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To Complete a full set Wherwell again lost the toss and were asked to field this time. Wherwell gave everyone a bowl and let the opposing team set a huge total of 248 from 40 overs. Alex Gladwyn the only bowler to get some rewards with 3 wickets for 42 runs.

Wherwell knew that chasing 248 would be a hard task but always knew they had the line up to chase it. Nathan Young scored 34, Alex Gladwyn 49 not out but the innings was based around Stuart Taylor who scored his first 100 For Wherwell to finish to 102 not out as Wherwell chased within 34 overs.

Wherwell played their first Sunday game for 4 weeks and hosted Crook & Sheers. Wherwell won the toss and decided to bat. Taylor and Cook started the show but both soon fell which left Beckingham and Alex Gladwyn to build an innings, Beckingham decided to try and hit out but was soon caught. Young joined Gladwyn and they both rotated the strike nicely. Gladwyn raced towards 50 and looked set to score his first ton for Wherwell but fell short on 82.  Nathan Young continued to bat sensibly and scored 51 before retiring.  A few big hits seen Wherwell score 240-5.

Wherwell decided to rotate the bowling taking wickets regularly as Crook and sheers struggled to keep up with the required run rate. This was their downfall as they tried a few too many big shots and kept losing wickets, They ended up 129 all out from 34 overs.  Nathan Young was the pick of the bowlers as his spin picked up 4 wickets for 11 runs.

In a return from a fixture 2 weeks ago Wherwell won the toss and choose to bat first. Taylor and Horne took their time and got themselves in. Only for one to keep low on Taylor to remove his leg stump. Young stepped out to the crease wanting to spend some time at the middle which he did, not hitting a boundary till he was well into his 20's, Horne finally went for a stubborn 27 unfortunately for Portway this just brought in the big hitters as Nicel launched into the attack hitting the ball over the ropes with ease. Young reached his 50 and soon departed for a well crafted 59. Nicel continued to hit big and was soon scoring with a strike rate over 200. Nicel reached his 78 and decided a beer was required and retired and let the lower order have a bat. Wherwell finished 226-7 from 40 overs.

Portways reply never got going as Robbie Skeates got a beaut of a first ball to remove his middle stump. This set the tone for the portway innings as they batted in fear of the swinging ball. Various bowling changes were made and wickets fell at a steady rate. Pick of the bolwers were L Trebbert 2w 9 runs. The innings also seen its first as Nigel Murli Horne picked up his first ever wicket. Portway fell well short of the total as they were all out for 85.