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Cricket round-up: Wokingham ensure third place position with win over Finchampstead

by Andy Preston
July 20, 2022
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Home Counties Premier Division 1

WOKINGHAM ensured their place in third as they stayed in touch with the top two with victory over FINCHAMPSTEAD.

Finch selected to bat first and made a reasonable start by putting 45 runs on the board before the first wicket fell when Moffatt was caught by Max Uttley, bowled Shaan Khan for 18.

Finch batted resolutely and had 178 runs on the scoreboard by the time that five wickets were taken.

Finch ended the first innings with 230 with Matt Gilkes top scoring with 59, while clinical Oaks bowler Uttley collected five wickets.

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Wokingham set about their task in strong fashion and surpassed the century mark by the time two wickets were taken.

With 209 runs on the board by the time six wickets were up, the Oaks were well on their way to victory which saw them seal the win with three wickets to spare.

Opening batsman Andy Rishton scored 87, while Conrad Louth totalled a half century.

Home Counties Premier Division 2

WARGRAVE picked up nine points on the road with a draw at Horspath.

Toby Greatwood hit 73 not out which saw Wargrave finish with 195-9 after 52 overs compared to 207-9 from 58 overs from the hosts.

The result leaves Wargrave just 10 points behind league leaders Harefield in second position.

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WEST READING are in fourth despite losing out to Penn & Tylers Green.

Saqib Gulfraz took four wickets, while Muhammad Zameer collected three wickets for West Reading which saw Penn finish on 174..

Gulfraz top scored with 38, but Reading were all out on 124.

SHINFIELD earned a one wicket win on the road at Ley Hill.

Four wickets from F Ali saw Hill all out on 278 and a century from Abhishek Chatterjee saw Shinfield over the line after 41.3 overs.

CROWTHORNE & CROWN WOOD amassed 38 points with a 12-run success over Braywood.

Four wickets from Crows bowler Jeff Cluett helped them to take the points.

CMB Premiership

EMMBROOK AND BEARWOOD are up to third after they defeated Denham.

Three wickets each from Charlie Sawyer, James Gibbs and Andy Lazenbury helped to bowl Denham all out for 109.

The Bears got the job done after 20.1 overs thanks to 43 runs each from Matt Loxton and Will Wells.

Chilterns Division Two

EMMBROOK AND BEARWOOD 2s are in second after accumulating 35 points away from home.

Daniel Mead and Mark Lazenbury ended with three wickets each, while 73 runs from Matt Booth helped the Bears to a three wicket win.

BCL Premier Division

SHINFIELD 2s are in second position after their two wicket success over Welford Park.

They chased down 142 to take the win after 26.2 overs.

FARLEY HILL got the better of WEST READING 2s by just nine runs in a close contest.

Ali Jalil recorded a half century for Farley and a five wicket haul from Errol Masters in the second innings saw Farley to victory.

SANDHURST amassed a huge 127-run win over Goring on Thames.

Dilupa Chandrasekara top scored with 70 and took three wickets in the second innings.

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