Report: Shropshire beat Oxfordshire by 56 runs

Sporting declarations from both sides early on day three left Oxfordshire chasing a victory target of 300 at Aston Rowant.

But they fell short, dismissed for 243, as Shropshire followed up winning their first game of the season against Dorset at Whitchurch earlier this month by securing another impressive result.

Wyatt, the former Leicestershire man, provided much of the inspiration by taking 5-83 from 19 overs before David Wainwright mopped up the tail with three late wickets.

Shropshire will now be chasing a third successive Championship victory when they take on Cornwall at Bridgnorth, starting on July 3.

With day two a total washout, Oxfordshire resumed their first innings on 42-3.

Hugo Darby (35no) and Richard Kaufman (23no) pushed the home side's total up to 80-3, before Oxfordshire opted to declare after just half an hour.

With both teams keen to make a game of it, quick runs were on offer when Shropshire briefly batted again.

Henry Blofield and Luke Tinsley were handed the opportunity to move up the order to open.

Both took full advantage to register unbeaten half centuries against Oxfordshire's occasional bowlers.

Blofield raced to 58 not out from 31 balls and wicketkeeper Tinsley, playing only his second Championship game, cracked an unbeaten 55 from 29 deliveries.

Shropshire declared on 115-0 after just 10 overs. That left Oxfordshire with a victory target of 300 from 87 overs and they were soon reeling at 2-2, after Wyatt struck twice in as many balls.

After trapping opener Darby, the towering Wyatt, who stands at 6ft 7in, immediately struck again in the same manner, getting rid of Darby's Banbury team-mate Lloyd Sabin for a first ball duck.

Wyatt was soon at it again, removing Harrison Ward, with Richard Oliver taking the catch, to reduce Oxfordshire to 37-3 but Shropshire then had to wait a long time for another breakthrough.

Michael Beard and Kaufman, who topped Oxfordshire's batting averages last season, joined forces to put on 119 for the fourth wicket.

The partnership was eventually broken when Shrewsbury spinner Blofield trapped Beard lbw for a patient 66, from 150 balls.

Having had to wait so long for a wicket, another promptly fell in the next over as the dangerous Kaufman, caught by Joe Carrasco for 62, became Wyatt's fourth victim.

From being well placed at 156-3, Oxfordshire suddenly found themselves in trouble at 158-6 when Lloyd Brock was run out by Sam Griffiths without scoring.

The momentum was now with Shropshire and Wyatt claimed his fifth wicket of the innings when Jonny Cater fell to an lbw decision for just six.

Former Middlesex man Chad Keegan was next to go with Shropshire skipper Steve Leach holding on to a catch to hand Wainwright his first wicket of the match as Oxfordshire reached tea at 190-8.

The hosts were then lifted by a stand of 57 for the ninth wicket between Joe Thomas (39no) and Luke Ryan (27), broken when Wainwright bowled captain Ryan.

Then it was all over the very next ball when Will Rooney was adjudged lbw to Wainwright, who claimed 3-48 from 20.3 overs to leave Shropshire celebrating another win.