WORCESTERSHIRE Cricket League Second XI Division Three leaders Rushwick bounced back from the previous week’s defeat by winning at Bartestree and Lugwardine.

Darren Clark scored 57 and Jamie Fern 46 in Rushwick’s 241-8 before they restricted their hosts to 165-8 for a 76-run victory.

Bredon beat Old Vigornians to go into second spot and Alvechurch and Hopwood won at Avoncroft to move up to fourth as Five Ways Old Edwardians lost to Kempsey.

Astwood Bank beat bottom side Halesowen thanks to 131 not out by Kieran Neilson-Watts and Stourport’s Dave Cook made 119 in their victory at Claverley.

Division One leaders Feckenham lost for the first time this season but by just one wicket in a run-laden match with Harborne.

Redditch won at Hagley to close the gap at the top to six points.

Worcester remain third despite losing out to Coombs Wood by 53 runs as Mo Zahidin made an unbeaten 112 and Andy Price 87.

Stourport beat Eastnor by three wickets, Pedmore scraped home by one wicket at Evesham and Colwall crushed Bewdley.

Division Two leaders Belbroughton won at Bromyard, second-placed Droitwich overcame Enville and Cookley beat Lye.

Chaddesley Corbett’s Zak Ali made 115 in his side’s win over Oldswinford and Stourbridge Social.

Himbleton’s big win over Worcester kept them top of Division Four thanks to James Priddey’s 143 and 102 not out from Harry Stokes.

Kidderminster had their game conceded by Hallow who could not raise a side and Himley are third despite losing at West Malvern while Old Elizabethans beat Tenbury.

Division Six leaders Cutnall Green saw off Stone with Jake Payne making 111 and moved 31 points in front of Harvington.

The Vale side had a winning draw at Barnards Green despite 17-year-old Joe Vose’s maiden century of 198no.

Vose added 301 for the first wicket with Chris Andrews (99) and their 373-4 was far too many for Green who closed on 235-5.

Hagley lost at Birlingham and Ombersley climbed the table with a win at Cookhill which included Dave Brazier’s 117.

Division Seven South table-toppers Bartestree and Lugwardine beat Bewdley to remain 20 points in front of Bromyard who did not play.

At Broadwas Worcester Nomads beat their tenants Ombersley Taverners by five wickets with nine overs to spare.

Sixteen-year-old Sam Jones scored 155no in reply to Dan Collins’ earlier 103 for Taverners.

RESULTS

WORCESTERSHIRE LEAGUE SECOND XI DIVISION ONE

Bewdley 138 a/o 0, Colwall 140-1 20. Colwall won by 9 wkts.

Coombs Wood 307-9 20 M. Zahidin 112, A, Price 87 - D. Cook 5-30, Worcester 254 a/o 8 H. Javed 66 - B. Khan 4-46. Coombs Wood won by 53 runs.

Eastnor 207 ao 5, Stourport 209-7 20. Stourport won by 3 wkts.

Evesham 210 ao 7 J.Haines 56, Pedmore 211-9 20 C.White 79. Pedmore won by 1 wkt.

Hagley 202-9 4 J. Trinham 83* - H. Basharatt 4-35, Redditch 204-4 20 F. Ahmed 63, N. Fowkes 59. Redditch Entaco won by 6 wkts.

Feckenham 316-3 8, Harborne 317-9 20. Harborne won by 1 wkt.

DIVISION TWO

Netherton 146-9 0, Bromsgrove 149-1 20 . Bromsgrove won by 9 wkts.

Belbroughton 278-7 20 P.Margetts 65, A.Mackenzie 64, Bromyard 196-9 5. Belbroughton won by 82 runs.

Wormelow 212-6 20 W. Langlands 56, Burghill, Tillington & Weobley 209 a/o 5. Wormelow won by 3 runs.

Chaddesley Corbett 259 ao 20 Z.Ali 115, Oldswinford & Stour Social 157 ao 5 M.Faizan 4-41. Chaddesley won by 102 runs.

Cookley 281-5 20 M. Goode 78, B. Quinlan 54, Lye 264-9 6 D. Nicholls 90 - B. Quinoa 4-53. Cookley won by 17 runs.

