Mark Strong hit the winning runs as Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts beat Sandford St Martin by three wickets in a last -ball thriller in Cherwell League Division 2.

Needing a three to win off the final ball, Strong duly smashed a boundary to seal it for the hosts.

Jim Howe hit 40 as Sandford set 147-8, Strong taking 3-21.

Atif Ali (54) kept Nondies in the game and they eventually made 148-7 in dramatic fashion.

Ox & Bletch Nondies 25, Sandford SM 10

Bicester & North Oxford went down to a three-wicket defeat at home to Blewbury & Wallingford in Division 3.

Only Kevin Hicks (24) provided resistance as spinner Warren Ainsworth took 4-29.

The hosts’ final score of 140 all out looked well below par, but Blewbury sealed victory at 141-7, with six overs to spare.

Bicester & North Oxford 9pts, Blewbury & Wallingford 25

A fine half-century from Jack Deal was not enough to force victory for Twyford at Oxford 2nd in Division 1.

Alex Morgan (59), Adam Hall (33) and Sulaiman Hussain (33) took Oxford to 240-6, Jason Heslington (4-73) shining with the ball.

But other than Deal (78) his teammates struggled and closed on 175-7.

Oxford 2nd 15, Twyford 8

RESULTS

Division 1

Oxford 2nd 240-6 (A Morgan 59, A Hall 34, S Hussain 33, J Heslington 4-73), Twyford 175-7 (J Deal 78, T Nadeem 32).

Division 2

Sandford St Martin 147-8 (J Howe 40, M Strong 3-21), Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 148-8 (A Ali 54).

Division 3

Bicester & North Oxford 140 (W Ainsworth 4-29), Blewbury & Wallingford 141-7 (J Barrett 79).

Division 5

Bledlow Ridge 279-3 (S Martin 67no, G Toombs 64no, J Rolfe 58, S Lloyd 46), Twyford 2nd 281-5 (B Curley 78, S Lyon 77, N Perna 43no, S Waite 3-60).

Division 7

Bicester & North Oxford 2nd 189-5 (D Simpson 67, D Clark 42, H Naeem 31), Oxford 4th 138-9 (M Sheehan 36, L Randall 4-10).

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd 96 (A Wolfe 4-29, B Norgrove 3-14, S Carvey 3-42), Shipton-under-Wychwood 3rd 97-6.

Division 9

Kingston Bagpuize 2nd 197-8 (T Scrase snr 66no, M Billing 72), Bicester & North Oxford 3rd 41 (D Jacob 4-4, J Cox 3-9).

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 3rd 121-8 (R Singh 4-21), Abingdon Vale 4th 122-6 (G Thomas 31, L Gregor 3-25).

Twyford 3rd w/o Shipton-under-Wychwood 4th.

SATURDAY’S FIXTURES

Div 1: Twyford v Thame Tn.

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

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

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

Div 7: Brackley 2nd v Bicester 2nd, Oxford & Bletch Nondies 2nd v Abingdon Vale 3rd.

Div 9: Abingdon Vale 4th v Twyford 3rd, Bicester 3rd v Kimble 2nd, Challow & Childrey 3rd v Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 3rd.