‘Developing Cricket in Oxfordshire’
YOUTH CRICKET NEWSLETTER
18th May – 24th May 2014
GIRLS CRICKET
Under-13 Lady Taverners
A superb 62 not out from Aston Rowant opener Rowena Hearn was not enough to beat Charlbury in
the Lady Taverners T20 knock-out. After being inserted, Charlbury openers Georgia Brown and
Miranda Edwards were able to establish an excellent opening stand of 86, before Edwards was run
out by some smart fielding by Mia Venner for a personal best 39 runs. As Charlbury looked to up the
run rate, Georgia Brown was bowled by a brilliant middle stump Yorker from Hearn for a well
constructed 39 runs, before Mara Smith and Esme Newton-Grain closed the innings, with
Charlbury posting 118 for 2. The hosts responded well to this daunting target and finished on a
creditable 87 for 3, Hearn’s well judged knock including 9 fours.
Under-15 Lady Taverners
Oxford Downs travelled to Bristol to play Frenchay and after winning the toss and elected to field.
Some tight bowling restricted the hosts to 96 for 4, despite an impressive 40 not out from Katy
Baker, Deanna Stamp picking up two wickets. In Downs’ reply, Stamp and Ellie Wilson put on 19 for
the first two overs, but then Frenchay brought on slow bowler Emily Locke, who quickly turned the
game around for the host team. Downs were dismissed for 47 in the twelfth over, Locke finishing
with 4 wickets for just 4 runs.
Unbeaten half centuries from Emily Ong and Lucy Hunter backed up by 46 from Charlotte Boland
saw Banbury to an impressive 186 for 1 at Aston Rowant. The hosts then lost two wickets to Sophie
Mitchelmore who took two wickets in her first two overs and with all the bowlers performing well
including Amy Freeman with a wicket maiden they were all out in 12 overs for 44. Holly Senior topscored with 15 and Ong finished with 3 for 3.
Under-15 League
Oxford Downs also slipped to defeat in the league, this time at the hands of Freeland. After electing
to bat, Freeland made 87 for 4 thanks to Rebecca Woodnorth and Lucy Grain who each made an
unbeaten 25. In reply, Oxford Downs were bowled out for 54. Megan Lovick was the pick of the
Freeland bowlers with 3 for 8, Immy Fraser and Frankie Penton chipping in with a wicket apiece.
BOYS CRICKET
Under-11 Competition
At Kidlington, Oxford were held to 59 for 7 from their 20 overs with Finlay Szafnauer bagging 3 for 9.
Kidlington knocked off the runs for the loss of two wickets led by Sacha Sandelson with an unbeaten
25.
Oxford Downs beat Charlbury by 26 runs. Downs’ total of 96 for 7 was led by Freddie Smith and
Edward Owens who both made 25 not out. Charlbury reached 70 for 6 in reply, Owens and Noah
Griffiths taking two wickets apiece.
Banbury won the toss and chose to bat at Oxford & Bletchington Nondescripts, finishing with 113 for
3. Sam Church was unbeaten on 27 and Oliver Badger on 24. The hosts were bowled out in 19 overs
for 24, Badger and Ummad Ahmed picking up 2 wickets each without conceding any runs.
At Tiddington, the hosts posted 90 for 4 with Joe Elliott 25 not out and Will Mulligan 22. However,
visitors Aston Rowant overhauled the target for 3 wickets, James Coles unbeaten on 28.
Warborough & Shillingford made 73 for 3 off their 20 overs at Didcot, Matthew Clark top-scoring
with 25 not out. Jacob Knight with 25 not out and Thomas Fisher with 24 not out steered the hosts
home with three overs to spare.
Bicester & North Oxford had a 22-run win over Great & Little Tew. Oscar Phillips with 25 not out,
supported by George James (21 not out) and Joseph Conway (17) saw them to 95 for 3 before
restricting Tew to 73 for 5 with Machin unbeaten on 25.
