FINCH CLIMB UP TO SECOND
Home Counties Premier Division 1
WOKINGHAM climbed into third place after they triumphed away at Buckingham Town.
The Oaks’ opening pair built a solid foundation for the team to build on with 136 runs on the board before the first wicket fell.
Conrad Louth hit 84, while
Imran Malik totalled 59 and later in the order Andy Rishton scored 68 as Wokingham finished on 251 before they declared.
Three wickets each from Max
Uttley and Andy Rishton ensured Buckingham were all out on 137 which secured a 114-run win for Wokingham.
FINCHAMPSTEAD moved into second after they earned a convincing win over Datchet.
Opening batsman Ben Moffat scored highest for Finch with 71 which saw them finish with 216.
After 22 overs, Datchet’s hope of catching the target ended after a clinical bowling performance from Lewis Sharp (5-50) and Matt Gilkes (3-29) which helped Finch to a 101-run victory.
Home Counties Division 2
WARGRAVE dropped down to third after they lost out away at Thame Town.
Wargrave could only set a first innings total of 88 after they were skittled all out after
34.4 overs.
Thame dropped just two wickets on their way to surpassing the chase.
BCM Championship
WEST READING fell down to third after they were defeated at home to Holmer Green.
Hafeez Ul-Wahab took three wickets for Reading but that didn’t stop Holmer from totalling a big score of 294.
Holmer then bowled Reading all out on 93 to confirm their win.
SHINFIELD lost out by six wickets away at Penn & Tylers Green.
42 from Abhishek Chatterjee helped Shinfield to total 145, but Penn surpassed the chase after dropping just four wickets.
CROWTHORNE & CROWN WOOD lost by four wickets in their home match against Ley Hill.
Gerhard Kruger top scored for Crows with 70, while James Whitehurst hit a half century as they ended on 214, but Ley Hill got past the target with four wickets left.