CRICKET: Letcombe owe win to Wood (From Herald Series)

CRICKET: Letcombe owe win to Wood

3:49pm Tuesday 9th June 2009

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Robin Wood starred as Letcombe proved too strong for a youthful Minster Lovell in a 141-run victory in Division 2 of a rain-curtailed OCA League programme on Saturday.

Pat Bryan (65no), Wood (49) and Richard Taylor (47) helped Letcombe to 236-7.

Then Minster slumped to 95 all out, Wood taking 4-12 and Joe Benson 3-43.

Faringdon went down by 71 runs to Hook Norton.

Batting first in a 35 overs-a-side game, Hooky amassed 231-4, Tim Lunel hitting 74, Cliff Dare 57 and Nick Leader 55 not out.

In reply, Faringdon managed only 160-9, Ian Oglesby top-scoring with 80 and Dare taking 3-24.

Watlington saw off Northleach Town by 24 runs.

Steve Strong scored 34 in Watlington’s 131 all out, but it proved enough as Northleach, minus their ex-Zimbabwean Test ace Neil Ferreira, crashed to 107 all out. Neil Maguire took 4-18 and Strong 3-39.

On Sunday, East & West Hendred lost by three runs to Garsington.

Neil Bound scored 73 and Paul Hicks 54 as Garsington posted 194, before Hendred were restricted to 191-9, Ian Clewley top-scoring with 38.

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