GREAT & Little Tew stretched their lead at the top of Division 2 to 54 points with an exciting two-wicket win at home to Finchampstead.

Chasing Finchampstead’s 218-9 after putting the visitors in to bat, Tew openers Joe White (58) and Jordan Garrett (49) gave the hosts a great start with 104 for the first wicket.

White’s runs came off 65 balls, with 12 fours.

Matt Clark (31) made a handy contribution, but from being 183-4 Tew lost four wickets for just 24 runs, before getting over the line at 219-8.

Max Uttley did the most to prevent a Tew victory by taking 5-59 for the visitors.

Earlier, Matt Woods (3-42) had been the pick of the home attack in Finchampstead’s innings, which was built around William Rogers’s 62 from 106 deliveries, including seven fours.

Matthew Jones (45) and Max Stevenson (39) played the other notable innings.

Shipton-under-Wychwood, in second place, fell further behind the leaders with a four-wicket defeat at home to Buckingham Town.

Shipton were indebted to an unbeaten 92 from Stuart Hole as they were bowled out for 200 after choosing to bat.

Hole’s runs came off 115 balls and included 14 fours, but he received precious little support as Sam Smart (5-54) ripped through the top order.

Leigh Tomlinson (61no) and Rob Large (58) then played the leading roles to take Buckingham to victory at 201-6.

Tomlinson hit nine fours in his 93-ball stay, while Large was more fluent with seven fours and a six off just 50 deliveries.

Wes Morrick took 5-46 as Aston Rowant moved off the bottom with an easy eight-wicket win at home to Dinton, who replace them at the foot of the table.

Gordon Harris (3-30) and Leo Bethell did much of the early damage, before Morrick returned to polish off the tail in his second spell as Dinton subsided to 130 all out after deciding to bat.

Only Kelvin Burrows (39) provided much resistance.

Damian Shirazi then hit an unbeaten 58 from 92 deliveries with nine fours to steer Rowant to 134-2, with good support from Dan Matthews (37).

Rowant are now now 12 points off safety.