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County Men Team News v Berkshire

15/07/2022 by Nick Pinhol

Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the 12-man squad selected to play at Berkshire in the NCCA Three Day Championship Group game on Sunday 24th July at Finchamsted CC.

The 12-man squad selected to play is as follows:

Harry Smith
Ollie Ebsworth-Burland
Jamie Harrison
Freddie Smith
Harrison Ward
George Tait
Jonny Cater (c/wk)
Luke Maslen
Ollie Currill
Prav Chahal
Max Mannering
Robbie Shurmer

U19 Honey B Trophy Week 2 Roundup

15/07/2022 by Nick Pinhol

Pool 1:

– Minster Lovell beat Horley by 77 runs with Caspar Mannix 61no; Charlie Driver 30; Harvey Yates 27; L Gardner 3-13 and Felix Jones 2-25. J Rowley 29; A Raisebeck 27 and Callum Andrews 2-28 for Horley.

– Great & Little Tew conceded to Banbury CC

– Cropredy CC v Charlbury CC – Result TBC

Pool 1 League Table

Pool 2:

– Horspath beat Cumnor by 4 wickets with Charlie Turner 46; Tejas Anand 31; Josh Richardson 2-31 and Suban Javaid 2-26. Rayan Dogar 33; Sam Down 26; Will Price 22 & 2-35 and Bertie Gowen 2-3.

– Aston Rowant beat Didcot by 9 wickets with Will Hammersley 41no; Nico Van De Merwe 34no; Liam Hester 3-20 and Rafe Mason 2-3. Ollie Deans 40 for Didcot.

– Kidlington CC v Abingdon Vale CC – Result TBC

– West Oxfordshire Warriors v Oxford CC – Result TBC

Pool 2 League Table

Next week fixtures are:

Pool 1

– Horley CC v Charlbury CC

– Banbury CC v Minster Lovell CC

– Shipton Under Wychwood CC v Cropredy CC

Pool 2

– Abingdon Vale CC v West Oxfordshire Warriors

– Horspath CC v Didcot CC

– Kidlington CC v Cumnor CC

– Oxford CC v Aston Rowant CC

County Men Team News v Suffolk

15/07/2022 by Nick Pinhol

Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the 12-man squad selected to play at Suffolk in the NCCA One Day Quarter Final on Sunday 17th July at Banbury CC.

Oxfordshire will be playing last year’s three-day championship finalists Suffolk as they seek to progress to the semi-finals.

The 12-man squad selected to play is as follows:

Harry Smith
Harrison Ward
Zach Lion-Cachet
Freddie Smith
Jonny Cater (capt./wk)
Olly Clarke
Ollie Currill
George Tait
Prav Chahal
Robbie Shurmer
Joe Thomas
12th Man – Jamie Treasure

Cater said: “We’ve had a number of players unavailable for various reasons and it tests the squad depth.“It’s tough, but the lads have been excellent in the last couple of games. “Harry deputised really well in my absence and getting his first Championship hundred (against Cheshire) was brilliant. “It was important to top that off with another win. “Harry is very well-respected and has been around the squad for a number of years. He’s calm and the players feed off that. “I knew he would do a really good job and hats off to him, but I’m looking forward to getting back into it.”

Week 4 Roundup – Hartwell & Wilf Bennett T20 Competitions

15/07/2022 by Nick Pinhol

This week saw the fourth 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

– Bicester & North Oxford beat Cropredy by 4 runs with Ryan Moore 26no; Zian Stoop 23; 3 wickets for Dan Savin; 2 wickets apiece for Daniel Clark and Oscar Phillips . Harry Walters 40 and Dexter Ainley 2-10 for Cropredy.

– Banbury CC v Cumnor CC – fixture rescheduled for Tuesday 26 July.

Hartwell Pool 1

Pool 2

– Challow & Childrey beat Oxford Downs by 37 runs with Shaun Burningham 85; Joe Harris 25 & 2-21 and L Cheshire 2-15. James Lauder 46 and James Ellwood 39no for Downs.

– Tiddington beat Aston Rowant by 4 wickets with Matt Johnson 26no; Jordon Davis 25no and Colin Bird taking 3-23. Hayden Rossouw 28; Benjamin Le Bas 27no and 2-22 for Rowant.

Hartwell Pool 2

The Wilf Bennett Cup results are:

Pool 1

– Shipton Under Wychwood beat Langford by 17 runs with Charlie Miller 63; Arun White 38 & 2-15 and R Panting 2-22. Jeremy Kirby 38; Ben Brown 33no and Tom Stevens 2-23 for Langford.

– Faringdon & District CC v Witney Mills CC – result not yet confirmed.

