A SENSATIONAL innings from Sandhurst captain Adam Birch helped the Camels to a first Premier Division win of the season as they secured a six-wicket success at Woodley.

Suneet Basra (73) top scored for the hosts, but Ed Batchelor (3-40) played a key role in restricting Woodley to 248 all out.

The stage was then set for Birch (151no), and his imperious knock - allied to 60 from Sumit Malla - ensured Sandhurst got home with eight balls to spare.

Sulhamstead climbed to the top of the table with a convincing six-wicket win at home to struggling Mortimer West End.

Doug Macdonald (4-26) starred with the ball as Sully bowled the visitors out for just 105, and Chris Mercer's unbeaten 32 steered his side home.

Previous leaders Crowthorne & Crown Wood slipped to a second defeat in a row as they were beaten by three wickets at Woodcote.

Paul Knox (4-36) made early inroads for Cote before Zaheer Ahmed took the remarkable figures of 4-0 to skittle Crows for 96 - Azharudeen Maharoof (57) scoring more than half the runs.

The visitors fought gamely in reply, with Rob Crook and Jeff Cluett both taking three wickets, but it was not enough to deny Woodcote a vital win in their battle to stay up.

West Reading maintained their slim title hopes but were held to a winning draw by Ruislip Victoria.

Kazam Kamal (67) and Shary Tariq (40) took Wests to 182 all out, and the latter also impressed with the ball (3-41) along with Hafeez Ul-wahab (3-32).

However, Rahul Singh's unbeaten 96 ensured RV survived on 176-8.

Peppard Stoke Row fell to a three-wicket reverse at BCS Grosvenor.

Riaan Ackermann (39) top scored for PSR, but Usman Asif's 5-54 kept the visitors to 167-9.

Dan Hayden (3-33) gave PSR hope with a trio of early wickets, but with Asif (39) also impressing with the bat, BCS secured victory with five balls to spare.

IN Division One, leaders Emmbrook & Bearwood were forced to hang on for a draw at home to Startfield Turgis.

Luke Anthony (70) and Martin Sandland (39) led the way as the visitors scored 213, while youngster Tom Stevenson again impressed with 5-46.

Emmbrook made a hideous start as they fell to 5-3 in the face of fine bowling from Craig Strudley (3-32), and they eventually closed on 148-7.

West Reading 2nds earned an excellent 49-run win at home to Checkendon.

Afzal Hussain top scored with 50 not out as Wests were bowled out for 190, Tony Breakspear (4-38) the chief destroyer.

Promotion-chasing Checks struggled in reply, and despite Stewart Manning's 35, they were eventually bowled out for 141. Amaar Raja (4-26) and Fahad Khan (3-35) were the standout performers for Wests.

Basement boys Peppard Stoke Row 2nds crashed to a seven-wicket defeat at home to Welford Park.

Richard Walker (42) impressed as PSR were bowled out for 167, as Ian Herrington claimed 4-29.

The bowler's son Will then stole the show, smashing a brutal 87 not out to take his side to victory in the 19th over.

Ibis Mapledurham hammered Bradfield by 97 runs to improve their survival hopes.

Matt Jones (86no) and Tom Osborne (53) provided the bulk of Mapledurham's 210-5, before Lewis Hart (6-28) and Luke Whiley (3-25) routed Bradfield for just 113.