dan escott
MATHEW Naylor’s double-century was the highlight of Oxford University’s nine-wicket Varsity Match victory over Cambridge in The
Parks.
Naylor, who scored 202 from 302 balls – the sixth highest score in the fixture’s history – shared a fifth-wicket stand of 267 with skipper Dan Escott (175) as the Dark Blues rattled up 533-7 declared in the first innings.
Cambridge were then dismissed for 199 and 343, leaving Oxford just ten to win in the second innings.
Scores: Oxford Univ 533-7 dec (M Naylor 202, D Escott 175, K Suresh 3-172) & 10-1, Cambridge Univ 199 (D Chohan 67, T Colverd 63, T Pettman 5-41) & 343 (A Dewhurst 65, D Murthy 52, T Pettman 3-72).
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