Bicester & North Oxford ran out Bledlow Ridge’s Andy Hale as he attempted to scramble the winning run off the final ball of their MP Sports Cherwell League Division 3 match – which ended in a tie.

After choosing to bat, Bicester made 145-9, Ben Keepings taking 6-74.

Ridge needed 16 with five overs and five wickets in hand. Michael Speight’s three wickets helped turn this into one run off the last ball, when Hale was run out.

* Bicester & NO 15pts, Bledlow R 15

Steve Roberts proved yet again he is too hot to handle as he took 7-47 – and his 27th wicket in four matches – in Oxford Downs 2nd’s six-wicket win at Bledlow Village.

Bledlow were blown away for 135 before Downs raced to 138-4 thanks to James Ellwood’s 51 not out.

* Bledlow Village 6, Ox Downs 2nd 25

Hanborough are now bottom after losing for the fourth week in a row, this time by four wickets at Cropredy.

Wayne Hazel took 4-39 as Hanborough succumbed for 178, Aaron Hobley running out of partners on 62 not out.

Pete Cooling (53) and Luke Cherry (58no) saw Cropredy home.

* Cropredy 25, Hanborough 9

Kingston Bagpuize lost their 100 per cent home record with a seven-wicket defeat against Twyford.

Only Dave Pearce (44) could get going in Kingston’s 112 as Bilal Afzal took 5-36. Thomas Cook also travelled well for the visitors, taking 3-32.

Shamid Mahmood then hit 62 in Twyford’s 113-3.

* Kingston Bagpuize 4, Twyford 25

Witney Mills suffered a four-wicket defeat at home to Dinton 2nd, who climbed off the foot of the table as a result.

Mills’s 158-9 was built around Pete Claridge’s 52.

Kelvin Burrows captured 4-32 for the visitors and then watched Neil Spicer (83no) take his side to 159-6.

* Witney Mills 8, Dinton 2nd 25