BEN Ungaretti, coming on second change, ripped the heart out of Epsom’s batting with a triple wicket maiden at the Park on Saturday.

The visitors were dismissed for 90 and Farnham speedily knocked off the runs in 16 overs to record their second win in three matches in the Surrey Championship Division Two.

Tom Grimes elected to field and it proved to be a wise decision as Farnham quickly took advantage of the bowler-friendly conditions.

Rob Goldsworthy and Josh Berry bowled tightly with the new ball and sustained pressure brought the first breakthrough, thanks to an excellent run-out by Jim Berry at cover.

Farnham’s fielding in this critical period was exceptional and they reaped the rewards. Berry picked up his first wicket for the club, dismissing skipper Phil Edwards during the power-play overs, and things got better for the home side when Epsom, trying to get the scoreboard moving, went for a quick single to mid-on, only for Josh Berry to emulate his brother and throw the stumps down with Ben Hudson well out of his ground. Epsom 39-3 after 18 overs.

New recruit Tom Andrews and fellow seamer Ungaretti not only continued the good work, but blasted through the middle order. Ungaretti accounted for Will Moore, Luke Hudson and Rob Anderson in that fateful over and Andrews claimed his first wickets for the side as Epsom collapsed from 57-3 to 59-8 and then 68-9.

Ungaretti finished with 4-28 in eight overs, taking his total to ten for the season, while Andrews, bowling a perfect off-stump line and giving the batsmen nothing, took 2-20 in ten.

The lower order threw caution to the wind and Aaron Somerford and Danny Secchi struck a few boundaries until Jim Berry wrapped up the innings by taking a wicket with his second ball.

Farnham, wary of the threatening weather, set out to get the runs before tea and openers Joel Walker and Jim Berry made a blistering start, hitting 27 off three overs before Walker was caught.

Guy Hicks smashed 24 off 16 balls to put Farnham firmly in the driving seat, but they were forced to take tea at 63-2 with victory in sight and a resumption in doubt.

Once the umpires decided conditions were playable, Berry and Grimes wasted no time and Farnham raced home inside 16 overs, Berry finishing 32 not out.