WORCESTERSHIRE LEAGUE FIRST XI DIVISION ONE Bewdley v Bromyard Bewdley (4) 240-6, Bromyard (20) 241-2 (D.Fernando 113*). Bromyard won by eight wickets. Oldswinford v Astwood Bank Astwood Bank (24) 300-8 (S.Adshead 136, A.Alexander 93*), Oldswinford
OLD Elizabethans suffered a crushing 99-run defeat at the Memorial Ground when Water Orton out-played them in all departments. Home skipper Jamie Boyle won the toss and made the decision to insert the opposition on what looked to be a good batting track
SUCCESSIVE defeats in their last two games has plunged KVCC down into the lower reaches of the Birmingham League Premier Division table. Playing on another bowler-friendly wicket, this match became exciting as Walsall found run-scoring as difficult as
AN alcoholic has been sent to prison to help him “dry out”. Sean Carroll was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison for breaching his Crasbo at Worcester Magistrates Court. He had been given the Crasbo – the conditions of which were to not be drunk or drinking
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals’ miserable form in the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition continued following a 86-run defeat to Kent Spitfires at New Road. The visitors were the only team the County had beaten in this year’s tournament, but a poor performance in
AT roughly the same time Stuart Broad was performing the feat for England, Jez Robertson, was taking a hat-trick for the Old Vigornians seconds which very nearly saw them to victory. Unlike Broad’s, in Robertson’s case there was no doubt over the veracity
WORCESTER new boy Danny Gray was forced to admit that his side were overmatched after they failed to qualify for the finals of the J P Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rug-by Sevens series at Edgeley Park. The Warriors went into the final match of
PERSHORE gained an emphatic nine-wicket victory when they entertained old rivals, Droitwich at The Bottoms in Worcestershire League Division One. After winning the toss, visiting skipper Jerome Connor decided to bat on a good wicket but, with the exception
A BRACE from substitute Jamille Matt steered Kidder-minster Harriers to a 4-2 win over a youthful Wolves line-up at Aggborough. Matt, who replaced striker Steve Guinan who suffered a knock to the head with 30 minutes gone, fired home his two strikes
IN-form Worcester had to settle for a losing draw from their trip to city rivals Worcester Nomads in Worcestershire League Division One. Having been inserted the home side struggled to score against the accurate bowling of Matt Walters (5-52) and Liam
THE Worcester Club sent five teams to compete at the Regional Teams Floor and Vault Competition in Stoke- on-Trent and earned top results for the region. The under nines, under 11s, under 13s and under 16s all achieved team gold and winning trophies
A COUPLE of errors by triallist goalkeeper James Wren consigned Hereford to another defeat by Conference op-position. The 18-year-old who was previously with Walsall, allowed James Norwood’s shot to squirm into the net and then gifted a second to Reece
AFTER a year in the Championship licking their wounds, Warriors’ Andy Short insists Worcester will be back with a bang on their return to the big time. Despite their failure to progress through to the finals of the J P Morgan Asset Management Premiership
WESTFIELDS visited Southern League (South West) side Bishops Cleeve, managed by former Westfields’ player Alex Sykes, and the young Westfields’ team ripped apart the Gloucestershire side with a devastating 6-0 win in a pre-season friendly. Westfields
FIVE teenagers from the Martley area gave up a day’s school holiday to stage a dawn-to-dusk golf marathon to raise money for charity. Fifteen-year-olds Sam Adams, Dominic Buxton, Sam Barnett and Alex Holdsworth and 14-year-old Mark Johnson, teed off
CHILDREN from Worcester have been going head-to-head in a bid to become a Tailball champion following the launch of a brand new sport designed by children. The pupils from Pitmaston Primary School put their Tailball skills into practice during an intense
AROUND 1,600 people turned out to watch an Evesham United Legends XI lose 2-1 to a Manchester United Legends XI in an ex-hibition match at Evesham High School. The match, which included the likes of former United stars Arthur Albiston, Fraser Digby,
EVESHAM Golf Club professional Dan Clee and member Mark Harrison produced a spectacular late rally at Little Aston to qualify for the final of the Virgin Atlantic PGA National Pro-Am Championship. The final of the tournament will be contested at the
A PLAY-OFF decided the club championships at Worcester Golf and Country Club, with the outcome settled on the first extra hole. Paul Matthews birdied that hole to defeat reigning champion Anthony Ottway. The two-day competition was well supported and
Kent win by 86 runs Worcestershire Royals Solanki c and b Balcombe 13 Moeen c Riley b Cook 55 Manuel st Billings b Tredwell 10 Cameron c and b Cook 14 Mitchell st Billings b Cook 19 Kapil c van Jaarsveld
A WOMAN who became addicted to prescription drugs is helping to front a national campaign warning others of the dangers. Rachel Smith was diagnosed with depression and anxiety in 2004 and was given Valium, or diazepam, to cope. In just one month she
