BICESTER & North Oxford remain rooted to the bottom of Cherwell League Division 3 after losing by five wickets at Shipton-under-Wychwood 2nd.

Mike Simpson (42) and Daniel Simpson (41) led the way for the visitors in setting a challenging 227-7.

But their hopes of a win to climb off the bottom were dashed, as Steve Bates (80) and Tim Senior (58) saw Shipton ease home with two overs to spare at 231-5.

Bilal Afzal (4-38) and Tom Jackson (4-42) did the damage to set Twyford up for a three-wicket win against Tiddington in Division 1.

Despite Will Cooper’s entertaining 66, containing eight fours and a six, Tiddington were 189 all out.

Nicholas Evans hit 55 as Twyford reached 193-7, Afzal completing a fine all-round display with 35.

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts lost by seven-wickets at Oxford Downs in Division 2.

Harry Sutton (4-50) and Johnny Law (4-52) combined to bowl the hosts out for 117 in the 27th over.

Wasim Mehmood’s unbeaten 50 ensured the chase was a formality.

Twyford 2nd suffered a 97 run defeat at Aston Rowant 3rd in Division 5.

Ian Perna took 5-67, but Leigh Lewis top-scored with 84 in the home side’s 254-7.

Jack White (4-35) and Paul Humphries (3-41) helped to dismiss Twyford for 157 to wrap up victory.

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 3rd had no answer to Will Stevenson, who took 7-8 in Cropredy 3rd's nine-wicket success.

Nondies were shot out for 59, before Cropredy raced to 60-1 in the 13th over.

RESULTS

Division 1

Tiddington 189 (W Cooper 66, B Afzal 4-38, T Jackson 4-42), Twyford 193-7 (N Evans 55, B Afzal 35).

Division 2

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 117 (R Brown 31no, H Sutton 4-50, J Law 4-52), Oxford Downs 121- 3 (W Mehmood 50no, A Ling 30).

Division 3

Bicester & N Oxford 227-7 (M Simpson 42, D Simpson 41, N Moorman 39, P Hemming 3-62), Shipton 2nd 231-5 (S Bates 80, T Senior 58, J Hunt 31no, R Simpson 3-84).

Division 5

Aston Rowant 3rd 254-7 (L Lewis 84, P Plumridge 42no, J Hern 32, I Perna 5-67), Twyford 2nd 157 (S Lyon 49, R Fairclough 40, J White 4-35, P Humphries 3-41).

Division 7

Bicester & North Oxford 2nd 188-8 (D Clark 54, H Naeem 41, A Ahmed 3-45), Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd 189-9 (D Holley 57, M Clark 4-59).

Division 9

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 3rd 59 (W Stevenson 7-8), Cropredy 3rd 60-1.

Stokenchurch 2nd 174-6 (P Langford 50), Twyford 3rd 176-7 (A Freeman 78no, J Dennis 3-51).

SATURDAY’S FIXTURES

Div 1: Leighton Buzzard Tn v Twyford.

Div 2: Abingdon Vale v Ox & Bletchingdon Nondescripts.

Div 3: Bicester & N Oxford v Buckingham Tn 2nd.

Div 5: Twyford 2nd v Cumnor 2nd.

Div 7: Cropredy 2nd v Bicester & N Oxford 2nd, Ox & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd v Brackley 2nd.

Div 9: Bicester & N Oxford 3rd v Cropredy 3rd, Ox & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 3rd v Shipton 4th, Kingston Bagpuize 2nd v Twyford 3rd.