OAKS OVERCOME WARGRAVE AS TWYFORD BEAT CROWS
SEVERAL cricket teams were in warm -action ahead of the imminent return of the league season.
Women’s Club Cup T20
WARGRAVE WOMEN’S first-team took a win in their match at Thame Town Women.
Wargrave batted first and totalled an impressive score from their opener as Poppy Burnyeat was 60 not out, while Ruth Payne contributed 59 runs.
Thame fell 33 runs short of reaching the target set in the first innings as Kaelin Dell and Amy Bennett took two wickets each.
Friendlies
WOKINGHAM’S firstteam were in action in a friendly fixture as they made the short trip to face WARGRAVE’S first-team.
The Oaks walked away with a 10-wicket victory.
They begin competitive action this coming weekend when they face FINCHAMPSTEAD in the Home Counties Twenty20 Cup.
WOKINGHAM 2s also picked up a win in an away friendly as they were hosted by Farnham Royal.
The Oaks hit 301 runs from 45 overs, losing eight wickets in their innings to set a high chase for their opponents.
Jayden Barson top scored for Wokingham with 64 not out, while Jacob Clark hit a half century from 44 balls.
Billy Rogers collected three wickets as Wokingham bowled Farnham all out on 244 to confirm a 57-run success.
Ahead of their cup fixture against Wokingham, FINCHAMPSTEAD first-team picked up a convincing 10-wicket friendly win over Normandy.
Finch bowled Normandy all out on 189 and then smacked their way to the total without dropping a wicket.
Ben Moffat retired on a half century, while Jed Crerar retired after he notched a century from 59 balls.
CROWTHORNE &
CROWN WOOD 1s lost out to Checkendon.
Peter Emes picked up three wickets and three maiden overs for Crows as Checkendon finished on 195 from 35 overs.
Ant Avrili top scored for Crows with 85 not out but they fell 22 runs short of the target.
TWYFORD & RUSCOMBE 2s were triumphant up against CROWTHORNE & CROWN WOOD 2s.
Crows batted first and set Twyford a chase of
175 after they were bowled all out after 39.1 overs as Prasanth Chintamaneni picked up three wickets for Twyford.
Ollie Tett top scored for Twyford with 39 on their way to a five-wicket win.
BRACKNELL earned a win as their Sunday side took a 101-run victory over FARLEY HILL.
Bracknell batted first and amassed 346 runs from 40 overs, with Zeeshan Mehtab hitting 84 runs not out.
Michael Sheridan impressed with 82 runs for Farley but they fell well short of the target despite only losing four wickets from 40 overs.
WEST READING’S FRIENDLY XI overcame SHINFIELD’S SUNDAY XI.
Inshaf Akram totalled 58 to help West Reading to a narrow 12-run win.