Tuesday 2 July 2019

Horspath 13s retain Ron Maudsley Trophy

Horspath U13s were in great form as they retained the County U13 title winning the Ron Maudsley Trophy on Finals Day at Bicester and North Oxford.

Their opponents Banbury opted to bat first in the semi final but quickly found Horspath's opening attack of Shreyas Anand and Euan Barrett to be on top form as they took five wickets between them in their opening spells. Chris Hofen and Joe Hickey with 3 and 1 wicket respectively kept the pressure on and Banbury were bowled out for 49. Despite losing 2 wickets to run outs Horspath cruised home with Chris Hofen top scoring with 24*

Horspath won the toss in the Final and inserted Kingston Bagpuize who also found Horspath's opening attack too hot to handle. With Shreyas taking 4 -7 and Euan 2-12 and Chris and Joe again contributing Kingston were bowled out for 40. Rayaan Dogar 22* and Chris Hofen 15* overtook the total in 5 overs. Horspath now meet the winners of the Bucks competition on Sunday at home. Details of that game to follow

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