MIKE Baylis bagged a brace for second-bottom South Berkshire 2nds, but it was not enough to help them avoid a 4-2 MBB&O Division Three defeat at home to table-topping Newbury & Thatcham 2nds.

South Berkshire 1sts’ game at Sonning 2nds was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

They remain fourth in the table and face a crucial home game in their bid for promotion against the side two places above them – Witney – on Saturday.

In Division Three, South Berkshire 3rds’ game at Windsor also fell victim to the weather, while in Division Four, South Berkshire 4ths battled to a 4-3 home victory against West Hampstead 7ths to move up to fourth place in the table.

South Berkshire 5ths were walloped 7-1 by British Airways 2nds in their top-against-bottom Division Seven clash, but South Berkshire Terriers earned a 3-2 victory at home to Sonning 5ths in Division Eight West.

South Berkshire Ladies’ home Trysports Three Counties Premier One game against Sonning was postponed, and they travel to second-bottom Aylesbury this Saturday.

The weather also accounted for South Berkshire 2nds in their bottom-of-the-table Premier Two clash at Bicester.

In Division Three, South Berkshire 3rds were crushed 9-0 at University of Reading 4ths.