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Cricket round-up: Finchampstead beaten at home, Emmbrook maintain top spot

by Andy Preston
May 31, 2023
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Home Counties Premier Division One

FINCHAMPSTEAD are still winless in the early stages of their campaign after they suffered a heavy defeat at home to Banbury.

Banbury hit a huge first innings total of 285 after 50 overs to set Finch a tricky task.

Opening batsman Tommie Predgen top scored with 39, but Finch were skittled all out for 116 to give Banbury a 169-run triumph.

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Finchampstead v Banbury Pictures: Andrew Batt

WOKINGHAM picked up their second victory of the season with a two wicket success over Harefield at home.

After Harefield were all out on 195, the Oaks set about the chase and took victory with two wickets to spare after 48.1 overs.

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Shaan Khan scored highest with 56 before Sukhmeet Kang and Muddassar Nawaz guided Wokingham to the win.

WARGRAVE were on the end of a thumping away defeat at High Wycombe.

The hosts amassed a big score of 311 before they had Wargrave all out in the second innings on just 68.

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EMMBROOK AND BEARWOOD maintained their spot at the top after they took a convincing 98-run win at Braywood.

The Bears put 182 on the board in the first innings and then three wickets each from Tom Stevenson, Charlie Sawyer and Andy Lazenbury ensured their opponents ended on 84 all out.

CROWTHORNE & CROWN WOOD collected their first win of the season with a comfortable home showing against Ballinger Waggoners.

An excellent first innings score of 278 saw Chrispoher Emes top score with 66 as the Crows racked up 278 runs.

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They then bowled Ballinger all out for 119 to settle a 159-run success.

WEST READING earned a seven wicket win away at Great Kingshill.

A five wicket haul from Jawad Ahmad had Kingshill all out on 139 before Reading got over the line with seven wickets in reserve.

SHINFIELD put 38 points on their total with a six wicket triumph against Mortimer West End.

Devesh Gauchwal bowled superbly to take five wickets before Shinfield totalled 131 from 21 overs to take the points.

BCL Premier Division

CROWTHORNE & CROWN WOOD 2s got the better of Woodcote by just 14 runs.

The Crows set a target of 212 for Woodcote to win the game, but they fell just short and lost their final wicket on 197.

SHINFIELD picked up 38 points by beating READING UNITED by two wickets in a close contest.

Shinfield managed to reach the total of 172 to win the game after a score of 168 in the first innings from the home team.

WEST READING lost out at home by three wickets to Goring on Thames.

Chilterns Division One

EMMBROOK AND BEARWOOD 2s were defeated for the first time this season at home to Hurley.

The Bears put a score of just 99 on the board before they were bowled all out.

Hurley then got over the line with six wickets to spare.

Thames Valley Division 1

EVERSLEY moved up into third after they produced a strong display against Cookham Dean.

A score of 67 not out from Harry Maxfield saw Eversley surpass the first innings total after just 14.5 overs with six wickets left.

WOKINGHAM 2s are still waiting for their first win after they lost out by five wickets to Uxbridge.


Thames Valley Division 2B

READING are top of the pile after they continued their winning streak in a close contest with FINCHAMPSTEAD 2s.

Finch put 195 on the total in the first innings, but Reading managed to claim the win with just one wicket left.

BINFIELD won their first game of the campaign by thrashing Slough 2s.

Binfield put a sizeable first innings score of 250 on the scoreboard before they bowled Slough all out on 129.

SONNING lost out by 30 runs against Cove, while HURST were beaten by seven wickets against Harpsden.

Thames Valley Division 3A

WARGRAVE 2s got their first win of the season with a fine showing against Bagshot.

Wargrave hit 229 before they skittled Bagshot all out on 79 to claim a 150-run triumph.

ROYAL ASCOT managed a tie in their away fixture at Falkland 2s.

Ascot ended the second innings on 201-9 from 45 overs which meant the points were shared.

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