CRICKET: Shipton slip into trouble (From Witney Gazette)
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CRICKET: Shipton slip into trouble
6:51pm Thursday 30th August 2012 in Sport
Shipton-under-Wychwood skipepr Simon Hole watches as his mighty shot goes sall the way for six in the rain-hit draw with Slough in Division 2 West
Rain brought an early end to Shipton-under-Wychwood’s Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League Division 2 West game against table-topping Slough.
But while a final downpour may have saved Shipton from defeat, news of Farnham Royals’ victory over Dinton made it a miserable day for Simon Hole’s side.
Shipton started the day one place outside the relegation zone, but Farnham’s shock win over their high-flying opponents now sees the west Oxfordshire side 18 points from safety with two games to go.
After losing Steve Bates and Chris Oliver early on, Hole (40) and Gehan Perera (50) laid the platform to build a decent score.
But rain meant that with fewer overs, Shipton struggled to get going and reached 149-9 off 42 overs.
Slough were 39-2 off 4.5 overs when the heavens opened once more.
Shipton-under-Wychwood 6pts, Slough 6
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