CRICKET: Bicester & North Oxford’s sides enjoyed friendly victories ahead of their Cherwell League campaigns.

The first team beat Westbury by 37 runs.

Adam Stapleford Jones (76), Matt Chilton (41) and Dan Savin (41no) starred as Bicester set 200.

Westbury were always struggling in reply, finishing on 163-9.

Bicester 2nd overcame Westbury 2nd by seven wickets.

Shahin Ali took 4-28 as the visitors were dismissed for 171, before Steve Handlay (73) and Mark Adams (50) shone as the hosts wrapped up the game with ten overs to spare.

SWIMMING: Eleanor Iles won gold in the 11-year-old age group in the first leg of Bicester Blue Fins’ annual long distance meet, contested over 800m.

Mia Busby (12), Ellie-May Honour (13), Josh Scrivener (10), Cameron Slevin (11), Frankie Oliver (13) and Tim Walker (14) also triumphed.

TRIATHLON: Brothers Edward and Thomas Styles shone in their first events in Southam.

Edward, competing in the TSS event, finished first, with Thomas second in the TS2.

OTHER RESULT

GO TRI MILTON PARK

Bicester Tri: S Strudwick 51.04.

DUATHLON: Bicester Tri’s Andy Burnett finished 17th in the 55-59 age group at the Pontevedra ITU World Championship Spring Duathlon.

Clubmate Stella Lever was 13th in the 60-64 category.

AUNT SALLY: Results from the Bicester & District League.

Premier & Div 1: Highfield SC 1, Pheasant Inn 2; Black Bull A 3, Nut Tree 0; Crown A 2, Black Bull B 1; Ex Services 0, White Lion 3.

Div 2: Prince of Wales 2, Red Cow 1; Muddy Duck 2, White Horse 1; Bull Inn A 3, The Lion 0; Bell Bicester 2, Brill S&SC A 1.

Div 3: Brill S&SC B 1, Bull & Butcher B 2; Shakespeare 3, Chandos Arms 0; Ashton Club 3, Chearsley Cricketers 0; Barley Mow 3, Butchers Arms 0.

Div 4: Plough MG A 0, White Hart 3; Bull Inn B 2, Crown Twyford 1; Fox Souldern 3, The Harrison 0; Hundred Acres 2, Red Lion Finmere 0.

Div 5: Fountain 0, Crown B 3, Eight Bells 2, Safari Garden 1; Bull & Butcher A 3, Blacks Head 0; Black Bull Divas 1, Plough MG Casuals 2.

POOL: Latest results from the Bicester Advertiser League.

Premier Div: Ashton Knights 7, Le Cheval Blanc 2; Launton Misfits 2, The Nags Head 7; Only Fools & White Horses 4, Ex’s Magic 5; The Crown A Twyford 1, Ashton A 8; KEA Legends 5, Highfield Drifters 4.

Div 1: Ex’s Cronies 7, The Brill Beards 2; Ex’s Deviants 2, The Bell Ends 7; Nightingale Nightmares 8, Hundred Acres Shot Makers 1; The Cherwell Wanderers 7, Nightingale Nomads 2.

Div 2: Ex’s New Boys XXX 3, The Crown Jewels, Twyford 6; Hundred Acres 4, The Plough, Arncott 5.