HEREFORDSHIRE came up against the full force of a player in form as former Middlesex all-rounder Ollie Wilkin blasted more than 300 runs as the county slipped to a heavy defeat in their latest MCCA Championship game.

Wilkin, who as a 19-year-old in 2012 took 3-12 against Essex in a T20 game, including the wickets of James Foster and Owais Shah, hit an unbeaten 159 in the first innings for Berkshire at Colwall on Sunday.

But that was merely a warm-up for the 24-year-old who proceeded to hit 17 fours and eight sixes in registering 163 second time as the visitors notched a comfortable 269-run win.

Herefordshire could console themselves knowing that Wilkin's first innings heroics were the only score of note as three wickets apiece from Conway and Tom Hage helped restrict the visitors to 276 all out.

Half centuries from opener Liam Gwynne and Chris Whittock boosted Herefordshire's response but a spectacular collapse saw them fall from 215-3 to 239 all out.

Wilkin then rubbed salt in the wounds with his second innings massacre as Berkshire declared on 411-5, setting Herefordshire 448 for an unlikely victory.

They went into the final day on Tuesday 54-1 but, having lost nightwatchman Ali Jahangir early on they couldn't stem the flow of wickets, at one point losing four batsmen for one run before being skittled out for 179 with opener David Exall the only player to pass 50.

Meanwhile, another Herefordshire opener says he is enjoying life playing for the county having previously opened the batting for Worcestershire between 2011 - 2014.

Among his many highlights, the 25-year-old shared a double century partnership with current England all-rounder Moeen Ali in a Championship match with Glamorgan at New Road in 2013, in which Pardoe made 102.

He says his new county has impressed him.

"We've done really well so far," said Pardoe, who currently lives in Dorset, although he is originally from Hagley in Worcestershire.

"We're through to the quarter-finals of the one-day cup.

"Our first two games we were at full strength and really played well.

"There are some very good players in Minor Counties, from ex-professionals to young aspiring players making their way in the game.

"There are some things I miss about the First Class game but I'm happy what I'm doing now with my teaching career and playing as much as I can for Herefordshire.

"I still speak to a few of the Worcestershire players and watched their recent T20 game against Yorkshire."