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County Men Secure Comfortable 283 Run Win Over Berkshire

17/08/2021 by Nick Pinhol

Oxfordshire secured a convincing 283 run win today over Berkshire at Thame Town CC. The win is the first defeat for Berkshire in a championship match since 2014.

On day one captain Jonny Cater won the toss and elected to bat. Playing on his home ground Ollie Ebsworth Burland performed with the bat as he hit 81. He was supported by George Tait (71) and Jonny Cater (49) as Oxon declared on 294-8.

Oxon started well with the ball as Gareth Andrew ripped through Berkshire’s top order as he took 5-39. Shurmer and Chahal took two wickets apiece, with Mannering taking one.

Deciding against enforcing the follow on, Oxon batted again with Ollie Ebsworth-Burland hitting an impressive 117. Captain Cater also contributed with the bat as he hit 66 to help Oxon set Berks 425 to win.

Going into the final day Oxon had a 419 lead, they then batted on to set Berks 425 runs to win on day 3. Gareth Andrew again then stormed through Berkshire’s top order as he took 3-35. He was supported by some superb bowling from Max Mannering (3-23), Chahal (2-22), Shurmer (1-23) and Tait (1-14) who all helped rattle through Berkshire to secure a convincing 283 run win.

The win sees Berkshire’s 36 matches unbeaten run come to an end in such fashion, which also sees Oxfordshire now go top of the table. Oxon now travels to Dorset on Sunday.

County Men Team News v Berkshire

13/08/2021 by Nick Pinhol

Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the 11 man squad selected to play against Berkshire this Sunday in a three-day NCCA Championship match at Thame Town CC (OX9 3AJ).

Oxon will be seeking to extend their winning run after a thrilling victory in their last match against Wiltshire.

Oxfordshire Squad

Jonny Cater (capt/wk)
Gareth Andrew
Marcus Campopiano
Prav Chahal
Olly Clarke
Tom Cosford
Zach Lion-Cachet
Max Mannering
Robbie Shurmer
George Tait
Ollie Ebsworth-Burland

Berkshire Squad

M.Rowe
A. Carter
E.Woods
R.Morris ( capt )
D.Lincoln
A.Rishton
J.Lincoln
S.Davison ( wkt )
C.Peploe
T.Nugent
M.Uttley

Youth Competitions Roundup 13th August

13/08/2021 by Nick Pinhol

Week 16 results round-up from PlayCricket together with links to the league tables:

U11 League

Congratulations to:

– Charlbury CC U11s winning Pool 2 with only one loss – the final league table can be found at:

Pool 2 – Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com)

– Tiddington CC U11s winning Pool 3 and going unbeaten in the league – the final league table can be found at:

Pool 3 – Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com)

U11 Super 8 Hardball

Congratulations to:

– Freeland CC U11s convincingly winning Pool 3 and going unbeaten – the final league table can be found at:

Pool 3 – Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com)

U11 Super 8 Softball

Links below for the remaining pool table where there are outstanding games to determine the pool winner:

Pool 2 – Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com)

U13 Gauntlet Goblet:

– Banbury beat Kingston Bagpuize by 25 runs.

Final to be played on Thursday 19th August at Banbury CC who will host Charlbury CC.

U19 League

– Hook Norton beat Horley by 9 wickets with James Ingham 64no

Links below for each Pool Table:

Pool 1 – Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com)

Pool 2 – Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com)

OYCL U13 League

– West Oxfordshire Warriors beat Langford by 101 runs.

Warriors scored 255 for 5 off their 35 overs with Samuel Hicks 101ret and Oliver Clark 58. Langford 154 for 7 with Alex Pursey taking 3 for 18

– Goring on Thames conceded to Kidmore End

Match Report – Oxon GU15 v Dorset GU15 (Wednesday 11th August)

13/08/2021 by Nick Pinhol

Oxfordshire Girls Under-15s 191 (40 ovs; Aimee Diab 52, Lucy Johnson 44, Milly Russell 5-29, Alice Hann 3-24)

Dorset Girls Under-15s 22 (9.5 ovs; Ellie Simpson 7-5)

Oxfordshire won by 169 runs

Oxfordshire Girls Under-15s returned to winning ways with an emphatic victory over Dorset at Moreton on Wednesday.

