Reece Bayliss scored a double as Chipping Norton started their Witney FA Premier Division campaign with a 5-1 win over Witney Royals. Arrun Baker, Mark Corbett and Keiron Watts completed the rout, with Jamie Kennedy replying for Royals. Defending
Early season Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division pacemakers Witney Town lost 3-1 to Ascot United on Friday in a feisty match that saw three penalties and a red card issued to the Witney keeper James Zoldan. Witney dominated the ope-ning
John Mills fired in his third hat-trick of the season as North Leigh outclassed the Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division leaders 6-1 in the FA Cup first qualifying round tie in a one-sided contest at Alfredian Park on Saturday. Although
Neil Spendlove hit the winner as Enstone Sports beat Middleton Cheney 2-1 in the Giles Sports Witney Youth Under 15 B League. Joey Lee put Enstone ahead, only for Kyle Wynne to level, before Spendlove sealed it for Enstone 15 minutes from time.
Witney were outmuscled by a stronger pack in their 24-16 defeat at Coney Hill in South West 1 East on Saturday. The visitors had the better of the first half, especially when their backs were able to use their off-loading game. But Coney Hill
James Bolton and Sophie Carter secured a Woodstock Harriers double in the Portfolio Property Cotswold Classic ten-mile race. Bolton was the men’s champion and Carter the ladies’ winner in the challenging event organised by Witney Road Runners.
Simon Watkins bagged six wickets as Oxford Downs beat relegated Bletchley Town in Cherwell League Division 1 at home. In an outstanding all round display from Watkins took 6-56 in Bletchley’s 154 all out before hitting 60 in Downs’ reply. James
Great & Little Tew became Cherwell League Division 1 champions for the first time when they beat Banbury 2nd by 58 runs. Oxfordshire cricketing legend Keith Arnold was the last Banbury batsman to fall, bowled by spinner Ian Bryan with 15 balls
A convincing seven-wicket victory over Cove was not enough to save Shipton-under-Wychwood from relegation in their first season in to Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League Division 2 West – and an immediate return to the Cherwell League
Chipping Norton wrapped up the OCA League Division 3 title with an eight-wicket win over West Ilsley. Rhys Warner-Carter took 4-33 in Ilsley’s 108 all out, before Ben Tew hit an unbeaten 62 to lead Chippy to 112-2. Chris Moore (86no) and Robbie
British Olympic star William Fox-Pitt won the 50th three-day event of his stellar career on Sunday. Just a week after finishing third at Burghley and also landing the £95,000 HSBC Classics crown, Fox-Pitt took the Fidelity Blenheim International
Lotus team principal Eric Boullier says a spell on the sidelines has taught Romain Grosjean a esson. Grosjean, from the Enst-one-based team, watch ed Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix weekend as he served a one-race ban for a pile-up in Belgium.
Proud skipper Andy Harris expressed his immense pride after Great & Little Tew won the championship for the first time. And next season they are set to take their place in the Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League. Harris, who has
