TONY Neel rolled back the years with a seven-wicket haul at the age of 72 -- on the ground named in his honour.

The leg-spinner took 7-44 for Old Elizabethans fourths in their Worces-tershire County League Division Three South match against Colwall at Neel Park, helping them to a 50-run victory.

"Not many people get the chance to do something like that on their own ground," he said. "There are lots of great sportsman who never get a chance like that."

When the OEs decided to groundshare with Perrywood Football Club at their Droitwich Road base, Neel was the obvious person to name the ground after, given that he was one of the football club's co-founders almost half a century ago.

"Because I had an association with both clubs it was suggested that the ground was named after me," he said.

"It's probably one of the greatest honours anyone can ever have. Hopefully it will go on long after I'm no longer here to enjoy it.

"It's a very nice little sports ground."

Neel also turns out for Kays on Sunday's and it was for that team last year he had his last seven-wicket haul. On two occasions he has come within a wicket of bowling the whole team out but Saturday's figures were his best for OEs for two years.

Given the name of the ground, it is hardly surprising the wicket suits a spinner and Neel took full advantage at the weekend.

"There wasn't much grass on the wicket," he said. "It was a good slow bowler's pitch."

Four of his victims fell to catches with wicketkeeper David Truby taking two and also throwing in a stumping.

And Neel doesn't take all of the credit for the win, putting it down to the perfect blend of youth and experience.

"I had quite a good afternoon," he said. "But we played well as a side. We had six youngsters whose average age came to 15.

"The other five came to 50 but that was because I pushed the average up.

"They did well because Colwall were flying high going into the match. They are a very good club and a club I have always admired."

Having set a healthy target of 179-7, Neel and his team-mates skittled out their opponents for just 129 to claim victory.

Neel, who lives in Barbourne, wins a £30 voucher to be spent at the Fearnley Factory Shop in Worcester.