Wilf Bennett Pool 1

Pool 2

– Brackley beat Charlbury by 75 runs with Josh Markham 65no; Sam Hanson 27; Rob Cartwright 4-17 and Nathan Archer 2-28. R Knight 28; David Jenkins 28 and Paul Quibell-Smith 2-20 for Charlbury.

– Oxenford beat Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts by 64 runs with Div Puri 21; Ayyaz Mallick 20; Prannay Kaul 3-13 and Richard Rowley 3-4. Nabeel Khan 3-10 and Chris Bhagwandin 3-26 for the Nondies.

Wilf Bennett Pool 2

Next week Hartwell fixtures are:

Pool 1

– Cumnor CC v Cropredy CC

– Bicester & North Oxford CC v Oxford CC

Pool 2

– Challow & Childrey CC v Horspath CC

– Tiddington CC v Oxford Downs CC

Next week Wilf Bennett fixtures are:

Pool 1

– Langford CC v Witney Swifts CC

– Witney Mills CC v Shipton Under Wychwood CC

Pool 2

– Brackley CC v Sandford St Martin CC

– Oxenford CC v Charlbury CC

U13 League Pools Concluded and PlayOff / Finals Day Arrangements now Published

08/07/2022 by Nick Pinhol

This year’s competition has seen an unprecedented number of entries, there have been plenty of great matches, fabulous individual performances, extremely close pools and lots of cricket played in a fantastic spirit.

Following the final round of pool fixtures this week, congratulations to all Pool Winners:

Pool 1 Winner – Banbury Adders with NRR of 2.18

Pool 2 Winner – Kidmore End with NRR of 3.32

Pool 3 Winner – Sonning Scorchers with NRR of 3.91

Pool 4 Winner – Abingdon Vale with NRR of 3.99

Pool 5 Winner – Witney Mills with NRR of 4.56

Pool 6 Winner – Oxford Downs ‘A’ with NRR of 1.21

The Playoffs week commencing Sunday 10th July are to be played between:

– PlayOff 1 – Sonning Scorchers v Oxford Downs ‘A’

– PlayOff 2 – Kidmore End v Banbury Adders

The Line-Up for Finals Day on Sunday 17th July is:

– Pitch 1 – Witney Mills v Kidmore End or Banbury Adders

– Pitch 2 – Abingdon Vale v Sonning Scorchers or Oxford Downs ‘A’

Timings for Finals Day are:

– Charlbury CC Gates Open at 9.30am

– Both Semi-Finals start at 10.30am

– Interval approx. 1.30 to 2.30pm

– Final and Third/Fourth Place Playoff start at 2.30pm

– Presentation approx. 5.30pm

Good luck to all teams!

County Men Team News v Herefordshire

08/07/2022 by Nick Pinhol

Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the 11-man squad selected to play Herefordshire on Sunday 10th of July in the second NCCA 3-day Championship of the season at Thame Town CC. Oxon will be looking to build on last week’s win over Cheshire as they seek to defend last year’s Championship title.

The 11-man squad selected to play on Sunday is as follows:

Harry Smith (capt.)
Ollie Ebsworth-Burland
Freddie Smith
Tom Haynes
George Tait
Ollie Currill
Luke Maslen
Callum Russell (wk)
Prav Chahal
Max Mannering
Robbie Shurmer

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U19 Honey B Trophy Week 1 Roundup

08/07/2022 by Nick Pinhol

This week saw the opening round of Pool fixtures in the U19 League.

Pool 1:

Shipton Under Wychwood beat Charlbury by 6 runs with Dee Jarvis 63; Max Bolam 42no; J Watson 38no and Abi Norgrove 2-26. Benjamin Sinton 94no; David Jenkins 29 and George Westbury 2-27 for Charlbury.

Horley beat Great & Little Tew by 10 runs.

Minster Lovell CC v Cropredy CC – Result TBC

Pool 1 League Table

Pool 2:

Horspath beat Aston Rowant by 7 wickets with Alfie Turner 51no and 4-18.

Cumnor CC v Abingdon Vale CC – Result TBC

Oxford beat Kidlington by 18 runs in a rain reduced game with Dan Shaw 57; Merlin Kavenna 47 and Joseph Conway 2-4. Joshua Behal 2-19 and Elijah Clarke 2-37 for Kidlington.

Didcot beat West Oxfordshire Warriors by 152 runs with Jacob Townsend 123; Luke Hayes 91; Matthew Ford 2-9 and Logan Rainbow 2-6. O Clark 43 for West Oxfordshire Warriors.

