After the first four games of the season, Tom Hampton’s side have remained undefeated in the 50-over competition.
Wokingham‘s latest victory came following a successful chase against Horspath.
Horspath opted to bat first after winning the toss but with the exception of Tom Coleman (63) and Sravan Konidena (32) the home side kept the opposition in check. The experience of Berkshire seamer Andy Rishton, three for 44 from ten overs, doing early damage before removing top scorer Coleman.
The visitors closed on 221 for 9 from their 50 overs but returned to field with a positive start. Seamer Asad Rafiq claimed three early victims as the leaders were soon 28 for 3. As with the previous game, former Middlesex batter Dan Housego helped his side weather the storm as with Imran Malik the pair shared a fourth-wicket partnership worth 88 runs which proved vital. Housego reached his third half century in succession (94 balls and 106 minutes) before departing for 62. Malik recorded a 72-ball fifty before being removed shortly after (51) and Sukhi Kang (30) helped take his side towards victory before the Oaks got across the line with 19 balls to spare and six wickets down. Rafiq finishing with excellent figures of four for 37 from his ten overs.
Henry Walsh’s aggressive 87 at the top of the order was the highlight as Gerrards Cross eased to an eight-wicket win over the previously unbeaten Oxford at Dukes Lane.
Walsh hammered 11 fours and 3 sixes as his 87 runs came off just 74 balls in 81 minutes, while George Harvey chipped in with an unbeaten 39 in 37 balls in a successful chase.
Earlier in the day, only opener Julian Laird’s knock of 55 was notable as Oxford were dismissed for 170 all out in 47.1 overs. The home side’s bowling attack shared the wickets; James Dalby, Patrick Smith, Teddy Fleming and Harry Spear picking up a brace apiece.
Slough are up to third in the division after defeating Chesham by 59 runs at the Eddie Thompson Oval.
After choosing to bat, Slough recovered from 76 for 4 to post a competitive 252 for 9. Umair Mushtaq hit 2 fours and 3 sixes in his 24-ball, 35 from his opening berth. Sahaan Sahaan also made an excellent half century (53 from 58 balls) before Yash Lakhani made a run-a-ball 40 from number eight. Mohammed Avas, who batted a place up the order, finished undefeated with a fifty not out. The visiting captain Jonathan Burden, along with Kamran Khan and James Anderson all taking two wickets.
Matt Rance opened with 42 for Chesham and he found good support from Henry Moore (39). The game turned as the visitors lost four wickets for just 22 runs and they never recovered. Slough captain Nadeem Syed the pick with three for 32 from a tidy ten-over stint.
Datchet harvested runs as they made it back-to-back wins with an 86-run victory over Thame Town at The Wally Gage Memorial Ground.
After losing their opening two fixtures, Datchet have displayed bouncebackability with Nick Kimber a standout performer in the division’s 2025 season. The former Surrey player and Jack Laraman broke Datchet’s league record for a fourth wicket partnership as they added 174 runs to the scoreboard. It beat the previous record of 150 between Jonty Jenner (96) and James Morris (62) at Burnham on 25th August 2018.
Laraman hammered 78 runs from 53 balls, including 6 fours and 5 sixes, while Kimber was dismissed for a fine hundred, hitting 17 boundaries (12 fours and 5 sixes), in 79 balls.
Earlier, Murad Khan struck nine boundaries (6 fours and 3 sixes) in his 33-ball, 43 runs, batting at three, before Datchet closed on 369 for 9. Alex Browne’s slow right-arm claiming three for 58.
The Thame chase was always going to be a huge ask, and they gave it every effort. Browne’s 74 runs came from just 58 balls with thirteen boundaries (8 fours and 5 sixes), while Dinny Malan (40) and skipper Hassam Mushtaq (37) also contributed. They were pegged back by the home side’s attack who stuck to their task on a high scoring day. Girish Radhakrishnan (3-49) and Murad Khan (3-37) claiming the poles to take their side to maximum points.
Falkland ensured maximum points as they defeated Bicester & North Oxford by 148 runs, which moves them into seventh place.
Skipper James Bird led from the front as he scored 61, with Richard Morris chipping in with 31. A 96-run partnership for the sixth wicket between Seb Chapman and Chris Baker took Falkland close to 300 as they closed on 295 for 8. Chapman hit eleven boundaries (10 fours and one six) in his 64, while Baker accumulated 62 from just 61 balls. Seamer Daniel Savin and the left arm spin of Farhaan Khan both took three wickets. Savin (3-41) and Khan (3-60).
Bicester & North Oxford’s batting line-up never fired and with the exception of Savin who scored a run-a-ball 33 from the seventh position, the Oxfordshire club were bowled out for 147 in just 39.3 overs. Bobby Brown returned with four for 28.
