There was not a jumper in sight as the Oxy Cup started with 4 preliminary matches in perfect conditions for cricket. 

After three years, ATSSC's stranglehold on the cup has finally been broken, losing to Chevron by 6 wickets at the Links. Ellon beat Inn at the Park in a close encounter at DP 3. In the 'Queens Cross' derby, Grammar 98 overcame Dutchmill at DP1, winning by 35 runs . The Rebels recorded a comfortable 50 run win over MCC at DP2.

Inn at the Park have finished the season on 18 points after a comfortable 111 run victory over St Ronald at Duthie Park 1, a victory that means the DeC Rebels must now beat Dutchmill by 59 runs or 6 wickets in their rearranged match if they are to retain the title.

On  a perfect night for cricket, the Park batted first and reached 191 for 7 after 20 overs. Main contributions with the bat were Sajid (32 no), Ali (32 no), Phil G (19), Mudassar (17) and Bill Caffyn (15 no). Pick of the bowlers were Nitin (2 for 23 off 3 overs), Sunil (1 for 15 off 2 overs) and Aftab (1 for 15 off 2 overs). In reply St Ronald batted well but were not able to keep up with the run rate against a strong Park bowling line-up, reaching 80 for 7 at the close, with Sunil (14) and Afai (19) top scoring for St Ronald. Unfortunately a top edge to the chin brought Rob's tidy innings to a premature end on 9 no (sport hurts !!). Pick of the bowlers for the Park were Arshad (2 for 9 off 4 overs) and Ali (2 for 16 off 4 overs).

An award will once again be handed out this year for the best overall league batting and bowling performance for the season (last year tankards were presented to Joe Garner and Ross Wade respectively). The following format will once again be adopted:

The award is based on league matches only and does not include the Oxy Cup competition.

News that ATSSC have scratched against the DeC Rebels at the Links, a result that automatically hands the Rebels 2 points and a margin of 100 (canceling out the Park's exploits of last night) and puts them back in pole position for the title. The Rebels have a margin lead of 53 over the Park, with just one rearranged match against Dutchmill to take place.

Grammar 98 recorded a narrow 1 wicket victory over MCC in a high scoring match at the Shed, with the winning runs coming in the last over. MCC made 148 for 5 off 20 overs. In reply, Grammar 98 made 149 for 9.

DeC Rebels play ATSSC at the Links tonight knowing that winning by a margin greater than 47 will take the current league champions back to the top of the table with just one rescheduled match against Dutchmill to be played. Inn at the Park recorded a comprehensive 100 run victory over Methlick last night to significantly improve their overall margin. Ellon continued their good form with a 48 run victory over Dutchmill. However Ellon are now relying on the Rebels and the Park dropping points due to their inferior margin.