Firsts knocked off top spot after second defeat in row

Bredon Firsts have been knocked off top spot in Division Two
Bredon Firsts have been knocked off top spot in Division Two

Bredon’s First XI were knocked off top spot in Worcestershire County League’s Division Two after their second defeat in a row.

Visitors Coombs Wood were 275 for 4 after bowling Bredon out for a comfortable win in a rain-reduced game.

Evesham and Chaddesley Corbett both leapfrogged Bredon with home wins.

The result leaves the league looking like this.

The Second XI’s game against Astwood Bank was called off, and the Third XI had no game this weekend.

Bredon return to winning ways with victory over Wormelow

An emphatic win over Wormelow ruturned the First XI to winning ways
An emphatic win over Wormelow returned the First XI to winning ways

Bredon First XI returned to winning ways with an emphatic victory over Wormelow at Hill Close.

Wormelow were 194 for eight at the end of their innings, but Bredon overhauled them at the cost of just four wickets.

The win puts last week’s loss (their first of the season) against Chaddesley Corbett behind them and leaves the side second in Worcestershire County League’s Division Two (First XI), six points behind Evesham.

It was also a good day for the Second XI, who won by seven wickets away at Halesowen.

The Third XI, the club’s development team, lost at home to Bewdley. The visitors reached a target of 131, revised because of poor weather, at a cost of just two wickets. The match was a valuable opportunity for two young Bredon players, Joe Hunt and Luke Plain, to get their first taste of senior cricket.

Bredon First XI's return to winning ways puts them in second place in the division
Bredon First XI’s return to winning ways puts them in second place in the division. Table courtesy of Worcestershire County League