CRICKET: Leaders Westbury edge out Minster (From Bicester Advertiser)

CRICKET: Leaders Westbury edge out Minster

11:00am Thursday 1st September 2011 in Cricket By Kieren Bushnell

Westbury made the most of Horley’s abandoned match against Great Horwood to stretch their lead at the top of Division 1 of the OCA.

Westbury edged past Minster Lovell by three wickets to go 28 points clear.

Jack Simpson (64) helped Minster to 175-7 in a rain-reduced 35 overs.

Westbury lost wickets regularly in reply, but recorded victory at 177-7, Sam Harper top-scoring with 56.

Najam Ur Rehman hit an excellent 84 to set Westcott on the way to a 41-run win against Combe in Division 3.

Rehman’s heroics, plus a fine unbeaten 60 from Callum Holland and Richard Wra-tton’s (46) saw Westcott reach 273-5.

Combe were then restricted to 232-6 in their reply.

A five-wicket haul from Steve Mitchell proved in vain as Fringford lost by 37 runs to Deddington in Division 4.

He took 5-61 as Deddington were all out for 159.

However, Fringford were dismissed for 122, with Ramesh Chennagiri taking 6-44. John Bacon top-scored with 47.

Chesterton lost by five wickets to Wantage in Division 5.

Steve Lewis scored 107 not out in Chesterton’s 179-8, but 72 from Ben Putt helped Wantage to 181-5.

Alfie Appleton scored 108 not out as Chesterton 2nd beat Witney Swifts 2nd by 66 runs in Division 9.

WEEKEND RESULTS Division 1 Minster Lovell 175-7 (J Simpson 64, N Harris 37, A Clarke 3-34), Westbury 177-7 (S Harper 56, T Boardman 41, C Morgan 3-53).

Division 2 Witney Swifts v Marsh Gibbon – abandoned.

Division 3 Westcott 273-5 (N Rehman 84, C Holland 60no, R Ullah 48, R Wratton 46), Combe 232-6 (M Francis 56, J Chaundy 41no, C Moore 39).

Division 4 Deddington 159 (M Verna 57, S Mitchell 5-61), Fringford 122 (J Bacon 47, R Chennagiri 6-44).

Division 5 Chesterton 178-8 (S Lewis 107no, G Summersbee 3-33), Wantage 181-5 (B Putt 72).

Division 7 Kings Sutton 253-6 (L Humphrey 62, W Sandall 53, M Sumner 50, H Whitehouse 33, M Timms 3-31), Marsh Gibbon 2nd 62 (D Smith 5-10, H Whitehouse 3-24).

Westbury 2nd 10-1 v Tetsworth 2nd – rsp.

Division 9 Chesterton 2nd 266-3 (A Appleton 108no, A Brooker 68), Witney Swifts 2nd 200-4 (D Craig 76, V Sujendran 4-53).

WEEKEND FIXTURES Div 1: Charlbury v Westbury.

Div 2: Marsh Gibbon v Oxenford.

Div 3: Watlington v Westcott.

Div 4: Fringford v Hailey.

Div 5: Brill v Cassington, Chesterton v Uffington.

Div 7: Risinghurst v Marsh Gibbon 2nd, Westbury 2nd v Kidlington.