Twyford had the better of a draw at home to Long Marston in their Cherwell League Division 1 opener on Saturday.

The visitors were rueing their decision to field first as Twyford amassed 296-5.

Jack Deal (70) and Bilal Afzal (48) got the ball rolling, before Nick Evans (74no) provided late impetus.

The visitors started well before Sam Roberts (4-45) induced a mini-collapse which left Simon Butler undefeated on 106 and Marston on 231-6 to finish with a draw.

Twyford 17, Long Marston 7 Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts slumped to a six-wicket defeat at Great & Little Tew 2nd in Division 2.

Lawrence Brock took 3-40 as Nondies collapsed to 123 all out, before Jack Haggett hit 43 not out in Tew’s 124-4.

Great & Little Tew 2nd 25, Oxford & Bletch Nondescripts 5 Opener Andrew Stanley carried his bat as Horley were bowled out for an impressive 304 by visitors Bicester & North Oxford in Cherwell League Division 3.

His 55 not out provided the anchor for quick runs from Dave Eaton, who hit 73 from 51 balls, Sam Pearce (65) and Dave Clark (34).Ryan Moore finished with 4-72 from 12 overs.

Bicester were 79-4 at one stage, but clung on for a draw on 218-9, thanks in part to Rob Humphreys (66).

Horley 20pts, Bicester & North Oxford 9

WEEKEND RESULTS

Division 1

Twyford 296-5 (N Evans 74no, J Deal 70, B Afzal 48, T Nadeem 32, A Bone 31no), Long Marston 231-6 (S Butler 106no, M Shepherd 40, S Bastin 31, S Roberts 4-45).

Division 2

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 123 (L Brock 3-40), Great & Little Tew 2nd 124-4 (J Haggett 43no).

Division 3

Horley 304 (D Eaton 73, S Pearce 65, A Stanley 55no, D Clark 34, R Moore 4-72, D Murphy 3-51), Bicester & North Oxford 218-9 (R Humphreys 66, N Moorman 40).

Division 5

Twyford 2nd 110 (H Wilkinson 35, M Wareham 7-27), Long Marston 2nd 111-2 (M Wareham 47, M Lyons 37).

Division 7

Bledlow Ridge 2nd 178-9 (R Hawkins 95, D McIndoe 31, L Moore 4-30, L Randall 3-42), Bicester & North Oxford 2nd 179-7 (J Moorman 39).

Buckingham Town 3rd 167-8 (J Gibbons 45), Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd 81 (Bilal 33, O Tuttlebee 3-3).

Division 9 Twyford 3rd 187-7 (K Cronshaw 67, B Bridgman 30, S Townsend 3-44), Bicester & North Oxford 3rd 47 (A Gilder 5-9).

Kimble 2nd 223-9 (A Ross 70, A Singh 32, J Ingram 3-35), Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 3rd 165-6 (A Haynes 78).

SATURDAY FIXTURES

Div 1: Oxford 2nd v Twyford.

Div 2: Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts v Sandford St Martin.

Div 3: Bicester & North Oxford v Blewbury & Wallingford.

Div 5: Twyford 2nd v Bledlow Ridge.

Div 7: Oxford 4th v Bicester & North Oxford 2nd, Shipton-under-Wychwood 3rd v Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd.

Div 9: Kingston Bagpuize 2nd v Bicester & North Oxford 3rd, Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 3rd v Abingdon Vale 4th, Twyford 3rd v Shipton-under-Wychwood