Thatcham win in close game as Birch has them in a spin

Wargrave 3 vs Thatcham Town 3 – Division 8a- http://www.tvlcricket.com/scorecard.php?Match_ID=5204

Thatcham Town scrapped home with a 1 wicket victory against Wargave in a low scoring encounter. Wargrave batting first lost wickets early with Thatcham’s Kevin Prescott (9-1-44-6) the main protagonist. Only a late flurry from Alex Hands (42) towards the end of the innings got Wargrave up to 120 all out in just 26.4 overs. Thatcham wasn’t to have it all their own way chasing Wargrave’s mediocre score with young leg spinner Gabriel Birch (7-0-32-4) causing them all sorts of problems and supported well by fellow youngsters Christopher Hattey and Nitesh Ummat with two wickets each. An important 30 by Jai Krishna batting at 8 got Thatcham close to victory, but it was left to the last wicket pair to get them over the line.