The Oaks fell to a convincing defeat after they struggled to chase down Henley’s first innings total and fell 113 runs short.
Henley opted to bat first but may have been regretting that decision when Wokingham took two early wickets. Michael Roberts fell for Henley on eight runs caught out by Michael Bates, bowled Iain Muirden.
Muirden claimed his second wicket quickly after the first as Johnny Connell was dismissed for one after he was caught by Archie Carter as the Oaks had Henley on 12-2.
A third wicket of the day came with Henley on 32 with Muirden taking his third after Bates took his second catch to remove Matthew Rowe for 10.
However, Henley recovered strongly after a difficult spell saw three early wickets after the impressive bowling from Muirden, capitalised from instinctive fielding from the Oaks.
They began to build towards a good total with Richard Morris at the crease. He hit 30 from just 37 balls to bolster Henley’s score before he was bowled by Max Uttley, caught out Mac Keast.
It looked as if Wokingham would limit the Henley score when they had them on 113-7, however the tail end of Henley’s innings allowed them to push towards the 200 mark after Andy Rishton smashed 52 runs from 47 balls, while Stewart Davison and Harry Jordan both added 13 each.
The final wicket of the innings came after Uttley took the wicket of Ali Akbar Raja 38.3 overs with Henley finishing on 185 runs.
The Oaks set about their chase to win the game but lost an early wicket after Archie Carter’s two run innings was cut short.
But Wokingham managed to recover from an early set back and made it to 37 before Bates was dismissed for nine.
However, with Wokingham on 55, a spell of quick wickets fell to decrease their chances as Henley moved into a promising position of the match. Danny Housego, Sukhmeet Kang, Billy Rogers all fell in quick succession with Wokingham on 59-5.
The wickets continued to tumble as Henley closed in on victory with three more wickets for just three runs with the Oaks in danger on 63-8. The flow of wickets couldn’t be stopped as Max Uttley was removed with the Oaks needing over 100 runs with just one wicket left.
The final wicket came when Charlie Carter was caught out by Rishto, bowled Tom Nugent to give Henley a 113 run victory.
Wokingham bowling: Creighton 1-34, Muirden 3-41, Peploe 2-23, Carter 0-32, Uttley 2-25, Rogers 2-17.
Wokingham batting: Carter 2, Bates 9, Keast 27, Housego 7, Kang 1, Rogers 0, Peploe 0, Muirden 0, Creighton 2no, Uttley 4, Carter 3.
