Binfield victorious overWokingham 2s

Binfield 1st XI (243-6) beat Wokingham 2nd XI (237-9) by six runs

BINFIELDopened their season with a six-runwin over Wokingham2s in the first round of fixtures in ThamesValley LeagueDivision 2b. In the 40-overmatch, Binfield took to the crease first andmade a solid start to their innings as the opening pair ofWynand Lamprecht andMattHumphrey recorded 69 beforeHumprhey fell on 2. After a secondwicket fell with Binfield on 77-2,Muhummad Fruquan added 25more runs alongside Lamprecht tomove their side onto 151 before the thirdwicket fell. TomAndrews batted an impressive innings as he smashed 74 runs before being bowled out by Lewis Sharp, while ChrisMorgan addedmore valuable runs to the totalwith 45 before being run out. The hosts ended their 40 overs innings on 243 having lost just sixwickets. Wokingham2s started strongly as TauseefMehdi and GeorgeHorsleymanaged 40 runs beforeMehdiwas caught out by Furquan, bowled Thomas Nower. TheOaksmanaged just one more run beforeWill Leggwas run out and thenHorsley fell just five runs later. Binfield’s prolific bowling spell continued as Stuart Hayterwas dismissed for a duck caught by Lamprecht, bowled Nower. Jack Fisher gave his team a chance as he displayed composure at the crease and scored 70 runs to push Wokinghamtowards the target. However, thewickets began to tumble at the end of the innings. Binfield got the vitalwicket of Fisher on 70 andmanaged to fieldwell enough to defined their target asWokinghamfinished their 40 overs on 237, leaving themsix runs shy of claiming victory. BINFIELD BATTING: Lamprecht 39, Humphrey 26, Furqan 25, Andrews 74, Morgan 45, Miller 9, Nower 4no, Staves dnb, Collet dnb, Adigantla dnb, Goddard dnb WOKINGHAM BOWLING: Sharp 2-39, Muirden 0-45, Pawar 0-42, McDonald 240, Pogson 1-69. WOKINGHAM BATTING: Horsley 25, Mehdi 19, Legg 0, Hayter 0, Fisher 70, Myles 26, Pogson 26, Sharp 24, Muirden 34, Pawar 2no, McDonald 5no BINFIELD BOWLING: Andrews 1-51, Nower 2-42, Collet 1-57, Adigantla 0-34, Goddard 2-35, Lamprecht 1-17