Put into bat under cloudy skies, Oxfordshire got off to a bright start. Philippa Dellar (24) latched onto anything remotely short, as the opening partnership blossomed to the tune of 42 runs inside nine overs, before Dellar pushed a length delivery back to the bowler. Sana Kassey (22) joined Lucy Johnson at the crease, and the pair continued to look confident against the seamers in adding 62 for the second wicket. However, the introduction of off-spinning duo Megan Bishop and Milly Russell on a slow track and long outfield soon stemmed the flow of runs, and the partnership was brought to an abrupt halt when Kassey was judged to be caught by the bowler via extra-cover’s right boot. Aimee Diab made her intentions immediately clear by smiting the fourth ball she received over the mid-wicket boundary for six. Johnson departed shortly after the second break for drinks, stunningly held at short mid-wicket for a well-crafted 44; however, Diab shepherded the lower order expertly whilst continuing her assault on the returning seamers, as she raced to 52 from just 40 balls faced, before playing on to the persevering Sophie Donaldson.

Chasing 192 for victory, Dorset were soon in trouble when they lost captain Milly Russell to Ellie Simpson’s second delivery. Bowling an exemplary line to a full length, Simpson burst through the top-order, and picked up the first five wickets to fall inside six overs of the Dorset reply, with the top four all clean bowled. Zara Wyatt (2 for 15) took two wickets in successive deliveries in the seventh over, aided by a full-length dive from Philippa Dellar at extra-cover; but it was left to Simpson to wrap up proceedings inside ten overs, as she picked up the final three wickets, with the help of another outstanding catch from the diving Elodie Brown at mid-on. Simpson finished with the sensational final figures of 4.5 – 2 – 5 – 7, which included a spell of six wickets for no runs from her final 20 deliveries.

Oxfordshire’s 169-run victory moves them up into third place in Group 8 of the ECB Girls U15 County One Day Competition, with games in hand over both Berkshire and Wiltshire who head the table.

Bernard Tollett & Wilf Bennett Trophy Results Roundup

13/08/2021 by Nick Pinhol

The Wilf Bennett Semi-Finals on Tuesday evening confirmed the line-up for the 50th Anniversary of the Oxfordshire Cups.

Wilf Bennett Semi-Finals:

Henley CC beat Oxenford by 42 runs.

Henley won the toss and elected to bat; being dismissed in the 17th over for 124 with Adam Searle top scoring with 39. Dominic Ashford and Habeel Khalid being the pick of Oxenford’s bowling, both with the excellent figures of 3 for 9 off 2 overs.

In reply, Oxenford were bowled out for 82 in the 16th over. Adam Searle taking 3 for 18 in 4 overs and Chanula Wickramaratna 3 for 15 off 3 overs.

Thank you to James Bartrip and Anton Saverimuttu for umpiring the match.

Oxford CC beat Langford CC by 7 wickets.

Langford won the toss and elected to bat; being bowled out for 79 in the 17th over with Henry Findlay-Wilson top scoring with 36. An excellent all round bowling performance by Oxford, with the pick being Adam Hamid taking 4 for 8 off his 4 overs.

In reply, Oxford reached their target in the 14th over with Andrew Jarvis 22 and Barney Carey 20. Ben Brown taking 3 for 19 off his 4 overs, the pick of Langford’s bowlers.

Thank you to John Brown and Dick Haddock for umpiring the match.

Finals Day line-up at Wormsley Cricket Ground on Saturday 18 September now confirmed as:

Bernard Tollett Final – Aston Rowant CC v Banbury CC

Wilf Bennett Final – Henley CC v Oxford CC

Oxford CC win U11 League Pool 4

13/08/2021 by Nick Pinhol

Oxford CC U11s won a very tight pool winning 6 out of their 8 fixtures and had a number of close matches during the season. With most of the squad in the U10 age bracket (or in some cases even younger) they were nearly all new to hardball cricket and they adapted very quickly to the new demands required of them. The depth of our bowling was a particular strength and we were regularly able to use 8 bowlers in each match. Leading wicket takers were Joe Joyce, Fabian Hurt, Mustafa Shah, Dara Bannerman and Arthur Stewart. Meanwhile, Dylan Parkinson, Cole Parekh, Xander Smith, Charlie Esiri and Cameron Clarke led the way with the bat. Angus Barnard had a great first season with the gloves claiming 6 victims and scoring important runs at the top of the order. It was an enjoyable season and the team ethic in the squad will serve them well next summer.

