Winterbourne elected to bat first on a damp Henley Lane track, after a

steady start the sprightly Richard Horton brilliantly ran out Ford for 15.

Asvat and skipper Phil Purnell then added 83 for the 2nd wicket to put the

visitors in control, Paul Bird found some control with an luckless (2-42)

though it was Roger Hooper who re-established Claverham's grip.The skipper

took (5-29) with some nagging line and length deliveries to blow the

middle order away, leaving Winterbourne on paper a little too light with

143.

Claverham's start went horribly wrong when the veteran Copeland and the

still unfortunate Bird returned to the shower with ducks.It took Horton

(33) and the beefy Phil Gillot (11) to show any resistance as Claverham

stuttered towards their total.When an 8th wicket stand of 38 between

Hooper and Mortimer was broken so were the home teams efforts, leaving the

players to reflect on another poor batting display and a third defeat on

the trot..