CHADDESLEY Corbett begin their West Midlands League campaign with a visit to Ludlow Town Reserves.

Chaddesley, who finished fourth last season, are hoping for a similar position in 2001/02 under managers Martin Westcott and Adrian Billings.

However, pre-season plans were dealt a blow when captain Mark Hodges and forward Andrew Baylis were snapped up by Midland Alliance outfit Cradley Town.

The Longmore-based club have signed defender Chris Darby from Cradley as well as Lee Jordan from Brintons Athletic and highly-rated 19-year-old Craig Pratt from Sunday side Cookley St Peters.

They play in Division One South of the league which was previously sponsored by Banks's Brewery.

Saturday's squad: Batsford, Evans, Darby, Jennings, Price, Taylor, Ash, Kilgour, Pountney, Cooper, Billings, S Jordan, L Jordan, Knight, Pratt, Burton, Potter, Bow, Adderley, Phillips, and captain Gardiner.