Wokingham Today

LOSERS BUTWINNERS: OAKS 3S TAKE DIVISION 4A TITLE

- By ANDY PRESTON apreston@wokinghamp­aper.co.uk

EVERSLEY (22 points) finished their season in Division 2b with a win as they thrashed HURST (nine points) by 99 runs to secure a second placed finish.

Tom Nichols smashed 94 runs, while Sam Kennett added a half century to help Eversley to 257 from40 overs. Theywrappe­d up victory after 33.4 overs with a 99-run triumph over HURST who finished the season in fourth.

FINCHAMPST­EAD 2s (11 points) stayed in third as they concluded their season with a loss to WOKINGHAM2­s (22 points) who climbed up to eighth place.

Lazenbury (69) and Predgen (67) were both in fine formwith the bat as Finches ended their 40 overs with fourwicket­s to spare with a score of 225.

However, the Oaks showed their batting power as Legg hit 85 runs and despite a spell of 3-52 from Oliver Armstrong-Wood, Wokingham secured victorywit­h just four balls to spare.

BINFIELD (22 points) ended in seventh place after they defeated Bagshot by five wickets. Bagshot set Binfield 196 to win, and theymade sure that they took the win after a strong partnershi­p from Miller (67) andWilliam­s (66) hit them to victory after 35.3 overs.

SONNING (22 points) maintained a third place finish in Division 3a after they earned their sixth win in nine games with a five wicket win over Sulhamstea­d & Ufton.

Peter Dean was the star in the batting order as he smashed Sonning to Sulhamstea­d’s total by hitting 105 runs not out, while Rawat added 70 in a comfortabl­e victory.

FINCHAMPST­EAD 3s (seven points) were defeated by eight wickets by division champions Royal Ascot.

Jamie Brown top scored for the Finches with 32, while Joe Simmons totalled 30 not out, but Royal Ascot only lost two wickets on theirway to winning the match.

WHITEWALTH­AM moved up to eighth with a final daywin over Aldershot by one wicket.

WOKINGHAM3­s (eight points) won Division 4a despite suffering a final day defeat by seven wickets against Reading 2s.

Jake Turnerwas superb in the first innings as he fell just three runs shy of recording a century.

However, a brilliant batting display from Reading saw them take the win after 37.4 overs, but the Oaks stayed top to take the title.

WARGRAVE 2s (22 points) finished in third place after they beat Maidenhead & Bray 2s by seven wickets.

EVERSLEY 2s ended in eighth with just their second win of the campaign with a 49 run win over Newbury.

Benjamin Salter amassed 79 runs not out, while Ollie Heywood helped to secure victory with a fine bowling performanc­e of 4-21.

BINFIELD 2s (22 points) finished as runners-up in Division 5b with a 59 run triumph over

Boyne Hill 3s.

YATELEY (six points) were crowned as

Division 6b champions despite being beaten on the final day by bottom side HURST 2s (22 points)

Hurst took victory after they defended their

151 total by bowling Yateley all out for 139 after 26 overs. JackWrigle­y took 4-30, while Dan

Harris’ outstandin­g 6-20 guided Hurst to the win.

SONNING 2s finished in fourth but were beaten by Sulhamstea­d & Ufton on the final day.

Michael Longbridge took 3-25, but

Sulhamstea­d took the win with just five balls to spare in a three wicket win.

WARGRAVE 3s ensured a fifth placed finish

with a 15 run triumph over Falkland 3s.

JJ Harris hit a huge first innings total of 106 before they bowled Falkland all out for 206.

WHITEWALTH­AMalso moved up a place to conclude the season in seventh after they beat Aldershot 2s by seven wickets.

Mogla took 3-40, before Damirchi hit 76 runs to helpWhiteW­altham to secure the win.

EVERSLEY 3s took the Division 7a title by just one point over runners-up FINCHAMPST­EAD 4s.

Eversley ended their season with a narrow three run win over BINFIELD 3s.

Jim Heywood was the top scorer for Eversley with 59 runs while Amelia Humphrey took 3-47 for Binfield.

ZackWright (3-42) and James Berger-North (439) were the top performers in the bowling line up to give Eversley a hard fought win.

FINCHAMPST­EAD 4s beat Reading 3s by 16 runs but had to settle for a second placed finish.

Floyd (4-11) and Johnson (3-16) bowled remarkably to bowl Reading all out for 107 to defend their total of 123 to win the match.

WOKINGHAM4­s finished in sixth place after they beat Maidenhead & Bray 3 by two wickets in their final match of the season.

Duncan Atkins had a tremendous daywith the ball forWokingh­am as he took 5-21. Rohan Rohan then guided the Oaks to victorywit­h 54 not out.

WOKINGHAM5­s finished as runners-up in Division 8a after they defeated ThatchamTo­wn 3s in their final game.

Hasanain Ghafoorwas the top scorerwith 43 not out before the Oaks bowled Thatcham all out after 39 overs to take a 70 run triumph.

FINCHAMPST­EAD 5s boosted themselves to a fifth placed finish with a final daywin over Newbury 2s.

Fearon was in spectacula­r formwith the bat as he smashed 113 runs to take Finches to a total score of 227.

Fearon then helped to secure the victory by taking 3-44.

EVERSLEY4s were beaten by Aldershot 3s as they finished in eighth, whileWARGR­AVE 4s losing 102 runs by league champions

Bracknell 2s.

 ?? Pictures: Steve Smyth ?? Christ Last batting for Eversley
Pictures: Steve Smyth Christ Last batting for Eversley
 ??  ?? Eversley (batting) v Hurst Ben Barnard out by Connor White's quick reaction
Eversley (batting) v Hurst Ben Barnard out by Connor White's quick reaction
 ??  ?? George Horsley batting for Wokingham 2s
George Horsley batting for Wokingham 2s

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