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James Roxburgh-Smith's unbeaten 63 carried the 3rd XI from 134-9 to a one-wicket win at West Reading.
Match summary
FixtureWest Reading CC 1st XI v 3rd XI, Saturday 16 May 2026
ResultBinfield won by 1 wicket
ScoresWest Reading 195 all out; Binfield 196-9 in 45 overs
Key cardsJames Roxburgh-Smith 63 not out and 1-31; Matt Humphrey 69; Bill Moffat 4-42; Bryn Davies 3-31
The 3rd XI won the toss, bowled first and kept West Reading to 195, despite Ibraheem Ahmed's unbeaten 84. Bill Moffat's 4-42 and Bryn Davies' 3-31 did the heavy lifting, with Nathan Warwick adding 2-36.
The chase had one early shape, then another altogether. Matt Humphrey's 69 gave Binfield the innings' first big hand, but from 77-6 and then 134-9, the match needed a different sort of nerve.
Roxburgh-Smith supplied it. His 63 not out from 114 balls, alongside Ollie Brasier's unbeaten 8, turned a last-wicket stand into a match-winning passage. A one-wicket win in 45 overs is never tidy on the pulse, but it looks beautiful in the table.