This week saw the second round of pool fixtures in the competitions.
The Hartwell Trophy results were:
Pool 1
– Banbury beat Oxford by 37 runs with Rich Simpson 58; Joe White 45 and Dave Eaton 2-29. Balaji Ramalingam 62no and Megan Jones 2-17 for Oxford.
– Cumnor beat Bicester & North Oxford by 81 runs with Harry Ackland 58; Sulaiman Hussain 56 & 1-6; Sam Cross 41no and Sam Down 4-18. Zian Stoop 58 for BNOCC.
Pool 2
– Tiddington beat Challow & Childrey by 10 runs with Will Cooper 26; Bradley Rose 2-14 and Jordon Davis 2-23. Ryan Gordon 42 & 3-24 for Challow.
– Horspath beat Aston Rowant by 6 wickets.
HORSPATH made it two wins out of two in Hartwell Senior Cup Pool 2 with a scintillating six-wicket victory at Aston Rowant.
Will Hawtin (29no) completed victory by cracking Hayden Rossouw’s second delivery in the final over through point to take the visitors to 157-4 with four balls to spare.
Elliot Ruff (44) had led Horspath’s run chase, supported by Imraan Manack (26) in a third-wicket stand of 61.
Earlier, Leo Bethell (43no) and Tristan Rossouw (39no) shared an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 81 to take Rowant to their final total after Will Hammersley made 37.
Scores: Aston Rowant 156-4 (20ovs, L Bethell 43no, T Rossouw 39no, W Hammersley 37), Horspath 157-4 (19.2ovs, E Ruff 44).
Will Hawtin (29no) completed victory by cracking Hayden Rossouw’s second delivery in the final over through point to take the visitors to 157-4 with four balls to spare.
Elliot Ruff (44) had led Horspath’s run chase, supported by Imraan Manack (26) in a third-wicket stand of 61.
Earlier, Leo Bethell (43no) and Tristan Rossouw (39no) shared an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 81 to take Rowant to their final total after Will Hammersley made 37.
Scores: Aston Rowant 156-4 (20ovs, L Bethell 43no, T Rossouw 39no, W Hammersley 37), Horspath 157-4 (19.2ovs, E Ruff 44).
The Wilf Bennett Cup results are:
Pool 1
– Langford beat Witney Mills by 6 wickets with J Hewlett 57no and M Bicker 3-15. Oliver Burney 64no; Sam Haselgrove 2-12 and Anand Srinivasaraghavan 2-12 for Mills.
– Witney Swifts beat Faringdon & District by 6 wickets.
Pool 2
– Brackley beat Oxenford by 47 runs with Matthew Lowe 57; Josh Markham 36no and Harry Brown 4-14. Mark Phillips 33; Hamish Couper 3-36 and Rishab Vudathu 3-36 for Oxenford.
– Sandford St Martin beat Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts by 10 wickets with Steve Dobson 67no; Thomas Hill 54no and Chris Thompson 4-17. S Alam 37 and Sayyid Shah 27 for the Nondies.
Next week Hartwell fixtures are:
Pool 1
– Oxford CC v Cropredy CC
– Bicester & North Oxford CC v Banbury CC
Pool 2
– Horspath CC v Oxford Downs CC
– Challow & Childrey CC v Aston Rowant CC
Next week Wilf Bennett fixtures are:
Pool 1
– Langford CC v Faringdon & District CC
– Witney Swifts CC v Shipton Under Wychwood CC
Pool 2
– Sandford St Martin CC v Charlbury CC
– Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts CC v Brackley CC