Horspath had an eight wicket win at MP Sports Academy. The hosts were restricted to a score of 52
for 7 from their 20 overs, the pick of the Horspath bowlers being Joe Gibbs (2-1) and Luke Heritage
(2-5). Horspath then chased down the runs with 7 overs to spare thanks to an unbeaten 25 from
Tejas Anand.
Matthew Lawrence took 4 wickets for 3 runs as Buscot Park dismissed Shipton-under-Wychwood for
just 16 before knocking off the runs without loss.
Abingdon Vale were the week’s highest scorers with 144 for 5 against East & West Hendred. Will
Price contributed 27 not out, with Harry Phillips and Will Guthrie both 25 not out. East & West
Hendred were restricted to 41 for 8 in reply.
Under-11 Development League
There was a hat-trick for Twyford's George Wilkinson in his side’s win over Aston Rowant.
Moreton played their first-ever junior game at Challow & Childrey, making a respectable 126. In
reply the hosts were 144.
There was a close game at Cumnor where Shipton scored 97 runs, Ben Perkins taking 4 wickets for 3
runs. Cumnor scored 95 runs in reply - all results were possible on the last ball!
Freeland won at Combe with 131 runs to the hosts’ 72. Hamish Ditchfield was the pick of the
Freeland bowlers with 4 wickets for 1 run, supported by Owain Cartwright with 2 for 4.
Wootton & Boars Hill had a 16 run win over Stonesfield, while Bampton overcame Sandford St
Martin by 33 runs.
Under-13 Ron Maudsley Trophy
At Challow & Childrey the hosts batted first and were given a flying start by openers Freddie Robson
and James Coombes who each made 30 as their side romped to 105 without loss. In reply
Shrivenham were unable to build partnerships, losing wickets regularly, Freddie Robson taking 5-16
with some excellent leg spin, assisted by Alex Dawson and Theo Hutt with two wickets apiece as the
visitors were bowled out for 98.
Shipton made an impressive 132 for 7 from their 20 overs against Buscot Park led by Lewis Marstin
with 30 not out and Alex Hey with 31 no. Zac Trivedi and Charlie Todd took two wickets each for the
visitors. Buscot Park were then dismissed for 49, Ben Norgrove finishing with the remarkable figures
of 6 for 3 off 2.1 overs and recording two hat tricks.
The day’s highest total came at Aston Rowant where the hosts batted first and reached 152 for 4
from 20 overs. The successful batsmen were Ben Coldicott (31 not out), Alex Chapman (28 not out),
Jamie Revill (26) and Joe Chown (23 not out). For visitors Bicester & North Oxford the top bowler
was Jack Hobbs with 3 for 27 from 4 overs. In reply Bicester & North Oxford ended on 40 all out with
Philip Barnett taking 4 wickets for 3 runs.
Abingdon Vale won a close encounter at Banbury, scoring 104 for 4, Ben Charlesworth and Sammy
Lion-Cachet both making 30 not out. In reply the hosts fell just short on 91 for 2, with George Tait 30
not out and Harry Barnden 33 not out.
At Cropredy the hosts made 67 for 5 with Finn Yates unbeaten on 22 and Toby Parker taking 3 for 2
for visitors Great & Little Tew. In reply Tew reached 68 for 5, Harry Woods returning 3 for 5.
Pangbourne & Whitchurch put on a fine batting display at Minster Lovell “B” posting 136 for 2 with
Josh Castle 30 not out, Max Boucher 30 not out and Joe Williams 31 not out. The hosts were then
dismissed for 92, Ashley Horne unbeaten on 31.
At Combe James Spindlow made 31, Jude Boag-Matthews 31 and Josh Brookes 25 to see the hosts to
114 for 6. Lily Priscott and under-10 Dan Lovick both took 2 for 9 for visitors Freeland. In reply
Freeland were all out for 41, George Neyroud taking 3 for 5, and Brookes, Spindlow and Daniel Eeley
2-4 picking up two each.
Minster Lovell “A” batted first at Tiddington and were bowled out for 66 with Freddie Norridge
scoring 31. Tom Kitchin took 4 for 4 from his 3 overs. In reply Tiddington knocked off the runs in 8
overs for the loss of one wicket with Oscar Woodcock scoring 23.
