WEPL
THE Gegg brothers teamed up to bowl Stroud to a commanding 163-run victory away to high-flying Gloucester in WEPL’s Gloucestershire division.
The day began well for the visitors who won the toss and proceeded to reach 252-6 thanks mainly to opener Ewan Gegg (68) and Rueben Shehean (58).
And Gloucester then came up well short as Ewan (3-10 from 3.3), Angus (2-15 from six) and Callum Gegg (2-17 from eight) ran through the order to move their side up to fifth.
Tewkesbury, with four games to go, are now 74 points clear at the top of the table courtesy of a five-wicket success away to Frocester 2nds, opener Josh Barnes shining with 82.
Chipping Sodbury moved up to second with a 161-run triumph at Langford, Jiwanjot Singh top scoring on 89, while opener Ollie Whiteley hit 83 for Bourton Vale who pummelled Corse & Staunton by 227 runs, Will Faulkner grabbing 5-54.
Jack Benkenstein’s 68 and a return of 4-35 from ten by Tiger Sherred-Isles were the highlights of Rockhampton’s 41-run home defeat of Charlton Kings.
Thornbury, meanwhile, have one foot back in Premier One after defeating Avebury by eight wickets to move 70 points clear at the top of Premier Two Glos/Wilts.
There were three wickets apiece for Harry Donelan and Harry Wormwell ahead of Chris Gibson thumping an unbeaten 95 from 53 (eight fours, seven sixes).
Dumbleton saw off Hatherley & Reddings by seven wickets, Tom Kelly continuing his tremendous season with his fourth league ton – and eight in total – as he reached an unbeaten 140 off 106 (18 fours, six sixes) while Painswick were 161-run home victors against Chippenham and Cheltenham secured a a six-run victory at Royal Wootton Bassett, Josh Breed run out for 98.
Bristol lost ground on the Premier One pacesetters with a 66-run reverse away to Taunton St Andrews while relegation-battling Bishopston and Frocester lost against Bedminster and Bath, respectively.
Downend, the Premier Two Bristol/Somerset leaders, came unstuck by 78 runs at home to Keynsham despite captain Callum Loud’s 93 from 46, while Golden Hill remain in with an outside chance of promotion after a 102-run triumph at Ilminster which featured 124 from skipper Daz Ahmed.
Bristol 2nds boosted their hopes of avoiding the drop from Bristol & North Somerset with a 128-run home triumph against Bradley Stoke while Stapleton have a tremendous amount of work to do in a short time if they are not to be relegated following a 38-run reverse away to second-placed Knowle.
Shay Sainsbury’s unbeaten 137 from 100 (17 fours, seven sixes) led Bedminster 2nds to a four-wicket home defeat of Brislington, and Bristol West Indian Phoenix held their nerve for a five-run home success against Bath 2nds, skipper Ashur Morrison top scoring on 68 and Neiland Cadogan claiming 3-44.
GCCL
QUEDGELEY & Hardwicke cruised to a nine-wicket victory away to Charlton Kings 2nds to move up a place to second in Division Four of the AMS Gloucestershire County League.
The home side reached 191-9 after winning the toss, Adam Hopkins capturing 4-22 from eight, ahead of Quedgeley coasting to their target thanks to openers Ben Hopkins (68) and Mike Carratu (61 not) while Ryan Hooper weighed in with an unbeaten 36.
Quedgeley banked 21 points from their latest win, enabling them to edge two clear of Bourton Vale 2nds.
And with away matches looming later this month against both leaders Woodmancote and Bourton Vale, Quedgeley’s promotion hopes are now firmly in their own hands.
Aston Ingham, the Division One pacesetters, cruised past bottom side Cirencester by five wickets, Alex Gooding (4-22 from seven) and Dan Smith (3-12 from three) inflicting the damage.
Thornbury 2nds, who began the day in the runners up slot, suffered a surprise three-wicket reverse at struggling Great Rissington for whom opener Sam Buckfield top scored on 76.
And that result enabled Hawkesbury Upton to move up a place to second courtesy of their six-wicket win away to Lydney which featured an unbeaten 69 from captain George Bailey.
Division Two leaders Tetbury demolished win-less Newent by 250 runs, Ben Evan hitting 93 while there were three wickets apiece for Alex Wyer and Phil Cook, while second placed Cheltenham 2nds saw off Apperley by 153 runs, Nirvaan Jain finishing with memorable figures of 5-7 from 5.5 overs.
Dumbleton 2nds, who sit on top of Division Three, slipped up by 44 runs away to nearest rivals Hatherley & Reddings 2nds for whom Nemika Benthota compiled an unbeaten 83.
And at the other end of the table, Dymock climbed out of the drop zone with a five-wicket victory away to relegation rivals Cinderford St John.
Whitminster took advantage of Division Five pacesetters Kingsholm 2nds losing at home to Parkend to defeat Lydney 2nds by nine wickets and go top instead, Matt Clutterbuck top scoring on 75.
One of the innings of the day came at Down Hatherley where opener Martin Collier’s 94 helped pave the way for a seven-wicket success over Minchinhampton.
Apperley 2nds began the day at the foot of Division Six but a 15-run home triumph against Winchcombe moved them up to eighth while leaders Langford marched on with a 116-run success away to Upton St Leonards, Tom Puckey claiming 4-11 from eight.
Tetbury 2nds and Cam 2nds, the top two sides in Division Seven, both lost.
Tetbury went down by four runs at Eastcombe despite a haul of 6-53 by skipper Jamie Ponting while Cam succumbed by four wickets at home to Ruardean Hill for whom Nick Jayne took 4-10 from eight.
