CRICKET MATTERS Oxfordshire win Western Division
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 August 2021 10:35
- Published on Wednesday, 25 August 2021 10:35
- Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent
Suffolk snatched the Eastern Division One title from the grasp of neighbours Norfolk after a record-breaking last wicket partnership between Adam Mansfield and Ben Claydon clinched an improbable one wicket win over Staffordshire at Copdock.
Berkshire briefly went top after they had beaten Cheshire by 158 runs at Falkland but by that stage Oxfordshire were already well on course for victory.
Oxfordshire were left with plenty of time to chase 114 and, after they had stuttered to 55 for three, Freddie Smith (23 not out) and George Tait (44 not out) saw them home in an unbroken fourth wicket partnership of 62.
Shropshire’s tail guided them to a three wickets win at Sidmouth over Devon who finished their Western Division Two campaign winless.
National Counties Championship (Last day of 3)
Eastern Division One
Wisbech: Cambridgeshire 177 (Kieren Mackenzie 81 not out) & 240, Norfolk 285 (Ryan Findlay 82) & 133-6. Norfolk (23pts) beat Cambridgeshire (5pts) by four wickets.
Copdock: Staffordshire 206-5 (Alex Mellor 130, Joe Gatting 5-38) & 316-8 dec (Michael Hill 62, Rob Hemmings 51), Suffolk 221-9 dec (Ben Shepperson 73, Alex Oxley 55) & 370-9 (Alex Oxley 121, Ben Claydon 51 not out). Suffolk (21pts) beat Staffordshire (6pts) by one wicket.
Eastern Division Two
Chesham: Northumberland 139 (Matthew Oswell 57) & 178 (Dale Shaw 91 not out), Buckinghamshire 235 (Matt Scott 6-54) & 85-0. Buckinghamshire (22pts) beat Northumberland (4pts) by ten wickets.
Hertford: Hertfordshire v Cumbria. Abandoned. Hertfordshire (8pts), Cumbria (8pts)
Western Division One
Falkland CC (Newbury): Berkshire 190 (David Wainwright 6-38) & 252-9 dec (Euan Woods 122 not out, Dan Lincoln 57), Cheshire 92 (Euan Woods 5-17) & 192 (Will Evans 71). Berkshire (21pts) beat Cheshire (4pts) by 158 runs.
Wimborne: Dorset 129 (Harry Fisher 50) & 219 (Alex Eckland 87, Max Mannering 5-58), Oxfordshire 235-8 (Marcus Campopiano 90, Callum Russell 65) & 117-3. Oxfordshire (22pts) beat Dorset (3pts) by seven wickets.
Western Division Two
St Austell: Herefordshire 236 (Matt Pardoe 85, Zain Ul Hassan 50) & 220-7 dec (Ben Chapman-Lilley 66), Cornwall 149 & 191-4 (Scott Harvey 56 not out). Cornwall (8pts) drew with Herefordshire (10pts).
Sidmouth: Devon 148 (Graham Wagg 5-16) & 242 (Calum Haggett 109), Shropshire 178 (Graham Wagg 109) & 213-7. Shropshire (21pts) beat Devon (4pts) by three wickets.
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