Jehan's all-round show in vain for Horspath 2nd

Jehan - all-round performance

JEHAN Mohammed's fine all-round effort proved in vain as Horspath 2nd went down by 18
runs at Aston Rowant 2nd in Cherwell League Division 1.

He top-scored with 73 in Horspath's run chase after taking 3-55, but the hosts had the edge. Rowant posted 250-8 after being put in to bat, with opener Tim Morgan hitting 97 off 116 balls with 16 fours, before becoming Jehan's third victim. There were also two wickets apiece for Tyrone Eyles and Tom King, while Mark Skelton was the most economical of the visitors' attack.

Horspath's top order misfired as they slumped to 50-4 with Hendrick Robyns (3-43) doing the damage, but then Jehan and Skelton put on 111 for the fifth wicket. Jehan hit six fours in his 95-ball knock, while Skelton made 61 from 70 balls with a six and eight boundaries. But Horspath were always up against it, falling short at 232-8 as Ben Knowler (3-44) held them in check.

Chris Jones - 63

Horspath 3rd's batsmen shone in a run feast to maintain their promotion push in Division 5
with a 70-run victory at Didcot 2nd. Opener James Earnshaw (73) led the way as Horspath racked up an impressive 301-6 dec after being put in to bat. Chris Jones weighed in with 63 and Graham Beer made 32, before Ceri Holmes (46no) and Dan Jones (37no) flayed the toiling Didcot attack to all parts of the ground.

Horspath then took early wickets, including two run outs, before they met resistance from Didcot skipper Ross Fryatt (56) and Sean Winton (32). Tailenders Robert Green (60) and Kunal Patel (54no) also kept Horspath at bay until the hosts finally succumbed for 231, with skipper Robin Pykett (2-51) taking late wickets after Holmes had picked up 2-33.

David Wells hit an unbeaten half-century as Horspath 4th cruised to a nine-wicket home win over Long Marston 3rd in Division 7. Chasing Didcot's 135 all out after the visitors had been put in to bat, Wells made 59 not out and Derek Watts (46) as Horspath coasted to 136-1 off 37.2 overs.

Young Jamie Hicks had earlier finished with the notable figures of 3-0 in Didcot's innings to help give acting skipper Hayden Moon a win on his first experience of captaincy in the league.

Posted by: Russ