WEST Malvern defeated Stourbridge Social at home in the final Worcestershire Crusader Cricket League Division Six game and gained promotion as runners up in their first league season.
WEST MALVERN v STOURBRIDGE SOCIAL
The visitors won the toss and asked West Malvern to bat first, and the home team made steady progress.
When Duncan Cooper (97) and Matthew Cross (66) occupied the crease the scoring rate accelerated, reaching a final score of 250-5.
Stourbridge battled steadfastly in their reply, although the run rate needed for victory gradually increased.
Despite good contributions from Mangan (43no) and Tranter (40), the innings was completed at 174-6.
West Malvern gained 14 points, Stourbridge 6 points, which took West Malvern to second position in the table.
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