Title favourites Berkshire CCC prepare for Oxfordshire CCC

Berkshire CCC

Unbeaten Berkshire will be looking to take another step towards retaining their title when they face neighbours Oxfordshire at Challow & Childrey CC in a Unicorns Championship three-day game starting today (Sunday) at 11am.

The national champions go into the match in a healthy position, as they head the Western Division standings with a 23-point lead over Cheshire who are in second place with Oxon third.

"It is another massive game for us," said Berkshire captain James Morris.

"But we are on a really good run and will be looking to keep things rolling. We also have a good record over Oxfordshire, but we will certainly not be treating them lightly."

His side are just a month away from completing three years without losing a championship fixture, home or away. 

Berkshire have injury doubts concerning Henley's Richard Morris (leg) and Ealing all-rounder Ollie Wilkin (elbow), who both missed last week's 10-wicket win over Herefordshire.

Another absentee was Waqas Hussain (Henley) due to a family bereavement, but he is now available.

Berks: Hussain, House, Woods, Carter, J Morris, Rishton, Thomas, Peploe, Davison, Nugent, Akbar.

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Buckinghamshire CCC

Bucks host Cambridgeshire at Chesham in the three-day Unicorns Championship, starting today.

Bucks: Masoor Khan (Clevedon), Pat Castleden (High Wycombe), Shelvin Gumbs (Tring Park), Garry Park (Swarkestone), Jack Scriven (Cranleigh), Dan Ogden (Harefield), Rob Pritchard (Chesham, wkt), Matt Rance (Chesham, capt), Cam Parsons (High Wycombe), Uzair Amjaid (High Wycombe), Jon Burden (High Wycombe). 12th man: Poojan Vyas (Harefield).