LEDBURY Preserves won their first match of the season when they beat the Brewery Inn by 72 runs.

LEDBURY PRESERVES v BREWERY INN

Preserves was asked to bat first and lost the first wicket in the second over. A 53 run partnership for the second wicket between P Preedy and C Joules (21) helped to steady the ship, before the spin of the old master, J Taylor (5-32) and young T Hurrell (2-34) made Preserves 88-8.

A stand of 36 runs for the ninth wicket and 47runs from the tenth wicket helped the score to 171 all out.

P Preedy (77, two 6's, eleven 4's), skipper R Elvins (31) and A Davis (23no).

In reply the Brewery got to the worst start when N Hagger (0) was caught brilliantly by R Elvins off the bowling of R Ehrlich and soon found themselves 23-5 with R Ehrlich (4-6) off 5 overs and N Grinnell (1-21).

T Hurrell (13) and J Argent (22) started to build the innings before Argent was caught by Bowater off the bowling of A Reynolds (1-11).

Left armer G Evans (4-7) joined the attack and the Brewery Inn was out for a total of 99 with P Hurrell 26no.