SECOND-from-bottom Martley lost by eight wickets to visitors Netherton in Worcestershire Cricket League Division Three after struggling to 49-7 in soggy conditions.

Pete Gardner (40) helped them to 88 all out with Jiteshkumar Patel taking 5-31.

Only George Griffiths (2-23) with catches from Simon Van Tongeren and Jim Basford gave Netherton problems.

Martley visit third-from-bottom Rushwick on Saturday for a relegation crunch clash.

The seconds' match at Worcester fourths in Division Four was abandoned due to rain.

James Francis (33), Alec Francis (34) and James Edwards (21) took Martley to 156 all out with Whaid Hussain taking 5-44.

Worcester only got to 4-0 in reply.