Pool 2 League Table

Next week fixtures are:

Pool 1

– Minster Lovell CC v Horley CC

– Great & Little Tew CC v Banbury CC

– Cropredy CC v Charlbury CC

Pool 2

– Cumnor CC v Horspath CC

– Didcot CC v Aston Rowant CC

– Kidlington CC v Abingdon Vale CC

– West Oxfordshire Warriors v Oxford CC

Week 3 Roundup – Hartwell & Wilf Bennett T20 Competitions

08/07/2022 by Nick Pinhol

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.

Hartwell Pool 1

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

Hartwell Pool 2

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.

Wilf Bennett Pool 1

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.

Wilf Bennett Pool 2

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

Tiddington are crowned U13 Ron Maudsley County Champions

04/07/2022 by Nick Pinhol

Didcot CC kindly hosted the Ron Maudsley U13 Finals Day on Sunday 3 July.

The competition looked wide open with Tiddington CC hoping to retain the Trophy.

In the first Semi-Final Tiddington beat Kidmore End by 2 runs.

Tiddington won the toss and elected to bat. The score looked about par after being bowled out for 102 in 19.4 overs with Ciaran Lewis 32no and Jago Sidgwick 24. Aryan Vynatheya taking 2-8 in 4 overs and Zac Neo 2-16 for Kidmore End.

In reply, Kidmore End fell 2 runs short for the loss of 8 wickets in a very tight contest with Shaurya Sharma 22 and Harry Mallard 18. 3 wickets for Ciaran Lewis for Tiddington.

In the second Semi-Final Henley beat Challow & Childrey 8 wickets.

Challow & Childrey won the toss and elected to bat scoring 52 for 7 off their 20 overs with Barnaby Cale 10 and Ryan Geekie 9. Atharv Gupta taking 4 for 12 in 4 overs for Henley.

In reply, Henley scored the winning runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the 10th over with Joe Barratt 34no. Alfie Roche and Kieran Morbey taking a wicket apiece for Challow.

In the Third / Fourth Place Play Off Kidmore End beat Challow & Childrey by 18 runs.

Challow & Childrey won the toss and elected to field. Kidmore End scored 98 off their 20 overs with Aryan Vynatheya 32 and Archie Nassau-Lake 15. Alfie Roche 3-15; Arthur Maunder 2-22 and Ryan Geekie 2-10 for Challow.

In reply, Challow scored 80 for 9 in their 20 overs with Alfie Roche 18 and Arthur Maunder 17. Aryan Vynatheya taking 4-7 in 4 overs and Jamie Fenwicke-Clennell 2-14 for Kidmore.

In the Final Tiddington beat Henley by 13 runs to be crowned U13 Ron Maudsley County Champions.

Tiddington batted first scoring 115 for 9 off their 20 overs with Alfie Wilson 33ret and Henry Saunders 22. 3 wickets for Olly Offwood for Henley.

In reply, Henley were bowled out for 102 in 16.4 overs with Harry 21; Rory 16 and Lily 10 recovering from 40 for 6. 3 wickets for Alfie Wilson and 2 for Zac for Tiddington.

Chris Mitty from the Oxfordshire Cricket Board of Directors conducted the presentation thanking Didcot CC for hosting the day, the scorers, coaches, parents and finally Nick Wilks, Isaac Hall, Steve Hyatt and Duncan Fendom for officiating the day.

Finally, Chris handed out the medals to both teams and the U13 Ron Mausdley Cup to Tiddington’s captain.

Good luck to Tiddington CC on Sunday 17th July; hosting the winners of the first round tie of Hampstead CC (Middlesex) v Esher Griffins CC (Surrey) in the National Vitality U13 Club T20.

Aston Rowant U15 Lose a Close Game To Ealing in Regional Round

04/07/2022 by Nick Pinhol

Aston Rowant U15s who won the County Finals Day a couple of weeks ago travelled to Ealing CC on Sunday for the first-round tie in the National Vitality U15 Club T20.

Ealing CC won the toss and elected to bat scoring 143 for 8 off their 20 overs with Ealing’s captain Absar Muhammad scoring 50ret with an impressive Strike Rate (SR) of 143 ably supported by Zuhayr Khan scoring 36 at SR of 92 in an opening partnership of 84. Charlie Basden picked up 2 for 26 for Aston; impressive economic bowling spells for Oliver Veal with 1-13 off 4 overs and opening bowler Jacob Eaton 1-16 off 4 overs.

In response, a good opening stand of 63 with Conor Rogan scoring 41 at SR of 93; a subsequent quickfire 17 by captain Jack Veal at SR of 243, however, with some impressive bowling from Ealing it was always going to be a challenge to reach the target. Aston finished on 120 for 5 after 20 overs losing by 23 runs. 2wickets apiece for Ealing bowlers Noah Lovell and Syed Naqui.

Good luck to Ealing CC in their second round tie against Beaconsfield CC and congratulations to Aston Rowant CC for their successes this season.

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