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U13 Ron Maudsley Cup – Roundup 17th June

17/06/2022 by Nick Pinhol

Following Quarter Final matches this week, the Ron Maudsley U13 Finals Day to be played at Didcot CC on Sunday 3rd July is starting to take shape.

The Quarter Final results so far are:

– Kidmore End beat Witney Mills by 24 runs scoring 126 for 7 off their 20 overs with Witney falling slightly short on 102 for 8.

– Tiddington beat Langford in a very close contest in the final over by 6 wickets.

Langford set 142 for 4 off their 20 overs with Freddie Webb 32ret; Harry Fillary 34ret and Stanley Harris 18. Ciaran Lewis picked up 2 for 22 off his 4 overs.

In reply, Tiddington reached their total in 19.2 overs with Sam Allen 30ret; Henry Saunders 21ret and Ciaran Lewis 24no.

The outstanding Quarter Finals are:

– Aston Rowant v Challow & Childrey

– Cropredy v Henley

The Semi-Finals to be played on Finals Day are:

– Aston Rowant or Challow & Childrey v Cropredy or Henley

– Kidmore End v Tiddington

Good luck to all competing clubs!

School Cricket Roundup | OSCA – 10th June

17/06/2022 by Nick Pinhol

The Oxfordshire Schools Cricket Association (OSCA) in partnership with Oxfordshire Cricket are pleased to present an update on the results received from this season’s school matches up until the 10th of June. We are also pleased to announce that we will be holding a Schools Finals Day, in partnership with the Oxfordshire Schools Cricket Association, which will see a day of action-packed cricket, showcasing the U12 and U13 (State Schools only) finals played at the magnificent Wormsley Estate, offering these junior cricketers, the opportunity to play on a ground that has featured the best players in the world over the last 30 years.

OSCA results to June 10

Under 12 8 a side pairs league

Lord Williams 265 Cranford House 194

Gosford Hill 253 Wood Green 253 tied

Sibford School 275 Warriner 175

St Birinus 150Lord Williams 284

Under 12 Cup

Wheatley Park 70 Abingdon 71 – 0 (Wilf Rice 41 no)

Bloxham 127-7 LWS 60

Under 13 league

Faringdon 168 for 2 King Alfred’s 64. Archie Ricks scored 47, Ryan Geekie scored 40 and got 3 -18. Jack Cairns 3-14

Wheatley Park 61 Lord Williams 62 -3

Gosford H 54-6 Cherwell 56-2

Under 13 cup

SWAN 53-7 LORD WILLIAMS 54-1

Under 14 League

Burford 164-3 (Ben Brindle 50* Finn Keating 29*)Lord Williams 62 all out (Alfie Scott Smith 3-12

Sibford 110-3(Charlie Mason 26*)Burford 111-4 from 19.2overs (Elias Easterbrook 55*)

St Birinus 69 Hasmaat 3-16 Ayaan 3-8 Oxford Spires 70-3

Sibford School 173-1 St Birinus 95-9

Under 14 Cup round 1

WHEATLEY PARK 88 ORATORY 89-0

GOSFORD HILL 49 ST BIRINUS 50-2

WARRINER 78-9 SIBFORD 79-1

Quarter finals

St Birinus 25 Oratory 27-2

Abingdon 201 – 4 (Sam Grocutt 54 no Oliver Hewes 47, Henry Golding 44 no) Lord William’s 20 all out (Alex Elly 4 for 1)

Bloxham 74 MCS 75-3

Abingdon 135 – 3 Sibford 50 all out

Semi-final

MCS 139-5 Abingdon 72

St Edwards 119-5 oratory 120-2

Under 15 League

Wheatley Park 66 Wood Green 67 for 8.

Chipping Norton 128 for 3 J Kedward 54 N.O Bartholomew 77 for 9 E Wiseman 5 for 3

Under 15 Cup qfs

Chipping Norton 92 Bloxham 93-0 .

Lord Williams 86-9 St Edwards 89-4

Burford 79 – 6 Abingdon 80 – 8

Semi final

Abingdon 168 – 3 (Charlie Hunt 83 no, Connor Lamsdale 38)

Bloxham 102 – 10 (Will Simpson 3 – 22, Arlo Hyman 3 – 11, T Finlay 60 no)

Under 15 Vase

Oxford Spires 96-8 King Alfreds 97-5

Warriner 78-6 (16) Chipping N 65

County Men Team News v Northumberland

17/06/2022 by Nick Pinhol

Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the 12 man squad selected to play Northumberland in the third NCCA 50 Over Trophy match of the season on Sunday 19th June at Jesmond CC.

The 12 man squad selected to play on Sunday is as follows:

Jamie Harrison
Harry Smith
Freddie Smith
Tom Condon
Jonny Cater
Ollie Currill
Olly Clarke
George Tait
Robbie Shurmer
Prav Chahal
Joe Thomas
Max Mannering

You can stay up to date by visiting our live match centre on the day of the match by clicking here

Hartwell & Wilf Bennett T20 Competitions to Commence Next Week

17/06/2022 by Nick Pinhol

The coming week sees the opening fixtures of the Oxfordshire Senior T20 Cups under the new two tier format.

Banbury CC are defending the Hartwell Trophy (previously Bernard Tollett), whilst we will definitely see new winners of the Wilf Bennett Cup with the previous winners, Oxford CC, competing for the Hartwell Trophy this season.

