AMIN Rafiq and Stephen Green hit half-centuries as Horspath 2nd gained the upper hand in a draw at home to Challow & Childrey in Cherwell League Division 2.
Rafiq made his first fifty since joining the club recently with 61 off 90 balls, which included six fours and a six, as Horspath racked up 261-9 after electing to bat.
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| Stephen Green made 56 |
The visitors lost both openers for nought as Asad Rafiq and Charlie Turner reduced them to 5-2. Harris, with 64 from 69 balls, and Shaun Burningham, who made 44 before retiring, set about repairing the damage, but Challow were never in the hunt as they closed on 159-7.
Amin Rafiq took 2-6 to add to his half-century, while Mohson Rana picked up 2-14 and Asad Rafiq finished with 2-26.
Horspath 3rd bounced back to winning ways with an exciting two-wicket victory at home to second-placed Bletchley Town in Division 4A.
Having bowled the visitors out for 136 after putting them in to bat, Horspath edged home at 139-8 with Hayden Moon hitting the first ball of the penultimate over for a straight six.
Skipper Jamie Stead top-scored with 27, and in a low-scoring encounter there were also handy contributions from Ryan Hicks (26) and Chris Jones (21). Idrees Butt and Zulfiqar Ahmed both took 3-26 for Bletchley.
Earlier, Moon returned figures of 3-39 in Bletchley's innings, while Tom Smith picked up 2-11 and Andy Cummings 2-46. Tailender Gohar Ayub made 48 to boost Bletchley's total.
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