Cherwell Cricket League

Cherwell League

The Cherwell Cricket League is comprised of 102 clubs and 229 teams playing across 23 divisions and 9 tiers spread over six counties.
Applications to join are welcome before 30th June each year and entry will be considered against structural requirements and available space

The League also runs a number of cup competitions for teams in all tiers. These are played on Sundays and lead to finals in July and August.

News

Earlier Start Times for the final two weeks. Don't forget ALL MATCHES start 30 minutes earlier for the final two weeks

Delayed starts due to rain Note in the event of a delayed start the following must be followed:
All matches in all Tiers must be at least 20 overs per side with no exceptions

Tiers 1-4 if tea is taken whilst you are waiting, the latest start time is 3:30pm
Tiers 5-7 if tea is taken whilst you are waiting, the latest start time is 3:25pm
Tiers 8-9 if tea is taken whilst you are waiting, the latest start time is 2:50pm

Any match that does not follow the above rules will be deemed to be forfeited by both sides and penalties will apply. It is not acceptable to 'agree' to play a T20 at 2pm 'in case it rains again'

Oxenford 1 won the Airey Cup for the second year running when they beat Kingston Bagpuize 1 in a rain-affected final at Banbury CC. There were several interruptions during the first innings which resulted in the game being reduced to 28 overs per side, Oxenford 1 reaching 149 for 8. Shashank Chirra made 53 and Ayyaz Mallick 31, while the most successful bowlers for Kingston Bagpuize 1 were Sam Herbert with 2 for 25, Jordan Smith with 2 for 38 and Jonathan Warner with 2 for 4. Kingston Bagpuize 1 were set a revised target of 160 by DLS and at one stage looked well on target thanks to Jonathan Warner (49) and Jim Lovell (29), but an inspired spell of bowling by Shifiquallah Hussankhi turned the game around and Kingston Bagpuize 1 ended up 9 runs short of the target as they were all out in the penultimate over. Shifiquallah finished with figures of 3 for 26 plus a run out, which earned him the Player of the Match award.

Performances of the week
Live Results
All results and scorecards are in for this week, thanks.
Teams of the week now available
Batting
Heath Cooper 78* for Chalgrove 1 vs Leighton Buzzard Town 3 in Division 7C
Rob Peatman 65* for Bradenham 1 vs Long Marston 2 in Division 6C
Simon Butler 63 for Long Marston 1 vs Chearsley 1 in Division 2B
Saqib Ghafoor 61 for Frieth 1 vs Tetsworth 1 in Division 5C
Tim Dabbs 59* for Thame Town 4 vs Haddenham 2 in Division 9D

Bowling
Owen Lewis 6-32 for Watlington 1 vs Gully 1 in Division 5C
John Thompson 5-16 for Risinghurst 1 vs Harwell International 1 in Division 5C
Alexander Brown 5-17 for Long Marston 3 vs Dinton 3 in Division 8C
Simon Hague 5-37 for Chesterton and Wendlebury 1 vs Cropredy 3 in Division 6B
Mark Strong 4-11 for Westcott 2 vs Kidlington 3 in Division 8C

Team Scores
Chalgrove 1 233 vs Leighton Buzzard Town 3 in Division 7C
Sunningwell 2 189 vs Abingdon Vale 4 in Division 9B
Bradenham 1 178 vs Long Marston 2 in Division 6C
Long Marston 1 167 vs Chearsley 1 in Division 2B
Abingdon Vale 4 140 vs Sunningwell 2 in Division 9B
2026 Division Leaders
Division 1: Horspath 2
Division 2A: East Oxford 1
Division 2B: Tiddington 1
Division 3A: Kingston Bagpuize 1
Division 3B: Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 1
Division 4A: Chipping Norton 1
Division 4B: Marston St Lawrence 1
Division 5A: Wroxton 1
Division 5B: Buckland and Aston Clinton 1
Division 5C: Abingdon Vale 2
Division 6A: Steventon 1
Division 6B: Banbury 4
Division 6C: Haddenham 1
Division 7A: Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2
Division 7B: Wolvercote 3
Division 7C: Aston Rowant 4
Division 8A: Stonesfield 2
Division 8B: Oxenford 3
Division 8C: Milton Keynes 2
Division 9A: Wroxton 2
Division 9B: Abingdon Vale 4
Division 9C: Old Bradwell New City 2
Division 9D: Thame Town 4
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Useful info

2026 Rules documents

Revised General playing rules and conditions 2026 for all Tiers pdf

Win-Lose Playing Rules pdf

Win-Lose-Draw Playing Rules pdf

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