VETERAN Martley batsman Jim Basford turned back the clock by hitting his highest score for the club in his 40th season with the villagers.

Basford, who had to give up bowling earlier in the season due to a back injury, hammered Himley seconds for 152 in Worcestershire League Division Four as his team romped to victory by 142 runs.

Batting first, Martley lost Ash Jones early on but Basford and Rob Ganderton added 120 before the latter fell for 36.

Martley’s middle order had a mini-collapse before Ben Court with 40 not out came to give Basford some support.

With two overs left Basford departed for 152 but with help of 65 extras Martley raced to 328-7 in 45 overs.

Rain held up the start of the Himley innings, however, when the clouds parted the sums were done and they were set a revised target but never looked like getting it.

Tej Uppal was his usual frugal self with 2-24 and Shahnawaz Shamim took 2-36.

But Simon Butler ran through the home team's tale with 3-22 as they were all out for 167.

Division Four leaders Claverley won on a faster scoring rate at home to Malvern.

West Malvern's Matt Penkoks took 4-19 including a hat trick against Hanley Castle and Upton before the clash was abandoned.

Worcester drew level on points with Colwall at the top of Division One after Joshua Faulkner (5-30) helped dismiss third-placed Coombs Wood for 184 before the city side won on faster scoring rate.

In Division Three, only one match survived the weather at Burghill, Tillington and Weobley where the hosts beat table-toppers Kidderminster on faster scoring rate.

They posted 287-4 thanks to Duane Smith (104) which was reduced but still proved too many for Kidderminster to chase.

In Division Five, George Burford (5-45) starred with the ball and Joseph Vose (77 not out) and Chris Andrews (60no) with the bat for Harvington as they beat Harborne by 10 wickets.

Andy Fletcher took 8-30 for Worcester against Division Six table-toppers Birlingham to skittle them for 76 only then to watch the rain arrive.

In Division Seven, Dave Price scored 114 to help second-placed Hagley post just over 200 against Worcester with 13-year-old Daud Ali responding with 72 to enable victory in a rain-reduced match.

SECOND XI RESULTS - DIVISION ONE

Coombs Wood 184 a/o 1 J Faulkner 5-30, Worcester 88-0 20. Worcester won on faster scoring rate.

Droitwich Spa 104-1 5, Bewdley 5. Match Abandoned.

Cookley 103-1 5, Feckenham 5. Match Abandoned.

Harborne 255 a/o 7, Hagley 168-8 20 . Hagley won on faster scoring rate.

Colwall 233 a/o 8, Stourport 14-1 9. Match Abandoned.

Worcester Nomads 43-2 5, Pedmore 5. Match Abandoned.

DIVISION TWO

Bromsgrove 97-6 5 T Mahmood 6-27, Oldswinford & Stour Social 7. Match Abandoned.

Old Vigornians 260-6 20 T Meek 77*, C Drew 76, Enville 226-8 6 D Sutton 61. Old Vigornians won on faster scoring rate.

Bartestree & Lugwardine 193-4 6 D Robinson 92, M Spink 63, Evesham 6. Match Abandoned.

Lye 342 a/o 20 A Cheema 86*, Netherton 257-7 8 T Ali 71, Basin 64, N Shoaib 60, H Shah 52. Lye won on faster scoring rate.

Rushwick 93-4 5, Chaddesley Corbett 5. Match Abandoned.

Wormelow 35-0 5, Belbroughton 5. Match Abandoned.

DIVISION THREE

Astwood Bank 128-3 5, Avoncroft 6. Match Abandoned.

Bromyard 60-2 5, Bredon 5. Match Abandoned.

Burghill, Tillington & Weobley 287-4 20 D Evans 104*, Kidderminster 156-8 5. Burghill, Tillington & Weobley won on faster scoring rate.

Eastnor 114-5 5, Alvechurch & Hopwood 7. Match Abandoned.

Stourport 76-4 5, Five Ways Old Edwardians 6. Match Abandoned.

Kempsey 194-5 7, Himbleton 7. Match Abandoned.

DIVISION FOUR

Malvern 166 a/o 3 S Gulfam 4-20, Claverley 124-5 20. Claverley won on faster scoring rate.

Halesowen 254-8 9 H Arif 75, J Patchett 52, Romsley & Hunnington 82-1 8 I Wahid 76*. Match Abandoned.

Hallow Taverners 5, Stourbridge 5. Match Abandoned.

Martley 328-7 20 J Basford 152 - W Trinham 4-66, Himley 167-9 4. Martley won on faster scoring rate.

Alveley 201-4 7 E Anderson 75, L Carr 71*, Tenbury 80-1 6. Match Abandoned.

Hanley Castle & Upton 100-6 5 J Wilkes 59 - M Pencocks 4-18, West Malvern 7. Match Abandoned.

DIVISION FIVE

Pershore 116-2 5 D Capaldi 73, Cookhill 5. Match Abandoned.

Redditch Entaco 152-4 5 , Cutnall Green 6. Match Abandoned.

Barnt Green 139-1 5, Droitwich Spa 5. Match Abandoned.

Harborne 150 a/o 0 W Clarke 77 - G Burford 5-45, Harvington 152-0 20 J Vose 77*, C Andrews 60*. Harvington won by 10 wickets.

Old Hill 174 a/o 3, Highley 136-7 20. Highley won on faster scoring rate.

DIVISION SIX

Old Elizabethans 133-2 5, Stone 6. Match Abandoned.

Oldswinford & Stourbridge Social 302-4 20 L Siddaway 100, J Noyes 62*, Enville 157-9 1 B Brigdale 4-8. Oldswinford & Stourbridge Social won on faster scoring rate.

Pershore 0, Ombersley 20. Ombersley won by concession.

Birlingham 76 a/o 5 A Fletcher 8-30, Worcester 22-0 9. Match Abandoned.

DIVISION SEVEN

Barnards Green 5, Old Elizabethans 5. Match Abandoned.

Bromyard 63-0 5, Harborne 5. Match Abandoned.

Hagley 211 a/o 5 D Price 114, Worcester 180-5 20 D Ali 72. Worcester won on faster scoring rate.

Netherton 321-3 9 A Zaman 131, R Haider 60, W Antesham 55, Droitwich Spa 20-2 6. Match Abandoned.

DIVISION EIGHT NORTH

Enville 0, Coombs Wood 20. Coombs Wood won by concession.

Five Ways Old Edwardians 164-1 6 J Gregory 61*, I Garrett 58, Himley 5. Match Abandoned.

Old Halesonians v Feckenham. Match Abandoned.

Pedmore 37-9 0 O Edwards 4-6, Redditch Entaco 38-2 20. Redditch Entaco won by 8 wickets.

DIVISION EIGHT SOUTH

Belbroughton v Chaddesley Corbett. Match Abandoned.

Bredon 0, Rushwick 20. Rushwick won by concession.

Cookley 0, Bewdley 20. Bewdley won by concession.

Worcester Nomads v Evesham. Match Abandoned.