CCS Home Counties League Division 2 West: Aston Rowant went down by five wickets at Beaconsfield as the home side made light work of their 223 target on a perfect batting track.

Winning the toss, Rowant reached 99-3 off 43 overs at lunch and Chris Watling provided some useful acceleration by slog-sweeping three sixes into the car park in a excellent attacking innings of 61.

Tim Morgan accumulated steadily at the other end for a patient 41 before holing out on the boundary, but the visitors' total did not look enough as opener Mike Stafford got the Beaconsfield reply off to a cracking start.

He featured in a stand of 125 for the second wicket and although Rowant tried eight bowlers, his 110 saw the side home with four overs to spare.

ASTON ROWANT

T Morgan c Thomas b Stafford...41

C Eaton b Sarfraz...3

T Bant c & b Mahood...18

T Brown c Mann b Stafford...38

C Watling b Sarfraz...61

P Plumridge c Stafford b Ahmed...24

S Tremlin c Sarfraz b Ahmed...8

L Lewis st Sylvester b Ahmed...4

H Sheppard st Sylvester b Ahmed...3

T Foster not out...2

T Needham b Sarfraz...0

Extras...21

Total (all out, 59.2 ovs)...223

Fall: 1-12, 2-33, 3-84, 4-132, 5-182, 6-199, 7-217, 8-221, 9-222.

Bowling: Mahood 12-4-27-1, Sarfraz 16.2-2-45-3, Ahmed 19-2-91-4, Stafford 12-2-46-2.

BEACONSFIELD

M Stafford b Bant...110

J Skitt c Brown b Foster...11

G Mann c Tremlin b Lewis...34

P Sylvester c Bant b Watling...26

C Thomas lbw Needham...21

D Hurley not out...5

I Alikhan not out...4

Extras...13

Total (5 wkts, 45.4 ovs)...224

Fall: 1-27, 2-152, 3-165, 4-212, 5-215.

Bowling: Needham 11-1-53-1, Sheppard 4-1-9-0, Foster 10-2-40-1, Eaton 2-0-20-0, Morgan 3-0-22-0, Watling 7.4-1-39-1, Bant 6-0-24-1, Lewis 2-0-13-1.

A Rowant 2pts, Beaconsfield 25