A FINE individual performance from Phil Harris led Barnards Green to a convincing Division Two win over local rivals Eastnor.

Harris was the mainstay of the Barnards Green innings with a superb 103 off 94 balls, which included eight fours and seven sixes, in their total of 214-7, while Mark Hooper (21) and Rurawhe (34) also weighed in with useful contributions.

Eastnor’s innings started poorly with Shahid Ahmed smartly caught behind off Harris in the third over for 0, before smart fielding from Hennessy at mid-wicket ran out Jabran Khalid for four. Atiq Ur-Rehman was also caught behind off Harris for 0, leaving Eastnor 12-3 off seven overs.

Clive Chandhani came to the crease with a captain’s innings needed, but Eastnor were soon struggling on 52-6 with 26 overs to bat through. This quickly became 64-8 as Smedley claimed his second and third wickets. Harris (4-31) topped off a brilliant performance with a fine pick up and throw to run out Sharafat Hussain for five before returning to the attack to take his third wicket.

Eastnor were bowled out for 85 in the 43rd over to hand Barnards Green victory by 129 runs and another maximum 24 points.

Meanwhile, Kidderminster Victoria moved up to sixth in Premier Division table as they beat strugging Wellington.

Neil Pinner, captain for the day, won the toss for KVCC and inserted the hosts, who struggled to 130 all out from 54.3 overs.

In reply, the visitors raced to 134-3 in 30.2 overs to claim a seven-wicket win, which was built around young Worcestershire wicketkeeper Ben Cox’s unbeaten 70.

Kidderminster’s pace bowlers, Richard Kimberlin (3-11 off 11 overs) and Connor Smith (1-27), set the ball rolling as the first four Wellington wickets fell for 39 runs inside 17 overs.

Kidderminster lost three wickets for only 33 runs as they began their reply as Marc Edwards and Pinner, and Matt Pardoe all perished.

However, Cox and Andy Kimberlin (26 not out) showed patience and it paid dividends.

Kimberlin played an outstanding innings as the anchor-man to the free-hitting Cox. The partnership produced 101 runs, winning the match with nearly 25 overs to spare.

Cox relished the challenge and was, at times, cautious, but struck anything loose to the boundary. Kimberlin supported him well, again putting the bad ball away for a four.