NORTH BERKS LEAGUE

BERINSFIELD and Sutton Courtenay will contest the War Memorial Cup next month following home victories in the semi-finals, writes Phil Annets.

Luke Saunders scored twice as Berinsfield, last season’s runners-up, made light work of Steventon in a 6-1 win.

Mark Ingram, David Murphy, Chris Murphy and Aaron Stockford also found the net, with Gary Rudman hitting the visitors’ consolation goal.

Sutton Courtenay had a far tighter game, winning 1-0 against Ardington & Lock-inge courtesy of an Adam Oram goal.

Crowmarsh Gifford stret-ched their lead in Division 1 to six points with a 4-2 win at home to basement boys Harwell Village.

Phil Hedges, Andy Allum, Liam Currell and Liam Strudwick all got on the scoresheet to cancel out Gareth Fenton’s brace for the visitors.

Tom Baptie and Stuart Head scored to give Harwell International a 2-1 win at second-placed Saxton Rovers. Frankie Haines fired the hosts’ goal.

Faringdon Town, in third place, also dropped points with a 1-1 draw at home to Benson AFC.

Chris Benson put Town ahead, but it was cancelled out by a goal from Pete Ashman.

Ross Tyler notched a hat-trick as Didcot Casuals won 7-1 at Drayton.

Paul Powell bagged a brace and there were also goals from Lee Fuller and Richard Knight, while Luke Wheatley scored for the home side.

Mike Fellows scored the only goal of the game as AFC Wallingford beat Long Wittenham Athletic 1-0.

Marcham returned to the top of Division 2 as Rob Fathers, Ryan Drew and Shane Northcott all found the net in a 3-0 win at home to Saxton Rovers Res.

OTHER SCORERS

North Berks Cup 2nd round: Wootton & Dry Sandford 8 (A Potter 3, C Potter 2, T Srawley, B Taylor, J Nicholls), Blewbury 0.

Div 2: Lambourn Sports Res 2 (S Connors, M Mooney), Benson AFC Res 1.

Div 3: Coleshill Utd 5 (R Evans 2, L Regan 2, A Sly), Drayton Res 0; Didcot Casuals Res 5 (S Burmingham 2, M McKirnan, L Hedges, B Higgins), Shrivenham A 3 (S Leighfield 2, M Loveridge); Faringdon Tn Res 0, Kintbury Rangers Res 0; Stanford in the Vale 3 (D Brearley 2, M van der Mortel), Wootton & Dry Sandford Res 1 (C Shahab); Wantage Tn A 1 (A Necchi-Ghiri), Hagbourne Utd 1 (M Nicholl).

Div 4 East: East Hendred Res 1 (G Belcher), Benson Lion Res 2 (D Arscott, R Keightley); Hagbourne Utd Res 2 (G Townsend, D McCullough), Blewbury Res 3 (T Savage, A Borland, S Gale); Harwell International Res 3 (C Hodnett, J Gear, A Blaszko), Westminster 1 (D Staniford); Long Wittenham Ath Res 1 (R Taylor), Steventon Res 0; Sutton Courtenay Res 3 (E Akkouche, P Brodzinski, N Ridge), Radley Utd 5 (D Potter 2, T Carvill 2, M Grisbrooke).

Div 4 West: Ardington & Lockinge Res 4 (T Bennett 2, N Wilkins 2), Uffington Utd 2 (T Nelson, D Roberts); Grove Rgrs 5 (M Cramp 3, J Courtney 2), Coleshill Utd Res.