Thames Valley Cricket: Eversley climb up despite defeat, while Oaks and Finch win in division 2B

Thames Valley Division 1

EVERSLEY moved up a place into sixth despite being beaten by second placed Henley 2s.

Kyle Bienefeld scored 46 as Eversley scored 168 before they were bowled all out.

Sachin Sivanandan (4-31) bowled brilliantly but Henley were able to take the match with three wickets to spare, but Eversley took 10 points in defeat to move up the table.

Thames Valley Division 2B

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WOKINGHAM 2s are the new division leaders after their success against READING 2s.

Turner totalled 53 for the Oaks, while Beaven (4-17) and Srinvasan (3-23) bowled strongly for Reading.

Reading were all out for 134 after a flawless bowling display from Jarrett Bobb (7-48), with the result meaning that Reading fell down to third while Wokingham went top.

FINCHAMPSTEAD 2s climbed up to second with a 65-run victory over Cove.

Thilo scored highest with 87 to help Finch to 215, while an astonishing bowling spell from Laithwaite (7-40) skittled Cove all out on 150.

Thames Valley Division 3A

THEALE & TILEHURST lost to Windsor by 43 runs which saw them drop down to seventh.

WHITE WALTHAM stay in ninth after they drew with bottom of the table Aldershot.

Thames Valley Division 4A

WOKINGHAM 3s lost their space at top spot after they were defeated by Thatcham Town 2s.

Edward Fox-Smith scored 40 to see the Oaks to 162 and despite three wickets from Christopher Ruane, Thatcham won with five wickets left.

FINCHAMPSTEAD 3s dropped down to sixth with a four wicket loss to Cove 2s.

Shamoon batted impressively to score 87, but Cove surpassed the 264 total after 48.2 overs with four wickets left.

Thames Valley Division 5A

WARGRAVE 3s are up to third in the table with a seven wicket win against Taplow 2s.

A remarkable batting performance from Richards (120) saw Wargrave get over the line comfortably with seven wickets to spare, while Newton contributed with 84 in a fine batting display from the hosts.

Thames Valley Division 5B

READING 2s earned their fifth win of the campaign which saw them move up to second.

Singh was just one run shy of scoring a century and he backed that up with three wickets in the second innings, while Wood decimated Royal Ascot’s chances with five wickets to wrap up a comfortable 181-run win for Reading.

BRACKNELL are up into third after they took a five-wicket success over BINFIELD.

Bracknell chased down the first innings total of 205 in 42 overs with five wickets to spare to collect 26 points, while Binfield put 12 points on the board.

EVERSLEY 2s dropped down into fourth as they lost out by 19 runs to top of the table Newbury.

Pervez had four wickets to his name at the end of the first innings, but Eversley were all out on 170,, just 19 runs short of taking a result.

SONNING 2s lost out by five wickets to Bagshot 2s, while FINCHAMPSTEAD 4s were beaten by three wickets against Purley on Thames 2s.

Thames Valley Division 6B

EVERSLEY 3s were beaten by seven wickets away at Yateley, while WOKINGHAM 4s are bottom of the table after they took a draw against Chalfont St Peter.

Thames Valley Division 7A

WHITE WALTHAM lost their place at top spot after they were defeated by HURST 2s by an astonishing 139 runs.

A 10-wicket defeat saw WOKINGHAM 5s drop down to sixth against Slough 5s.