SHRIVENHAM are the early pacesetters in Division 1 after finishing 47-run winners at home to Stonesfield on Saturday.
Batting first, Shrivenham were well set on 165-3 with ten overs to go thanks to a 51 from Will Snell and 43 from Charan Chahal.
But a collapse, sparked by Tom Gubbins’s hat-trick in figures of 4-42, saw them slump to 205 all out.
Tim Wyatt top-scored with 55 in Stonesfield’s reply, but they fell to 158 all out, Chahal taking 4-32.
Nigel Hume was the star for Faringdon in their ten-wicket win at Charlbury.
Hume took 5-22 in Charlbury’s 112, and he then hit 77 not out to lead his side to 116-0.
In Division 2, East & West Hendred maintained their 100 per cent record with a five-wicket win at ten-man Marsh Gibbon.
Sat Vadivale hit 85 not out to help Marsh to 150-6. Jon Francis led Hendred’s reply with 61 not out.
Wantage lost by 34 runs at home to Wolvercote.
Edward Wilman hit 56 as Wolvercote rattled up 224-9, Mike Konschell taking 4-40 for the hosts.
Wantage were in the hunt thanks to James Mabbett’s 66, but they were eventually restricted to 190-8 .
Wootton & Boars Hill beat hosts Broughton & North Newington by five wickets.
Martin Bungan claimed 4-13 in Broughton’s 109, and then Shaun Morton hit 40 to lead Wootton to 110-5.
Clifton Hampden lost by an agonising four runs to visitors Cairns Fudge.
Andy Small hit 40 as Fudge were bowled out for 153, Matthew Burton taking 4-30.
Steve Shaw then claimed 3-34 as Clifton were all out for 149.In Division 3, Marcham crashed to a 65-run defeat at Kidlington.
Hari Lehel’s 85 not out was the main contribution in Kidlington’s 226-7.
Edd Wilmot chipped in with 59, before taking 3-0 in just five balls as Marcham were all out for 161.
Uffington were thumped by 109 runs at Risinghurst, who made it three wins in a row in Division 4.
Five home players scored 25 or more, but only Rakesh Nambiar (34) past thirty in his side’s 197-7.
Nambiar then claimed 3-29 as Uffington were shot out for 88.
Andy Green took 5-25 to help Hailey to a five-wicket home win against Watlington.
Watlington were skittled out for 75 at Hailey thanks to Andy Green’s 5-25.
Sunningwell fell to a four-wicket defeat at home to Swinbrook.
Stuart Bullen (5-17) and Jack Morland (5-36) combined to dismiss Sunningwell for 101.
Jack Morland hit 33 in Swinbrook’s reply as they reached 102-6, Pete Whinfrey taking 4-26.
West Ilsley cruised to an eight-wicket win against visitors Dorchester.
After restricting Dorchester to 164-7, Wayne Lyford (58no) and John Bowness (45) shone for Ilsley in their 166-2.
Britwell Salome lost by two runs in at thriller at home to Brill in Division 5.
Alex Eason (56) was the main contributor in Brill’s 131, Ross Matthews taking 4-14 and Neil Lawrence 4-20.
In reply, Britwell’s David Coates hit 37, but they fell just short on 129, Thomas Broughton taking 4-26.
In Division 6, Adam Taylor scored a brilliant century to help Shrivenham 2nd to a 24-run win at East & West Hendred 2nd.
Taylor slammed 118 in Shrivenham’s 213-7. Hendred were all out for 189, despite 69 from Miles Martin and 57 from Dom McKenna.
Abdur Rasheed Khan’s 6-30 helped Radley 2nd to an exciting four-run win at Faringdon 2nd.
In Division 8, Chalgrove edged past Britwell Salome 2nd by two wickets to go top.
Shiyam Rajeswaran took 5-17 to help dismiss Britwell for 109.
Stanton Harcourt 2nd thrashed Sunningwell 2nd by 179 runs.
Ryan Wastie (71) and Drew Tweedy (63) helped Stanton set a formidable 271-7 in their 45 overs.
Arun White then claimed 4-9 and Wastie 3-8 as Sunningwell fell for 92.
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