The Hartwell Trophy fixtures are:

Pool 1

– Cropredy CC v Banbury CC

– Oxford CC v Cumnor CC

Pool 2

– Horspath CC v Tiddington CC

– Oxford Downs CC v Aston Rowant CC

The Wilf Bennett Cup fixtures are:

Pool 1

– Shipton Under Wychwood CC v Faringdon & District CC

– Witney Swifts CC v Witney Mills CC

Pool 2

– Charlbury CC v Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts CC

– Sandford St Martin CC v Oxenford CC

Good luck to all competing clubs!

Updated Ticket Information – Oxfordshire v Sussex at Wormsley

10/06/2022 by Nick Pinhol

We were delighted to announce a few weeks ago that we would welcome our first-class partner Sussex County Cricket Club on the 31st of July for the annual showcase fixture against a first-class county. The match will take place at the magnificent Wormsley Estate.

There has been a great level of interest in this match, and we can confirm that there is now only a limited amount of tickets left

Entry to the match will be free to all, however, there will be a parking charge. A £5 ticket enables you to park one car at Wormsley, entry is free to all. Refreshments will be available to spectators.

VIP dining is also available and this will include the cost of parking. The VIP Dining tickets include tea /coffee on arrival, a 2-course meal between innings at approximately 2.30pm and a light late afternoon. The ticket also includes free parking and a half bottle of wine per person. We will be joined by John Filby (Sussex Chair), Rob Andrew (Sussex CEO), and Keith Greenfield (Sussex director of cricket) and Mark Beard (High Sheriff of Oxfordshire). All proceeds from this event will go towards Oxfordshire’s State Secondary School fund.

One Car Ticket – £5.00
Full Member – VIP Ticket – £45.00
VIP Ticket – £50.00
Table of 10 – VIP Lunch – £450.00
Half table of 5 – VIP Lunch – £225.00

To purchase a car park ticket or a VIP dining ticket click here.

Term 5 Primary School Update and National Cricket Week

10/06/2022 by Nick Pinhol

Term 5 Primary School Update and National Cricket Week

With Term 6 of the academic year starting this week here is an update on our primary school delivery across Oxfordshire for Term 5. Below is also some information about this year’s National Cricket Week.

Our Impact in Term 5

8 Full School Programmes
14 Engagement days
4 KS1 Skill Festivals
Unique participants – 1500+

What is a Whole School Programme?

INSPIRE – Induction, Assembly and Celebration Event
PLAY – Ideally 4 classes a day in a school for a half-term
LEAD – Teacher CPD/Support and Playground Leaders (new offer)
COMPETE – Personal Best, Intra and Inter-School Competition
PATHWAY – Parent Engagement and community taster sessions
LEARN – Encourage teachers to use classroom resources (no direct delivery expectation)

What is an Engagement Day, Includes:

INSPIRE – Induction (portal sign-up) and Assembly
PLAY – Ideally 4 Classes/Taster Sessions
COMPETE – Intra-competition teacher guidance
PATHWAY – Parent engagement

#NationalCricketWeek 27th June – 1st July 2022

With a big summer of cricket coming up for both the men and women, we would love for your school to be involved with #NationalCricketWeek

There are some big prizes up for grabs for the week, and this is how you can get involved.

Can your school create or do any of the following?

Create a poster about the Commonwealth Games?
Create a #NationalCricketWeek board in your classroom
Picture or video of a Cricket session using the Chance to Shine portal games

To enter tag in @oxoncb on Twitter, Oxfordshire Cricket on Facebook or email Zoe Pugh on [email protected] – and use the hashtag #NationalCricketWeek

County Men Team News v Cumbria

10/06/2022 by Nick Pinhol

Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the 11 man squad selected to play Cumbria in the second NCCA 50 Over Trophy match of the season on Sunday 12th June at Banbury CC. Oxfordshire will be looking to build on the recent five wicket win away to Herefordshire.

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

Tom Cosford
Harry Smith
Marcus Campopiano
Tom Condon
Jonny Cater
Ollie Currill
Olly Clarke
Luke Charlesworth
Robbie Shurmer
Prav Chahal
Joe Thomas

You can stay up to date by visiting our live match centre on the day of the match by clicking here

Bob Moss Passes Away

10/06/2022 by Nick Pinhol

Combe CC are incredibly sad to report the passing of their Club President, Bob Moss.

Bob, played and umpired for the club for over 5 decades – a well-known face within OCA cricket.

Our thoughts are with Doreen, Steve, David and his wider family at this time.
Bob was in the first photo of the over 50s team when it first started and a Combe legend

Oxfordshire Cricket Unveils Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan

31/05/2022 by Nick Pinhol

For several years Oxfordshire Cricket has been working hard at making cricket more inclusive and diverse. Oxfordshire Cricket takes great pride in creating an all-inclusive environment in cricket and this includes ensuring that good behaviour and equality are at the forefront of all we do. This work has now been joined together in developing an action plan to Promote Cricket for All.

The recreational and professional game has worked closely since Autumn 2021 to produce a coherent joint plan to clearly articulate the commitment and intention to embed equity, diversity and inclusion within cricket.

Within the last six months, Oxfordshire Cricket have –