SOUTH African spin ace Wehan Joubert hopes his performances for Colwall will put Worcestershire on high alert.

Joubert has played a key role in ensuring the villagers are top of Worcestershire County Cricket League Division One and he took another three wickets last Saturday in a thumping 194-run win over Cookley.

“Hopefully someone spots me from Worcester and I may be get a contract or someone gives me something for next year,” said Joubert.

“I was here in 2014, so knew what to expect like the conditions and the ground.

“The weather has been nice, so it’s been all good so far.”

Joubert, whose South African team is Irene Villages in the Northern Premier League, showcased his talent while playing schools cricket in the Eastern South African region of Mpumalanga.

A genuine wicket-taker, Joubert was a key weapon for the Provincial age group and men’s team in 2013 and soon joined Colwall as their overseas star.

Fellow bowler Jack Knight-Adams says it’s great to have Joubert on board.

“I was in the nets with him the other day he put me to shame,” admitted Knight-Adams.

“You can see with his bowling, he was in good form and I think he had a five-for the other week.

“He’s really good and is also handy with the bat.”

Knight-Adams also bagged two wickets against Cookley in his first start for the firsts this season.

“I wasn’t expecting to do as well as I had, but myself and Jon Gooch put on a good opening partnership and it worked out well for us,” said Knight-Adams.

“I have been in and out of the firsts in previous years, but this was my first time this season.

“There is a lot of depth in the seconds and some real talent, so it’s good for us to come up to the firsts and have some games.

“From an early age, it’s all about getting into the seconds and progressing and, if you’re good enough, going up to the firsts.

“The mentality now is to get a top finish and really get some wins under our belt.”

Colwall captain Nick Panniers is delighted with the way his team have performed so far, but says there is still a long way to go in the season.

“We’ve still got to play three of the best five teams in the league,” he said.

“But if we’re top in three weeks’ time, then we’ve done alright.

“In the last two years, we’ve finished fourth and fifth, so as long as we better that, then it’ll be a success.”

Panniers added the game plan was to nullify the threat of Australian bowler Jack McVey, who opened the attack for Cookley.

“We knew that a lot of teams in this league haven’t got five bowlers who can bowl 10 overs, so as long as we just dominated their bowlers, we knew we would be in a decent position after the first innings,” said Panniers.

“Mike King has come back after three or four years away and he’s made a difference and James Wagstaff has come back over from Worcester Norton.

“We’re quite a young side, but everyone is starting to mature a bit now.

“Our biggest weakness is probably our batting and we’re starting to realise that we need to dig in and don’t have to smash every ball.”

Colwall teetered at 36-2 after batting first, but Panniers and James Abel steadied the ship, putting on 58 for the third wicket.

Abel and Ben Wheeler then produced some fine stroke play in a stand of 59 before Abel was bowled.

James Febery soon followed, but Wheeler gradually upped the tempo, hitting a six and eight fours in a fine knock of 61.

Joubert (38) and King then kept up the charge as Colwall posted 242-9 off their 50 overs.

In reply, Cookley looked doomed from the start, with Jon Gooch quickly helping himself to three wickets.

Fellow opener Knight-Adams was also in fine nick, with Joubert and King snapping up the last few wickets.