ASTON Rowant name an unchanged side ahead of the visit of Shipton-under-Wychwood in Division 2 of the Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League as the experienced Wes Morrick remains ineligible to play.

With left-arm seamer Andrew Dyer playing there is no place in the side for Morrick.

The club has been at the centre of a dispute with the league over his player category during the winter.

He will again line up for the second XI.

First team captain Josh Smith said: “He is still not eligible to play in the Home Counties.

“We will not be registering him as a category three player and until that is resolved he won’t be available.

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“It is a big loss, but nothing we can’t overcome.”

Smith’s side slipped to a fourwicket defeat in their first game against Dinton and he is calling for a much improved performance tomorrow.

He added: “There’s a few guys coming in and finding their feet so I am looking for them to step up and perform.”

Shipton began their campaign with a six-wicket win over Buckingham Town.

Andrew Hemming (55) and Jamie Perkin (70) starred with the bat as they shared a thirdwicket stand of 106.

Captain Simon Hole said: “If we can play like we did last weekend I have high hopes.

“Aston Rowant are still a good side so we won’t be taking anything for granted.”

Great & Little Tew host Datchet after an impressive eight-wicket victory at Finchampstead.

Captain Andy Harris was full of praise for openers Joe White and Matt Clark, who put on a stand of 141 – a league record for Tew.

He said: “They laid the platform.

“The result was never in doubt because they scored at a fairly quick rate as well – it was very impressive.”

Harris continued: “If we can pull out a platform very similar to how we bowled and fielded on Saturday, it will certainly help us put pressure on Datchet.”

TOMORROW’S TEAMS

Aston Rowant (v Shipton, home): Morgan, Watling, Cook, Smith (capt), Dyer, Muttitt, Harris, Needham, Quainton, Storton, Matthews.

Shipton (v Aston Rowant, away): from Si Hole (capt), St Hole, Senior, Hemming, Sanklecha, Seacole, Brain, S Miller, Jones, Hunt, Hare, C Miller.

Great & Little Tew (v Datchet, home): from Harris (capt), White, Jordan Garrett, Smith, Clark, Slatter, Coetzee, Woods, Shurmer, Lloyd Brock, Thomas, Hubbert.