Droitwich 291-4 20, Enville 170 a/o 2. Droitwich won by 121 runs.

DIVISION THREE

Astwood Bank 330-4 20 K. Neilson-Watts 131, P. Baker 85, Halesowen 227 a/o 5 T. Ikhlaq 53. Astwood Bank won by 103 runs.

Alvechurch & Hopwood 298-7 20 M.Gilmour 81, J.Rollins 75, Avoncroft 263-8 7 J.Cound 88. Alvechurch won by by 35 runs.

Rushwick 241-8 20, Bartestree & Lugwardine 165-8 5. Rushwick won by 76 runs.

Old Vigornians 178-9 5, Bredon 179-5 20. Bredon won by 5wkts.

Stourport 274-7 20 D. Cook 119, A. Lockwood 53, Claverley 228-9 7. Stourport won by 46 runs.

Kempsey 293-5 20 A. Quayum 83, F. Kayani 64, Five Ways Old Edwardians 219 a/o 6 N. Majib 59 - R. Goode 5-39. Kempsey won by 74 runs.

DIVISION FOUR

Hanley Castle & Upton 175-7 5, Alveley 177-5 20. Alveley won by 5 wkts.

Himbleton 336-4 20 J.Priddey 143, H.Stokes 102, Worcester 174 ao 3. Himbleton won by 162 runs.

Kidderminster 20, Hallow 0. Hallow conceded to Kidderminster.

Martley 128 ao 4 M.McCullum 6-25, Malvern 129-8 20. Malvern won by 2 wkts.

Tenbury 214-7 6 , Old Elizabethans 216-6 20 E.Martyr 61. Old Elizabethans won by 4 wkts.

West Malvern 198 ao 20 J.Bird 53, Himley 168 ao 6 S.Nicklin 63. West Malvern won by 30 runs.

DIVISION FIVE

Barnt Green 153 ao 5, Harborne 154-8 20. Harborne won by 2 wkts.

Pershore 160-9 20 D.Capaldi 54, Oldswinford & Stour Social 41 ao 4 M.Bunn 8-7. Pershore won by 119 runs.

Old Hill 111 ao 0, Romsley & Hunnington 112-0 20 S.Randall 60*. Romsley won by 10 wkts.

Redditch 118 ao 1, Stourbridge 119-4 20. Stourbridge won by 6 wkts.

DIVISION SIX

Harvington 373-4 16 J.Vose 198*, C.Andrews 99, Barnards Green 235-5 5 C.Hill 80, G.Blannin 50. Harvington winning draw.

Hagley 106 ao 0 , Birlingham 108-1 20. Birlingham won by 9 wkts.

Cookhill 179 ao 3 S.Griffiths 77, Ombersley 181-1 20 D.Brazier 117*. Ombersley won by 9 wkts.

Stone 208-6 7 J.Batsford 68, P.Harler 50, Cutnall Green 210-8 20 J.Payne 111. Cutnall Green won by 2 wkts.

DIVISION SEVEN NORTH

Cookley 320-6 17 S.Kirkby 95, M.Reynolds 72, Belbroughton 168-7 4 J.McKenzie 73, M.Evans 64. Cookley winning draw.

Five Ways Old Edwardians 215-6 4, Coombs Wood 218-1 20. Coombs Wood won by 9 wkts.

Netherton 197-7 24 S.Iqtadar 62*, Chaddesley Corbett 139 ao 4 S.Robinson 54, Z.Iqbal 5-24. Netherton won by 58 runs.

Pedmore 96 ao 0 C.Knowles 6-40, Highley 97-1 24. Highley won by 9 wkts.

DIVISION SEVEN SOUTH

Bartestree & Lugwardine 218-7 24 P.Campbell 64, Bewdley 164 ao 5 P.Mauger 64. Bartestree won by 54 runs.

Feckenham 5, Bredon 5. Match abandoned no play.

Ombersley Taverners 222-6 6 D.Collins 103*, L.Smith 4-66, Worcester Nomads 224-5 20 S.Jones 155*. Nomads won by 5 wkts.