OAKS DEFEATED BY TABLE-TOPPING DATCHET
IN the Home Counties Premier Cricket League Division One, Wokingham suffered a 116-run defeat at home to table-topping Datchet.
The visitors won the toss and batted first, hitting 290-9 declared in 63 overs. In reply, Wokingham were all out for 174 in 51.5 overs. Leading the way for Wokingham’s attack was Andy Rishton who took three wickets for 100 runs.
Elsewhere, Slough inflicted a three-wicket defeat on
FINCHAMPSTEAD. Winning the toss and electing to field, Slough made 245-7 in 48.4 overs. Finchampstead were
244 all out in 62.4 overs. Ben Moffat hit an impressive 108 for Finchampstead,
In Division Two, WARGRAVE collected eight points with a home draw against Chesham. Fielding first, Wargrave hit 120-9 in 59 overs. Opener Jack Winterbottom top-scored with 25 runs. Replying, Chesham scored 233-9 in 58 overs. Euan Woods, Rhodri Lewis and Rhys Lewis each claimed three wickets for Wargrave.
In the BCM Championship,
WEST READING secured a 115-run win over Ballinger Waggoners. Batting first,
West Reading hit 264=9 in 45 overs, with Adam Davidson top-scoring with 94. Their opponents were skittled out for 149 in 33.4 overs.
Leading the way with the ball for West Reading was Najam Raja with 4-46.
CROWTHORNE & CROWN
WOOD were also victorious, winning by four wickets in their match against Pen & Tylers Green. After hitting 188 in 40.1 overs, Crowthorne & Crown Wood replied with 189-6 in 41.3 overs. Christopher Emes top-scored for Crowthorne & Crown Wood with 51 runs.
SHINFIELD went down by four wickets in their match at home to Holmer Green. Winning the toss and battling first, Shinfield hit 197 all out in 41.3 overs. In reply, Holmer
Green scored 201 for the loss of six wickets in 40.5 overs. Anuraag Shukla hit 72 not out for Shinfield.
In the CMB Premiership,
EMMBROOK & BEARWOOD
won by two wickets at Cadmore End. Batting first, the home side recorded 189 all-out in 40 overs, with Andy Lazenbury taking an impressive six wickets for 43 runs.
In reply Emmbrook & Bearwood hit 190-8 in 45 overs, with Andy Robertson topscoring with 39 runs.
In the BCL Premier Division,
SHINFIELD 2S suffered a narrow 8-run defeat at Goring on Thames. Batting first, Goring scored 189-8 in 40 overs with Om Solanki taking four wickets for 28 runs. Replying, Shinfield hit 181 all-out with Hemant Mathur leading the way with 51 runs.
WALTHAM ST LAWRENCE
suffered a 87-run defeat at home to Sandhurst. Batting first, Sandhurst hit 294 for the loss of four wickets, with Adam Birch scoring 142 runs.
Replying, Waltham St Lawrence made 207 all-out in 33.3 overs. Savir Shama took 47-4 for Sandhurst.
WEST READING 2S suffered an eight wicket defeat in their match against Mortimer West End. West Reading, batting first, recorded 117 all-out in 25.3 overs and, in reply, Mortimer West End hit 118-2 in23.1 overs. Josh Beale hit an unbeaten 53 for Mortimer West End.
FARLEY HILL also saw defeat – by 24 runs at Woodcote. The hosts opened and made 203-8 in 40 overs, and in reply Farley Hill hit 179-9 in 40 overs.
In Division 1A, BERKSHIRE
ROYALS emerged victorious with a three-wicket win over EARLEY.
Batting first, Earley made 181 all-out in 39.3 overs. Replying, Berkshire Royals hit 183-7 in 36.4 overs.
Action in Division 1B saw
CROWTHORNE & CROWN WOOD
2S emerge victorious by 172 runs against Earley 2s. Batting first, Crowthorne & Crown Wood hit 2698 in 40 overs, Replying, Earley were all out for 97 runs in 29.1 overs. Andrew Baines took six wickets for just 13 runs in seven overs.
FARLEY HILL 2S gained 35 points with a 125-run victory over
SHINFIELD 3S. Batting first, Farley Hill struck 312 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 40 overs. Shinfield 3s, in reply, could only manage 1899 in 40 overs.
READING UTD 2S won by eight wickets over Rangers, who batted first and were all-out for 191 in
39.2 overs. Replying, Reading United made 193 for the loss of two wickets in 26.4 overs.
Woodley won by five wickets against Stallions, who made 199-8 in 40 overs. Woodley replied with 201-5 in 34.5 overs,
In Division One of the Thames Valley Cricket League, EVERSLEY were beaten by 112 runs at home to Falkland. Falkland made 328 all-out in 51.4 overs and, replying, Eversley were all out for 216 in 47.2 overs.
Division 2B saw an emphatic 10-wicket victory for WOKINGHAM
2S over Royal Ascot. Winning the toss and batting, Royal Ascot were all out for 109 in 37.3 overs. Wokingham 2s reached 113 with the loss of no wickets in just 15.5 overs, with Anthony Clapham hitting an unbeaten 65.
READING beat BINFIELD by 160 runs. Batting first after winning the toss, Reading hit 242-8 declared in 49 overs. Binfield were all out for 82 in reply.
Slough 2s were winners against FINCHAMPSTEAD 2S by six wickets. Put into bat, Finchampstead 2s made 223-6 off 52 overs. Slough 2s responded with 227-4 in 37.3 overs.
In Division 3A, SONNING were beaten by five wickets at Aldershot. Batting first, Sonning hit 256-7 from 52 overs. Aldershot, replying, hit 257-5 from 47.3 overs.
WARGRAVE 2S won by 54 runs at Bagshot after making 250 all-out. Bagshot were bowled out for 196 in 38.4 overs in reply,
WHITE WALTHAM were on the wrong end of a six-wicket defeat at Thatcham Town. Batting first, White Waltham hit 200-9 in 52 overs, while Thatcham Town replied with 201 for the loss of four
wickets in 44.4 overs.
In Division 4A, WOKINGHAM 3S beat Cove by eight wickets. Cove won the toss, batted and made 153 all-out in 33.5 overs. Wokingham 3s cruised to the win with 154-2 in 26.5 overs.
FINCHAMPSTEAD 3S lost by two wickets at Taplow. Batting first, Finchampstead hit 278 all-out in 50 overs. Taplow replied with 279-8 from their 50 overs.
In Division 5B, EVERSLEY 2S beat Purley 2s by eight wickets. Batting first, Eversley hit 118-2 from 19.1 overs and, in reply, Purley 2s were all-out for 114 in 28 overs.
READING 2S won by 64 runs against BINFIELD 2S. After batting first and scoring 257-9 from 52 overs, Reading bowled their opponents out for 193 from 39.1 overs.
Ian Rose hit 110 as
FINCHAMPSTEAD 4S beat Bagshot 2s by 42 runs. Batting first, Finchampstead 4s hit 253-4 from their 50 overs, while Bagshot were bowled for 211 in 45.4 overs.
BRACKNELL beat Royal Ascot 2s by seven wickets. Hitting
62-3, Bracknell dismissed their opponents for 61 in 25 overs.
In Division One of the Home Counties Women’s Cricket League,
FINCHAMPSTEAD suffered a fourwicket defeat at Oxford.
Batting first, Finchampstead were all out for 105 in 23.1 overs. Oxford replied with 106-5 in 26.3 overs.