Oxon 50s A travelled to Hampton and Solihull C C for their first league game of the campaign vs Warwickshire. Captain was late due to forgetting to pick up the umpire and stand in tossed paul hemming won the toss and elected to field first. The track was an absolute belter and Warks after 20 overs were 120-0, after a get together in the middle, capt was very keen that the batters were behind the 8 ball and we needed to stick in, some tight bowling from Miller, Robey and especially Treadwell curbed the run scoring and took wkts at regular intervals and thus restricting the opposition to 247-9. A 50 run opening partnership in 7 overs laid the platform between Hemming and Cunningham both falling in quick procession the later falling for 38, with Moorman going cheaply it was left to debutant Rob Williams who played some sublime strokes with partnerships with Woods and Robey. Oxon eventually won due to rain breaks via the dls method very comfortably with Williams not out 59.

The second fixture v Staffordshire was held at Banbury 20s ground and the pitch looked a belter so captain woods was gutted when he lost the toss.staffs were soon in trouble at 33-3 with some excellent opening bowling from Bishop and lynch but a 4th wicket partnership of over 100 spoilt the great start, with three quite crucial dropped catches Staffs finished on 200-8. 2 wickets a piece for Lynch, Robey and Treadwell and a mentioned for the evergreen Cunningham with an excellent direct hit runout from backward sq leg. Oxon started quite badly also losing Cunningham and then Hemming, Moorman and Woods steady the ship but when Moorman was bowled for 22, there were no other significant partnerships, Lynch sparkled for a while with a brief 19 but it was left to Woods to see if he could get oxon over the finishing line, losing partners quick quickly along the way, unfortunately, a direct hit run out of Rivett when the two were going well, hindered proceedings and when Woods was last out for a well crafted 65, oxon had lost by 23 runs with 3.3 overs remaining. Onwards and upwards as they take on Wales in Panteg next week.