CHAMPIONS – WITH TWO GAMES IN HAND
EMMBROOK & BEARWOOD are champions of Division One of the Berkshire, Chiltern and Mid Bucks league.
And, they did it with two games to spare.
Saturday’s opponents Little Marlow, batting first, hit 127 all-out from 36 overs. In reply, the home side recorded 128 for 6 in 39.5 overs.
Opener Alex Cobb top-scored for the home side with 34 runs.
Elsewhere in the Berkshire, Chilterns and Mid-Bucks League Championship, SHINFIELD defeated Liy Hill by 83 runs.
After winning the toss and deciding to bat, the home side hit 241 for 8 from 45 overs.
The visitors were dismissed for 158 from 41 overs. Anuraag Shukla hit 77 runs from Shinfield.
In the BCL Premier Division, TWYFORD & RUSCOMBE beat Sandhurst by 28 runs. After being put into bat, Twyford & Ruscombe made 167 for the loss of seven wickets. The home side responded with 139 for 8.
FARLEY HILL lost at Mortimer West End. Batting first they made 137 for 9 from their 40 overs. The home side hit 140 for 6 from 37 overs to take the win.
WOODLEY also suffered a defeat. Batting first and hitting 160 for 9 in their 40 overs, opponents Stratfield Turgis/Hartley Wespall responded with161 for the loss of only 3 wickets in 34 overs.
In the BCL Division One, CROWTHORNE & CROWN WOOD 2s were skittled out for 69 from 29.1 overs, replying to 158 all -ut from WALTHAM ST LAWRENCE.
EARLEY were defeated by 4 wickets in their match against Peppard Stoke Row. The home side, batting first, recorded 108 all-out in 38.1 overs. Their opponents replied with 109 for 6 in 31.2 overs.
FARLEY HILL 2nds also succumbed to defeat. Batting first they hit 201 for 7 in their 40 overs. Opponents West Reading recorded a 2-wicket victory, hitting 204 for 8.
WOODLEY 2nds won by 3 wickets in their match against Warfield. The visitors, batting first, hit 151 for 8 in their 40 overs, with Woodley recording 152 for 7 in 38.2 overs.
SHINFIELD 2nds recorded a 74run victory versus Reading Lions. After hitting 187 all out, their hosts made 116 all out.
In Chilterns Division Two, Hurley 2s defeated EMMBROOK & BEARWOOD 2s by 7 wickets. Batting first, the visitors managed 86 all-out in 35.4 overs, with the home side taking the win with 87 for 3 from 23 overs.
FINCHAMPSTEAD collected six points in the Home Counties Premier League after their match at Banbury was abandoned. The home side had made 164 for 6 from 37 overs.
In Division One, there was a 5-wicket victory for WOKINGHAM against Burnham. Battling first, Burnham recorded 107 all-out from 39.2 overs. In reply, Wokingham hit 109 for five in 30.5 overs, with Andy Rishton hitting an unbeaten
50.
WARGRAVE lost by seven wickets against Great Brickhill. The home side were 180 all-out, with the visitors surpassing that total, recording 184 for 3 in 37 overs.
In Division 2B,
FINCHAMPSTEAD 2s recorded a five-wicket win over BINFIELD. Finches hit 172 for 5, with Binfield managing 171 all out.
WOKNGHAM 2s went down by 40 runs against Reading, who recorded 196 for 6.
In reply, Wokingham could only muster 156 all-out.
EVERSLEY recorded an emphatic 122 run victory over Bagshot. They scored a massive 313 for 9, with Bagshot only able to hit 191 all-out in reply.
In Division 3A, SONNING suffered a narrow 11-run defeat against Taplow. They hit 192 for 8 in reply to their opponents’ 206 for 9.
FINCHAMPSTEAD 3s went down by six wickets at Royal Ascot. Finches hit 154 all-out, with their opponents managing 155 for the loss of four wickets in reply.
WHITE WALTHAM suffered an agonising six-run loss against Aldershot, who hit 169 for 9. In reply, White Waltham were dismissed for 163 runs.