Invited to bat, the visitors were soon in trouble once Wheble had been brought on. He bowled a good line and length and waited for Thursley to self-destruct. In a continuous 14 over spell, he picked up 6 for 9, including a flying caught and bowled, and only four of his 84 deliveries were scored from.
Rap1ey and Gubby frustrated the Grayshott bowlers with some good resistance, but this was broken by Lindsey-Clark's pace.
In reply, Grayshott lost four wickets on a now drying track. Whitley and Baker got Grayshott close and Wheble helped finish the game. Gubby and Hayworth picked two wickets apiece.
With Frensham frustrated by a waterlogged pitch at Dogmersfield, Puttenham consolidated their lead with an emphatic win at The Bourne.
Puttenham got off to a slow start, but with the arrival of Latham, runs started to flow. The Bourne, apparently still suffering from hangovers, dropped chances regularly and with John Crouch joining in the run-feast, the visitors managed to set a very challenging target of 200.
The Bourne started well, with Sergio Fedee stroking the ball around the ground. But he was the only batsman able to counter Beagley's accuracy and cunning. Richard Champneys then joined the attack and brought the game to an abrupt finish by taking 4 for 6. The Bourne looked a very average side, while Puttenham played like potential champions.
Tilford, with six wins to Puttenham's five, lie a menacing second in the table. The very damp wicket at Tilford Green played remarkably well and, yet again, openers Chris Wilson and Peter Slinger got their side off to a steady start. Wilson made a patient 48, content to pick up the singles and wait for the bad ball. Hunt provided the fireworks and his 37 included a massive six over the Barley Mow. However, the innings lost momentum against the nagging accuracy of Gartland and Shea, and the declaration came after 44 overs at 180-9.
Although Witley lost a wicket in the first over, Ritchie and Phillips then punished some wayward bowling to take the score to 79 with some terrific stroke-play. With a shock defeat very much on the cards, skipper Hamish Macdonald made a double bowling change. And he was not let down by brother Alistair who made a vital breakthrough. Thereafter, he and spinner Chris Purdie, with excellent variations, bowled Tilford to victory. The catching and ground fielding was excellent, with Gear and Martyn to the fore.
Tilford face a stiff test on Saturday when they travel to meet a very good Grayshott side.
After the inevitable slow start, Lindford made a spirited effort to increase the run-rate against the usual accuracy of the Fernhurst bowlers. Keddle made a good 30 and after some useful contributions from the later batsmen, the home side made a sporting halfway declaration at 142-8.
Leigh Keddle also featured with the ball, taking two of his four wickets in the first over to immediately put a weakened Fernhurst side in trouble. However, Howe and Tremlett led some determined, if turgid resistance and the visitors ground their way to 75-8 to escape with two points.