Barmy Army – Cricket Sixes Fans World Cup

13/08/2021 by Nick Pinhol

The Barmy Army, England’s world-famous supporters club, is proud to be hosting the
inaugural Cricket Sixes Fans World Cup on Thursday 19 th August at Aston Rowant Cricket
Club in Oxfordshire.

The tournament will bring together the global community of cricket fans and will see teams
from six of the major cricketing nations fighting it out for the right to be crowned Fans
World Cup Champions.

An event for all the family – the action-packed day will see 19 games played across two
pitches, live music, food vendors, a charity auction and a live Barmy Army podcast recording
with special guest, and West Indies legend, Joel Garner.

The six-a-side, five overs per innings, format will enable a celebration of cricket and give
players and spectators alike the chance to enjoy a multitude of quickfire matches as teams
battle to make the final at the end of the day.

Old rivalries will be renewed as the Barmy Army take on their Indian counterparts, the
Bharat Army, in the opening game in what is being dubbed as the unofficial 6 th Test of the
big summer series between the two nations. Teams representing South Africa, Australia,
Barbados and Bangladesh will also be looking to make it to the final in the tournament
which starts at 10.30am.

Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy this flagship tournament and get behind their
respective national team. Time will tell if the Barmy Army can follow in Eoin Morgan’s men’s
footsteps and secure England another World Cup trophy.
Tickets are FREE and can be secured here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cricket-sixes-
fans-world-cup-by-the-barmy-army-tickets-162954606615

Goring on Thames win U11 League Pool 5 and Pool 2 of Super 8s

06/08/2021 by Nick Pinhol

Pool 5

The Goring-on-Thames CC Under 11 league team enjoyed an unbeaten league season, beating Henley CC, Peppard Stoke Row CC and Warborough and Shillingford CC twice each in the process, and there were some fantastically tight finishes. In what was an exceptionally strong and big year group of over 40 players, the team’s strength in depth was evident in many of the games. All the boys bowled 2 overs in each of the games and the batting order was re-jigged each game to give all the boys the opportunity for a longer innings. The batting was led by Jack Walsh, George Logan and Jackson Galbraith, but all the boys contributed during the season. Archie Butlin bowled with genuine pace and he and Will Roberts took the most league wickets. The teamwork and ever-improving fielding was also a joy to see. As it stands, the team has won all 11 matches it has played this season, with two friendlies against Tiddington and Aston Rowant to come.

Super 8s

A very strong squad performance from the Goring Super 8’s over the season saw them go unbeaten in their group. The bowlers worked hard on their line and length in training and it paid off, with lots of wickets and a good economy rate. The batting pairs all ran well between the wickets, played to the situation and protected their wickets, even managing to go an innings without losing a wicket against Challow and Childrey at home. They played well as a team, supporting each other in the field and lining the boundary to support the batters. The performances on the pitch reflected the hard work they put in at training and it was good to see a promising group of cricketers develop into a strong team over the course of the season.

Chipping Norton & District CC win U11 League Pool 1

06/08/2021 by Nick Pinhol

Chipping Norton & District CC won Pool 1 of the U11 league losing only once during the competitive season. Darren De Bruyn their U11 coach provided the summary of the season:

What a season!

Considering this was their first year with a hard ball and several players were still u10, the enthusiasm was palpable. My first objective was to get them used to match conditions so getting them out in the middle and coaching them as we play was the strategy behind our success. Every player was going to learn how to bowl, bat, catch and throw.

Our first warm up game was against Cropredy who were well prepared and had several games under their belt. Though we were soundly beaten, the experience we gained from that fixture was invaluable. We realised very quickly what it means to bowl straight, bat aggressively and be alive in the field. All three contributions, if executed correctly, win games.

Coincidentally, our first league game was against Cropredy again. This time we were in the game and much more competitive. We lost by 18 runs in the end with plenty of batting power still in the changing room. Probably my lack of coaching experience was responsible for the loss.

Beyond this game the team went from strength to strength and won every home and away fixture in the league by beating Banbury (home and away), Cropredy (at home) and Horley (home and away). The away game at Banbury needs a particular mention, as it came down to the last ball and luckily Chippy came out on top. What an experience for both teams to be a part of. The tension and pressure was great, even the several parents on the boundary were starting to get involved. Cricket was definitely the winner.

A great season overall.

Players embraced a new type of cricket, some have even been asked to play up an age group which matched their skill set and challenged them further. The season has certainly boosted their confidence, encouraged a deeper interest in the game and I very much look forward to what next season brings.