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CRICKET: Tew are champions
10:00am Tuesday 11th September 2012 in Sport
Great & Little Tew cannot hide their delight at winning the Division 1 title
CHERWELL LEAGUE
DIVISION 1
GREAT & Little Tew became Cherwell League champions for the first time when they beat Banbury 2nd by 58 runs, writes GRAHAM SCOTT.
Oxfordshire cricketing legend Keith Arnold was the last Banbury batsman to fall, bowled by spinner Ian Bryan with 15 balls remaining.
Tew will now take their place in the Home Counties Premier League’s Division 2 West next summer.
Their final match of the season started in bizarre fashion, with visiting opening bowler Adam Wirth sending down only one delivery before having to be withdrawn from the attack.
Olly Murrey completed the first over and, with Arnold, reduced Tew to 19-2 in the 11th over.
A 103-run partnership in 24 overs between Ashley Hubbert (68) and Curtly Slatter (48) turned the tables in Tew’s favour, before left-arm spinner Steve Hart put Banbury back in the ascendancy by taking 5-68.
Banbury’s problem after tea was their inability to build a meaningful partnership.
Wirth was fit to open the batting, but his 31 took almost two hours as he lost one partner after another.
He ended up being one of Ian Bryan’s five victims, as Tew closed out the win.
Results elsewhere mean the Cherwell League will welcome back Shipton-under-Wychwood and Thame Town next year, as both were relegated from the tier above.
Gt & Little Tew 25pts, Banbury 2nd 6
Comments(19)
Coach111
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10:45am Tue 11 Sep 12
I am sure they have a plan for recruitment but one bit of advice would be to get it done early.
play in the v
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3:08pm Tue 11 Sep 12
White Denim, Trousers
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4:16pm Tue 11 Sep 12
play in the v wrote:Jeez, pass me the bucket!
Agree with minefield and coach, well done Tew what a run you guys have had, thoroughly deserve the title. Will they follow suit and do the yo yo act and follow Horspath and shipton straight back down. Defo not for me, already a well balanced team and with a couple of quality recruitments I don't see this happening, once again congrats to everybody involved with that wonderful north oxon club, the Cherwell league I'm sure are very proud of you.
Malik
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4:31pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Flash Hard
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5:44pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Hopefully Tew can strengthen through the Winter because, despite what play in th V says, they do not yet have the quality or balance that they will need. As a minimum a decent spinner or two will be required - together with some batsmen that can handle the oppositions spin attack which will be far superior to anything they have encountered in the Cherwell.
Good luck
The Moon on a Stick
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7:41pm Tue 11 Sep 12
black socks
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9:42pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Double Bouncer
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10:04pm Tue 11 Sep 12
spot the ball
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1:08pm Wed 12 Sep 12
play in the v wrote:its like some sort of Rom Com, with 'play in the v' playing the role of the bumblig Hugh Grant character and Tew the pluky female Sandra Bullock part.
Agree with minefield and coach, well done Tew what a run you guys have had, thoroughly deserve the title. Will they follow suit and do the yo yo act and follow Horspath and shipton straight back down. Defo not for me, already a well balanced team and with a couple of quality recruitments I don't see this happening, once again congrats to everybody involved with that wonderful north oxon club, the Cherwell league I'm sure are very proud of you.
Meggers
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8:25pm Wed 12 Sep 12
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General
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9:44am Thu 13 Sep 12
Meggers
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3:49pm Thu 13 Sep 12
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At the time the bet was made i reckon about 25-1 ,so the above is the cheap way out my friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Susan Boyle fan club
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9:41am Fri 14 Sep 12
Meggers
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11:40am Fri 14 Sep 12
Steps TDCR
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11:48am Fri 14 Sep 12
Minefield
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12:14pm Fri 14 Sep 12
Meggers wrote:Meggers,
Fair point, i am a leeds fan so clearly know next to nothing about football for sure,as for the Banbury, Tew game, i didnt take into account the god awful slow wicket at WPR and Tews legendary off spinner turning back time in his first game of the season in the first team,with Tews quicks next to redundant who would have called Tews spinners getting 8 wickets and winning the match, not me for sure,not anyone infact.Sadly i did say Banbury cant buy a run and for once proved right there.Anyway Susan who the ###k are you?
"Tews legendary off spinner turning back time"
Firstly, Minefield is not happy with you planting an image of him in leather and fishnet sat astride a military warships gun turret in his mind.
Secondly, "legendary"
Lastly, "off-spinner"?
play in the v
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9:28pm Fri 14 Sep 12
Meggers
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8:59am Sun 16 Sep 12
He could be just what Tew need next season,he is a true Tew legend,it would nice to see the oldboy do it in the hcpl at the tender age of 58,go Tink!!!!!!
Minefield says...
10:35am Tue 11 Sep 12
Congratulations to Tew, commiserations to Horspath. It will be interesting to see what Tew do over the winter and how they fare in a higher grade.