UNDEFEATED: EMMBROOK TAKE CHILTERNS TITLE
EMMBROOK AND BEARWOOD ensured they completed the league season unbeaten as they earned an eight-wicket triumph over Knotty Green 2s.
Four wickets from Andy Lazenbury and three from James Gibbs helped to skittle Knotty all out for 89.
The Bears strolled to victory after 12.4 overs as Matt Booth struck 55 runs to help them get over the line and conclude a memorable league winning season.
BCL Premier Division
CROWTHORNE & CROWN WOOD ended the season as runners-up after they defeated Mortimer West End.
Christopher Emes earned four wickets and K E
Golding took three as Mortimer were all out for 152.
Crows dropped just three wickets as they cruised to victory as James
Whitehurst top-scored with 46 to secure promotion.
FARLEY HILL took victory against bottom side
TWYFORD AND RUSCOMBE
with a 55-run triumph.
Farley knocked 224 from 40 overs as Thomas Hale (61) and Michael Sheridan (54) built a solid opening foundation.
Farley finish the season in third.
Twyford’s opening batsman Manan Narula scored 47, but Duncan Greeff proved too hot to handle with the ball as he collected five wickets to help bowl them all out for 169.
BCL Division One
EARLEY got the better of WOODLEY with a six-wicket win.
SriHarsha Cherukuri topscored for Woodley with 37, but their order fell quickly as Steven Mapes took three wickets for Earley.
The opening pair of Vinod Aduri (54) and Ranvir Rana (38) put Earley well on the way to victory as they sealed the result after 33 overs.
Chilterns Division Two
EMMBROOK AND BEARWOOD 2s ended their season in style with a 34run triumph away to The Lee 2s.
Ravi Balakrishnan smashed 75 runs to help the Bears to record a firstinnings total of 178.
Balakrishnan then followed up his fine batting display as he collected three wickets, complimented by three wickets from Sharjeel Kiyani to see Emmbrook to victory as they secured a fourth placed finish.
Home Counties Division One
FINCHAMPSTEAD climbed up two places to finish in seventh with a final day success at Henley.
Three wickets from James Woodford for Finch helped to bowl Henley all out for 146.
Finch took control of the game thanks to a brilliant opening partnership from Gregory Smith (61) and Madhawa Fernando (50) as they wrapped up victory after 30.4 overs with five wickets to spare.
Home Counties Division Two
WOKINGHAM secured promotion to Division One as they ended the season as league runners-up.
The Oaks defeated Horspath on the final day of the season by six wickets to confirm their promotion.
Andy Rishton (4-36) and Callum Creighton (3-23) contributed to Wokingham’s fine bowling and fielding display to bowl Horpsath all out on 118.
WARGRAVE ended with a two-wicket win at home to Harefield.
Mandip Sohi enjoyed a stunning afternoon with the ball as he took five wickets.
Neal Robinson scored a second innings half-century as Wargrave won the match.
Thames Valley Division 2B
EVERSLEY finished the season as league champions as they beat WOKINGHAM 2s by five wickets.
Jarrett Bobb hit a half century for the Oaks, while James Magowan had three wickets to his name in the Eversley bowling attack.
Oli Parsons top scored with 83 as Eversley won with five wickets in hand.
FINCHAMPSTEAD 2s
were beaten by Bagshot but finish the season in third position.
BINFIELD triumphed by 77 runs against Kidmore End to finish the season with a victory and confirm a fifth placed finish.
Thames Valley Division 3A
SONNING ended with defeat as they lost by 57 runs to Boyne Hill.
WHITE WALTHAM confirmed their position in fifth after they narrowly beat Windsor by one wicket as Scarborough hit 67 runs.
FINCHAMPSTEAD 3s
moved up from the bottom of the table into ninth after they beat Cove 2s by four wickets.
Scott Osler smashed 95 runs for Finch, while Scott Osler added 89 more to see Finch over the line with four wickets to spare.
Thames Valley Division 4A
WARGRAVE 2s took top place after they defeated Bagshot 2s by nine wickets in their final outing of the season.