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Cricket round-up: Wokingham take bragging rights with Home Counties win over Finchampstead

by Andy Preston
May 18, 2022
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Home Counties Cricket League

WOKINGHAM got the better of FINCHAMPSTEAD in a local clash with a 20-run win.

The Oaks batted first and started off superbly as Billy Rogers went on to smash 130 runs, while Danny Housego hit 61 to help their team onto a big total.

Lewis Sharp, Liam Bulteel and Guy Ashby took two wickets each as Wokingham finished with a total of 294.

Finch opener Gregory Smith hit 42, while Michael O’Donahue boosted the score in the middle of the order with 78.

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But Finch fell 20 runs short as they ended their 50 overs on 274.

BCM Championship

WEST READING soared to the top of the table after they defeated Penn & Tylers Green away from home.

Opening batsman Adam Davidson survived the entire innings as he totted up 89 runs, with West Reading finishing on 224 from 45 overs.

Usamah Mahmood and Hafeez Ul-Wahab collected three wickets each as Penn were bowled all out on 177 from 32.1 overs.

SHINFIELD suffered defeat at home at the hands of Ley Hill.

Muhammad Hafeez took three wickets for Shinfield, but they fell 39 runs short.

CROWTHORNE & CROWN WOOD lost out away to Braywood in a 239-run loss.

CMB Premiership

EMMBROOK AND BEARWOOD earned 35 points on their travels with victory against Denham.

Denham finished their innings on 203 after Andy Robertson took three wickets for Emmbrook.

64 runs from Ollie Williams helped the Bears on their way as they wrapped up the win after 44 overs.

Chilterns Division Two

EMMBROOK AND BEARWOOD 2s climbed up to third with a six-wicket triumph over Knotty Green 3s.

Ravi Balakrishnan took five wickets for the Bears to bowl Knotty all out for just 63.

Emmbrook sealed the points after 10.3 overs, dropping four wickets.

BCL Premier Division

FARLEY HILL sit at the top of the table after they beat WEST READING 2s.

Prakash Krishnamurthy picked up four wickets for Farley, while Reading set a total of 142.

Farley surpassed the chase after 30.1 overs after Michael Sheridan hit 49 runs.

SHINFIELD 2s took 12 points despite losing at Welford Park, while WALTHAM ST LAWRENCE put seven points on the board after defeat to Mortimer.

BCL Division 1A

BERKSHIRE ROYALS took 10 points after they lost by three wickets to Peppard Stoke Row 2s.

READING LIONS lost out to Stallions but picked up 12 points in the process, while WEST READING 3s were beaten by Checkendon.

EARLEY lost out at home by six wickets to Silchester.

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