HORSPATH 2nd bounced back to winning ways with a thrilling one-wicket home victory over lowly Tiddington in Cherwell League Division 1. Opener Will Goodman hit a run-a-ball 125 with a six and 22 fours as Tiddington posted 246 all out after electing to bat. The wickets were shared between Tom King (3-42), Mark Skelton (3-44), Ed Oakley (2-29) and skipper Jack Biggs (2-39).
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| Joey Todd 84 |
Dom O'Connor and Joey Todd put on 50 for Horspath's first wicket, before the former fell for 30. Todd went on to make 84 off 93 balls with three sixes and 11 fours when he appeared unlucky to be given out caught behind. Biggs chipped in with 33, but he was one of a number of bizarre dismissals, and it was left to Skelton (21no) to see Horspath home at 247-9.
Horspath 3rd moved up to third in Division 5 with a thumping five-wicket home
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| Ceri Holmes 32no & 4-13 |
win over Cumnor 2nd. Ceri Holmes (4-13) mopped up the tail after Stuart Berry (3-7) and Adeel Rehman (2-31) had done the earlier damage as Cumnor crashed to 111 all out after being put in to bat. Horspath then lost early wickets to Sam Powell (3-14), before Holmes (32no) and Graham Beer (21no), on his return to the club after a spell with Birmingham & District Premier League side West Bromwich Dartmouth, took the hosts to 114-5.
Horspath 4th slumped to a disastrous 10-5 on the way to a four-wicket defeat by bottom club Oxford 4th in Division 7 at the Oxford University Sports Ground, Marston. After being put in to bat, the visitors top order was blown away by William Sheehan (3-12) and Tom Partridge (2-17), before Greg Handley (45) and Paul Hicks (26) salvaged some respectability as Horspath were 97 all out, Matt Todd taking (3-28). Oxford also found runs hard to come by with Trevor Spindler taking 3-19 from 15 overs, but they finally secured victory at 98-6, aided by 36 extras.
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