This week saw the third round of Pool fixtures in the competitions with Wormsley Finals Day now within reach for a number of clubs.
The Hartwell Trophy results were:
Pool 1
– Oxford beat Cropredy by 8 wickets with Muhammad Ayub 36no; Harvey Jupp 3-16; Arthur Baldock 2-10 and Dylan Swanepoel 1-1 from 3 overs. Sam Coggins 28 and Edward Somerton 2-29 for Cropredy.
– Banbury beat Bicester & North Oxford by 28 runs with Charlie Hill 66; Dave Eaton 44 & 1-19; Charlie Haselgrove 2-15 and Joe Thomas 2-26. Ryan Moore 41no; Daniel Clark 2-19 and Dan Savin 2-21 for BNOCC.
Pool 2
– Horspath beat Oxford Downs by 65 runs.
ELLIOT Ruff hammered an imperious half-century as Horspath took a giant step towards Oxfordshire T20 Finals Day with an emphatic 65-run victory over Oxford Downs in the Hartwell Senior Cup at the Recreation Ground.
Horspath have now won all three of their Pool 2 matches to strengthen their grip at the top with a trip to Challow & Childrey on July 19 completing their group games.
Ruff smashed 58 off just 31 balls with 12 fours and a six to set Horspath on the way to 168-6 after they chose to bat. Fellow opener Jimmy Phillips weighed in with 42, while Henry Welch took 4-33.
Downs were then restricted to 103-9 with left-arm spinner Lloyd Belcher (4-7) ripping through the lower order.
Scores: Horspath 168-6 (E Ruff 58, J Phillips 42, H Welch 4-33), Oxford Downs 103-9 (L Belcher 4-7).
Elliot Ruff cracks a cover drive during his knock of 58 for Horspath v Oxford Downs. Picture Rob Judges
– Challow & Childrey CC v Aston Rowant CC – fixture to be rescheduled
The Wilf Bennett Cup results are:
Pool 1
– Langford beat Faringdon & District by 169 runs with Aaron Court 63; James West 40; Tom Jones 29 & 4-1 and Jeremy Kirby 28.
– Shipton Under Wychwood beat Witney Swifts by 5 wickets with Charlie Miller 51; Jamie Nelson 31no; Iwan Roberts 4-30 and Shaun Miller 2-17. Ryan Lewis 34; Craig Wood 24 and the 5 wickets were shared between the Swifts bowlers.
Pool 2
– Sandford St Martin beat Charlbury by 56 runs with Chris Thompson 85no; George Welch 32 and James Risbridger 2-18. Jamie Bush 54 and Matthew Doran 2-28 for Charlbury.
– Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts beat Brackley by 8 wickets with S Alam 56 & 2-16; H Shah 35 and Chetan Walia 3-6. E Carpenter 37 for Brackley.
Next week Hartwell fixtures are:
Pool 1
– Banbury CC v Cumnor CC
– Cropredy CC v Bicester & North Oxford CC
Pool 2
– Oxford Downs CC v Challow & Childrey CC
– Aston Rowant CC v Tiddington CC
Next week Wilf Bennett fixtures are:
Pool 1
– Shipton Under Wychwood CC v Langford CC
– Faringdon & District CC v Witney Mills CC
Pool 2
– Charlbury CC v Brackley CC
– Oxenford CC v Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts CC