Daniel Baker has a look at some of the local sports from around the region.
In American football, the Cambridge University Pythons claimed Varsity Bowl bragging rights in dramatic style against the Oxford Lancers on Saturday.
The Pythons deservedly went in front during the first quarter thanks to a touchdown from Ned Bransden, but Oxford responded in the second quarter and the sides were level at 6-6 at half-time.
In the third quarter, the Pythons went in front thanks to a touchdown from Joe Moore and Tom Carr added two more points to put the Pythons 14-6 ahead.
With less than six minutes to go, the Pythons knew that as long as they didn’t concede any more points they’d secure their fourth Varsity Bowl crown.
But Oxford, who won just one of their eight league games in their most recent campaign, pulled level with the clock ticking to force overtime.
Effectively, whichever side scored first in this sudden death stage would be the winners. Cambridge won the toss and chose to go on the offense first, but they failed to score.
Oxford went next knowing that they could nick the game if they scored, but again, they failed to register any points and Cambridge had a chance to win it.
And they took it thanks to another touchdown from Moore, who was playing in his last Varsity Bowl, which saw them secure a dramatic 20-14 win in double overtime.
After the game, Pythons head coach Gary Villiers said: “Oxford were outstanding, but it was great to see our guys come through and win it right at the death.
“My nerves were totally frayed. It’s a big game and we want to win Varsity. We want to beat Oxford. It kind of defines our year for us so it was fantastic to get the win.”
In cricket, Cambridge Granta registered their third straight win in the league after beating Mildenhall by six wickets. Granta secured the victory in the 49th over.
In the Whiting and Partners Division 1, Foxton won to maintain their 100 per cent winning start, but both Histon and Waresley suffered defeats at the weekend.
In Division 2, Cambridge Granta seconds lost, Sawston & Babraham won and Great Shelford beat Cambridge St Giles.
In the CCA Senior League Division 1, Cambridge NCI were the only one of our sides to win during the opening round of fixtures.
In Division 2, there were wins for Cambourne, who beat neighbours Hardwick & Caldecote, Histon seconds and the Old Leysians.
In Division 3, Cottenham were beaten by City of Ely, but Cherry Hinton fared better as they beat Great Chishill by four wickets.
In youth football, Cambridge United under-18’s ended their Youth Alliance season on a disappointing note with a 2-0 defeat at their Newport counterparts.
In women’s football, Cambridge United suffered their second consecutive defeat on Saturday as they went down 2-1 at home to Gillingham.
The Gills have already been crowned champions of the FA Women’s Premier League South East Division One, but fell behind thanks to a Laura Mills volley.
Cambridge still led at half-time, but the Kent side had a better second half and scored twice to secure a win which puts them 16 points clear of Cambridge.
Elsewhere, Cambridge United’s Reserves beat Bar Hill by a walkover and Cambridge University lost to St Ives in the Women’s Premiership.
In the Championship South, the Riverside Reserves beat Milton by a walkover. Cambridge City Ladies ended their season with a 2-0 win at Hutton. Bella Simmons and Robyn Phillips got the goals.
In men’s football, Hardwick FC celebrated their Kershaw Premier title win in style with a 5-4 victory over Cambridge City Reserves. Linton Granta beat Brampton in the same division.
In the Kershaw Premier A, Comberton United secured the title on the final day with a 17-1 win over Burwell Swifts and Cottenham United lost to Ely Reserves on Friday.
In Premier B, Bar Hill beat Needingworth twice in one day while Cambridge University Press Reserves lost at Bluntisham.
In the Mead & Plant Grab divisions, there were wins for Milton Reserves, Papworth Reserves and Comberton Reserves.
In futsal, Cambridge United have a huge task ahead of them in just under a fortnight when they play London Helvecia in their FA National Super League play-off second leg.
The U’s lost 7-3 in the first leg in Cambridge on Sunday and will have to overturn a four-goal deficit in order to reach the semi-final stage of the play-offs.
In motorsport, Cambridge driver Ben Barker had a disappointing weekend in the Spa-Francorchamps race in the World Endurance Championship.
His Gulf Racing team, which was made up of Barker and two other drivers for the race, came 30th out of 30. Barker is next in action in the Le Mans 24 Hour Race next month.
Meanwhile fellow city driver Luke Davenport fared better in the Thruxton leg of the British Touring Cars Championship at the weekend.
Davenport finished 15th in Saturday’s qualifying and 17th in the first two races, but he didn’t finish the third race.
In rugby union, the Eastern Counties got off to a disappointing start in the County Championship with a 24-21 defeat at home to the East Midlands.
A total of 15 players who represent Shelford, Cambridge or Cambridge University were selected for the fixture at Cambridge’s Volac Park.
The Eastern Counties had led 14-10 at the break, but were pegged back. Shayne Moynihan and Ashley Elvers, of Cambridge, scored tries and Shelford’s Simon Hrbeck made three conversions.
In darts, the Cambridgeshire Ladies League singles, pairs and knockout cup took place on Sunday. The Gold Cup singles and pairs event takes place later this month.
In hockey, Anglia Ruskin’s mixed Varsity side registered a convincing 7-0 win over the University of East London last week.
And in chess, Cambridge student Dan Fernandez played his part in helping Guildford win the Four Nations Chess League.
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Published by Daniel Baker