Worcestershire Cricket League: Worcester win at Redditch

Luke Deeprose (5-43) returned to form as he helped set up victory with Redditch bowled out for 133 before the reply of 134-4 was guided by Mark Jones (62 not out) and Bryn Evans (52no).

Old Elizabethans gained seven points from a losing draw at Stourport with both sides safe just above the relegation zone.

Stourport scored 246-7 with Wandile Nciweni hitting 71no and Andrew Siwicki 62 before OEs held on with 181-9 as Ted Goodwin scored 71 and Sam Harn 46.

Pershore got 16 points from a winning draw at Old Hill who scraped by with 114-9 in reply to 159-9.

Stephen Miles took 6-19 from 12 overs for Pershore.

Stourbridge continue to lead the table by seven points after a four-wicket win at relegated Evesham while second-placed Astwood Bank defeated Bewdley by five wickets.

Bank host Stourbridge on Saturday in a title showdown.

Bromyard, who saw off Oldswinford and Stourbridge Social by seven wickets after bowling them out for 71, took over at the top of Division One by just one point after leaders Colwall lost by 105 runs at home to Belbroughton.

Droitwich Spa secured a precious maximum-point win at relegated Bredon to climb above Worcester Nomads who are five points adrift after a winning draw at Cookley in a rain-reduced match.

Spa won by one wicket after getting 174-9 in reply to 173-6 as captain Martyn Davies scored 53 and took 3-49.

Ryan D’Oliveira (6-28) led long-time leaders Ombersley seconds to the Division Two title as they swept aside second-placed Lye by 37 runs.

In a rain-reduced game unbeaten Ombersley posted 173-9 before D’Oliveira ripped the heart out of the Lye batting.

Enville beat Himbleton by one wicket thanks to a crucial last-wicket stand in a low-scoring match despite Rob Perrins’ 4-24.

Chris Drew led Old Vigornians to a nail-biting four-wicket victory at Stourbridge seconds as the Worcester club went up to second in Division Three.

Drew made 89 after the hosts scored 205-9 on choosing to bat with teenager spinner Ed Burgoyne taking 5-44 alongside two wickets each for Angus Guthrie and Alex Parker.

In a patient innings, Drew shared a third-wicket stand of 51 with Ciaran Magee (26) and 80 for the sixth with James Bader (40 not out).

Barnards Green seconds slipped out of the promotion places after losing by three wickets at Old Elizabethans seconds.

OEs scored 157-7 in reply to 156-9 with Chris Pearman scoring 46 and Jake Greenbank claiming 4-42.

Ben Sutton took 4-50 for Green but the Worcester side won in 46.1 overs.

Kempsey moved back into promotion contention in fifth with a 38-run win over Old Hill seconds.

The hosts managed 221-9 with Matt Walters (40) top scoring before Adam Baker (4-60) and Joe Worthington (3-29) helped bowl Hill out for 183.

Wayne Newman (5-46) helped Rushwick secure a vital seven-wicket win against Avoncroft to gain breathing space at the bottom end of the table.

Rushwick scored 185-3 in reply to 183 all out with Dan Metcalfe hitting 56, Duncan Cooper 44 and Paul Wyatt 37no.

Alex Brunt earlier got 68 for Croft.

In Division Four, Worcester seconds closed the gap on leaders Harborne who lost by six wickets to Stourport.

The city side beat visiting Romsley and Hunnington by four wickets in a high-scoring match at Norton.

The visitors amassed 301-7 from 50 overs to provide a daunting target.

But Worcester won in 48.3 overs with 302-6 thanks to Harry Clark (83), Craig Oakley (75) and Dan Keyte (57).

The seconds now require just six points to ensure promotion.

At the foot of Division Five, Droitwich Spa seconds sealed a vital eight-wicket win over Hanley Castle and Upton to move 12 points clear of third-from-bottom Worcester Nomads seconds who lost to Colwall seconds by two wickets.

Tristan Robinson scored 77 for Hanley with Spa’s Phil Thomas claiming 5-42 and Taj Gino 4-27.

RESULTS - PREMIER DIVISION

Bewdley 178 a/o 4 R Combes 59 - J Baker 4-41, D Taylor 4-46, Astwood Bank 181-5 24 T Underhill 75, C Adams 51*. Astwood Bank won by 5 wickets.

Chaddesley Corbett 230 a/o 24 M Sajid 104, W Ahmed 53 - T Coulson 4-51, Feckenham 208 a/o 7. Chaddesley Corbett won by 22 runs.

Evesham 148 a/o 4 J Jivan-Patel 6-38, D O’Reilly 4-47, Stourbridge 150-6 24 J Johal 54. Stourbridge won by 4 wickets.

Pershore 159-9 16 N Tahir 4-47, Old Hill 114-9 7 S Miles 6-19. Pershore winning draw.

