Farnham’s women’s softball team beat Peper Harow Palominos on Sunday.

Farnham won the toss and elected to bat, and Clare Strachan quickly hit the joint-highest score of the match. Sharp bowling from Peper Harow saw a wicket fall, but Maddie Armitage and Anna White took Farnham to 250 for one. Fiona Atherton fell to some good bowling, but Sarah Gudgin and Jemima Carver finished strongly as Farnham scored 280 for three.

Farnham bowled tidily and took their first wicket in the fifth over. Gudgin took two wickets in the ninth over, and Atherton took her second in the tenth over. Upton and White both took a wicket, before Gudgin took her third wicket in the 14th over. Good fielding by Strachan, Becca Wakely and Carver on the boundaries kept Peper Harow to singles largely, and by the end of play Farnham had kept the visitors to 256 for seven. The win leaves Farnham in second place heading into their final match of the season.

Farnham’s third team beat Worplesdon & Burpham’s second team by 84 runs in Division Seven of the I’Anson Cricket League on Saturday.

Farnham skipper Henry Beattie elected to bat first. Tim Watson fell early on for 12, but Beattie (85 not out) and Alex Kardamilakis (57) batted superbly to add 109 for the second wicket as Farnham scored 182 for three off their 40 overs.

Scott Rogers (three for 16) bowled a fine spell for Farnham as the visitors bowled Worplesdon & Burpham out for 98 in the 40th over.