WORCESTER returned from Astwood Bank in Worcestershire League Division One with a winning draw.

Jack Horton top-scored for the visitors falling one short of his half-century as Worcester posted a respectable total of 221-9.

Liam Weston (5-32) took the attack straight to their hosts as Astwood were left reeling on 77-7.

But Worcester came up against some resistance in an eighth-wicket partnership between Sam Thomas and Tom Harris before they both fell, however, the last-wicket pairing stood firm.