WARGRAVE STAY IN TITLE HUNT DESPITE LOSING TO LEAGUE LEADERS

2022-08-10 - By ANDY PRESTON apreston@wokingham.today

Home Counties Division 2

WARGRAVE remain in second place after they narrowly missed out in a top of the table clash against Harefield.

The visitors batted first and scored 229 runs from 58 overs, while Joe Priestley took three wickets for Wargrave.

In a closely fought contest, Euan Woods hit 73 runs for the hosts as they closed in on the target, but they lost their final wicket after 49.3 overs on 215.

Home Counties Premier Division

WOKINGHAM are close on the tail of league leaders Aston Rowant after they beat High Wycombe.

Wycombe batted first and were reduced to 120 runs after an exceptional bowling spell from Andy Rishton ended with him taking six wickets and three maiden overs, while Chris Peploe added three wickets and eight maiden overs.

The Oaks took the match with four wickets to spare as Shaan Khan top scored with 53 not out to seal the points.

FINCHAMPSTEAD lost out at home by just 16 runs to Henley.

James Woodford collected three wickets as Henley scored 204 runs.

59 from Jed Crerar helped Finch progress towards the target and despite 36 not out from James Woodford, they fell just 16 runs short.

BCM Championship

SHINFIELD missed out on their away trip to Ballinger Waggoners.

Ballinger totalled 238 as Noel Joseph and Anuraag Shukla both ended with three wickets.

Shukla backed that up by top scoring with 39 but Shins were all out on 173 which saw them 65 runs short of the target. CROWTHORNE & CROWN WOOD put 38 points on the board after their win against Holmer Green.

A half century from Gerhard Kruger helped Crows to amass 162 before they were bowled all out.

Four wickets from Jeff Cluett and three from Sinith Chandran helped Crows to claim a 21-run win.

CMB Premiership

EMMBROOK AND

BEARWOOD are in third after their six wicket away win at Hurley.

Ollie Williams took three wickets for the Bears before they batted their way to victory as Andy Lazenbury top scored with 87 not out to see them over the line after 40.1 overs with six wickets left.

BCL Premier Division

FARLEY HILL collected 37 points on their travels to Welford Park.

A century from Michael Sheridan and 72 from Matt Jones saw Farley record 252 runs.

Welford ended on 182, 69

runs short of the chase.

SHINFIELD 2s added 38 points on the board with a one-wicket victory over SANDHURST.

Sandhurst totalled 255 from 40 overs after opening batsman Adam Birch totalled 82 runs.

Consistent batting throughout the innings saw Shinfield take the points as Santhosh Kundar top scored with 54.

WEST READING 2s lost out by just one wicket to Goring on Thames.

Abdur Raheem hit a half century for Reading, but Goring clinched the win with just one wicket left.

WALTHAM ST LAWRENCE

remain bottom of the table after they lost by just five runs to Woodcote.

BCL Division 1A

READING UNITED stay top of the table despite losing out to EARLEY.

Earley claimed an impressive 91 run success after they defended their total of 219 by bowling United all out for 128.

READING LIONS missed out on the chance to close the gap at the top after they lost to Silchester.

Shiva Aruna bowled excellently to take six wickets for the Lions, but they missed out by 53 runs.

BERKSHIRE ROYALS stormed to a 111-run away win at Stallions.

A 73 from Rimzan Mohamed helped Royals to record 197 before they skittled the hosts all out on 86.

WEST READING fell victim to defeat at home to Peppard Stoke Row 2s.

Reading hit 163 runs, but the visitors surpassed the target with seven wickets in reserve.

Thames Valley Division 1

EVERSLEY dropped down to seventh after they were defeated by second placed Gerrards Cross.

Ben Salter and Eddie Campion both took four wickets for Eversley, but they fell 105 runs short of reaching the 309 target after they were all out after 44 overs.