OMBERSLEY seconds put on 55 for the first wicket before S Large and D Jones (2-67) reduced them to 78-3.

OMBERSLEY II v Eastnor II

P Knights (67) and T Oakley put on 75 for the fourth wicket before J Emery (1-28) removed Knights. L Shuck (56) and T Oakley (51) added 95 runs to help the home score to 253-6.

Eastnor's reply started badly and they were reduced to 31-4 thanks to A Grigg (3-34). J Peplow hit a quick-fire 32 to push the score to 77-5. D Jones joined N Bollen and they put on a sixth-wicket partnership of 122 before N Bollen (87, three 6s, ten 4s) lost his wicket. D Jones (59, two 6s, four 4s) fell eight runs later.

S Beale (7no) and A Reynolds (6no) played out for a losing draw, taking the score to 220-9.

L Shuck (5-62) was the main wicket-taker for Ombersley.