LINCOLN DUO PROVES KEY AS WARGRAVE WARGRAVE BEAT FINCH
Home Counties Premier Division
WARGRAVE got off to a winning start as they started their quest to earn back the points they were docked.
Wargrave began the season on -70 points after being dealt a penalty by the league for a ‘player registration infraction’.
Up against FINCHAMPSTEAD in their
first fixture of the campaign, Wargrave moved 20 points closer to being on an even footing with an 84-run success.
Wargrave batter first and strong displays from Euan Woods (61) and Dan Lincoln (115) helped the team to finish on 242 from 50 overs.
Finch’s task to try and catch the first innings total got off to a poor start as the hosts grabbed three quick wickets from the bowling of
Josh Lincoln.
Despite a better showing in the middle order, Wargrave took a relatively comfortable victory by bowing Finch all out on 158 after 45.1 overs.
BCM Championship
EMMBROOK AND BEARWOOD
made a successful start to their campaign with a seven wicket triumph away at
SHINFIELD.
The Bears put Shinfield into bat first and the home team managed to total 202 from 45 overs as Devesh Gauchwal (56*) and Lucky Sardrar (65) top scored, while Andy Robertson collected four wickets.
Emmbrook responded and surpassed the total after 35.4 overs, losing just three wickets in the process.
Matt Loxton scored highest with 65, while Jake David (53) and Jason Middleton (52*) contributed.
BCL Premier Division
FARLEY HILL lost out in their season opener away at Goring on Thames. Needing to catch a total of 139, Farley managed 87 runs before they were all out which left them 52 runs short.
SANDHURST suffered a narrow defeat at home to SHINFIELD 2s who took a four-run win.
Shinfield defended their first innings score of 165 as Sandhurst finished on 161 from 40 overs.
READING UNITED were on the end of a one-wicket defeat at Stratfield Turgis.
WEST READING 2s added 35 points to their total with a seven-run win over
CROWTHORNE & CROWN WOOD 2s.
West Reading amassed 169 before they bowled the Crows all out for 161.
BCL Division One
EARLEY took the points in a tense clash that saw them edge past Maidenhead Royals by just one run.
Earley batted first and
scored 157 as Aravind Gururajan top scored with 62.
A nervy victory was sealed for Earley when they took the final wicket with Maidenhead on 156.
WALTHAM ST LAWRENCE totalled 35 points with a four wicket win against Welford Park.
Saad Jaffary picked up four wickets as Welford were all out on 153 before a top score of 57 from Zaheer Gujjar helped Waltham to win.
RANGERS made a successful trip to WEST READING 3s and came away with a 67-run victory.
Pavan Nargund earned five wickets for Rangers as they protected their 175 total to take the points.
Thames Valley Division 1
WOKINGHAM 2s collected a win in their season opener as they held off Henley 2s by just one run.
The Oaks batted first and totalled 164 and managed to take victory by claiming the final wicket of the day with Henley just two runs away from snatching the win.
Wokingham bowler Chris Peploe had five wickets to his tally at the end of the match.
Thames Valley Division 2B FINCHAMPSTEAD 2s
got the better of HURST 2s by 15 runs in a close contest.
After scoring 193, four wickets from M Laithwaite helped Finch to victory as Hurst ended on 178 after 50 overs.
READING overcame Slough 2s by six wickets to put 30 points on the board.
Thames Valley Division 4A
WOKINGHAM 3s started the season with 30 points after they beat READING 2s.
The Oaks scored 201 from 45 overs before they had Reading all out on 129.
FINCHAMPSTEAD 3s
lost out by 78 runs against Newbury.
Thames Valley Division 5B
Eversley 2s (183-3) beat Binfield 2s (180-8)
Henley 3s (138-5) beat Sonning 2s (136 all out)
Thames Valley Division 6B
Finchampstead 4s (222 all out) lost to Kidmore End 2s (259-7)
Thames Valley Division 8A
Eversley 4s (162-5) beat Aldershot 3s (161-7)
Reading 3s (115-6) beat Fleet 2s (113 all out)