MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP Western Division Oxfordshire 180 (C Knightley 57, F Vainker 36, J Brooks 36, J Shantry 5-77, A Gray 3-43), Shropshire 182 (J Ralph 71, A Gray 51, J Brooks 5-62, R Newhook 3-35). HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Division
OXFORDSHIRE'S Hannah England will not be going to the Beijing Olympics. The 1,500m runner was hoping to be one of the two final names confirmed in the Great Britain squad over the weekend - but missed out. England was pipped to a place by Stephanie
SEAMER Jack Brooks's first five-wicket haul for Oxfordshire saw the county end the opening day of their Western Division match against Shropshire at Whitchurch with honours even. Having been bowled out for 180 after electing to bat first, Oxon roared
STEWART Laudat hit a sparkling century as Oxford were held to a draw by Reading at Roman Way in Division 1 of the Home Counties Premier Division. Laudat made exactly 100 off Oxford's 252-7 dec after they were put into bat. Reading replied with 202
LEFT-ARM seamer Paul Taylor returned stunning figures of 7-37 to set Banbury on the way to a resounding nine-wicket win at Falkland in Division 1 of the Home Counties Premier Division. The former England man skittled the Berkshire side for 87, and then
MANOJ Parmar's century and Luke Merry's six-wicket haul saw Thame Town cruise to a an emphatic 127-run victory over Gerrards Cross at Church Meadow in Division 2 West of the Home Counties Premier Division. After losing the toss for the sixth successive
KIDLINGTON'S calamitous season continued with a 56-run defeat at Finchampstead in Division 2 West of the Home Counties Premier Division. The league's whipping boys were suffering their ninth defeat in 11 games - the other two were abandoned. Despite
HOLDERS Tetsworth reached the Airey Cup final with a six-wicket win at Horley. Batting first, the home side were indebted to Harry Smith (53) and Nick Tarrant (52) in their 173 all out, Rolando Wright taking 4-15. Hyron Shallow missed out, but Tetsworth
HYRON Shallow hammered an unbeaten 163 as Tetsworth beat Oxford Caribbean by 39 runs in Division 1 on Saturday. His terrific ton took Tetsworth to 240-5, and he then took 3-15 to help dismiss Caribbean for 201. Westbury saw off Shrivenham by 91 runs
Division 1 Letcombe 157-8 (P Bryan 70, J Hunt 3-31), Minster Lovell 160-1 (B Carter 69no, B Bowman 35, M Hanson 35no). Horley 196-8 (D De Bruyn 49, C Jackson 31no, N Tarrant 31, P Wilson 3-55), Great Horwood 165-7 (T Spurr 44, S Ridgway 39no).
A 48-year-old man who was reported missing from Cowley, Oxford, has been found safe and well. Orlando Rodrigues was last seen at about 5.30pm on Friday leaving Napier Road. Police said he returned to his family's address earlier this afternoon.
Lewis Hamilton made it back-to-back victories for the first time in 13 months by taking the chequered at the end of a remarkable German Grand Prix. A severe shunt involving Toyota's Timo Glock just beyond the midway point of the 67-lap race at Hockenheim
Motorists and road users in Oxford have been warned to expect delays after it was revealed five city centre streets would be closed next month - until the end of November. Oxfordshire County Council, the highways authority, has put in place a temporary
Clowns greeted families who flocked in their hundreds to an Oxford park which turned into a circus for the afternoon. Parents and children descended on Botley Park for the eighth annual West Oxford Fun Day on Saturday. Jugglers, belly dancers, circus
A scheme to teach teenagers as young as 15 how to drive has been given taxpayer funding. The Leys Community Development Initiative (CDI), based in the Blackbird Leys Community Centre, Oxford, has received £3,000 from Blackbird Leys Parish Council to
Oxfordshire MPs Tony Baldry and John Howell are set for a showdown meeting with housing minister Caroline Flint tomorrow. And the Tory duo are sure to put two controversial housing developments at the top of the agenda. On Friday, the Oxford Mail
A 15-year-old boy has suffered a fractured foot after a hit-and-run incident in Oxford this morning. The injury occurred when a car ran over the boy's foot as his tour party crossed the road outside St John's College in St Giles at about 11.30am.
A breastfeeding picnic is taking place in Oxford tomorrow. A group of mums will be in the University Parks between 1pm and 3pm to promote breastfeeding in public. The Protect My Baby, Protect Me event also aims to raise awareness of the legal issues
Motorists and road users have been warned to expect delays after it was revealed five city centre streets would be closed next month - until the end of November. Oxfordshire County Council, the highways authority, has implemented a temporary road closure
Miss Oxford missed out on a prize at this weekend's Miss England competition. Lyndsay Fayle, who was selected to represent the city by Oxford Mail readers, finished out of the top three in the 50-strong field. However, she was shortlisted in the top
Big bands, brass bands, youth bands, quintets and trios from across Europe will be making sweet music in Oxford next month. The musicians are all part of the Oxford International Band Festival 2008 - a four-day programme of workshops and performances
Author CS Lewis will be honoured with a blue plaque at his former Oxford home, described as the gateway to Narnia. The internationally-acclaimed author is to be commemorated by a plaque at the The Kilns in Risinghurst, where he wrote the Chronicles
Can the New World match up to the quality of the Old World? The debate rumbles on, but with South Africa producing such excellent examples of French-style wines these days it is becoming a great deal harder to decide the outcome of such a contest. Here's
Recently I took part in a day-long seminar aimed at potential Master of Wine (MW) students. It's a notoriously tricky exam to pass and, it seems to me, is undertaken by the mad, the brilliantly gifted or the doggedly determined. I suspect that those
The Territorial Army has taken Carl Alford to two of the world's war zones. But on Wednesday the young soldier had a different kind of duty - visiting 10 Downing Street for a celebration of the TA's 100th anniversary. Rifleman Alford, from North Way
PUPILS have been doing their bit to help disadvantaged people at home and abroad. Year nine students at Sibford School, in Sibford Gower, near Banbury, raised £300 for Banbury Young Homeless Project (BYHP) by sleeping rough for a night. Year eight
