A Zeelie 40), Bicester & North Oxford 3rd 87-4 (D Clark 33no, J Nutter 3-19).

Twyford 3rd 120, Challow & Childrey 3rd 20-0.

SATURDAY FIXTURES

Div 1: Tiddington v Twyford.

Div 2: Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts v Leighton Buzzard Tn.

Div 3: Didcot v Bicester & North Oxford.

Div 5: Twyford 2nd v Tiddington 2nd.

Div 6: Horspath 3rd v Nondies 2nd.

Div 7: Bicester & North Oxford 2nd v Oxford 4th.

Div 8: Brackley 2nd v Nondies 3rd.

Div 10: Leighton Buzzard Tn 3rd v Bicester & North Oxford 3rd.