Hook Norton hung on to win by two runs against MP Sports Academy despite an unbeaten 32 from
Ollie Oxby.
At Cumnor tight bowling restricted Kennington to 75 for 5. Cumnor themselves were in trouble at
16-3 until a 50 partnership between Ben Weller and Aaron McCreadie put them in control. Weller
made 27 and McCreadie 22 not out to see the hosts across the line by six wickets.
Charlbury were restricted to 58 for 8 at Oxford Downs, Sam Collins topping the bowling with 3 for 2
off 2 overs. In reply Gus Miller scored 32 as Downs came home in 15 overs.
Oxford were among the runs totalling 143 for 3 thanks to unbeaten knocks of 30 by Louis Mase and
Hamza Latif, and 33 from William Sheehan . In reply Kingston Bagpuize were restricted to 38 for 8.
Under-13 League
An unbeaten 30 by Luke Higgins saw Didcot to victory over Blewbury & Upton.
Gauntlett Goblet
Sandford St. Martin were put in to bat and scored 262 against Charlbury “A” who then managed 214
in reply. Tom Ward was the pick of the Sandford bowlers, taking 4 for 6 in his 3 overs.
Goring “A” had a 33 run win over Challow & Childrey, but Goring “B” went down by 45 runs against
Cumnor.
Oxford’s 233 was enough against Abingdon Vale, who reached 212 in reply.
Under-15 Competition
In League A there was a thrilling game at Shipton where the hosts batted first and despite having
wickets in hand struggled to accelerate their rate thanks to a spirited fielding performance from
visitors Chipping Norton, with a fine display of wicket keeping by under-13 Morgan Stevens. A
patient 49 not out from Harry Davies was the highlight of the innings. Chipping Norton’s reply got off
to a poor start, losing their top three cheaply before Danny Molyneux came in to steady the ship.
Despite the visitors continuing to lose wickets regularly including a remarkable diving catch
from Charlie Miller to dismiss Tom Pearce, Molyneux finally found a reliable partner in Morgan
Stevens and the pair saw the visitors home. Miller finished with 3 for 17.
At Banbury a half-century from Ben Mitchelmore saw the hosts to 137 for 9. In reply Oxford &
Bletchingdon Nondescripts were restricted to 71 for 7, Tyron Eyles returning 3 for 4.
Charlbury could only manage 70 for 5 from their 20 overs at Cropredy, Ethan Stevens taking 3 for 8.
The hosts knocked off the runs for the loss of three wickets led by Tom Stevenson with 24.
In League B, there were half-centuries for Jacob Mayers and Jack Tomes as Minster Lovell “A” racked
up 172 for 5 at Bampton. Tom Jones then took 4 for 8 as the hosts were skittled out for 40.
Tom Dingwall was another half-centurion as Oxford Downs posted 165 for 4 at Great and Little Tew,
James Richards chipping in with an unbeaten 45. Tew’s reply closed on 97 for 2, W Priscott unbeaten
on 41.
At Cumnor the hosts reached 144 for 4 with Alexander Sayeed 31, Oliver Gray 37 and Finn Pietersen
36 not out. The total proved just too much for Combe who managed 127 for 4.
In League C, Warborougn & Shillingford overhauled Didcot’s 82 for 4 with six wickets in hand. Charlie
Slade made 30 for Didcot and Tom Gould 39 for the visitors.
Oxford started well at Horspath, but the innings rapidly subsided with the introduction of spin into
the attack and they were all out for 55. Lloyd Belcher finished with 3 for 8. Horspath openers Asad
Rafiq and Harrison Ward knocked off the runs in rapid time.
MP Sports Academy were restricted to 71 for 6 at Thame, Liam Earwicker doing most of the damage
with 3 for 14. Manan Parmar top-scored for the visitors with 42 not out. Thame needed only 7 overs
to reach the target for the loss of one wicket.
