4 Day Varsity: Dark Blues Gain Revenge
Friday 09 July 2010
Oxford reverted back to their form of the early-mid 2000s as they delivered a crushing victory over Cambridge at The Parks, winning by an innings and 28 runs.
Cambridge began the final day on 227-2 in their second innings, still requiring 141 runs to make Oxford bat again. Things started in the worst possible fashion with opener Hughes, who had batted so resolutely on day 3, being dismissed in just the second over. The wickets of Hesketh, Owen and Ansari quickly followed, and it was only a battling 48 not out from 'keeper Kennedy batting at 6 that delayed the inevitable defeat until after the lunch interval.
Hughes was by far the leading performer for the Blues in the match, making 74 and 87. Aside from a fine second innings 93 from Ashok, however, a lack of sizeable contributions from the other Blues batsmen ultimately meant the Oxford's mammoth first innings score would not be overhauled. Oxford's spin trio of Pascoe, Agarwal and Scott proved the match-winners for the home side, between them claiming 19 of the 20 Cambridge wickets to fall.
Link to Scorecard
