Old Hill replace rivals Walsall at the top

Old Hill replaced Walsall at the top of Division One table after crushing the Gorway outfit by nine wickets.

Walsall capitulated from 66-0 to 119 all out, following the dismissal of openers Mike Hingley (21) and James Middleton (49) to run outs.

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The rest of the Walsall batting line-up was unable to cope with the spin of Nigel Davenport (6-23) and Dimitri Ratnayake (2-32).

Overseas player Amitoze Singh hit an unbeaten 86 and claimed 3-49 on his debut for Smethwick in their draw with Himley.

Halesowen lost by 126 runs to Division Two leaders Sutton Coldfield, despite 4-46 from Richard Brooker.

A seventh-wicket stand of 104 between Rana Hassan (131 not out) and Tom Morris (33) turned the tide for Penkridge against Shifnal.

After looking in trouble at 68-6, Penkridge finished on 232-8 and dismissed Shifnal for 138. Kuldeep Diwan returned figures of 8-36 for Wombourne in their draw against Old Elizabethans.

The battle between the two clubs went the way of Brewood as they bowled out Stourbridge for 95, with Robbie Byrne taking 6-15.

Cannock & Rugeley Hawks beat Stratford-upon-Avon to move joint-top of Division Three with the Warwickshire outfit.

Tight bowling by Nadeem Akram (3-24) restricted Stratford to 168-7, before Hawks rushed to victory inside 30 overs.

Fordhouses pipped bottom club Water Orton by just two runs, mainly thanks to 5-25 by Tendai Chisoro.

A super performance from Tom Boyd, who hit an unbeaten 62 and took 4-24, helped Pelsall to an 11-run success against Worcester.

Kidderminster Victoria crashed to their fourth defeat in five Premier Division games at Shrewsbury.

Last season's champions West Bromwich Dartmouth are still in the mix for this year's title, after a seven-wicket win over Brockhampton.

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