There was a close game at Aston Rowant where visitors Tiddington set a target of 119 for 3 thanks to
unbeaten knocks of 53 from Max Smith and 37 from Charlie Elliott. The hosts finished just six runs
short with Matt Addison and Leon Desai taking three wickets apiece.
In League D, Kingston Bagpuize won the toss and elected to bat posting 105 for 5 with Matthew
Watts 26, Jonathan Warner 26 and Dan Jacob 22 not out. Challow & Childrey had little difficulty
reaching the target in 14 overs, J Sheppard leading the charge with 31.
Minster Lovell “B” had an emphatic win at Buscot Park with half-centuries for Felix Wright and Oliver
Mersh as they reached 131 without loss. In reply Buscot Park were restricted to 70 for 9, Callum
Jones returning 3 for 3.
SCHOOLS
Under-14 Premier League
James McStay of Lord Williams (Thame) took 6 for 2 as Bartholomew (Eynsham) were dismissed for
just 35. Lord Williams reached the target for one wicket.
Sam Powell scored 38 not out for Cherwell in their score of 76 for 3 in reply to Gosford Hill’s 74 for 6.
Under-15 League
Faringdon had a six wicket win after holding Chipping Norton to 61 for 8.
Under-14 ECB Trophy
Gosford Hill’s 59 for 7 was overhauled by Bartholomew for one wicket.
Under-13 Cup
Oxford Spires had a win over Gosford Hill. Gosford Hill reached 87 for 6, Oxford Spires coming home
for the loss of two wickets.
Under-13 League
King Alfred’s went down by four wickets against Cherwell, while Lord Williams overcame Wheatley
Park with five wickets to spare.
Wood Green’s total of 55 for 5 proved easy for Henry Box who passed the target without loss,
Ashley Horne 28 not out.
Under-12 Bunbury Cup
Marlborough could manage only 46 against Burford who went on to win by six wickets.
RESULTS
Under-13 Lady Taverners
Charlbury 118 – 2 (Miranda Edwards 39, Georgia Brown 39); Aston Rowant 87 - 3 (Rowena Hearn
62no)
Under-15 Lady Taverners
Frenchay 96 - 4 (Katy Baker 40no, Emily Wilkins 16, Ellie Jeffries 14no, Deanna Stamp 2 – 21); Oxford
Downs 47 - 6 (Deanna Stamp 18, Georgina Bibby 10, Ellie Jeffries 2 – 24, Emily Locke 4 – 4)
Banbury 186 – 1 (Emily Ong 55no, Lucy Hunter 52no, Charlotte Boland 46no); Aston Rowant 44 all
out (Holly Senior 15, Sophie Mitcelmore 2 – 9, Emily Ong 3 – 3)
Under-15 League
Freeland 87 – 4 (Rebecca Woodnorth 25no, Lucy Grain 25no); Oxford Downs 54 all out (Megan
Lovick 3 – 8)
Under-11 Competition
GROUP A
Banbury 113-3 (Sam Church 27 no, Oliver Badger 24no); Oxford & Bletchington Nondescripts 24 all
out
Bicester & North Oxford 95 – 3 (Oscar Phillips 25no, George James 21 no, Joseph Conway 17); Great
