WOKINGHAM 2s dropped down the table after they were edged out by 21 runs in a tight contest against Reading.

Wokingham took to the field first, and dismissed the openers in the last over, as Matthew McDonald bowled Pavandeep Chima for a duck then Callum Creighton trapped Sanjit Jheeta LBW for nought.

Dom Whitlock stuck to the task but lost partners with the score on 27-3.

Jack Fisher dismissed Phil Brennan caught Callum Creighton when he had added 10 runs. Jack Beaven was caught by George Horsley bowled Fisher for 10.

Number six batsman, Amandeep Dosanjh, fell LBW to Callum Creighton for nought then Rehan Akram was bowled by Jack Fisher when on seven as the wickets continued to fall cheaply.

When Whitlock was caught by George Horsley bowled by Matt McDonald he had reached 43and was the highest scorer of the match. Khalid Z. Malik went for 18 when he was caught by Jarrett Bobb, bowled by Amandeep Singh.

Atif Nasim was dismissed LBW bowled by Bobb and last man out was Vipin Taliyan when he was caught by Michael Cowdell, bowled Bobb for nine.

107 runs came from the bat but Wokingham 2s conceded 17 extras as Reading ended on 124 all out.
With a low total to defend, Reading players were apprehensive about the outcome but set about the task nonetheless.

Ben Green was caught by Khalid Malik for one, bowled Aditya Srinivasan then Khalid caught for seven by Khalid.

Fisher was bowled by Taliyan for two but Oaks skipper Stuart Hayter built up 22 and was caught and bowled by Taliyan.

Anthony Clapham, 26, was bowled by Jack Beaven having scored most runs for the visitors. Mac Desouza made 11 before Dom Whitlock caught him, bowled Khalid. Beaven took the wicket of Bobb for four.

Callum Creighton then caught Akram, bowled Khalid for three.

Jack Beaven had Amandeep Singh trapped LBW for nought and Matt McDonald was not out 0. Wokingham 2s could not make the 124 and finished on 103 after 33.2 overs.

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