CRICKET MATTERS Oxfordshire win Western Division

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Created on Wednesday, 25 August 2021 10:35

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Suffolk and Oxfordshire will meet in the final of the National Counties Championship at Tring Park on September 5-8 following a dramatic end to the last day of the regular season. 

Suffolk snatched the Eastern Division One title from the grasp of neighbours Norfolk after a record-breaking last wicket partnership between Adam Mansfield and Ben Claydon clinched an improbable one wicket win over Staffordshire at Copdock. 

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NATIONAL COUNTIES Day two review & scores

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Created on Monday, 16 August 2021 22:09

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Berkshire’s 36-match unbeaten record - which stretches back to August 2014 -  is under threat after Oxfordshire dismissed them for 140 and then turned a first innings lead of 154 into 419 by the close thanks to a composed century from Ollie Ebsworth-Burland on his home club ground at Thame. 

Ebsworth-Burland also made a second innings century on his only previous appearance for Oxfordshire – also at Thame – two years ago and, having made 81 in the first innings of this match he again prospered against a Berkshire side hoping to win the Championship for a record fifth consecutive time. 

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NATIONAL COUNTIES Championship day two round-up

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Created on Monday, 23 August 2021 22:56

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Euan Woods kept Berkshire in the hunt for a fifth straight National Counties Championship with a brilliant all-round performance in their Western Division One match against Cheshire at the Falkland club in Newbury. 

After Cheshire slow left-armer David Wainwright had returned his Championship-best figures of six for 38 to help dismiss Berkshire for 190 in their first innings, Woods then triggered a collapse which saw Cheshire lose their last seven wickets for 15 runs. 

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NATIONAL COUNTIES Oxfordshire tame champions

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Created on Monday, 16 August 2021 08:15

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Oxfordshire again proved a thorn in the side of defending champions Berkshire as they took the first day honours at Thame in Western Division One. 

Opener Ollie Ebsworth-Burland again enjoyed himself on his home club ground by anchoring Oxfordshire’s first innings with 81. Ebsworth-Burland made a century on his only previous county appearance two years ago, also at Thame. 

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NATIONAL COUNTIES Championship day one round-up

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Created on Monday, 23 August 2021 07:15

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Oxfordshire improved their prospects of topping Western Division One of the National Counties Championship and reaching next month’s final by dismissing Dorset for 129 on the opening day at Wimborne. 

Despite fielding a much-changed side to the one that ended Berkshire’s seven-year unbeaten run last week, Oxfordshire soon had Dorset in trouble at 22 for four after their hosts had won the toss. 

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NATIONAL COUNTIES Berkshire beat Wales in semis

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Created on Sunday, 08 August 2021 20:58

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Holders Berkshire produced a typically resilient and resourceful performance to reach the final of the National Counties Trophy with a 62 runs win over Wales at NC at Port Talbot in the semi-finals.

Although Berkshire’s total of 182 for nine, in a match reduced by rain to 40 overs, seemed moderate they defended it superbly with their quartet of spinners - left-armers Chris Peploe and Luke Beaven and off-spinners Euan Woods and Max Uttley - throttling Wales’ run chase.

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