& Little Tew 73 – 5 (Machin 25no)
GROUP B
Oxford Downs 96 - 7 (Freddie Smith 25no, Edward Owens 25no); Charlbury 70 - 6
GROUP C
Oxford 59 - 7 (Finlay Szafnauer 3 - 9); Kidlington 60 - 2 (Sacha Sandelson 25no)Tiddington 90-4 (Joe
Elliott 25no, Will Mulligan 22); Aston Rowant 93-3 (James Coles 28no)
MP Sports Academy 52 – 7; Horspath 53 – 8
Shipton-under-Wychwood 16 all out (Matthew Lawrence 4 – 3); Buscot Park 21 - 0
GROUP D
Warborough & Shillingford 73-3 (Matthew Clark 25no); Didcot 80-3 (Jacob Knight 25no, Thomas
Fisher 24no)
Abingdon Vale 144 – 5 (Will Price 27no, Harry Phillips 25no, Will Guthrie 25no); East & West
Hendred 41 – 8
Under-11 Development League
Aston Rowant 76; Twyford 194
Moreton 126; Challow & Childrey 144
Shipton-under-Wychwood 97 (Ben Perkins 4 – 3); Cumnor 95
Combe 72 (Hamish Ditchfield 4 – 1, Owain Cartwright 2 - 4); Freeland 131
Wootton & Boars Hill 163; Stonesfield 147
Sandford St. Martin 256; Bampton in the Bush 289
Ron Maudsley Trophy:
Hook Norton 73 – 5; MP Academy 71 - 6 (Ollie Oxby 32no)
Pangbourne & Whitchurch 136 – 2 (Josh Castle 30no, Max Boucher 30no, Joe Williams 31no);
Minster Lovell “B” 92 all out (Ashley Horne 31no)
Abingdon Vale 104 – 4 (Ben Charlesworth 30no, Sammy Lion-Cachet 30no); Banbury 91 – 2 (George
Tait 30no, Harry Barnden 33no)
Aston Rowant 152 – 4 (Ben Coldicott 31no, Alex Chapman 28no, Jamie Revill 26, Joe Chown 23no,
Jack Hobbs 3 - 27); Bicester & North Oxford 40 all out (Philip Barnett 4 – 3)
Shipton-under-Wychwood 132 – 7 (Lewis Marstin 30no, Alex Hey 31no); Buscot Park 49 all out (Ben
Norgrove 6 – 3)
Kennington 75 - 5; Cumnor 78 – 4 (Ben Weller 27 Aaron McCreadie 22no)
Minster Lovell “A” 66 all out (Freddie Norridge 31no, Tom Kitchin 4 – 4); Tiddington 69 – 1 (Oscar
Woodcock 23)
Oxford 143 - 3 (Louis Mase 30no, William Sheehan 33no, Hamza Latif 30no); Kingston Bagpuize 38 - 8
Charlbury 58 - 8 (Sam Collins 3 – 2); Oxford Downs 60 - 6 (Gus Miller 32no)
Challow 105 – 0 (Freddie Robson 30no, James Coombes 30no); Shrivenham 98 all out (Freddie
Robson 5 – 16)
Cropredy 67 – 5 (Finn Yates 22no, Toby Parker 3 – 2); Great & Little Tew 68 – 5 (Harry Woods 3-5)
Combe 114 - 6 wickets (James Spindlow 31no, Jude Boag-Matthews 31no, Josh Brookes 25);
Freeland 41 all out (George Neyroud 3 – 5)
Under-13 League
GROUP F
Didcot 108 - 6 (Luke Higgins 30no); Blewbury & Upton 56 all out
Gauntlett Goblet
GROUP A
Sandford St. Martin 262; Charlbury “A” 216 (Tom Ward 4 – 6)
Goring “B” 221; Cumnor 266
GROUP B
Goring “A” 244; Challow & Childrey 211.
