YOUNGSTER Connor Tinsley shone as Minster Lovell went back to the top of Division 1 with a thrilling 11-run win at home to Stonesfield.

Tinsley hit 77 to help the hosts to 198 all out against their west Oxfordshire rivals, while Sean Holley claimed 4-62.

Stonesfield were always in the hunt, thanks to George Redknap (62), but Jack Simpson (3-44) helped to restrict the visitors to 187-9.

Cowley Internationals beat previous leaders Great Horwood as they continue to pull away from the drop zone.

Sam Willett’s 93 helped Horwood to 177-9, but Cowley edged past the target at 179-7 as Hajji Sadiqi top-scored with 39.

Westbury’s title hopes continue to bloom after they beat hosts Shrivenham by 161 runs.

Tom Gurney’s 118 was key in their 287-7, Tom Wilson chipping in with 65.

Three wickets apiece for Richard Tredwell, Will Woodward and Graham Judd then sent the hosts tumbling to 126 all out.

Doomed Chadlington lost again as they were beaten by 91 runs at home to Radley.

Matt Launchbury’s 86 not out led Radley to 240-8 before Chadlington fell to 149 all out, despite 60 from Freddie Magee.

Charlbury’s Bimalka Liyanarachchi took 5-21 in their 58-run win at Oxenford.

Aizaz Khan top-scored with 43 in Charlbury’s 231-9, before the hosts fell to 173 all out, Arunvinay Prabakaran hitting 57.

Faringdon went top of Division 2 after a four-wicket win against Marsh Gibbon.

The match was reduced to 40 overs a side after Marsh Gibbon’s Sat Vadivale needed ambulance treatment for an injury, although he returned to bowl in the second innings.

Joe Leonard hit 92 not out for Marsh in their 165-4, but 50 from Luke Bowerman and 30 not out from Darren Clarke steered Faringdon to 166-6.

Josh Grant (59no) and Tom Davies (52) steered Witney Swifts to a 75-run victory at Wantage.

Tetsworth’s Nikunj Patel was the star as he helped his side to a 13-run win at home to Chesterton in Division 3.

After Tetsworth had been shot out for just 126, Patel claimed 6-29 to send the visitors crashing to 113 all out.

Matthew Neilsen smashed 116 and Daniel Simpson 60 as Hanborough ran out 95-run winners at Eynsham.

Kidlington continued their Division 4 title charge with a 122-run win at Deddington.

Andy Oliver smashed 103 and Hari Lehal 75 to guide Kidlington to an imposing 314-8.

Gerard Duncan scored 98 in Deddington’s reply, but they finished well short on 192-6.

Marcham kept up the pressure with an exciting one-wicket win at home to Uffington.

The visitors were all out for 155, Dan Painter hitting 50 and Stuart Armstrong taking 6-36.

George Fox-Edwards claimed 5-37, but, helped by Armstrong (46) and Tristan Barratt (42), Marcham got home.

Records fell at Charlbury 2nd, where visitors Sunningwell amassed their best OCA score, which featured the club’s highest partnership in the process.

After losing an early wicket in the Division 5 clash, James Stacey (158) and Tom Harris (128) stole the show as they shared a second-wicket stand of 259, on the way to a massive 333-4.

Sam Baker then took 4-19 as Charlbury crawled to 126-9 in 45 overs to lose by 207 runs.

A five-wicket haul from Soloman Lucas helped Hook Norton to a six-wicket win at West Ilsley to move up to second place.

Lucas’s 5-34 sent the hosts to 126 all out, before Richard Cherry (38) led Hooky to 127-4.

Sam Wharton (6-46) starred in Garsington’s eight-wicket win at home to Kennington, while Sandeep George hit 112 not out as Risinghurst thumped hosts Steventon by 100 runs.

In Division 6, leaders Westbury 2nd marched on with a 79-run win at home to Shrivenham 2nd.

Harry Smith hit 96 and Simon Boardman 69 in Westbury’s 270-9, and then Harry Rymer claimed 4-47 to restrict the visitors to 191-9, Scott Winskill scoring 79.

Kashif Rashid took 7-39 for East & West Hendred 2nd, but it was in vain as they lost by three wickets at Radley 2nd in Division 7.

Darren Jones (4-25) and Richard Cook (3-19) helped to dismiss Hendred for 99, before Shoaib Ahmed (35) helped Radley to 103-7, despite Rashid’s heroics.

Oxenford 2nd romped to a ten-wicket win at Stonesfield 2nd, as they chased down the hosts’ 156 all out.

Andrew Dean finished unbeaten on 97 and Russell Ewings 57.

Tetsworth 2nd stayed top with a three-wicket win at Wolvercote 2nd.

In Division 8, a haul of 5-32 from Kane Lewis helped Ducklington to a five-wicket win at home to Combe.

Charlie Arber hit 86 not out in Combe’s 184, before Kieran McIntosh scored 69 to help the hosts to 187-5.

Stephen Cooper claimed 7-33 as Eynsham 2nd beat hosts Hanney 2nd by 69 runs in Division 9.

Eynsham posted 140-8, Sam May taking 5-19 for Hanney, who then crashed to 71 all out as Cooper took centre stage.