KIDDERMINSTER again struggled with the weather as their Birmingham League Division One clash with Bromsgrove was abandoned at Chester Road.

It was their fourth rain-affected league game in a row and the home side took just five points from the match which was called off at 7.15pm.

Bromsgrove won the toss and put KCC in. It soon paid dividends, with three batsmen back in the pavilion by the 12th over and only 21on the board.

Bromsgrove skipper Nick Husbands accounted for opener Joe Hill who was caught by Liddell for six, Chris Jones, caught and bowled for six, and then trapped leading run-scorer Vic Lawes leg before wicket for his second duck in two innings.

When Craig Wood joined opener Jonathan Wright, the pressure went off. Wright did most of the scoring and reached his 50 by the 30th over. However, he was trapped leg before by Farrow after scoring a very important 52.

Skipper Sean Lloyd joined Wood and they had added 35 when Wood was leg before to Patel for a patient 24.

Lloyd was next to go when, on 17, he was clean bowled by Patel.

It was looking grim for Kidderminster who were now 125-6 after 44 overs. Just 11 more overs remained to be bowled.

Wicket keeper Duncan Willetts became Evenson's scalp, bowled for a duck, but Ted Baylis, having reached 10, was dropped, but caught by Davies off the next ball. It was Patel's third wicket.

Andrew Siwicki had scored eight when he was stumped by Hill off Patel's bowling, so it was left to Marc Derrick (6no) and Chris Pyke (10no) to play out the remaining balls.

Husbands finished with 3-30 off 14 overs, but Patel took the honours with 4-22 off eight overs.

Rain had delayed the last two overs, but as tea had been taken, Bromsgrove commenced their innings on time.

Rain was in the air and it finally took the players off for the day. Bromsgrove had reached 54-1 after 11.3 overs. Liddell was trapped leg before by Baylis, but Davies was 27no and Duffy 3no when the game was abandoned.