Under-15 Competition
LEAGUE A
Shipton-under-Wychwood 104 – 3 (Harry Davies 49no); Chipping Norton 105 - 7 (Danny Molyneux
31no, Charlie Miller 3 - 17
Banbury 137 – 9 (Ben Mitchelmore 51no, S Robinson 3 – 20); Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts
71 – 7 (Tyron Eyles 3 – 4)
Charlbury 70 - 5 (Ethan Stevens 3 - 8, George Deeley 2 - 11); Cropredy 71 - 3 (Tom Stevenson 24, Aric
Klukowski 2 - 8)
LEAGUE B
Minster Lovell “A” 172 – 5 (Jacob Mayers 50no, Jack Tomes 52no); Bampton-in-the-Bush 40 all out
(Tom Jones 4 – 8)
Oxford Downs 165 – 4 (Tom Dingwall 53no, James Richards 45no); Great and Little Tew 97 – 2 (W
Priscott 41no)
Cumnor 144 – 4 (Alexander Sayeed 31, Oliver Gray 37, Finn Pietersen 36no); Combe 127 – 4
LEAGUE C
Didcot 82 - 4 (Charlie Slade 30); Warborough & Shillingford 84 – 4 (Tom Gould 39)
Oxford 55 all out (Lloyd Belcher 3 -8); Horspath 56 – 0
MP Sports 71 - 6 (Manan Parmar 42no, Liam Earwicker 3 – 14); Thame Town 74 - 1
Tiddington 119 – 3 (Max Smith 53no, Charlie Elliott 37no); Aston Rowant 113 – 7 (Matt Addison 3 –
5, Leon Desai 3 – 18)
LEAGUE D
Kingston Bagpuize 105 – 5; Challow & Childrey 106 – 3 (J Sheppard 31)
Minster Lovell 131 – 0 (Felix Wright 52no, Oliver Mersh 52no); Buscot Park 70 – 9 (Callum Jones 3-3)
UNDER-15 LEAGUE TABLES
Tie Lost Cancelled
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
2
0
1
2
0
3
0
0
3
1
0
3
1
Run
Rate
14.09
13.26
20.76
19.67
-11.08
-9.72
-11.16
-18.79
Points
13
13
10
6
6
4
1
1
League B
Oxford Downs
Minster Lovell "A"
Cumnor
Combe
Great & Little Tew
Kidlington
Bampton-in-the-Bush
Stonesfield Cricket Club
Played Won Drawn Lost Cancelled
4
3
0
0
1
4
3
0
1
0
4
2
0
1
1
4
2
0
1
1
4
1
0
2
1
4
0
0
1
3
4
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
3
1
Run
Rate
19.21
13.53
6.63
3.56
12.13
-72.10
-22.70
-39.17
Points
13
12
9
9
5
3
2
1
League C
Horspath
Tiddington
Thame Town
Warborough and Shillingford
Oxford
Aston Rowant
Didcot
MP Sports Academy
Played Won Drawn Lost Cancelled
4
4
0
0
0
4
3
0
0
1
4
2
0
2
0
4
2
0
2
0
4
1
0
2
1
4
1
0
3
0
4
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
2
2
Run
Rate
39.59
20.64
1.71
-11.62
-3.30
-1.50
-16.52
-65.38
Points
16
13
8
8
5
4
2
2
League D
Abingdon Vale
Played Won Drawn Lost Cancelled
4
3
0
0
1
Run
Rate
9.43
Points
13
League A
Chipping Norton and District
Banbury
Bicester and North Oxford
Shipton-under-Wychwood
Hook Norton
Cropredy
Oxford & Bletchington Nondescripts
Charlbury
Played Won
4
3
4
3
4
2
4
1
4
1
4
1
4
0
4
0
Challow & Childrey
Kingston Bagpuize
Minster Lovell "B"
East & West Hendred
Buscot Park
Wootton and Boars Hill
Shrivenham
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
14.33
17.75
10.28
0.00
-216.42
-111.83
0.00
SCHOOLS
Under-14 Premier League
Bartholomew 35 all out (James McStay 6 – 2; Lord William’s 36 - 1
Gosford Hill 74 – 6; Cherwell 76 - 3 (Sam Powell 38no)
Under-15 League
Chipping Norton 61 – 8; Faringdon 65 - 4
Under-14 ECB Trophy
Gosford Hill 59 – 7; Bartholomew 63 - 1
Under-13 Cup
Gosford Hill 87 - 6 (P Walton 35, Faraz 4 – 11); Oxford Spires 89 - 2 (Wasif 32, Usman Ali 28 no)
Under-13 League
King Alfred’s 66 – 6; Cherwell 68 - 4
Wheatley Park 61 – 5; Lord William’s 62 - 5
Wood Green 55 – 5; Henry Box 58 - 0 (Ashley Horne 28no)
Under-12 Bunbury Cup
Marlborough 46 (L. Jones 3 - 8); Burford 50 - 4 (H. Findlay-Wilson 28no)
10
6
6
5
5
3
2