Oxfordshire Cricket Discipline Investigation

An independent Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) Investigator appointed by the ECB and NCCA and working alongside Oxfordshire Cricket Board has begun an investigation into a charge in relation to a racist word written by an Oxfordshire player during the Men’s 1st XI match between Berkshire County Cricket Club and Oxfordshire on 1 May 2023.

The charge is with regard to breaching the following provisions of the ECB General Conduct Regulations:

• Acting in a manner that is contrary to the ECB’s Anti-Discriminatory Code.

The investigation is now in progress and the Oxfordshire Cricket Board will issue a further statement when the hearing is concluded and any sanctions are issued.

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The setting for Oxfordshire Seniors over 60s 2nd X1 fixture v Somerset was at the picturesque ground of Kilmington and Stourton CC. Oxfordshire won the toss and elected to field first and managed to restrict the hosts to 209-5 with Alistair Barr making 54, wickets were spread between Cook and Wilson with 2 a piece and Skipper Haynes with 1. In reply, Openers Woods and Haynes took the score quickly to 93 before Haynes was caught behind for a bright 32. Wickets then fell regularly but Woods held the innings together with 109 * from 111 balls .including 12 fours & 1 six and Oxfordshire won with 9 balls to spare as Wilson hit the winning boundary. 212-7

Worcestershire 50’s vs. Oxfordshire 50’s at Kidderminster CC

Oxfordshires first seniors game in the national ECB county tournament began at Kidderminster CC against Worcestershire. 

Oxfordshire won the toss and elected to bowl, on what looked like a helpful but good deck. 

The Worcestershire openers were in extremely good form and despite some good bowling from the Oxfordshire openers and first change bowlers they batted extremely well and didn’t give any chances. At 177/1 after 30 overs it was looking an ominous total being set, but we managed to restrict the last 15 overs to just over a hundred and a total of 285 seemed well within our reach on what was a good batting wicket. 

Just like the opening batsman however, Worcestershire’s opening bowlers were equally as good and kept things very tight for 15 overs or so and chasing a big score we were always playing catch up from then on in. 

A battling display from a few of the Oxfordshire batsman including 64 from Steve Hurt and 52 N/O from Richard Tilley saw the chase to a respectable 237 after our 45 overs. 

Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the women’s squad selected to play against Middlesex on Sunday 14th of May in a T20 match at Mill Hill School in London, with the match starting at 10.30 am:

Ellie BATH

Georgia HAWORTH

Ellie INGRAM (c)

Laura JACOB

Izzy KIRBY

Abi NORGROVE

Genny PORTER

Katie WAUGH

Chloe WESTBURY

Carla WOOD

Becca WOODNORTH (w/k)

Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the women’s squad selected to play against Kent on Monday 8th of May in two T20 matches at Polo Farm in Canterbury in Kent, with the first one starting at 11 am:

Emilia Bartram

Ellie Bath

Abi Currie © & WK

Ellie Ingram

Laura Jacob

Izzy Kirby

Genny Porter

Numa Shah

Katie Waugh

Chloe Westbury

Carla Wood

Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the 12-man squad selected to play against the Berkshire on Monday 1st of May in two NCCA T20 matches at Thame Town CC, with the first one starting at 11 am:

Jamie Harrison 

Zach Lion-Cachet

Samit Patel

Marcus Campopiano

George Tait 

Tom Hinley

Jonny Cater (capt./wk) 

Ollie Currill 

Olly Clarke 

Prav Chahal

Max Mannering 

Robbie Shurmer

The county men will be looking to build on last week’s matches after losing the first T20 and then winning the 2nd T20 against Bedfordshire.

Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the women’s squad selected to play against Surrey on Monday 1st of May in two T20 matches at Great and Little Tew CC, with the first one starting at 11 am:

Emilia Bartram

Abi Currie © & WK

Aimee Diab

Ellie Ingram

Lucy Johnson

Izzy Kirby

Abi Norgrove

Genny Porter

Chloe Westbury

Carla Wood

Becca Woodnorth

Congratulations to St Helen and St Katherine School who won the Regional ECB Schools Indoor Competition at Edgbaston yesterday. They will now go on to represent Oxfordshire at the National Finals Day at Lords

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