At certain moments the air streamed against the ship as if sucked through a tunnel with a concentrated solid force of impact that seemed to lift her clean out of the water and keep her up for an instant with only a quiver running through her from end to end.

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But only a total whitewash for Moseley next week will give them any chance of avoiding an instant return to Division One.

BBC: Cricket

York were close to an instant reply when David McGurk flashed a header wide from a Chris Carruthers corner, only for Oxford to go up the other end and double their lead when Constable powered his way through to beat Ingham with a fierce left-foot drive for his 26th goal of the season.

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