Witney Mills were involved in an extraordinary tie at and Kingston Bagpuize in the Cherwell League on Saturday.

The clash was Division 4’s only survivor as incessant morning rain put paid to the other four fixtures and delayed the start of this one.

The hosts decided to bat first and initially made steady progress through Toby Ricks (57).

But they collapsed from the healthy position of 76-1 to 93-7 against the ever-reliable Steve Kelly (5-38) and seamer Chaminda Wimalarathna (4-32).

However, late runs from David Warner and George Woodley saw Kingston reach 155 all out and give their bowlers something to defend.

Mills cruised to 92 without loss through club stalwarts Ross Morgan (45) and Peter Claridge (32).

The match turned when Richard Woodley snapped up Morgan, ran out Claridge and took three more wickets to finish with 4-26 from 14 overs.

Wickets kept falling and Mills needed eight from the final over to win.

Michael Dove, who finished unbeaten on 33, and Kelly hit six from the first five balls, but could only take a single from the final delivery to finish on 155-8.

Witney therefore missed the chance to make up even more ground on the top two, while Kingston climbed out of the bottom two.

Kingston Bagpuize 13pts, Witney Mills 12

An unbeaten 93 from Chris Thompson helped Sandford St Martin recover from an apparently impossible position to beat Didcot in a thrilling finish in Division 2.

Sandford were in disarray on 57-8 in pursuit of the visitors’ 152 all out, and Aiden Kammel (6-17) was proving virtually unplayable.

However, Thompson’s heroics, assisted by tail-enders Daniel Jason Smit (20) and Simon Smith, who defended stoutly for 22 balls without scoring a run, saw Sandford somehow claim an unlikely victory at 155-9.

Sandford St Martin 25, Didcot 11

Darryl Woods followed up his century for Oxfordshire Over 50s in the week by hitting 78 for Oxford Downs 2nd in a victory over Cublington that took them up to second in Division 3.

He was backed by Graeme Coates and Wes Bartlett, who were both out for 32, Kieron Sear taking 4-34.

Downs’ total of 230-8 from 48 overs proved more than enough as the visitors fell away to 160 all out, thanks to the efforts of Jak Soppett (4-57), Steve Roberts (3-44) and Cam Spilsbury (3-57).

Oxford Downs 2nd 25, Cublington 6

Great & Little Tew 3rd held on for a draw at home to Banbury 4th in Division 6.

The visitors posted 260-4 from their allotted 42 overs, Kieran Dolphin top-scoring with 94. Simon Priscott took 3-59.

But Tew dug in for a draw at 145-8.

Great & Little Tew 3rd 6, Banbury 4th 16