Redditch Entaco 133 a/o 2 L Deeprose 5-43, Worcester 134-4 24 M Jones 62*, B Evans 52 - W Ali 4-24. Worcester won by 6 wickets.

Stourport 246-7 17 W Nciweni 71*, A Siwicki 62, Old Elizabethans 181-9 7 T Goodwin 71. Stourport winning draw.

DIVISION ONE

Bredon 173-6 6, Droitwich Spa 174-9 24 M Davies 53. Droitwich Spa won by 1 wicket.

Oldswinford & SS 71 a/o 1, Bromyard 75-3 24. Bromyard won by 7 wickets.

Burghill, Tillington & Weobley 169 a/o 24, Pedmore 50 a/o 4 H Cooke 6-10. Burghill, Tillington & Weobley won by 119 runs.

Belbroughton 206 a/o 24 P Hawk 90, R Parker 84, Colwall 101 a/o 5. Belbroughton won by 105 runs.

Worcester Nomads 170 a/o 12, Cookley 169-5 8. Worcester Nomads winning draw.

Hagley 95 a/o 1 N Abbas 4-18, Coombs Wood 98-3 24 G Abbas 74*. Coombs Wood won by 7 wickets.

DIVISION TWO

Brockhampton 2nd 147 a/o 2, Bromsgrove 2nd 151-4 20. Bromsgrove won by 8 wickets.

Himbleton 125 a/o 6, Enville 126-9 20 R Perrins 4-24. Enville won by 1 wicket.

Halesowen 2nd 192-3 6 H Baddams 71, R Jaswal 53*, Barnt Green 2nd 193-7 20 P Scott 106 - C Baker Smith 5-14. Barnt Green won by 3 wickets.

Bartestree & Lugwardine 154 a/o 5 B Simpkin 50 - H Ahmed 4-29, Himley 2nd 155-7 20 H Ahmed 53*. Himley won by 3 wickets.

Astwood Bank 2nd 195-9 15, Kidderminster 2nd 187-9 9. Astwood Bank winning draw.

Ombersley 2nd 173-9 24, Lye 136 a/o 6 N Hussain 60 - R D’Oliveira 6-28. Ombersley won by 37 runs.

DIVISION THREE

Kempsey 221-9 24, Old Hill 2nd 181 a/o 6. Kempsey won by 40 runs.

Martley 168-8 4 A Basford 65, Netherton 169-3 20 M Lowe 59, T Lee 58*. Netherton won by 7 wickets.

Barnards Green 2nd 156 a/o 5 J Greenbank 4-42, Old Elizabethans 2nd 157-7 24 B Sutton 4-50. Old Elizabethans won by 3 wickets.

Pershore 2nd 92 a/o 0, Redditch Entaco 2nd 93-0 24. Redditch Entaco won by 10 wickets.

Avoncroft 183 a/o 3 A Brunt 68 - W Newman 5-46, Rushwick 185-3 20 D Metcalfe 56. Rushwick won by 7 wickets.

Stourbridge 2nd 205-9 5 J Davidson 99 - E Burgoyne 5-44, Old Vigornians 206-6 24 C Drew 89. Old Vigornians won by 4 wickets.

DIVISION FOUR

Alvechurch & Hopwood 292-5 17, Bewdley 2nd 160-8 6. Alvechurch & Hopwood winning draw.

Bromsgrove 3rd 192 a/o 5 M Meacham 70 - A Mahmood 5-61, W Parton 4-57, Eastnor 193-8 24 . Eastnor won by 2 wickets.

Coombs Wood 2nd 222-7 15, Halesowen 3rd 181-8 7 S Gill 89. Coombs Wood winning draw.

Astwood Bank 3rd 206-9 14 J Ross 64, A Clayton 62 - J Bassett 7-67, Five Ways Old Edwardians 182-7 9. Astwood Bank winning draw.

Harborne 3rd 94 a/o 1, Stourport 2nd 98-4 20. Stourport won by 6 wickets.

Romsley & Hunnington 301-7 6, Worcester 2nd 302-6 20. Worcester won by 4 wickets.

DIVISION FIVE

Hanley Castle & Upton 180 a/o 2, Droitwich Spa 2nd 181-2 20. Droitwich Spa won by 8 wickets.

Feckenham 2nd 109 a/o 1, Lye 2nd 110-2 24. Lye won by 9 wickets.

Chaddesley Corbett 2nd 315-6 24, Malvern 239 a/o 5. Chaddesley Corbett won by 76 runs.

Netherton 2nd 278-8 18 Arsalan Iqbal 78*, J Nazir 75, A Iqbal 58*, Claverley 178-9 7. Netherton winning draw.

Hagley 2nd 117 a/o 1 R Andrews 58 - F Neve 4-17, West Malvern 119-2 20. West Malvern won by 8 wickets.

Worcester Nomads 2nd 252-7 7, Colwall 2nd 254-8 24. Colwall won by 2 wickets.