HORSPATH suffered heartbreak as they were relegated by a single point on a dramatic final day in Division 1.

Needing seven points to stay up, Horspath were agonisingly only able to pick up six in a five-wicket defeat at home to relegation rivals Tring Park, who leapfrogged above them.

At the same time, Harefield fought back from 43-4 to win by 101 runs at home to Reading and also jump above Will Eason’s side, who dropped into the bottom two for the first time this season.

Put in to bat on a damp pitch, Horspath made a respectable 214-8.

Pat Foster, who hit a fluent 51 off 69 balls, and opener Dom O’Connor (31) shared a second-wicket stand of 96.

But the hosts slumped to 107-5 with four wickets falling for seven runs as Shelvin Gumbs put the brakes on with at spell of 2-11 off ten overs.

Eason, with a breezy 44, and Stephen Green (34) put on 72 for the sixth wicket, before Jamil Faruq smashed 25 off nine balls in a rousing finale.

Eason then removed Andrew Dixon and Adam Partner to reduce Tring to 20-2.

But Tom Helm (77) and Michael Payne (38) put on 102 for the third wicket.

Foster struck twice to raise Horspath’s hopes, but William Jones (43no) and Robin Pritchard, aided by 25 wides, steered Tring home with nine balls to spare, leaving the home side devastated.

Relegated Oxford ended the season winless as they lost by 52 runs at Burnham.

Will Rooney (4-46) helped reduce the hosts to 35-6, but Aftab Khan hit a magnificent unbeaten 215 off 132 balls, setting a new Division 1 record, to help Burnham post 303 all out.

In reply, a first-wicket partnership of 88 between Vishane Perera and Adam Hall set Oxford on their way.

Andrew Clough (36) and John Barrett (25) helped the visitors to 188-4, and although Mark Beer then went onto score a half-century (57), wickets fell quickly around him as Oxford fell short.

Banbury secured second place after a three-wicket victory over Slough.

They jumped above Henley, who lost to High Wycombe.

Captain Luke Ryan took 3-25 as Slough made 167-8.

The hosts reached the target with just under five overs to spare, Richard West unbeaten on 47.