U11 Finals
Congratulations to Bracknell on retaining the U11s Blast by 19 runs against Slough.
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Bracknell’s openers Aasim Mohammad (41 off 23) and Sashant Shishodia (26) put on 71 for the first wicket which was central to posting 163-3. Zeeshan Dhunna (1-10) and Yuvan Varshney (1-10) with a wicket each for Slough. In response, after losing an early wicket Slough batters recovered with a 79-run partnership between Varshney and Riaan Gulati. Bracknell rallied with Rayyan Mohsan taking 2-5 off his one over, while Aryaansh Rawat equally impressed with figures of 2-10. Despite Varshney’s superb 37 off 28 balls, Slough were bowled out for 144.
U13 Finals
Congratulations to Slough on winning the U13s Blast with a comprehensive 125 run victory against Henley.
Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Slough amassed a huge 204/4 off their 20 overs. There was an outstanding 86-run opening partnership between Vedant Sarkar (25) and Vihaan Buchade (48*), while Ahyan Hussain scored an impressive 55 off 25 balls. Kiaan Jhanjharia (26*) added further momentum to ensure Slough surpassed 200. Alex Jewell and Aadi Bhatt with a wicket apiece for Henley. In response Slough dominated with the ball, with Vivaan Buchade starring with 4-6 off 3 overs. Siddharth Panda (2-21) also performed brilliantly. Matthew Bollinghaus scored a valiant 35 for Henley. Despite this, Henley were bowled out for 79 inside 15 overs.
U15 Finals
Congratulations to Valley End on winning the U15 Blast following a comprehensive 78-run win over Maidenhead & Bray.
After winning the toss, and electing to bat first, Valley End posted a sizeable score of 202-4 from 20 overs. It was a real collective effort with all Valley End players reaching double figures There were impressive batting contributions from George Smith (43 off 30 balls), Henry Graham (50* from 37 balls) and James McGill (30 off 20 balls including 2 sixes). Maidenhead & Bray stayed strong with the ball with George Denning taking 2-31.
In reply, Maidenhead fell short on 124-7. The wickets were shared among the Valley End bowlers in a real team effort, although Tyler McGill starred with figures of 2-16. With the bat, Om Phatak scored a very well earned 25, while Freddie Morris remained not out with 28 off 22 balls.
U17 Finals
In the U17s final, Slough beat Finchampstead in a thriller winning by four runs!
After losing the toss and fielding first, Finchampstead’s Liam Amy removed both Slough openers finishing with figures of 2-24. However, an excellent 57-run partnership between Mueez Ahmed (51*) and Kiaan Gulati was central to Slough posting 134-5 off 20 overs. In addition, a solid 34-run stand between Muhammad Mahad Khan (19 off 13) and Armaan Mohammed (14 off 9) ensured the innings ended positively. Finchampstead were alive in the field with two Slough batters run out.
In response, Finchampstead started positively with Rohit Kanagavel scoring a fantastic run a ball 41. Slough’s opening bowler Muhammad Mahad Khan bowled with real intensity taking a key wicket with the dismissal of Freddie Bishop after an eight ball, 12. Kanagavel was well supported by Liam Amy (27 off 22 balls) before he was run out coming back for a second run. Sharma Veeturi took two wickets for Slough, but both Mahad Khan and Kiaan Gulati stepped up when the pressure was on. With Finchampstead needing 11 off the final two overs after fine batting from Finn Borkowski (15 off 8), the penultimate over saw just four runs scored. Gulati’s final over resulted in a well-deserved wicket after an excellent bowling spell (1-13 off 4 overs) and just 2 runs ensuring Slough got over the line.
Many thanks to Cookham Dean for hosting the U15, U17 and U19 finals and to Purley on Thames for hosting both the U11 and U13 finals. A very big thank you as well to Barry Carter for all his help with fixtures this season – Your support is hugely appreciated by Berkshire Cricket