GEORGE Seacole and Charlie Fisher both hammered centuries as Division 2 leaders Witney Swifts made it five wins from five with a 129-run triumph at Eynsham on Saturday.
Seacole smashed 145 and Fisher 126 as Swifts amassed a huge 334-4.
Chris Bowles (52) led Eynsham’s reply, but 3-12 for Fisher and 3-36 for Seacole saw the hosts dismissed for 205.
Chadlington fell to a 155-run defeat at home to Westcott.
Keegan Collier (103) and Paul Cherry (64) shone in Westcott’s 280-7, which was way beyond the home side, who were dismissed for just 125.
Chipping Norton ran out 81-run victors at Broughton & North Newington.
Yvo Macfarlane hit 70 in Chippy’s 202-8, Stuart Walton returning fine figures of 5-4.
But Broughton never got close, being dismissed for 121, Rhys Warner-Carter (4-37) the pick of the Chippy attack.
Stonesfield were no match for East & West Hendred as they fell to a 118-run defeat in Division 1.
Batting first, Hendred rattled up 267-7 as Kashif Rashid hit 59 not out and Jack Mulford 51.
Stonesfield were never in the hunt as Rashid returned superb figures of 6-19 to restrict the visitors to 149-9.
Charlbury’s Stuart Atkins hit 67 to help his side to a 23-run win over visitors Oxenford.
James Taylor (5-48) helped to restrict Charlbury to 187 all out, despite Atkins’s knock.
Taylor then hit 41 not out in Oxenford’s reply, but they were restricted to 164-9.
In Division 3, Hanborough lost by six wickets at home to Middleton Cheney.
Sam Hanson’s 4-31 helped to dismiss Hanborough for 168, Matthew Neilsen hitting 50.
Shazad Ayub then scored 77 to lead Middleton to 169-4.
Stanton Harcourt edged past visitors Tetsworth by two wickets.
Andy Walker took 4-35 in Tetsworth’s 204 all out, Stanton replying with 209-8 to secure victory.
Three wickets apiece for Ady Brooksbank (3-8) and Julian Easterbrook (3-21) helped Bampton dismiss visitors Sunningwell for 58 in Division 4.
After this, Richard Pitt struck 40 not out as Bampton cruised to 59-1.
Deddington thumped hosts Swinbrook by 101 runs.
Gerard Duncan scored 77 out of Deddington’s 172 all out, Mark Reed taking 5-45.
Swinbrook then slumped to 71 all out in reply, Lewis Bletchley taking 3-3.
In Division 5, Combe’s 100 per cent record ended in a four-wicket loss against Kennington.
Russell Vircavs took 4-17 as Combe posted 197-8, Josh Lenthall top-scoring with 79.
Graham Rowley’s 89 not out then led Kennington to 198-6.
Hailey West Witney suffered an eight-wicket defeat against Radley.
Abdur Rasheed Khan took 5-15 as Hailey were dismissed for 84, before Radley cruised home.
Ducklington ran out 18-run winners at home to Wolvercote 2nd.
Jacob Hughes (66) and Kane Lewis (41) saw Ducklington to 229 all out, Neil Sadler taking 5-53.
Richard Oliver’s century (109) got Wolvercote close, but Lewis claimed 4-48 to help restrict the visitors to 211-9.
Stanton Harcourt 2nd proved no match for Division 7 leaders Chesterton, falling to a 127-run defeat.
Ed Vickers (65) and Daren Trinder (62no) saw Chesterton to 223 all out, before Paul Davis took 4-42 and Jimmy Appleton 3-26 in Stanton’s 96 all out.
Stonesfield 2nd lost by 35 runs to Kilkenny 2nd.
Gary Doggett top-scored with 44 in Kilkenny’s 163-9, and then Duncan Macdonald took 4-7 as Stonesfield were bowled out for 128.
In Division 8 North, Kieran Reynolds claimed a six-wicket haul as Charlbury ran out four-run winners at Deddington.
Charlbury had been skittled out for just 71, but Reynolds then took 6-21 to dismiss Deddington for 67.
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